The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1903-02-06

was like opening grave. 1t began
to hurt. l had to stop and dump
them all in the fire"
'Best place for them, Club! 1t was
all dream"
"Ah-h-h!"
1--WE should have been dreadfulIy
unhappy"
"Unhappy!'
"Yes-you were jealous-and flared
"And you flirted--"
"Ha, ha! You fancied so-''
"Ah-don't talk like that now,
Betty! It's not necessary. You cared
no more for me than-''
IL cared for no one else in the world.
That's all! But what's the use of all
this, Chuh? l haven't seen you for
more than ear-then l read of your
marriage, then-your card comes up
three days after. And instead of tell
ing me Of the perfections of your bride,
you begin to quarrel with me, just like
old times. Now tell me all about it!
Is she nice? But, of course, sue is.
You were always so particular! No
other sort of girl could attract you"
"You don't NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
-er-I mean Betty. Harriet didn't
attract me in that way. You see,
when you threw me-when we quar-
reled-I suffered terribly for time.
| was willing to put my pride under
my feet thousand times. l wanted
to just come back and ask you to for
give me-"
"But you never came
II wrote, asking you-"
"Ah, yes; but that is so different.
When you've insulted girl!''
''Insulted! Why, Betty
ayes; your suspicious were insult
ing. And that evening-you said
you said"
81 didn't know what l was saying" :"
"Well, let's drop it now, Club. Tell
me how it all happened. Did you fall
in love right away-with her"
Il never fell in love. Can't you un-
derstand, Beauty? Her folks and mine
lived beside each other in the country
for years. We grew up there-played
together! When l began to nope
around home after yoa-that Autumn
why it was natural she and l should
meet again. We walked and drove
and played tennis-and rowed on the
river after dinner-or took out the
canoe"
"H-l-huL?'
Then | told her about YOU"
"You did!'
I'D have gone mad if hadn't told
some one. She was sorry. She took
my part-she thought"
81 suppose she'd object to your call
ing"
"Fudgc! Shes not that kind of a
girl
"If she knew that you were here!
Ha, ha!''
"Poun Now don't try to he funny,
Betty"
Funny! But for her you'd have
come back that time"
"What timer
"Ob, you know! But she was one
of those clever, mouse-colored girls-1
know them"
Come back! How could come
back? You returned my letters! Do
you remember? When | saw your
handwriting across the big white en-
velope l was afraid to open it, think
ing perhaps you had said-'Coms! ]
took it out in the boat one evening and
opened it She was rowing. My own
letter fell out. felt horribly cut up.
I-I-my God!-I believe | cried!
She was like sister to me. Told me
it wasn't worth it. was going to kill
myself She cOmfOrted me-she ad-
vised m.!'
cab, yes-1 see.
"She begged me to promise not to
write you ayain-told me to be man!
Then waited two weeks more, and ]
told her l would write you once more
and then end it if you didn't answer.
That letter-that letter! How could
you have-'
"Wha,?'
"a gain came your writing on the
envelope, and again carried it in my
pocket until sat with her in the boat
| SAID to her, this ends ii! Ii she has
not answered me shall never think
of her again-so help me God! She
shall not make me suff=r ST ~
"And you-you-read it,
"No; she said to me, Yes, you will
write to her. You will go on forever
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