The Princeton union., 1899-04-27

frown that had wrinkled his forehead
when they passed Kittie still shadowed
his handsome face, and this little trick
of using her for foil was such an old
one and so transparent.
''Not tomorrow, she answered gen.
tly, 'sbut some time, certainly
II wish you would 60 tomorrow
he said earnestly, his face dark with
trouble; II really wish it very much.
He was forming the desperate design
of driving with her every evening and
passing Kittie every time.
"Not tomorrow, she repeated. and
left him disconsolate.
On the morrow he had other things
to think of. for Kittie wrote to him at
last. T.
1t was very angry, short letter:
After your outrageous conduct you can hard
ly expect me to see you again. Our engage
ment, which most fortunately has never been
| announced, is now e1 led. I have no ring to
| return, but send with this whatever things
| have that might remind me Of you. Do not try
| to see me, for it is useless With many regrets
| over my own foolishness, believe me, truly
yours, KATHERINE NICHOLSON.
To this he answered.: .~---
| MY DEAR KITr1E-I came to see you on Mon.
day with full explanation of my 'outrageous
| conduct, I" but you evidently did not care to
| hear it. I have done nothing which I can look
| upon in any way as reason for breaking our
engagement. am therefore compelled to be-
lieve that you wish it broken. Against your
wish will not appeal. Believe me- very sin
cerely yours. GERALD HAYES
After sending this note he felt very
miserable-so miserable, in fact, that il
did not seem to him he could exist
without consolation. and so he went te
see Mrs. Millicent. He made so many
cynical remarks to her in the course Of
his visit about the faithlessness of WON
en- that she had very good idea what
had happened and was intensely
amused. She sang TO him, and he seem
ed to quite enjoy all the melancholy
ballads, reveling especially in one will
the pleasing refrain, "When love is {
lie and hope is dead.
"You're feeling down tonight, aren'
you?" she asked after she had finished
singing.
:. eyes," he answered, biting the end
of his mustache and glaring savagely
"I've had rather a blow today"
He would have told her all in a min
ute, but she would have liked him les
if he had, and so she headed him off.
''Do you ever read Browning?" sh
was going to say, but the absurdity Q
the question struck her. and sh
changed it to:
''There is little verse I love.
"Grow old along with me!
The best is yet to be
The last Of life, for which
The first was made.
Our times are in his hand
Who saith: "A whole planned:
Youth shows but half.
Trust God all, nor be afraid
II think that fits your case. 'Th
best is yet to be- You've only see
half---hardly that. See it all before 20
decide it's so worthless.
"Do you really think one can g
over ones troubles and forget them an
and be happy without the things thu
one wants2"
II think you can, she said smi
ingly II know you can. It isn't II
time now to write 'and so they live
e happy ever afterward' at the end {
your story. It would make the sto,
Q too short, too stupid. But it will I
c written there yet, never fear ~
Q II think I shall 60 away" he sal
Q gloomily. "I'm feeling rather seed.
it and little change does fellow such
10 lot Of good. i. >sI If
n "Oh, don't go nowl' she answere'
j. "I'm expecting Miss Sherlock from vi
le ginia and her cousin to stay mont
d with me- I've rather depended on "
n to help me entertain them. They
1t nice girls both of them. I think you
8 like them. !" +.
every well, he said, rather dejecte
ID ly. ''I'll put it off for the presen
G You've been so good to me I'd like
10 help you if I can. II.
l. The mice girls didn't appeal
him in the least, but he went hon