Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1903-05-08

haired old lady guess shes Wh1te-
hhired-and I've been telegraphed to
stop and deliver it, and drink cup OF
tea-a quiet cupful of tea, he said.
Have YOU seen her in this giddy |
throng"
The curving lips parted in way that
to Bobby was the dearest way in the |
world. With a sudden tightening in |
an organ he had been trying to dis
pense with, he remembered the major. |
and rushed into conversation again
without waiting an answer to his ques.
ton.
"How's the major?" he said
The girl frowned in a puzzled way
there was faint reproach in her an
swer After an absence of two years
his first thought was OF the major.
"Where is he?"
"Abroad," carelessly. She wasn't
thinking of the major, but she had
thought good deal of Bobby Harris
in the two years.
"Whatever made you do it?"
"Do what?" in astonishment.
enlist, of course"
The lines of Bobby's face settled into
bitterness. ne lduS II Jou "SAO Q
a writer, I'd tell you, and there'd be
| another war story on worn-out
| theme"
With quick, curious little intake the
girl caught her breath. 81 didn't know.
Forgive me-"
| "It's Just that my viewpoint is
wrong" apologized the man, land that
I have the misfortune 10 love another
mans wife"
The pretty color left the girls face.
"I'm sorry" she said, in a low voice.
"That helps" said Bobby, simply.
Then abruptly: why is the major
abroad?"
"Still sightseeing" listlessly.
"What has come between you?'
Distance" with little smile.
Don't you care for him?"
81 adore him" This with an attempt
at gayety.
"Then why"
"oh, Bobby, you've grown tiresome,"
petulantly.
A quick stain flushed the mans brow.
pardon me-" he said, stiffiy.
1t would be metaphorical to say that
the young woman swept Bobby into a
quiet little room out of the hubbub of
things, but something like that hap
pened. She stood in front of him,
straight and tall and severe.
you're an idiot or [ am" she de-
clared. you've got to explain your in
terest in the major"
'In his wife," gloomily.
The girls laughter rang through the
room. Bobby stiffened at the sound.
T-I-I never heard of anything
quite so funny" She went off into q
staccato peal of mirth.
"Perhaps the majors wife's merri-
ment will hasten my recovery" sug'
gested Bobby, who wasn't enjoying
himself.
The girl, suddenly sobered, came
nearer and looked at him with eyes ht
could not fathom.
If man in his blindness went from
you because he was coward anC
thought he saw the end of all things,
said Bobby, developing symptoms OF
mental delirium under that long lool
and quite forgetting tie major, eff
if" Remembering the other man he
set his teeth hard-his words trailed
off into silence, a painful silence.
The beautiful face came nearer-hel
voice trembled through his brain.
'If he went in his blindness" she
said, "he'd come back for-for the be
ginning of things"
"Good Lord" groaned Bobby, "wh,
didn't bullet"
Bobby DEAR" said choked voice
Carolyn had turned her back on him
: nobody noticed me at the wedding
although looked beautiful, was as ga,
4 as butterfly and threw rice. VIII.
: weren't you there? /" Bobby didn'
/ know it was laughter that affected he
r voice, and his face was set-"I wante,
S you, Bobby. The world turned gray
d and there was dust ON my heart" plain
S lively.
t Silence.
Couldn't you come to the wedding?
i "Whose wedding?" in an agonize
k whisper.
f "My dear Aunt Carols to the Major
whose else, pray?"
n Bobby swept her into his hungr
It arms.
Her taunting, tender, half-smotf
cred voice still reached him. 1t said
j" you're not so many, you dea
IT stupid. There's lots you don't know
1t Why, you're even in the wrong house.