The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-11-17
SHE RELENTED.


SOM Are you here stills
He with sonfusion)-Well. yes-you
see-I-
She (coldly)-I understood that you
meant to leave tho Towers by the first
train this morning.
He (nodding)-That's SO; that's IT.
that's what I said Only, you see, found
the first train left just about when was
saying it.
She-At 4 O'Clock this morning.
He-Oh nearer s, wasn't it2 Sun was
mp, know, and little birds all singing.
She (distantly)-I fail TO see what that
has TO do with 1T.
He-No, of course not. It hasn't. Only,
yon see, it WINS such jolly morning. and
the first train shipping off like that-and-
so came out for a bit of polling when we
got back instead of turning in, meaning
TO go by the second train
She (sarcastically)-I suppose that start
ed just as you began to pole?
He-Well, I don't know. Fact is, I'd
forgotten to ask when it started. So
poled up 20 Merrington for breakfast, SO
as to be out of the way, and then drifted
back.
She (ironically)-Meaning to go by the
third trainP
He-What? No-at least, well. II
thought I'd stay on a bit.
She Gcily)-Is it usual to stay on in
a friends hSglse with the lady who has re-
fused youq
He-Oh, we'll fellows do 60, you know,
unless there's something special to stop
demonstrating, or, I mean, something
She (witheringly) -Something to dis
tract their minds from suicide, suppose?
He Laughing awkwardly)-Well,s some
thing to case them of a bit, you know
Only, except a chap IS very hard hit, I don't
see why-though meant going myself this
morning.
she-No doubt-before you realized that
you were only slightly wounded
He-Oh, come, Miss Eilerslie; I didn't
mean TINT. But I thought I'd try to
worry through.
She-1ha6 was very brave Of you, Mr.
Compton 7 suppose it did not occur to
you that 7 might not care for the worry
ing.
He-You, JAM mean Miss Ellerslie
No, I didn't see what there was for you to
worry. I thought if I could stand it you
could And them don't you know, it
seemed rather rough on old Beaver my
rushing off like that just because mean
sinply-that is (she gives him no assist
ance), because Of what's happened. You
see, he's got a lot of pretty girls down here
and they re short Of men as it is.
She-So you determined to sacrifice
yourself on the stern altar of duty9
He-Oh, well, it's not SO very stern,
you know. OF course, a fellow wants to
do what's right. but girl like Nellie Sey-
mour. for instance, makes him-weu,
want to do it more.
Shells Miss Seymour, then, SO Irresist-
ible
he Cwarmly)-wer. she's the prettiest
Il mean (oonfusedly) one Of the prettiest
girls I know.
she-Oh, don't mind what you said this
morning. man can't be e6ernally the
same, Of course He must alter with the
ages. Still, think he ought to grow
more exacting instead of less. Nellie Sey-
nour nowl
He (apoIogeticallyl-Oh, well. Of course,
you know, there's not much IN her I
WASH t saying that. But she's very jolly
and smart and
She-Common?
He-Oh, well, perhaps-just O little.
But it's rather fetching, you know.
She-Happy those who can be fetched so
easily. They can't come from far.
He (hunily)-I didn't say it was SO easy
either, Miss Ellerslie. I know, just as
well az any one, what's really the thing.
But when a fellow has been chucked-
She-Chuokedl Mr.. Comptoni
He-Oh, well, it comes to that, you
know.
she-Why, you had never mentioned it
before this morning.
He-Eo, I know I hadn't. But you
must have seen, of course. and you let it
about, and you never said anything, and
SO I Thought naturally mean, then, in
the end just as-oh, WELL you know.
Then, when
She (rehectively)-I only said 1t was
great deal too sudden, Mr.. Compton.
was so surprised l couldn't think. II
wanted to think And-and it wasn't
easy to with you about.
He-I see That's why you wanted me
to sling it. (Doutbfully) Well, perhaps
I'd better, Miss Euerslie, after all, eh9
She (irresolutely)-Oh, couldn't ask
you to 90 back to town at this time Of
year I thought you might possibly be
going on TO some jolly house where they'd
help you to-to forget all about me.
He Shaking his head seriously)-
Couldn' t do that, Miss Ellerslie; nothing
could. But perhaps If I lie low q good
deal-keep out Of the way, you know, Ell?
She (doubtfully)-We it wouldn't do
to keep too much out of the way or people
might notice, and the other girls might
think you'll mean-er-they II be sure to
see there was something wrong.
He-Oh, you trust me. I'll carry on
They shan't spot there anything on my
mind.
She (reprovingly) All. but that
wouldn't be quite fair to them, would tt9
Re-What2
she-To let them think you re free.
He-No2 Won't it2 Well, it might be
bit rough
she-One Of them might get to care for
you.
Helm. yesl WouIdn's be quite
straight, would itP
she-Not at al, and it might be very
awkward.
He-What's to be done, then?
She-I suppose Nee must manage to keep
the secret somewhat betw cen US, and if
You promise to say nothing more about
about it while I'm here, but be just as
you were
He-But I was always with you.
she-Oh, wen. then, we must try and