Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-03-11

ou" &3E or 9HC,1er hut -}aa Weu4
nor giso htFf 2 ,aaf#gt.ee' e=deeIae2 him
ss..=,,,a IN ia.flie.tf.u.
Il pecst,o.c ,ya a.e1 'hiH1s in Gas-
t.a.9 aaz1 @es= -. a-set g52s returned
'#e=dilut is anything bat a Lam
n.oct on M@@. 5oao=' yerania an
word s.. -.
Fho n0Et morning Ma received two
1c;ters from George. ono had beejp
mailed in ti5e morning and the other
ii the e@oHins cf t&e day Of her d.
Pa. se@e. \ half dozen followed during
the week. Tiv*c were topped by a
telegram inquirinS the reason for The
recipients silence. Ada thought she
had performed her duty when she
answered With short note Saturday
It was one of those tits that always
brand a love affair as twenty-five car
at. Eddie had expressed disapproyal
at tie Boston trip.
Bessie perceived the pertHrbed con
aiIizD q her sister, but size did naD
venture AN inquiry Aia Went int
the par!or and began 10 write with
VIM She wrote until her sister was
certain that five or six pages had boon
filled
"foG must he writing your antobi
biography" commented Bessie.
"No. ala writing to George" aus
Wee,a he Fe:fWomaH, shortly.
it was not the fest time=(ha A9a
Lad used George WhoH she had qHst'
raed W.jh Eddie.
"1'Eerc when Jhat letter shall have
been answered, there shall be surprise
faI All ceneeruad. said Ada as she
sealed and addressed TIE envelope
TIVE days Iat,4 the answer Two
haals after this teje2gam:
i GOA .i.1er t;go ma'grr so3se1 Name
The daz GEORGE
Whom tie sefteaia@ period was
abeut ~ an end 'sd4ie ea.5e5 Ada re
eei9e5 MIN f9wall.s. Il Vas barJ
work fer her, }at she did 1et-.= wi.
During Mas momeataY a6zea.a
ffe# Tic room E@dies eyes fell upon
g.. 4ilse H4z]q# telesr4a# upon 6ae
80 - =fe='s. #zae==.= Atl# a54 30e@a=
zaiaazT laid it. NiItaneS being fair
! in war and love. 4arieqlaetz ia f'1e Ia
ter -. is Hcad niatesiye. H. could
have done il if capital punishment ha4}
slalesj hi0 in lie f3e". f'#waz u e.
ira large lump he swallowed whom Ada
returned.
There was crisis and no mistake
E; lie thought His fei2aca ceofness
vanished and he looked inplof;n2iE
at the girl She glanced a the desk
and saw the telegram had been plac-
ed on top of it.
Lets end this foolishness," he sid,
with al uncertain smile.
4 have ended it, she said with her
eyes on the writing desk
"A poor ending you have made Of
it."
Il think il good and wise one." "
The bell rang. \ telegram for Ado
Stephenson
She read il quickly and with much
show Of interst. Then She placed it
in one of the drawers Of the desk,
locked the drawer and put The key in
her pocket.
You hold tie key to the situation :
said Eddie with sialiing resignation.
Keys are bad things in the hands
Of the wrong person.
4 wish | had the key TO that draw
CT.
What would you dc?'
Il would answer that tclcgTaIN
Ada tossed over the key. ~
Eddie quickly opened the drawer
glanced over the message and wrote
to Ada:
George Jones, Boston: Tne sigma
ture to this telegram is my answer.
MRS. EDWARD CARROLL.
Ada read it and as she returned it
to the writer their hands touched.
Eddie held tightly to the little white
fingers and they looked at one another
inouiringly
Again the door bell rang and the ia
miliar announcement.
"PIeaSe name the daV Answer