The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1903-10-30
THE OTHER ONE.

thought the Other One a little
fool, but | learned better as the
story developed. | owed her ac.
qu%aintance to my friend and fcl
low student, Gustav, whom met
less often at the university than
outside of it. He was a good
looking, well. bred and agreeable
fellow with only one fault-a ten.
dency to sentimcntality. Every
few weeks he had n fresh attack,
inspired 10y a new object. | be.
came SO accustomed To these Wis
itations that they ceased to alarm
me, but in his fifth semester he
fell in love, al u ball. with one
KITTY, ~ person unknown to me.
From that moment, his condition
grew rapidly worse. Formerly,
he had been only unhappy, but
now, at times, lie was actually in
despair. ] should not have mind
ed II so much IL he had not had the
pleasant habit of inflicting him.
self upon me when he felt worst.
During six days Of good humor,
] would SET nothing of him, but on
(1ic seventh he would come, al.
most in tears, for consolation. |
offered him my worst cigars, but
at such times he could not tell u
Porto Rico from Il Nuclta de
Abajo, and he kept ON coming.
"What is the use of friends" he
said, ''if onc cannot go to them for
advice"
Now. when u man comes TO me
for advice lc never comes In vain.
AS soon us | know what the
trouble Is ! give him the best ad
VIE ] have, and so | did with Gus
tav whenever h. came. First, |
listened calmly 10 his story-al.
ways the same aud not even orr
ginal. Traces of IL. | think, have
been found IN the oldest Hindu lii.
craturc. II may be- called the
story of the girl whom one can
neither marry nor forget. | heard
the Kitty version Of II several
, times. At the conclusion of IL !
Railways leaned comfortably back
in my chair. inhaled with appar
cnt enjoyment the odor Of my vile
cigar, and proceeded TO nnnlyzc
the ease. coldly. mc~rrilcssly. al.
most cynically. and with u fine
contempt Of c~uphcmism. Usual.
~, | concluded about as follows:
MY dear Gustav. there is only
one possible course"
'Wcll, what Is it?" dmpa.
ticntly).
"lou must either marry her or
forget her"
hut he would not. or he could
not follow this uncXccptionable
advice, and grew worse weekly.
One day as | was beginning my
disquisition he sprang To his feet
in great excitement, aud snarlcd
81 know what ] ann about. aud
made for the door.
! restrained him. and when he
had become calmcr h. explained
that he had an appointment and
must go. So he went without my
advice, and left me much hurt.
Such Is gratitude.
\ few days afterwards, | saw
him In the strcct-ur rather, ! saw
n young lady who VAS 80 exceed.
ingly pretty that ] had no eyes for
the gentleman by her side. II was
not until | had passed and turned
10 get another glimpse of the lady
that ] recognized Gustav, and
then only because he turned,
called and waved his hand. had
never e him look so happy. No
wonder. This girl with the smile
of a child and the eyes of u won
an had bcwitchcd me with n
glance. Whether he could marry
her or not ! had no means of know.
ing, but that he could not forget
her became suddenly M clear ms
day. A few days after this | met
him again. II was II fine, warm
summer evening, after II shower,
Of those rare, delightful
evenings, when life seems light
as air, when everybody one meets
is smiling and apparently str0lling
for pleasure. But Gustav had
on his tragic mask, and
looked wan and troubled. He