The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1894-05-30
CROSS PURPOSES.
was all Celia's fault.

It was al Celia's fault.
lit hadn't been FOR her, I: would new
ct have occurred 10 me 10 quarrel with
Jack il would never have occurred 10
me that any quarrel Was necessary to
prove the strength Of his love / should
have taken it for granted and been hap
! Py s:il.
detest Celia
We were 90 happy till she came to
stay wiih Jacks people, and told me
was spelling him.
or course Il was 40 business Of hers if
wers-she admitted thst-but she was
so fond ofme that she felt she must
speak, being older and msre experienced
than /, and implored me 10 remember
that It wasn't only my lover vas spell
ing, but my siture husband, and if let
him have bis own way in everything
nov I should never be able 20 have mine
when We we're married.
s. JACK and quarreied st the Horne's
dance last night.
hardly knew what it was about in
the irst instance, but it grew and grew
until il seemed 10 me there Was nothing
We weren't quzrreiing about, and Jack
was soon terribly IN earnest
Though We lad been engaged for three
weeks, I'd no idea he had il in him 10 be
50 angry.
And Of course lost my head and 20;
angry, TOO, really angry said horrid
things, aEd-lnd-I told him that our
engagement was broken of, and there
must be an end Of everything between
Us, aad-and-Jack took me al my word.
1 never thought Of his doing that.
As you please lie said, speaking qui-
ely al ola sudden.
We were IN the conservatory, and the
dance music IN the drawing room must
have drowned the sound OF our voices
half dozen yards away.
"You wish our engagement to end,
Maud? So be L. Your letters shall be
retuIned 10 you to-moTrow, and will at
once leave you free TO resume your dirta-
ton with Frank Home
~But-Jack-7
His face was set and white. He never
even looked al me. The music ceased.
Celia and several o;her dancers strolled
into the conservatory, and he leff me.
Yes, he vent Away and danced with
other girls, and ne never spoke one word
10 me OF came near me again the whole
evening.
OF course 1 danced too. What else
could do under the circumstances? 1
danced with Frank Horne, and firted
with him.
Our engagement is broken olive
have said there IS not to be an engage
meat any mOre-and now
Oh, how miserable I am,
It is 4 dull November afternoon, and
mamma has gone out, 50 I sit alone in
the fre-lit dinning room and think over
al that had happened last night and
wonder what Jacks next move viii be.
Slreiy-surely, he cannot mean"
He hzs not returned my letters yet
Surely that is hopeful sign.
an still wearing the ring he gave
ne. I sGpp9se II he returns my letters l
shall hare to
NO, 10. can't part with it. He can't
Be SO cruel-so unreasonable.
His Letters, too. Must give them up?
I tGrn them over in my hand-sueh
little bundle Of item as there IS, and 50
very hard to read till one learns to know
the writing OF 70 love the writer-which
is il?
Harki Some one IS crossing the hall.
Surely Jane won't be 50 foolish As to
show any one in here now.
In another moment -Mr. Dayton is
announced, and Jack himself stands be-
fore me-
jack I started to nv feet, and all |
these treasured documents fall rus,ling
to the floor, but never think of them. |
Who thinks Of love letters in the pres
ence OF the writer? Jack IS here, my
lack, and
Bat Is he indeed my Jack
The first glance at his face recalls me
TO myself, and reminds me that he is no
longer my JACK, o. Jack at all to me. I
told him l wished our engagement to
end, and he remembered it evidently, /
though for one brief moment have for
gotten. On, Jack-Jack
He waits till the servant has left the 4
room, then takes q small packet from the
breast pocket Of his coat aud turns to me.
This must be my apology for disturb
ing you,' be says very formally. Il
thought had better bring it myself, in
IN case Of accidents"
FOR me77 Ispsak vaguely and with
out offering to take it. want to gsi
time.
-Yes-yOur letters. have no right to
hem nov p
"HOg-hog beautifully yol have pack
i them :"
He turns away with an impatient gsst-
Ire. and lays them on the table
4 need not de;sin you any longer.
lOw my errand Is done, he says
"Bat-51t-ihere Is something else.
Oh, you forget - as he looks at me ques-
ioningly.
'You have returned my letters, ,hos
an THANK you for such pronptness?l
1us you forget your own As you say
nave no right - them now"
You visa me to take them? Very
WE'LL
But l 10 not wish him to take them