The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-04-02
Tnothet Love story.
BY JESSIE FORREST.

Copyright, 1901, by Daily Story Pub. Co
A tall man in a light rain coat and
neutral-tinted girl climbed the steps of
red stone mansion. The house looked
to be untenanted. The halls echoed
with UNFINISHED nudity as the two en-
tered. They walked Familiarity into an
oblong room, which was as barren as
the nall, with the exception that it con-
tanned small imitation mahogany table
and two uncertain chairs
The girl laughed half historically as
she removed her hat and sat down. rest
ing both elbows on the table.
Our den of thieves seems remarkably
ut this evening, dear. 1t chimes in
with my mood. Perhaps it's because
this is the last time"
The man stared moodily at the white
wall. so you mean what you say; you
are going to quit?"
The girl went rather white, and nod
oed her mead. It's the only thing we
can do; you must see that. L can't live
inns way, with turbulent quarrels and
tempeStuous reconciliations. | can't do
it. It's better to end it--better for both
OF us. You couldn't make things right.
ana someWay l seem to have developed
a conscience of late
The man tapped a call bell on the
table, aud a diminutive Chinaman am
bled through the open door. The man
anu Vic W OIld4A OLQCiSQ CllOD SOOY ana
tea.
See here, Halle, I can't stand this"
The mans face was smooth and boyish,
but it was lined with emotion as he
spoke.
Il can't live without YOU Think of
all we have been to each other for two
years Why did l leave all the set
knew and take the fat with our little
red parlor, if it wasn't to see more of
YOU? Do Won remember SUNDAY
luncheons when you would come out
early and make those wonderful dishes
on our little gas stove? You couldn't
reach up to fasten the tube to the gas
jet, and l always had to lift you
Yes" she interrupted eagerly, land
how clumsy you were, and how you
used to crumple my clean shirt waist
And do you remember when old Eben
the janitor, would come In with the beer
he would stop and talk when we were
dying for him. to go? How many pirates
did he say he killed with one shot
forty?"
They both laughed.
yes, and that night you thought you
were going 10 be fired from the paper
and wanted scoop; how we had bur
glars in the building and went out and
treated the policeman on the beat SO he
would swear to it? Have you got the
official belt buckle that he gave you?
All, but those were good old days! Halle.
how can YOU forget them?'
All the enthusiasm died from the girls
face as his words brought her back to
the present. She sat up very straight
AT first she said, slowly, Il Just
loved you and never thought of any
thing else. i went on and on, and
gradually 1 could see my future. Always
before I thought 1 would be something
Of writer. But after you came always
seemed to see you instead of success.
Perhaps if 1 had belonged to some one,
you would not have filled every crevice as
you did; but / didn't know, you know
There wasn't soul who cared, unless
1t was the people to whom / paid my
board. And then after a while-God,
can't you see? You went on telling me
that you loved me and could not I'VE
without me, but still yoe did not say
word about-about making things right.
And al the time / knew that no one
could love you as | loved you. And yet
that awful dread began to come over me
of the other ultimate woman-the woman
YOU must meet some day.
Halle, child. he broke out impetu-