Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1894-06-04

danced with Frank, and, yes, dirted with
| him a little. you were flirting all the time
with Celia and MolIie, and, oh, there
wasn't a girl in the room that YOU didn't
| fiirt with. You know there wasn't"
Eyes, and you should know that there
is safety in numbers he retorts. fixing
his dark ewes on mine reproachfulIy. "Bnt
YOU. Maud. You fIirted with Frank all the
| time, and no one but Frank. A yery diff
ferent thing"
| And what was to do when Won deserted
mep Sit still and look miserable, Thanks
no. Really. Won are unreasonable
| "You forget that did not desert YOU. az
Won call II. till after Won gave me to under.
stand that wasn't wanted You told me
to 90. and vent
| aYou did-on the instantn
| "And Won blame me for tbot now, hid
Won not mean meto take you at your wordfo
| | look al him as he stands. very tall and
erect. ON the other side of the firenlace his
brown ewes, with certain defiance in them.
| watching mi. inteptIv and I feel thankful
that at least we are not going to mart in 81.
Ience. His love NAV NOT he strong enonob
IN stand thu test of o,r ouarreI INIT still
| he loves me. Oh,if only
| "Did Won not mean me To take Won at
your wordYr he repeats.
! mot like that. slowly. "You went
nh ves--as If Won were Glad to 90 7 dare
| saw Won were Int Won Needn't have he-
travcd YOUR feelings quite so plainlrn
| 81 haven't the smallest intention of no
travino my FEELINGS for vour qualification -
no says with some warmth "Yon have
treated me sbomefullv hnt GOO little nsa
| in discussing II now I don't want tn re-
proocb Won for lifting me You,ve dons il
and that's enongb ),
| "Jiltipp Won, Oh. Jackr
"C,ll II what Won nIease - md be t,rrs
| owov YEARLY 1--WE WON'T ouarrel about
| that Celia was right. see y
| nCeIio,u
| eyes. She said It wonld only mako mat.
ters worse If I saw Won, I didn,t hel;oyo
b.r butv
| "C.lio tried IN eto, vopr cor;,o,n
ar vm, lilo IN nut II in that Nov roc ~
| with n look of srrnrise "Rnt ,bon,h.
| opgbt To living those lot.ers ,nvsoIf CO 7
| cnmen
"From n hitter senso of dptr 7 INDIAN
stand -
"Nnt oItogotbar tb,tv IJo bos;+o+os
| ,on,ent and tbn,, odds o,;oLIv. ~ ,',o,, q.
we'll telI Won, nh sinca M, hers Ithn,'oIt
TINT is + boned-tbere might have hea,
some MISUNDERSTANDING and Won hove s.;d
,,nre Than Won, reaiI,, p,eant t. al go So
90 sudden 70 me- Won know for 7 bod ,ot
r,royn ,irad of n,,r .ne,gement ,rhata,.o.
Won mov b,v. aora Rnt cinna Won a,,;
dentIv ,yisb to quarrel Win mo T ,ron,t
stand in yorr way. You might have trnst'
ed me thouph as Won have trusted Celia y
Celia again, / begin to hate the sound
of her name,
"Cs,;a saen,s ,o have bsen un,rorror.oh,,
busv with nv affairs y saw coldIv 81
don't know, of course. what she NAV or
may not have told Won. but this I do know
that | have never trusted her and that I
trust her less than ever now.n
"You are ungroteful surely She tr;oa
to spare YOU this interview
"IIad it not been for her it would never
have been necessary But 20 to her. since
you'd rather take her word than mine"
nassionatelv. go to her and tell her that
She has succeeded. thanks to nv folly and
YOUR
break off. unable to speak for the rising
sobs that choke my utterance, and turn
away abruptly to the window.
"SucceedcdY Cellar" he repeats more to
himself than to me. MAUD, what is the
meaning OF all TINS! Is III possible that
Celia mis,,nderstood"--
.sShe misunderstood nothing" I sneak
| in a dull, expressionless way. and without
| turning round. "She is far too clever for
| that. 1t is you who misunderstood, and l."
What have l misunderstood? Oh, if
you won't tell me, l must go to Celia
| and"---
"Yes. go to her. What are you staying
| here forf'
"Nothing now" And he walks to the
| door. In another instant he will be gone.
Can let him go like thisf No, thou
| sand times no.
wait" and turn impulsively, "you-
you have forgotten something"
"Have II And WHAT"
"Your ring. / have no right to it now as
YOU say"
IL never said so, butt be checks him
self, Give it to me, then"
Come and take it,