The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-04-28


had not dared yet. He would never sum-
mon courage to behave as lover should
to such wonderful piece of femininity.
He remembered now that her eyes
were gray and serious and laughing al
Mt once; that she had n delightful, pet
ulant mouth. The thought of her was
sweet Tho reality at present was terri
flying. He could not yet face his betroth-
ed. He must have time to get used to
himself under these new conditions.
Another day passed. On the fourth he
dressed himself in a frock coat, adorned
his buttonhole with bouquet and start
cd for her house.
When he arrived as far as the street
in which she lived, he turned round and
went to the club. There was note
from her-three days old Again he
flushed and thrust it into his pocket.
He went out, and i'll the busy traffic OF
the streets read his first love letter from
Maisie:
DEAR Mr.. SANDs-How chivalrous and mic.
of you! 1t was II bet, you know.
He did not read any more, but strods
homeward. He had been pretty kinl
of fool anyhow-a vain ass too. AS if 4
beautiful girl like that-then he began
to laugh. At any rate, he was free again
free! But somehow he wasn't quito
sure that he wanted to be SO very free.
Tho furniture had begun to interest
him.
They met the next evening at Lady
Vaughan's. She received him with Il
very bright smile, and they danced
They danced several times, and then he
said at the end, II suppose you couldn't
care for me, could you?" And she col
ored all over and said, ooh, no, 1
couldn't-not anyhow in the world''
Fate threw them together They con-
stantly met. She tried to avoid him,
but he would not let her, and she ceased
ut last to try. At the end of three
months he again asked her to be his
wife. The tears crept into her eyes then,
and she said, "You are very kind and
chivalrous, and L am very grateful, but
l can't-indeed 1 can't" So that he
went away conscious that there was Il
barrier between them no could not
break down. He went abroad with
Welby and proved prcposterously dull
companion.
"Sho will never have me-" he said
one day irrelevantly. II believe it's all
because of that COMPOUNDED telegram.
Most likely"
"What shall do?"
Forget her. p"
"That's what have been trying 10
do, but she's crept somehow into my
heart, and 1 can't"
Wire, them"
"What2''
"What she wired to you
Maisc was sitting with Mrs Hamlin,
and her pretty face was even palcr than
on tho memorable occasion of the send
ing of the kilograms "Ah," she said,
'it is a pity! | care for him so much
so much-and it could never be now!
Could it?'
Its rather difficult" said Mrs
Hamlin. "How mad of us all to have
let you do it! We didn't realize till tho
things were gone. Your spirits carried
rs away He's abroad, isn't hep
Yes, and can't bear it, but I must
That's life, isn't it?' she said with d
little sad smile. 1--WE all manage to
bear what we can't" And then IA tele.
gram came, reply paid.
what is it," said Mrs. Hamlin.
He has wired. Looliu'
And what are you going to say"
The girl sat down upon her heels upon
the floor and locked first into the fire
and then at Mrs. Hamlin. II think
onght 10 lie petite. Don't you?" she
said. lie was to me. -
yes, . said Mrs. Iiamlin, 81 think
you shcold Ike polite
And Hiss Naisic was.
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