Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1898-08-06

'H H WON 49, HH'a o
dare 90 show him another Dlll so soon,
and lo b.g a one. too.
A year ago Jack was cutie diiorent
Really : vas much more exiravagant
then ald be never grumbled once.
only a year makes lot Of difference
" a man. doesn't Il. especially II be Is
your husband?
] really believe Jack cares hardly a
BIZ ior me- now He's always out al tho
club 90 kept late at the office or some
thing. especially something. fancy.
! believe We hardly spend one evening
together To- week. And 70 think I
might have married Arthur. Oh-what
a 'ool have been.
How wei ! remember the afternoon
when Arthur brought me the ring lie
said the stones IN 70 were not half 20
br.ghi as my eyes why doesn't Jack
ever talk 10 me like that?
Arthur was always different There
was carcEs 10 bis voice. and the mere
touch Of hls hand was a declaration Of
love and I might have married him.
tm.ghr
] wonder what Arthur Is doing now
I've never seen him since.Ie said DO
was goIng abroad 10 travel Perhaps
be d Dead. he never was very strong
not a Duo Ike Jack. Jacks a regular
horse
u there was anything else could
have iod I would neyer have let Ar
thurs ring 90.
But there. have nothing else so val
liable remember how be told me
that there we're half dozen people az.
ter the ring, and how be only managed
TO get Il by outblddlng them.
Il vas frightfully extrayagant OF
hin. but then he loved me-ah-how
BE- must have loved me.
. Jack would never dream OF buying
me a ring like that. and he's a great
deal better Of. whatever he chooses to
'g now. than poor Arthur ever was.
MS lucky Jack has never seen H. lie
Eould be sure to have asked nasty
qaestions about IL. and I am sure I
ton't know what I should have said.
He nearly did see II that evening. too.
Ehen he came In suddenly when was
dipping II on my finger and watching
The diamonds glitter in the hrellght.
How fortunate Il was that | had lust
GOT into my frock Tor dinner and how
irembled when Jack Insisted on PIN
ting In the roses az my breast L
thought his clumsy fingers would be
sure TO tumble across ia hiding place.
md indeed once be actually touched
o. but he never guessed what Il was.
Ne wondered why Il was that rushed
upstairs for my handkerchief the mo-
neni be sat down TO dinner. instead OF
wnding Florence But the minute I
had TO myself In my room was quite
sufficient to dive down into my dress
ior the ring and lock Il up In rs usual
place
Ten o'clock What a time Florence IL
taxing. Surely the shops aren't all
shut
Thought those dreadful pawnbroker
people were always open. I've always
heard so. I wonder what shall get
Tor the ring.
Two hundred at least. though OF
course IT'S. worth a great deal more
than that
know what ! viii DO. I'll pay the
BILL thats-let me see-Si50. and then
buy myself another ring with what is
len. That will be like having Arthurs
rims In a way. and ! shant feel quite
80 dreadful
Al, there Is Florence at last What a
long time you have been, Give me the
money Give s. you say for a ring like
that
Eh-paste? My-er-or you may 20.
Florence Co Don't you hearg
Think OF u! That should have been
so deceived It's monstrousl Little
beast Arthur,
! don't believe he ever cared FOR me
at all Pastel and an the lies he told
me about Il, too It's dlsgraceful. scan.
dalous'
And Loved him And. no. never.
And yot-no am sure ] didnu Horrld
little BEAST
Horrld-er- bother this pocket
where is my handkerchief? After an.
what's the good Of being a woman n
one cannot have a cry sometimes?
what's what's (slnks back into a
chair and sohs paNionatolyl.
Why. rs past ~. Jack said he would I.
be home at ~. must not lea him see
I've been crying. And-yes. there's
A key In the door now Il ls Jack. / /
wonder n he will come upstairs or 10 /
into the smoklng-room know ! told 7.
him never 10 dare 10 come upstairs az /
his time, but really didn't mean H.
Listen-yes. he Is coming upstairs,
the dear old fellow. oh. I'm glad, am /,
glad
oh (runs 20 the door and throws her |
Ielf into her husbands armsl come and /
tlEa me Iarki--philadelphla Item