The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1894-05-30

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"Pui them in The fire. and he turn
to dose.
NO, no, no." cry, springing forwar'
and laying detaing me hand on his arm
@Oh, don't Jack"
~why not7" pzusing. ~You don
want them, and I'm sure I don't"
81 DO. Please give them back L
me-"
"what fOrg"
"To keep. To remind me"
"0f my folly?
~Of my own. I"
@Your folly is over and done with. Ou
engagement II broken OF" he says mood
lily. Better forget that it ever existed.
Il cannot do that" with an irrepressi
ble little sob. I am waiting for thos'
letters"
Take them, them" and he throw
them down on the table. "Keep then
to compare with Horne's, if you Ike.
don't care"
slow can YOU insult me so? Wha
night have you TO think me 50 mean, S,
hea:tless?7 I oly, Indignantly. "Ani
you cared for me once, or pretended TO-
4 did care care now, though know
I'm only a fool for my pains" bitterly
"Heartless. do You say? How can
help thinking you heAstles after YOU
conduct last night ?"
Ny conduct? and what Of yours? 1
danced with Frank, and, yes. hirted
with with MIN q little, you were flirting
all the time with Celia and Mollie, and
OBJ, there wasn't girl in the room thai
you didn't firt with. You know there
was not"
Yes, and you should know that there
is safety in numbers he retorts, fixing
his dark eyes on mine reproachfully
But you, Maud, firted with Frank al
the time, and no one bat Frank. A very
different thing
And what was to do when you de
serted me? Sit still and look miserable
Thank you, no. Really, you are unrea-
sonable.7
~You forget that did not desert you
as you al It, til after you gave me TO
understand that I wasn't wanted. You
told me to 90, and I went"
~You did-on the instant
"And yOa blame me for that now
Did you not mean ne 10 take you al your
word?'
look at him as he stands, very tall
and erect, on the other side Of the fire.
place, his brown eyes, with q certain
defiance in them, watching me intently,
and feel thankful that at least We are
not going to part in silence. His love
may not be strong enough TO stand the
test of our quarrel, but still be loves me.
Oh. if only"
''Did you not mean me to take you at
your word ?" he repeats
"Not ike that" slowly. ~You went
oh yes-ss ifyou were glad to go. I dare
say you were; but you needn't have be-
trayed your feelings quite 50 plainly"
Il haven't the smallest intention Of be-
traying my feelings for your gratifca-
tion,# he says, with some warmth. you
have treated me shamefully-but I see
little use in discussing It now. l doh't
want to reproaeh you for jilting me.
You've done il; that IS enough"
'Jilted you. Oh, Jack -
call it what YOU please" and he turns
away YEARLY. We won't quarrel about
that. Celia was night"
Celia ?"
@Yes. She said it would only make
matters worse if saw you! I didn't be-
lieye Ter, but"
Celia tried to stop your coming >"
"If you Ike 10 put it in that way, yes,
With look Of surprise. "But thought
l ought to bring those letter myself-so I
came"
From bitter sense of duty, ander-
stand.D
'Not altogether that
He hesitates s. moment and then adds
quickly:
Il may as well tell you all since l am
here. thoGght-that Is, hoped-there
might have been some misundersiand-
ing, and that you had said more than
yOu really meant. Ii all seems 50 sudden
10 me, for had not grown tired Of our
engagement, whatever you may have
lone. Bot since you evidently wish to
luarrel with me l won't stand in your
way. You might have trusted me,
.hougb, as you have trusted Celia"
Celia again, I begin to hate the
sound Of her name.
Cecilia seems to have been unwarrant-
IDLY busy with my affAirs-- say cold
v. Il don't know, Of course, what she
nay or msy not have told you, but this
do know, that have never trusted her,
md that l trust her less than ever now"
"You are ungraieful. She tried to
pare You this interview"
"Had it not been for her it would new
II have been Necessary. Bat 70 to her
ince you'd rather take her word than
nine,s passionately. "Go to her and
ell her she has succeeded, thanks to my
oily and your"
81 break of. unable to speak for the
Using sobs that choke my uiterance, and
urn away abruptly to the window.
succeed? Celia? be repeats more to
himself than TO me- MAUD, what is the
meaning Of all this? Is is possible that
Celis misunderstood"
sShe misunderstood nothing" Ispeak
Il 8 dull, expressionless way, and with
mt turning round. she i. far too clever