CanÌƒon City record. [volume] (CanÌƒon City, Colo.) 1883-192?, 1902-06-12
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lula Mears and Aubrey Tislaie wee
very much In love with sea other
Aubrey was sensible fellow and al
vocated delaying the marriagc. foi
Mr.. Mears asked that before mnrrlag,
the bridegroom should have got VIII
started In the worlds mill and have
some accumulation. Julia thought diff
ferently and proposed an clnpemrnt.
Aubrey confessed that he saw no rgn.
son for such a course when by rl,, TX
ercise Of "A little patience all would gu
well without the necessity OF antago.
nizing her parents. But Julia told him
he had no spunk and II he wanted her
he must show that he had coura .,,--ln
other words. he found himself In po.
sition 10 lose his girl or mnrry her as
she proposed After considerable de
! liberation he consented
One evening the two went fos drive.
nnd. going 10 neighDOrlng town. Au-
hrey left his bride eSpcctant at ho.
tel and started on in search OF "A min.
| ister While he was gone Julia. being
alone and an easy prey to rcmorse. he
gan TO think Of wlIat she had done
how she would anger her father and
distress her mother. The result WIS
that. yielding to Impulse. she went 90.
| TO the door where the horse and bug. Y
We're standing and. getting into the
| buggy. started To 20 back humc.
Presently Aubrey came to the hotel
with minister and was surprised not
to see the horse and buggy in the place
where he had left them. lie husttucd
into the parlor. intending to tell Julia
OF the disappearance. hut found no
Julia there. Instead he was Informed
that she had taken the equipage and
driven back in the direction whence
they had come, Getting a horse and
wagon from II livery stable. he started
after her. Over;nklng her. he asked
her what she meant. Ashamed to uc
knowledge the truth. she told her lover
that she had forgotten all about n
trousseau and must have one before
the wedding Aubrey. convinced that
the girl was weak. acquiesced with
surprising readiness.
Il must take this rig back" he said
You 20 on home
No replied Julia. "I'll go back
with you.''
Each driving a team. they went slow
~ back In silence. Presently Julia.
pIqucd AT her lovers indifference. call
ed to him that she had from the first
suspected that he did not love her sutil-
ciently TO be her husband; TINT her re
turn WAS really 10 test him and her
suspicious had been confirmed. Aubrey
said nothing. but when they reached
the livery stable and he had returned
his team he got into the buggy with
her and turned the horses head toward
home. Julia said nothing for the first
mile. but before finishing the second
charged Aubrey with making fool ~
her by running away with her aud
then driving her back without a mar.
riagc.
Il want you TO have n rousseau"
said Aubrey.
You mean that you are glad for an
excuse to break with me"
Il would spoil your test II I acted
differently"
'.very well; this ends all between us"
"Oh no, Wen he married after you
get your troussenu."
Aubrey drove to Julin's house. wher"
she alighted without word or look
she went up to the door and into the
house. Then Aubrey drove away.
Aubrey IN thinking the matter over
concluded that perhaps he had acted
unwisely and riskcd losing the girl he
loved. He went to sec Julia the next
day and proposed that they forget all
about the unfortunate episode. Julia
scorned his advances. He left the
house with the very disngreenble feel
ing that In interfering with his lady
loves privilege to change her mind he
had committed a blunder. However.
there was nothing to do but grin and
bear 1t. and lie tried to satisfy himself
with the reflection that Julia had been
weak and would not make u safe life
companion.
Months passed. during which Julia
only hardened and Aubrey grew more
miserable.
whats the matter. Aubrey" asked
his cousin. an attractive girl OF twenty.
one day.
Aubrey couiided his trouble.
"Julia has treated you just as you
deserve. You put great slight on
her by not insisting on the marriage.
When woman goes OF to be married,
It is great modification to her to re
turn unmarried
But it was her own doing"
mot after she had had time to re.
feet and
"Change her mind again"
"That was her privilege"
"What shall do:'
"Tell her you regret having acted so
brutality"
ave done all that sort OF thing. II
hasn't any effect on her"
"You can't expect anything else after