The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1902-11-29
STORY Of Two Letters.

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DR.. ian Fraser and Jim Grant, hi
fr.Jilege chum, met on busy stree
j CT Ayr after a long separation. DR.
Fraser was Ayr's most popular ply
7!sician, and Grant was Glasgow
journalist. After few hearty word!
Of greeting, s, DR.. Fraser dragged hi.
friend. home with him to dinner.
Halt an hour later, as they sat il
the doctors cozy bachelor rooms ex
| changing "reminiscences across Tie
dinner table. Jim's eyes CHANGED te
light upon a photo on side table, ant
he grew pale. i ~. Il.
\ You have a photo there that re
rails some bitter memories to me-" he
Fsaid. s.:.-.~.- :'es.-. ;.s O.. a.
I"Whose?"' .-.5..:... ...-.i
Mrs. Forests. You know her?'
pretty we'll She's been one OF
my patients for while" and the doc
tor flushed. slightly. t.. ~ .....
His friend observed it, and shook
Fhfs head. .... s,.... ;,-
I"Ian, my lad, can see you're be.
coming one Of the moths II. il. 49,
+. why. what do. you mean?" .i'- !
II. hope your wings have not been
SO badly singed at the fame as mine
were But let me explain It was
at Bfodick last summer that T, met
Mrs; Forrest for the first time. You
know what she is like-young. not
-more than, twenty-five, though four
years a widow, beautiful as Greek
goddess, i and fascinating beyond
words. Aifew days Of increasing in
Ahacy and I was blindly ia. love
ayi blindly: For three weeks i was
att her. beck and call. r-4 Then. the
aWakening came; and ore night when
Il painted from her at the garden gate,
the lips that had returned my kisses
babe me; a., final goodbye. with the
spiiiingi hope. that had spent, 4 pleas
apt holiday I'D Il III II:
Il He paused q moment gazing bitter;
II h4 The photo While: the doctors face
bbtame hard ana.set. +.a %, r.. -, .,r, :.
4 It. was; one yzi' p, Of the moths. he con.
thiued. With a ]1nirth1ess 1augh an,
Iaave since learned :,,at We are quite
u hGr!Ke and varied coi.ectiou,,,,.t'.f :.
n The doctors face. was as pale as
t44t of his, friend, ana his voice was
6$sky as he said: it;.[',. r.. =:.'@'..i 5l' s s.
essIFn.. sorry Il for syo., lad: but ;per:
habs YOU. have saved me in fine. .. If FL
:. IAN" iIlI ...:.i:-!.
iAy,4 she plays her cards well; and
I've been blind or / would have seen
THAI: L met: her Tor the ::first time
abdut two months ago; when she. had.
a cycling accident oppoyite nv. con.
rooms and was, brought In.
Aha had spraipedl her ankle. She said:
IND after attending ito 1t i drove to her
house In Racecourse: road. At her re-. re-
quest: II called .tn ncca sionallyI! oftener
than was n necessary for all the injury
that 4: could 4discover.s.1 Then her
laughter Mar}ory q dear little girl OF
louf. took, whooping cough, and my
visis though nopinafE nrofessios,!nial, sios,!ni
gradually became more frequent, and !,
moro friendly4i1d During the ,ast: week: !:
! ,alre been ,,af:snaias her. Tor a cold.
nal u had promised TO call tonight: :,
putt after, What I have heard Ii shall
Trite,a note of apology, and break OF /
ny Relationship With hef. -! .s5sti,j- 4!
Three. hours, later this. n scinat filgy 4
7oupg widow who regarded herGlifeis 4
mission ias.it4e: breaking; of. Ir1et 4 |
,eafts sat In her 4 !: room, q t with, an t1.,en
ettfr5 in. her i'aaalyfer 'f . lsfaes chang s
ng colQr rs she Ieal:,i.. i,t.! -..s.':!ltF