The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1897-11-19

w you come to do it? Are you
moonstruck?"
Moon struck. OF course am moon
struck. So would you be if you were in
My place There's a little story con-
neeted with Wlis, old fellow, and if you
are in the mood to listen, will tell it
to you"
"All right, Jim, spiel away. How long
Is it?"
"Oh, about one good cigar, reckon"
That's just the right length, for
Julie will expect me in an hour"
Julie will expect you? Where?"
"At the Union depot"
"At the Union depot?"
That's what | said"
well say. Tom, you've got better
story than mine. Tell it to me, please,
and I'll tell you mine afterwards"
u don't mind. My story is only about
four whiffs, if that, and if you will cut
yours that much we can get them both
in before l have to go. Mine is simply
this: l met her at Hotel del Monte,
when l got there in June, the sweetest
woman | ever saw. Her name was Win
throp, Julie Winthrop, and now it is
Julie Jones, and that is better More
alliterative. you see. OF course fell in
love with her, and in dead, hard earn
est. l am in the habit of falling in
love with attractive women, but the
coupe d'amour. if may be allowed the
term, was never knockout until this
"A one.
~-.-s.sJuile didn't seem to reciprocate, and
20 tell you the truth l don't believe she
loves me, even now, as much as she does
bome other fellow that don't know.
But she viii never see him again; at
( Least she never will except by accident.
We'll. she married me. | intended to
b. so good to her that she will forget
q. : other fellow in time, and pretty
q eek time at that
We were married in September and
c; he across the continent, to St. Louis,
a giving there about the 18th. | had
s me business in Louisville that would
d tain me few days, and then wanted
I, run up here and see you, so she de-
ci led to visit some friends while was
d ing Louisville and Chicago. She is to
meet me tonight. and we are going on
home together That's my story Pref
ty good one. isn't it?"
Yes, quite to the point at least. Have
you told your Julie anything Of me-
that is to say of our friendship"
mo, my dear fellow, I've been saving
you for dessert. so to speak. want to
spring you on her later The fact is
am counting her yet, and don't want
her to think that care little bit for
anybody else in the world but her until
] have won her love good and certain.
Then l want you TO come aud see us up
there on the Hudson and stay till you
Just have TO come back to town to at
tend to your knitting. Why. what's
the matter, old man? Are you ill?"
mo, it's just the pipe. It's too strong
Often does me that way. must quit
it."
"Good idea. never could stand
pipe. But can't you 90 on with your
story? I've told mine"
ut doesn't amount to much. ard
since l come to think, il is hardly worth
telling. But it may be OF some ad.
vantage to you one of these days, SO /
will tell it:
II have been in love with a.woman
all my life. We grew up together Our
homes adjoined each other in the Ken
lucky village where we were born and
raised, and we have been sweetheaIts
since she was ~ and IL. Even before
that, reckon, but we were too young
to know it. Now she is 25 and an, 30
and we were TO have been married IAx
spring. but a financial affairprevented
and we put il off until next winter
had about $1,000 saved up but nv