CanÌƒon City record. [volume] (CanÌƒon City, Colo.) 1883-192?, 1903-09-03
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the girls side, never from the man 8.
He was self controlled and at times
tantalizing. Had he given way to his
temper as she did perhaps their quar-
rels would have been of shorter dura-
don. They would have fought to a
finish, kissed and made up As II was.
the more unreasonable she became the
more cooIly Irritating her lover.
That ends it." she said. with nam-
ing cheeks and flashing eyes Il don't
wish ever to see you again She took
on her engagement ring and threw 1t
on a table. When we meet again 1t
will be as strangers"
Don't you think II would excite less
comment on the part of our friends II
we appeared simply indinereutr
.I prefer they should know that I
have sent you away"
You don't need TO tell the whole
world what you simply intend for
Wardwell"
Mr.. wardwell would never have
treated me as you have"
Shall / tell him we're or7 II would
expedite matten-"
Thank you When wish to send a
message to Mr.. wardwell l will ind a
more Trustworthy messenger
She seated herself on a divan- her
back propped with a profusion of fancy
pillows. and. taking up a book. pre-
tended to read
What shall we do tomorrow evening
At the Stuarts'T" he asked "Of course
to dinner
l.
thought II shall tell Mrs. Stuart" she
sasd at last '.ths; our engagement is
broken
what reason viii you giveT
THAT you have shown yourself IN
worthy of me-"
wouldn't that sound a trire egotis-
dca17 I would express II this way:
Walter is brute That would con
tain a great deal about me and not
make 1t appear that you deserve q par
aaon."
II didn't imply that deserved q par.
ason.- she snapped
But you do You need q man with
an imperturbable disposition. the pa
tdence of Job. the meekness of Moses.-
Her antsEonism blased anew. That
b your mean way of saying I'm q Jese-
bel I wish you would go away.
told you I don't want ever to see you
again - -
-As you wish. I suppose I'm not to
eall for you to go to the stuarts'y'
Instead Of going away he lighted
cigar and sat down I'm an easy chair
directly under a gas bracket where she
could best see him.
'As to that" she said after delibers-
tion. Il suppose II would be embar-
RAISING to show so sudden a break be
fore announcing that our engagement
is broken You might take me there
and pay me just enough attention to
prevent remark"
"But l can't do that without your
seeing me again.
Il don't wish TO see you again. II is
a necessity that interferes with my In
clination.-
How would It do for me to call for
you in two carriages, one for you. the
other for me: Before handing you in
at the Stuartr' I could put on a mask.
then take you to the door and leave
you. You could tell the hostess that I
brought you to the house and. being
taken suddenly III. was Obliged to 80
home"
There was no reply to this ingenious
plan till he added. What do you think
Of thaty' Then she said that he talk
ed like a fool
But I'm trying TO invent some plan
by which can prevent knowiedge of
this break from reaching our friends
svSA st tha - rna ftv,a ~vaLd tf,o var<n.
sity of your ever seeing me again
Now. how would II do
FL wish you would go away. I'm
t1red Of your silly talk"
Il will as soon as we solve the prob
lem How would II do to let wariwell
into the secret and have him take you
to the Stuarts'. frst going to a man
who makes up people for the stage
and have him paint wardwell to look
like me, My nose is much longer than
wardwelrs. and his could be pieced
out. His ears are about the length OF
mine. Indicating that one is about as
big an ase as the other
stop. I will not listen to such In
suIts."
where the insuitr-
.You indicated hat yo1 are beth
1ssb - wanting
The same girl Certainly. where
there are plenty OF girls to SO round
win ycu leave mer
His head vas thrown back On the
esashion Of the chair. his cigar pointing
upward. his legs extended, the picture
Of indoience. suddenly something
snapped above him. and Q piece cf bot
glass. a fragment Of n gas shade. fell
Directly on his nose. cutting q gash
from which the blood ran over his face.
"Walter! oh, heavens, SPEAK to
dearfe! Tell me you're not killed. Oh.