The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-05-07
say You don't. You surely can't mean

say you don't. You surely can't mean
that
But I do: do. I mean it with all
my heart and SOUL
But they don't need me. They have
all the men they want. Do you think
would stay If 1 did not know there
were other men to whom no one looks
for bread, who are willing and able to
go? / am not a coward
John shut his lips very tightly. Even
tho knew how disliked him, could
hardly help but admire him just then.
He certainly looked anything but cow
ardly.
You know the state already has its
QUOTA he added.
Il don't know anything about quotas,
John Stanton 1 never was good in ge-
ometry. but I know where there's a
will there's way. If L 'were man ]
would go tomorrow"
But they would not accept you. They
have all the men they want"
Would not accept mel" L repeated,
Indignantly. IF / wanted to serve my
country, John Stanton, do you suppose
anything on earth could stop me? No,
no, no! I intend to go as T. Red Cross
nurse if they need me-"
The intention had suddenly come into
my head, for 1 had never thought of it
before.
YOU" and the villain actually
smiled. You, Why, Pat, you would
turn into a second Niobe and drown
the enemy in your tears. Do you re-
member how you cried when some Nero
of the village cut Scots tail OFF,"
That was the straw that broke the
camel's back. Poor SCOT. my pet cat.
even at that moment lay at my feet
with the loss of his tail in pathetic
evidence. That was too mean of John.
and l would have told him so. but big
lump came into my throat, and L know
it was silly, but II just had to cry.
Don't cry 1 heard him say, softly.
Don't cry, Pat; am sorry | said that
IL didn't know you would care So
l did not answer.
I felt, his hand touch my hair very
gently; drew away from him.
Go away; go away" | cried. Don't
ever come near me again, John Stan
ton. Go away"
Then a strange thing happened. John
suddenly bent over me and l felt his
lips touch the back of my neck.
Il am sorry, Pat-and-good-bye
A second later the front door closed
and John was gone. After he left l sat
looking into the fire long time. l was
very happy. 1 think it must have been
because John left me.
He kissed me-kissed me on the back
Df my neck Such a ridiculous place to
kiss one, The audacity. How l hated
him, l will scold him roundly next
time he comes and let him know that
consider his conduct ungentlemanly-to
say the least. Yes, he may call on me
again, but henceforth there would be
an insurmountable barrier between us.
But he did not come again. Johns
office is on the road to Aunt Amy's.
Every morning l used to take her a
covered basket, for Aunt Amy is an in
valid. Every morning John was accus-
toned to look up with a smile, which.
even tho 1 hated him, | confess could
hardly have been equaled. But since
that night John never looked up as L
passed by, but, it seemed to me, bent
even more closely over the heavy ac-
count books.
How strange, l wonder what / said
to him that night? He must have taken
offense at something. Men are such
unreasonable creatures one cannot say
a word but they are ready to parade
their prize Anyway, l always did say
John Stanton was not the kind of man
any sane girl could love. This proves it.
| have made a wise choice. In two
weeks Mr. Donahue shall receive my
acceptance. Yes, L am so happy to
think that it is all over. II is for the
best. How nice it will be to live in a
big house like that and have everything
you want. and how happy Mr.. Dona-
hue will be- And Jack-I don't care
what he says, 1 did not encourage him
but he did not say so. l wish he had.
The pansies he gave me in the early
spring were up and beautiful. John al
ways did love pansies. I remember
when he gave them to me he said. half