The Jennings daily record., 1902-10-27

mime Lived beside each other in IL
! country for years. We grew up the,
played together! When / began 1
NOPE around home after you-that a,
tumn-why it was natural she and
should meet again. We walked an
drove. and played tennis-and rowe
on the river after dinnsr-or took OF
the canoe"
"H-h-huh?"
i Then told her about you."
"You did"
I'd have gone mad if hadn't toll
someone. She was sorry. She too
my part--she thought"
Il suppose she'd object to your call
/ ing"
Fudge! She's not that kind OF
girl"
IF she knew that you were here
Ha, hal"
"Pouf! Now don't try to be funny
Betty"
Funny! But for her you'd have
come back, that time"
What time?"
"oh, you know! But she was one
of those clever, mouse-colored girls
/ know them"
Come back! How could come
back? You returned my letters! Do
you remember? When l saw your
handwriting across the big white en-.
velope | was afraid to open it, think.
ing perhaps you had said - Comet
l took it out in the boat one evening
and opened it. She was rowing. NV
own letter fell out. + felt HORRIBLY
cut up. I-I-my God!--I believe I
cried! She was like a sister to me.
Told me it wasn't worth it. / was
going to kill myself! She comforted
me-she advised met"
"Ah, yes--I see."
She begged me to promise not to
write to you again-told me to be a
man! Then 7 waited two weeks more.
and told her I would write YOU
once more and then end it if Won
didn't answer. That letter-that let
ter! How could you have"
"What?"
Again came your writing on the
and again I carried it in
my pocket until I sat with her in
the boat. I said to her: This ends
t. If she has not answered me. I
shall never think of her again-so
lelp me God! She shall not make
ne suffer so!'"
And you-you--read it-?'
No; she said to me: Yes. Won
Vill write to her. You will 90 on
orever at that girls feet. You have
% pride. You love her You will
pen rt and find your own letter.
nd-and-weep!' I threw the let.
er across the boat into her lap. .You
re mistaken I said; you open it
o what you please with it, I'm
lrought' In minute she had torn
IN two and thrown it over the
de. The envelope opened as it
Dated on the still water, and then
snW--and she saw-my own writ
g-my own letter! That was the
I'd! That night I asked her to be
v wife"
"Ah-h-h! That was it! am so
adj"
Glad! glad. What do YOU ,,7ean9
LAD that yon broke my heart?"
she leaned over and put her
ma on his. Her fingers were
embfing and her face was white.
i mean, Club, that on the last
ge of the letter you said: Give
just one chance to see you again!
rite me Just one word" 'Come!","
= 4es-f know it by heart!"
J 20 3. ] n
just that word-'Come!,
you see? I WANTED you to come
silence fell over them. She still
'ped the card against her rings.
T eyes We're full of tears. He n
ked away from her, his gaze CROP VI
the wall, his face gray.
ie gulped something in his throat
began to play. in the
eet outside-a merciful relief from
stiffness.
You haven't told me, Club" she
!, is--is-she pretty?" tr
She's blond, you know" he said: la
never particularly cared for "'
ndes. she's-she's a dear eirl.
ugh! Il Good-by, Bettv!" -
Goodby, Chub!"
5ood-by!"
5ood-by!"
he hall door shut softly as she
'd listening. There was a quick
over the pavement and the
OF cab door. The strains Of.
plano-organ rose magnificently
the high closing notes of the
ermezzo."
te looked into the mirror with De
that shone triumphantly through eli
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