The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1899-05-27

longing longing with all her heart and
soul to let herself drift into the full de.
light of hearing his words of love--but
no, he was tt flirt, it was his way, he
meant nothing, and she was proud, and
firm, and rcsolutely strong.
MAY | say nothing elsc?" he said,
with Oil such world of entreaty and
yearning in his voice and eyes.
There is nothing else to say" she
said, IN Il frozen voice.
An hour later Lumley said to Mrs
Jock: II want you TO do me a favor. /
must get TO town early, win it be pos
sible for me to catch the eight o'clock
train9" .a.,...
''0f course. But Gcorge-you are
coming AGAIN. unxiously.
II say, Mrs, Jock, it's kind of YOU to
ask me to come again, but can't while
Miss Nugcnt is staying with YOU"
But why? IL thought you liked
her So, the little woman exclaimed.
George, has anything happened?"
Miss Nugent definitely refused me
last night, he said, in an odd, unmoved,
wooden kind Of voice.
George, ! am very sorry" She said.
wlnking hard to Keep the tears out of
her eyes-thcy were plainly to be heard
in her troubling voice-"but indeed
think there d quite misunderstanding.
am sure We're likes you-how could
she help il, she added, with uncou.
scious lattery.
"No'-shaking his head-'it is no
use ! wouldn't ask her to marry me
again II you told me she was breaking
her heart for me. l believe in a lady
knowing her own mind when a man Of
fcrs her all that he has and IS and eyer
win boz
In two minutes he was gone and Mrs.
Jock saw the tail of Yere's blue SERGE
gown disappear into the drawing room.
Mrs JOCK went after her and shut the
door. We're, She said abruptly, "why
did You refuse George Lumley?"
But Mr. Lumley never asked me to
marry him, the girl stammered Gle
said something about the sitting for his
Penelope, and then-he--hes said some
!, Iillng very vague and uncertain about
his wishes, and all that, and -and-I
knew he was one Of the greatest fiirts
IN London, and-and--I out him short.
that was all. But he never asked me
70 marry him, Mrs. Jock, swear Ia
you" ' y
'oh! you silly girl, Mrs. Jock almost
screamed, "as If any man goes down
on his knees and offers his hand and
his heart formally nowadays. And
you've sent him away wretched-
VretchedI'
u am wrotched, too, We're burst ont
Indignantly.
$50 you ought to be, so You deserve 10
le' Mrs. Jock rotorted, passionatelv.
And then You say he's d flirt. WIN
olo You that? Not /! He can't helm
lalt the women in London BEING IN
owe with him; he can't help being the
most charming, delightful man in the
World But tlirt he never was. I've
-nown him for years-years. / never
aw dear old George fiirt vet tbongb
'e seen dozens OF women trying hard
= . Hllt WIN him And you've broken
rs heart, sent him away wretehed and
llseraole, and ! wish I'd never asked
o.! on to come down here at all. or him
ither-yes, do"
1t was not often that Mrs .To.l,
.orked herself mp into a regular
asslon' though she could, as joel,
ould have borne witness; on that par
eniar occasion, however, she was in a
ollng passion, and what the end Of y
I Woald have been really cannot ,
y, mad not Vere created diversion
suddenly iinging herself down upon
e nearest sofa in a positive agony of
'Proaehtul grief. For moment or so
rs. Jock was startled into silence ,
en her kindliness reusserted itself and
g sat down and drew the sobbing girl = /,
her heart.
= here there, dear. / was horrid /,
q 'isiisird and a perfect beast to YOU,
g cried. Don't cry like that, darl- r
isy sl7;iat--i pover rlce1 hulfI
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