Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1900-03-10
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Mamie and Dick had but little to say
to each other next morning. He went
OF to work with sc0wl on his face. for
the more he thought Of Nannic's conduct
the worse he thought she had used him.
IF had done anything to give her
the least excuse for such treatment" he
said to himself, II wouldn't blame her
ut all. or course, she had u perfect right
to 20 with him or any one else, if she
hadn't given me to understand as plainly
AZ It's necessary to Understand anything
that she'd marry me some day. She
knows what my attentions have meant,
and she knows, too that l consider her
the same ~ engaged to me. Under the
circumstances she had no right to treat
me In this way, and | have right to oh.
jcct to It,"
Mr.. Wayne going down the road toward
the school house together. Wayne was
carrying her dinner basket and evidently
making himself agreeable, for Mamie
was laughing. The sound Of her laugh.
ter made Dick look positively ferocious.
''Ncver mind" cried Dick, In a sepul-
chral tone, with a tragic flourish Of his
clinched fist In the direction Of the two
conversation that they had forgotten the
existence Of amy one else. I'm get even
with you yet, sir, see II l don't" Then
be added: "And with you, too, Mamie
BOone!'
Thereupon he made mp his mind. as
preparatory step toward 'gctting even"
with her, to straightway forget all tho
tender thoughts he had had concerning
her. aud lot her 60 her way and he would
70 bis. He began by telling himself that
he did not care half as much for her as
he thought he did. But he couldn't con.
vince himself Of that, for he knew we'll
enough that he had never cared so much
for any other girl. and the probabilities
were that he would never care so much
for any he might meet In time to come.
In spite Of all bis efforts to the contrary,
be grew miserable, and Mamie could not
help seeing 1t as the days went by.
Dick did not t)ke the interest In the
singing school that he thought he was
going to when It was organized. But
he did not feel like staying away and let
ting Wayne and the boys aud girls laugh
at him, 30 he attended quite regularly.
and once or twice, Just to let Mamie see
that he didn't take her conduct SO very
deeply to heart, he went home with
RhOda Stevens, who had been the only
rival Mamie had ever had In Dicks re.
CARDS. Rhoda was pretty girl, and had
It not been for Mamie she would have
been the belle OF Brownsville.
At first Dick blamed the singing teach
er most for the trouble between hims and
Mamie; but when he came to think II
over, he felt that Mamie was most tO
blame. 1t was quite natural for any
young man to do as Wayne had done,
IL Mamie had not encouraged him, he
would doubtless have kept In what Dick
considered his proper place. The sing
Ing teacher made long visits ut Mr.
B0onc's. and he and Mamie sang tOgeth'
or until Dick was Obliged to shut his
teeth hard together to keep back bitter
words that struggled up for utterance
He wished he could shut ttc sound Of
their voices out Of his ears. Tho truth
was he could not get over bis passion fol
Mamie as easily as he had hoped ht
might. He loved her too well for that
On the second Saturday OF bis stay II
Brownsville. Mr.. Wayne borrowed one
of Mr.. Boone's horses and "went below
on business. What that particular busi
ness was be did not take the trouble Il
s1plsin.
That evening Mr.. and Mrs. Boone wen