Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1895-08-24

Nobody need stay to listen to it,"
said Flo, with curtsey, and she turned
her back on me, and looked out of the
| window.
| l sat still for three minutes. Then /
| stretched out my hand, took my hat,
and rose to my feet. made some
little noise in neutrality-suspicious. moro
! than need. But Flo did not turn
| round.
| "Just fancy" said she, as though she
were enjoying conversation with the
window-pane, 'if this sort of thing
| happened when we were married! And
unless you changed very much, it"
IF it were enough for me to
| change" ! began, loftily.
"Now," interrupted Flo, still adj
dressing herself to the window-panc,
, 'it doesn't matter. We can just sepa-
rate. But then we should have to go
on being together"
Something struck me in this last OBJ
servation. laid down my hat.
"Gad, so we should!" said L. THAT
would be rather queer"
1--WE should have to stay in the same
house-even in the same room some
timesw And Flo's graceful back was
agitated with a shudder.
1--WE should" assented. 81 suppose
| you wouldn't speak for the whole even.
ing?"
ave should have to keep up appear
ances, and seem to be friendly wnen
the servants were there-and-oh, it
would be awful"
1 put my hands in my pockets and
surveyed Flo.
"What should we have to do?" l
asked, with curiosity.
Make loathsome pretense of-of
still caring for one another, suppose" !"
said Flo, with groan of prospective
horror.
But what should we have to do?" l
persisted. / wanted details. "Should
we have to tall?"
"Yes," snapped Flo.
"Should l." l pursued, taking a
step towards Flo, "have to kiss you?"
"oh, suppose wonder why you
don't GO"
"And would you have to kiss me?"
To this question L received no an
| swer at all. But 1 was bound to ex-
tract one; could not leave the matter
unsettled. So rang the bell.
What are you ringing for?" said Flo,
facing round suddenly.
"For the footman," said 1, nodding
my head.
II should have thought you could
find your way out" and she right
about-faced again.
Then William opened the door.
"Did you ring, sir?" he asked, OBJ
serving, L suppose, that Flo did not ap-
pear to want anything.
"Yes, William, rang. I want"
"It's mistake, William" came sud-
denly from the window.
"No, it isn't" said /. 81 must ask
William"
Nonsense, Dickl It's only Mr.. Van
sittart's joke, William"
"Well. then" said l, "can we do it
without William? If so, he can 60"
There was the slightest of pauses.
Then Flo said:
"Yes, you may go, William"
William, looking somewhat puzzled,
withdrew; and then Flo, much flushed,
turned round once for all
~ can't think" said she, "how you
can be SO foolish. don't know what
you'd have done in another minute"
~ should" / answered, have kept
up appearances"
Flo's lips twitched little. saw it
in moment.
sit is perfectly useless for me-" OBJ
served, plaintively, ito try to escape
from you. Your resentment is not to
be relied upon for quarter of an hour.
/ am nearly heart-broken about Phil
ippa March"
well, I'm most sore about Capt
Worsley."
But" said |, Pm going to be a man.
I'm going to forget Philippa and keep
my word to you. Will you put the cap
tain out of your hearth"
''I'll try" said Cousin Flo.
because you know if, after we are
married, you speak of him with re-
greet"
"or if you seem to wish Philippa
had"
"All those terrible things will hap
pen."
ACos L hIo"1 biSh. hiS VIC tCdiiJ
wise toto risk it2'
knitted my brows. 1t was really a
serious question. 1 studied Flo's
features.
I'm puzz led," answered. You're
very charming, Flo, but"
~ don't trust you, Dick"
There was a long sad pause. Flo
held out her hand with n gesture of
farewell. Hooked in her eyes. took
the hand.
at is really best" said Flo, gently.
II suppose it is," said l, rather for
lornly, squeezing her hand.
Marriage is such an irrevocable
STEP" Flo reminded ME.
well, anyhow, it's very trouble
some to-"
And it, interrupted Flo, "when it
was too late, when we awokc to the
fact-No! G-good-by, Dick"
"Good-by, Flo" said / much moved.