Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1895-12-05

Juila would NOT DC able TO intrud,
and ! should know my fate. In tw
months time should be taking m
summer holiday, which would ct
jtus nicely for the honeymoon.
On the eventful day I FASTENED HON,
ward with queer auttering In m
heart and Aower-spray for Annie /
my hat Julia opened the door. an
hardly permitted me to enter befor
she informed me that Annie had bee
out in the hot sun and had bee
obliged to 80 to bed with a very ba
sick headache. My Auttering hear
gave one huge bound and then SCENE
to stand still. However, to DISCUS
my feelings said:
II am sorry; and you have to play a
the concerto"
NO. she replied, "the concert ha
been postponed"
Then may | beg the pleasure O
your company? Ibid not ask you be
fore because Of the concert engage
ment.'
Thanks. shall enjoy it immense
ly."
What a miserable failure that even
ing proved to be. do not even know
what the play was called. | was think
ing all the time ofmy poor sick darling
ana not OF the acting or the woman
VINO So. by my side wearing the flower
spray that was meant Tor Annie.
The words were still unspoken whel
my holidays arrived, and tearing my
self away from the two sisters, who
stood at the gate and waved theil
handkerchiefs as long as | remained IL
s,s .;s,. ~ was WIN N no leellngs OF 1oyiu
ans,uipa'ioi 'ua' l petooK myself U
hastings aor rest ana recreation
hest' where could ! find it? No
on the parade or pier, amid hundreds
OF couples promenading, as | had pic
cured Annie and myself doing; not on
inc peach' where the Ethiopian must
cans were etcrnally playing Annie
. ..' ~ we n aims Mooney aho
~ D' :" .a,'eo away
rol !" wnoic weeh ! wandered aim
iessiy n''her anu 'h'1her' linen could
s'al'" IL 10 longer 30 wrote q long
lc''er commencing Darllng,' and
pouring out the impassloned, pent-up
love mat comes out once in u mans
ilie'ime' ! pesonght ana beseeched
ier 70 Jake Fly upon me, or my life
w.. .ess poay snoula surge IN the pillows
mo- rna' Doa. reien''essiy on 'he ROCKS OF
'eao"y aea''
When had finished | happened to
catch sight OF a photograph which |
mad purchased The previous day, repre-
one OF the yachts preparing to
start on her morning trip, with my own
inquire IN prominent position III the
oows'
"Ah!" thought |, "l'll send that to
Julia
If 1t were possible had now less
rest than before, night or day, while
waiting for the answer Rising in the
morning with haggard looks and burn.
ing brow, the other boarders would
remark that the sea air did not seem to
agree with me- while under the mask
d assumed Indifference there ragged
within me the Aercest volcano that
'Vef burned IN 'he liear1 OF man
At last the reply came, and bound
ing up TO the privacy OF my own room
with trembling fingers tore open the
envelope winch ND from me-life or
'eathf
Deares'' am yours forever !
'anho' say your proposal was unex-
'eceeo' ior nave ieit that you could
mean hosn'ng less ever since That
'Venlng when you so openly expressed
your preference by taxing me to the
'hca'ef
VIVA u whew|! where'll looked at
he signature-"Julia." Oh, hcavens
saw 1t oil. lhad placed them In the
wrong envelopes, and sent the letter
% Julia and the photograph to Anniel
low ragged and TUNED and tore my
lair, until at last, IN sheer exhaustion,
sank INTO a CHAIR and endeavored to
inlsh reading the letter
Annie thanks you very much for
he photo, and she desires me to tell
you that yesterday Mr.. Malcolm pro.
posed to her and was accepted. We
viii have the two weddings on the
anne day. Won't that be nice, dcar?"
Nice? This was the last straw. Nice,
indeed, for me to be married to wom-
IN | did not care for, and Mt the same
line to see the one loved given to
mother man. cannot remember what
did for the next hour or two beyond
'ursing my foolishness, and swearing |
became calmer, | saw an action for
preach Of promise looming. thought
II all my hard-earned savings OF years
,eing swept away by a sympathetic
ury to heal Julia's broken heart
There was no esoape for ma
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