La Junta tribune., 1898-11-30
DAYS OF YOUTH.


ruKtlinK the leaves overhead. where the
sparrows were gunrreIing over their sleep
| ing accommodation
| 81 Glare Cnrew seated hin self. took
out his cigarettes aud settled TO n peaceful
smoke He had not been long seated
before he saw . lady making her way
slowly along the path toward him She
was stout nsd elderly. with serene ex-
preston Of countcnnnce as Of one at pc,sce
with herself and all the world st Glare
Cnrew started when he saw her, and his
glasses Tell of. trick they often played
him when he was surprisrd or at all
moved He hurriedly set them on his
moss again and looked nt the lady who
was now coming closc tn him Yes, sure
| iy he could not be mistaken, It was-yes
| he was certain IL was Dnlsy Stenton But
how altered
| He rose hastily and stood hcsitnting
How was he tn address herr He could
| not remember the name OF the fellow she
married and he really could not speak TO
this portiy dame a. -.Daisy /" 1t seeines
incoLgruous
Il bug your pardon. he snid, bowling
and stummeriDg ,as she came up to him
| 10 you remember me,'
| She stopped short ard looked at him
curiOusly why, OF course I dor she
| cr,td IN cheerful voice .'of course ] do,
You ure-you are
st Cinre Carew. and you were DAisy
Stepton. and
Now am Mrs Hickman Well. whnt
| . funny thing to Meet you here But
| am glad, Dear. how II brings hack the
oid times Cone and sit down and let us
talk tine does not meet aD old niend ev
ery day IN The week She led the v ay 70
| some chairs as she spoke
He followed her Mrs Hickmant So
she had married that fellow. hnd sher And
he played ner, ously with his giasses AZ he
| seated himself with that careful stif1 ncss
y hich c0iiigs to u man who is getting on
in lite Well lerhnps on the whole u
WIS goud thing he lad not married her
himself II was just chance he had not
He would have hated stout wife
| And Hickman he hazHrdesl
On he IL wonderfully we'll, thank you.
anu ~ bright and cheerful for man OF
his age' 1f
st Glare shuddered He was older than
Hickman. he remembered i'
Now sald the Indy. settling herself
In her chair. tell me nii atr,nt yourself
All about myself. he answered.. cross
ing his legs carefully about myself
Well I'm much ths same. except that
A:n older
Sire laughed comfortably Are you
lnnrriedf
No live with my sister For sOn,e
unk nown reason it irritated him to make
the cunfsrsioh
TN That Ia very nice for your. said
Mrs Asek Ina;i ch.vrfutiy es. q a
But you cannot have bee n much in
LONDON all these years. he said. passing
over her re:uark - should have seen
you eise eg Z
oh no indeed, Would you believe It
Sx,-i
nearly HI years And she iooked at him
impressivciy Thirty years. fancy that
We have been living near TorquAy all that
tine by the way there IL some one else
living at 1orquay- soife one you used to-
know very wsii-Mrs Pennington she II
now ciarn White that was. you know =
Clara Whatei I do not remember hear
ing Of her marriage
lion { you. Slh. she married very well
indeed and has : lovely house not far
from Torqnay The second boy has JUST
passed out Of sandbarst such fine
young man -
SClarv pyayedsS nth his ginsses again
.lpSSa II fss- has she altered much.'
atttiE. she ssifllo wonderfully
young sas.1on e - ask me about my
self .
oh. l beg pardon. but.. with . touch
| Of his old gallansry. lit IL scarcely neces-s
sary to ask II ron aso we'll and happy; You
look both -a Z
She laughed fat -aitsse saseA .ogg Nbso. :
Iute contentment .'Yes. ind6eds m3 Ines
hays fallen In pleasant places My hus
band u q dear old man. my son u doing
wsii. and my ;eleiess daughter has married
| and has two Of the sweetest little children
you sver ssw Yss life has gone we'll with
81 Clare Cirsk feit Al though he had
suddenly become old and shriveled Chill
dyeni Grandchildren lie might hav6
| I'D them hin,se1f He might have mar 4
| He'd this woman. and then she would have
sailed him her dear old man Well
He looked at her. fat and comfortable un-.
Etsf scarist sunshade. and wondered how
| u would have answered. ].
70 bef remark Then. hastily changing
| the subject he sddsd ~ nw. In The
Times the other day thas Sanford had,
| tsep killed on The frouttsf Did zoo know
ntna$ 49, q
Yss. quite well. Poor man j. rsinsm,
| bsf his telling me shas todie In battle wag
one Of the chief rewards Of . soldier OF
eousuS that was jus after 10 got his oosu
nis1son Well, be had his wish. for ~
| died y the head Of his troop" "
~ ClasS moved unskSiiys a ~ Was be mar
lxssdS., & Il
| /. NG bus hs was swfplly rood 20 biz.
stsose she vtn, miD him, ppsg s4hine. !,
end they nay his men adofsd him.
Thsre Was psnAs aftsr this, thsn Mrs. :
nScknan exclaimsd |: Nsll, u ~ nice -
- pm again 90 you ~ living quissay
With your sasssfp' Nm
..YesL ~.
shs lookeA = him With n esEtsip amount
u curiosity "Deas ma u Ssems odd
sonsshowf
s'Ws ass sssy somsasssb,s. = ~