Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1902-01-23

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gowns a long time in those davs-
ana ne said looked like cool, swee
nun IN 1t. He said / should Away
wear gray, it went so well with VIC
iets. 1t was absurd of him, for m,
eyes are really only an ordinary blue
Now, isn't this the supremest folly
D., and oughtn't / to be ASHAMED
OF myself! 1t is and I am, but. Oh
-, l am becoming desperately un
happy' l have not seen him for I
week, D. I'm seriously tempted
to trump up some excuse aud ga
down to his office.
May 27-I had luncheon with Fred.
die to-day, and afterwards finished
my shopping. Yes, | know the for.
mer was injudicious, but the latter
was, too, dear D. For instance
there's that box of pearl gray suede
gloves. Now, the senator thinks q
woman should wear nothing but
white gloves. Freddie-ah. well. what
can it matter to me now what Fred
die ever said? He doesn't love me.
D.. I'm sure of that al last. j
went to Dorser's on purpose this
noon, for | know he eats his luncheon
there, poor boy. 1t is breakfast foi
him, working all night as he doesl
lie was there eating all by himself
and sat down at the table with him.
though he never invited me. 0. the
luncheons we've had together at that
little cafe and the fun Of it all! j
have sold my birthright for a mess OF
pottage, and have realized il all toe
late, Do you know, D., / went to
that cafe with the deliberate inten.
ton Of giving Freddie a chance oil
telling me he loved me. What would
] have done If he had2 WHY. fitted
the senator with good grace. Yes, II
would But Freddie was-wen. not
freezing exactly, but awfully grave
and preoccupied lie spoke OF my en-.
gagement quite calmly, hoped I'D be
happy and then, In the most indifer.
ant way, began to speak of Washing.
ton life And all the while / felt So
small and So miserable and | wished ! |
weren't a woman, and / was tempted |
to tell him then and there that II
owed him and him only. Then / felt
! wild desire to break something and
I'm sure | looked wretched, and he
lad such a disgraeefully good appe-
lite and-0, II was horrid! Wei. III
old him good-by and finished thatI
letestable shopping. o, D., / ar
20 unhappy. | love him, love him,
owe him! I'd rather be his wife and
i've in poverty and rags than be the
iehest, the most famous woman in
he world.
June Received a short note from
freddie. Wants to know if I'll take
luncheon with him at Dorser's to.
morrow for auld lang syne's sake
viii /? Won't |, though? Yes. dear
-, ] know | ought to have scru.
les. My heroines would have, OF
curse. In fact, if any of them were
7ell brought up child and regret il
yer after. But, thank heaven. dear
-, I'm not a heroine. but a very
lueh alive, real flesh and blood wom.
n, aud I've already accepted Fred.
les invitation. / added two lovely
eglgee robes to my trousseau to.
ay. Purest white, long and cling.
x, with plenty of foamy lace. The
Freddie
July 13-This morning my hus band
lad everything I've written to you I
EAR D.. His dear eyes-the kind. |
Il, tTuest, bestest eyes laughed over 5
ost of it, looked over grave parts, {
At they smiled when it was finished j
ear Freddie-did you give a start
surprise. dear D.? | faneied I
,u did, because, of course, You t
fought it was the senator. which i
lows. D., how stupid you are $
ny should I marry the senator when
love Freddie, and he finally asked 3
e? II happened at Dorser's, at that o
ncheon. you remember? Such a day ];
that day was. I'll never forget it b
.. Gray and somber and ghostly a
"a cherries. with a sobbing wind o
Id felt exactly, D., as if l were p
ing to my own funeral. for | had a
lde up my mind that Freddie didn't a
re for me. | had planned to make
irresistible toilet was not going e,
be a deaths head at our last feast W
with the weather IL
IS ont of the question. | thought b
ooked like a fright, though Freddie
"a me afterwards-but never mind bi
was waiting for me when l got oil
ere The cafe was almost deserted Il
d everything seemed so dismal
eddie was as grave as a judge and 81
ere was such a lump in my throat ST
-as afraid 10 speak for fear | would IL
: Well, we struggled along until
coffee was brought in, and then m
eddie seemed to arouse himself pi
leaned over and looked straight hi
o my eyes and began to talk in his ne
we. quiet way of the good com of
Ieship that had always been be- of
zen us, Just as if one of us was 81
,ut to die or something. "And now tn