Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1897-05-27
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
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Nv her coming along the
ri. and he paused. hoping
would care to stop ana
m. She always bowed and
aid a word or two. and he
memory Of it until he met
That, usually. soon happen
4 little town of 500 inhabi-
aid inhabitants are liab's to
A sweet girl, a pretty girl,
thought. but these mild
not half express Ernest Will
lon Of Ruth Adams. She was
woman In the highest and
Ise Of the word, and to Il man
n upon all women as being
or to men, this meant a great
hi was what he thought of
did not think Of him at all.
len she happened to see him,
Ae reminded her Of his brother
IA engaged to Will. She hal
Two years. He had been by
ndsOmest man in town. and
Ihe prettiest girl, and he had
ID Of her. That was before
10 the city. Now he thought
e girls galore better looking
b, but he said nothing of the
er, for 1t was pleasant to have
to make love to when he was
b 60 to the country sometimes.
Wilson had a full pocketbook,
had not.
the soft light of an afternoon
lest Wilson stood and waited
to pass, and. watching her
1pproached him. thought with
weariness Of the injustice of
b that he imagined for Il IAD-
Ii be deserved such a woman
b handsome brother, who WAS
eman," only he would have
Ruth tenderly. been very
Inl Of her, very kind to her. il
! have cared for him-and Will
eareless.
I'D not pass this time; sne plus-
boxed up into his good. honest
b then said, a little timidly.
y, have you heard from Will
|he said. kindly. There was a
bis pocket from Will, received
Moments before, speaking of
nes and asking for the loan of
|Ollars. "No, not lately: he is
pu know, Ruth; you must not
|ything of not hearing from him
3 not like to write.
you going home?" he asked.
walk with you, Ruth. Are You
3 about 1t? If you are, then
tell you honestly that | am.
one OF the people, Ernest. that
would ever think of deceiviny.
happy and | am annoyed 1t Is
SAINT for a girl of spirit to hear
8 people are beginning 70 say.
,ame time, l know it Is only
less on Wills part. He has
e his word. There is 60 one
ID say otherwise than that viii
leman, and a gentleman keeps
:"
does not" he said, and IN his
ere was that she had never
elore, "in a case Ike this |
corn him, II he wera a thou
les my brotherw
10 not have him keep his prom
e against his WILL" she said.
Never that. If he has
toward me, then he owes it t.
and me to"
d man-not a gentleman" he
agely.
Doth," she said. But her lip
. Ihey We're at the gate by
; and he opened it and wait
II TO pass. Instead, she stood
ed at him.
T. she said, "tell me just wha
T."
think Is this-that no man,
axe no exceptions whatever,
''slDly throw away the chance
lg you If he We're In his right
IL man Is not in his right
Is deserving of our pity, not
e. l wish you good evening.
EFT her looking after him like
ldered.
nave been : letter she wrote TO
night, or it may have been
ernest wrote, refusing the
lor some reason Will came
CIV days later. He had learn
way to carry his cane. and
were more profound than
us accomplishments seemed
mall effect upon his father and
AS Tor Ruth-well, 1t may
u mat she had grown tired
admiration, love and every
~ receiving in return a kind
rent attention. When a wom-
Is to draw comparisons be-
Il sweetheart and other men,
= not as they should be, for
wy no comparisons. She did
~ otten. Of the way Ernest
Gu 10 her, and of the manner
VIII talked, as if she were the
RED In their love affairs.
! to her Ernest was nothing il,
out Wills brother. When Er.
lsnt OF 1t seriously, he has
gu anything to any one but
other. He had been so un,
" ana cared so little for ap-
- and VIII had cared Sc
'rnest was an excellent bust.
y he did the thinking. Will