The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1895-04-17
SOUL FRIENDS.

They had been mutually attracted at
once. At least, so Sada fondly believed.
1t was not hard for saba to believe a
thing when she wanted it to be so.
He isn't at all my ideal man phys
ically," she explained to her cousin
Tom. She was telling him, because he
was the only person she knew to whom
she could talk with absolute freedom.
The fact that Tom loved her did not in
terfere with their friendship. She made
business of forgetting all about Toms
love. She had happy faculty for for
getting everything she wanted to forget.
He is little, round shouldered and
not the least bit in the world handsome,
but oh, how my soul goes out to him"
she sighed.
Tom, dear, she went ON after lit
tie, touching her cousins cheek caress-
ingly, "do you believe in reinoarna-
tionP'
Eve never thought about 1T, Tom
answered. That touch of Sada's hand
had made his heart beat wildly in spite
of her frequent assurance that her ca
resses were only given him in sisterly
way.
"Hendrick and I must have been
twins in another life. How else could
we have known each other SO we'll from
the first?" Sada unused.
And when are you going to marry
himf" asked Tom in husky voice,
which he tried to make sound matter of
fact
Sada looked at him pathetically.
How can you, TomP l should think
you would know l did not mean any
thing of that sort. I'm disappointed in
you. Tom. Such a thing as marriage
has never been mentioned between Hen
drick and me and never will bel''
Tom was silent moment, then in
quired in hesitating way, as if he were
not quite sure how she would take his
question::
"Did you ever pat his cheek as you
did mine moment ago?"
A rush of color came into saba 8 face
"Of course not, she answered en-
phatically I'm not given to doing
such things. Only there is something
about your silly old face that tempts me
when | am with you, but with Hen
driok it is different 1t is his soul that
care for. -
Toms first expression of relief was
followed by one of mournfulness What
If Sada did speak in this way now? OF
course she would be betrothed soon to
the man whose soul had attracted hers
A 4, soI, JnsI L.,
letters were exchanged between the soul
friends As the hour approaohed for
them to meet again saba could hardly
wait for It,
TON, dear, am so happyi / have
been counting even the minutes, 4" saba
said, when her faithful cousin put her
in the car that was to take her to Sum.
mer Vale Springs, the trysting place.
Aunt Lucy was slightly indisposed
yesterday, and almost killed her with
attention for fear she would not be able
to travel today" she added. "Now,
kiss me, Tom, and hurry away, or you
may be carried off when the train
starts. +" EF# II
When Tom stood on the platform be-
side her window, she cried out:
Smilel How dare you look solemn,
you selfish boy, when I'm SO happy?"
The journey was very trying. She
couldn't read, and there was no Tom to
talk to- Aunt Lucy was no company.
She was too poor traveller.
When Summer Vale Springs was
reached, the soul brother was at the
depot to help saba off. She gazed jeal-
ously into his face, but did not tell him
how she had counted the hours.
Then began those delightful talks and
walks. So much new music had to be
conned, so many new books discussed.
One day Sada made an unusually be-
coming toilet and asked Hendriok eau
tiously how she looked. He studied her
attentively, and she found herself wait
ing breathlessly for his answer.
That night she wrote to poor, long
suffering Tom: "Our friendship-Hen-
bricks and mine-is more ideal than
ever. tits so soul satisfying" And Tom
sighed as he said to himself, "She will
tell me of her engagement in her next
letter. +"
At the end of the first week Sada said
to Hendricks:
II am making the most of my time
getting all of your life that can. Soon
you will tell your love to one of the
many girls who cross your path, and
she may object to our friendship" AS
she listened for his answer her heart al
most ceased to beat
mo. Hendrick said slowly, 81 don't
think | shall 1t is probable that I shall
never marry"
That night saba cried herself to sleep
The next morning she tried to find out
why she had cried.
1T is because am woman, and
women are senseless about some things"
she told herself furiously.
A few days later Alice Baudret ar
rived at the Springs. Hendrick remark
ed that she was one Of the most beauti-
full girls he had ever seen. A dreadful
pain shot through Sada's heart, and she
fell into the clutches of the demon jeal-
ousy for the first time in her life. She
had never liked Alice, voting her "a
stupid" but now she cultivated her So
ciety assiduously, to tho great delight
OF the fair girl, who had always longed
to be more intimate with Clever Miss
Sada. !"
One day Hendrick and Alice wore
discovered rehearsing vocal duet from
a piece Of sheet music belonging to
Sada. For awhile saba felt moved to do
Alice some serious injury, but instead
she simply burned tho printed score
when next she could lay hands upon it.
st wonder If could wound Hendrick
as he wounds me?" Sada unused one
evening, and then and there resolved to
put the matter to the test with the first
attractive newcomer at the Springs. The
necessary victim arrived in the person
Of Frederic West, one Of Hendricks old
and tried friends
West was an Adonis, and admiration
was lavished ON him everywhere, but
he fell into the trap Sada laid for him,
and no wonder. saba was noted for her
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