The sun., 1900-12-30

Iwuau Doh iaugh. ] mean II. les,
KNOW allow YOU to propose. once month.
a nice sensitive man capable Of feeling things
thought long thoughts about Jack; talked
20 m, sell very seriously. ] knew he was
honest hone and moral and clever and rich There
make splendid husband. much too good
Tor me. and i would please the family or
neSr love " Win fs .eVsr. ~n f Other msn mors yd
among the lot. but then my tastes are low,
lieit tha, | ought 10 marry Jack.
Elsabeth hadn't done. that before Even
sood nrt ,asss has sSs ans gnSps. AND ,hrGd Of
But did talk to S Easbesh beI 70 x she r treated %e
them o os a1sas sad ars"
the holy, state OF ma,rimony ought to be
didpt think ] ought to cherish, foolish ideas
OF love; the volcanic absorbing passion
ia hsdGs F1srdh any decen, existence !, belonged
things on which to begin Housekeeping
count II fostered the respect So eta and confidence fi zee
% Virtue Mas nnH @an Zoo Of men en parasoG Of al the
II would be absurd. mawkish, suicidal. to
say no TO him, Just because IL didn't give
front hall had heard mother talk that
way. but Elizabeth was most convincing
she should 60 in for ma,ri,nonial promoting
ner ih u She quite brought me around
ner logic wa- irrefutsble still sighed f"r
that must get along without them and marry
virtue incarnate. In the shape of the surgeon
o1enieht; cried floods of tears. and had an
next day | told Elizabeth / would allow Jack
10 propose and would accept him that after
noon. when he dropped in FOR tea Eliza beth
on m il
gown and the expression Of an early Chr istian
martyr | had an awful conviction that
come 4, q, o'clock Elizabeth came in with
a.. horrible GsT headaache ard asked me Jnsl to
her room | was sorry for her. but | iet
Ike criminal reprleved at the gall9ys
day had note apologizing-rush of work.
Ssb SSHd es nP n rev. days asked Asa Efa IA
| was feeling badly aud just rubbed around
and purred and made doorrnat OF herself
and m Eumb ha d h@t hoS So much c@r
and prettier and nobler was than she had
ever dreamed of beng She said she wasn't
never had loved n friend ~ she loved me-
and that she couldn't be dis oyal to me- II she
tried She gave me her best shell comb.
and tried 10 make mo take her pearl lOCket
wasn ed to such devotion and il. made me
tired couldn't live up to il. and ! didn't
want w nNTl utI ltf'llk~ 'nt udN HlOIIltf
done 10 offend Eli2abath said the child hardly
spoke TO her and never came 10 her room
for talks an, more, and acted 50 aSkwardlE
when they were leit alone together / told
her her lmaglnatinn waS worSnv overtime,
om '"osnt sck ddH trr tnrn r hn Ssfd
nor the next; and then. the next week. | met
the English war corresponden and ! didn't
fore Christmas Elizabeth aud | had come
in from The theatre and had christmasy
good will toward men mood
I'm gong 10 write to Jack Dutton and
sEiIzabr,f iamgsd and bla.hsd ,,ob, !
wouldn't, she c.-psi md then she bluNhcd
Why not?' | asked rs the areerest
thing I eyer heard Of, thew he has DROPPED
something's wrong and I'm going TO know
Well, she vriSged and kept on blushins
Elizabeth Vincent said. You know
ssomefhiagi about Iacs button and E9u,y,e
on no, Priscilla, | don't know anything
Elizabeth should never lie Her efforts
| took her by the shoulders and fixed her
with ,,ern eye Te Inn, me mi, hi, mnn1e mam,h md
couldn't say word Then she began 20
cry Oh dearss;;', ! cant tell yo, she
II wa. my fault. and | hadn't an idea. and
1t was perfectly ridiculous and
she'd have gone on .trnging words until
now, but a great light began TO break in on
a lon brSssti, bSti!, o.. .,,. a., u.,, ,,,,,,
She was picture Of guilt One might
have thought She had our spoons IN her pocket
Al OF sudden she pumped down on tue
floor and hid her face IA my lap and SObbed
| sat ,still. for one thunderstruck moment.
and then the absolute richness Of the ioke
and ! tumbled over among the pillows and
howled with clee Elizabeth looked up at
me duhiously and let httie thin "atery
Aren't YOU angry Don't YOU mind
Mind I ,ad Why ia the. flnnies,
some more The more ] thought about H.
tn" funnier u got. The Joke was on every:
that man when Elizabeth kept sliding out
aud leaving him alone with me, and having
neuralgia, and sprainng her ankle II spoke
well for his charity that he ddn't sandbag
me. 10 stop my being rammed down his throat
When think how considered his feelings
and assumed an air Of proprietorship when
tion. and sat M nights wondering whether
Id better make him happy by marrying
hlm and ,hs rhserHd him on from proposal
up courage enough TO tell me he was madlv
IN love with Elizabeth Then there was
"i"1 and having " her T hore", and Eii1sbeth Elizabeth re- re-
II gously keeping out of the way. 80 that
Jack could have chance with me Now
don't yon think u was the richest
ever"
Priscilla subsidized into reminiscent chuckl",
but finally emerged and went on.
Elizabeth Couldn't believe ! wasn't hurt.
Sh" Thought Id feel n II ! had made fool
Of my self or somebody h al made a fool oi me
II ehe had been the victim she would never
have gotten over feeling mortified. bnt when
cant rnioy 4 Joke on m, self. | shall take
lruSsiC acid | made her tell me all about |
II finally i sscms that IN that afternoon
v non | WIS going To a"oept Jack. he got d"~-
rerate and sat IA IN, corner drug store until !
ha saw Elizabeth coming home. You 80"
She had told him. the nign' before. that she |
Wa going CalirG hat afternoon. When !
She loorred IN on tho horizon he went on, 10 /
10 60 for a walk IN the park with him because |
thought he wanted 10 consult her about mo, /
and cha"rfully trottad of with him. just |
Imagin" her feelings when hC treated her TO
reg Mar volcanic eruutiou. Had loved her /
1t first SIGHT. couldn't live without her She !
must have known II, every body must tdvr 4
known II. hut she had been heartless and
cruel or course she, told him she Thought
was Il. She wouldn't confess that until 3
sho was sur" didn't caro- If she had said II.
What did he say 10 that" asked
iie lust ~ down on l"rI bench ana
,ad Good Lord
',s far ls | can maze ou' she told him il |
'vas all a dreadful mistake. and She wouldn't |
over see HIM again. and she ran home and cried
all night and f"!t like thief u ncy"r |
entered her bead that would think the thing /