Arizona republican., 1903-06-03

I some little surprise for each other at Christmas. I see she hasn't forgotten it. Maybe she will suggest that we be friends again, aye. and more. Maybe she will be willing to forget the last two years and We can be as we were before Maybe"
 She say she De down in a few min utes. MT. Jack" said the old darky from behind the portiers.
 All right" he answered; thank you" Hello! What is this? "A Mem ory Book" It must be hers. He didn't know she ever bothered about keeping one of those things. He remembered seeing some that belonged to other girls. full of cards and ribbons, and all | that sort of truck. | He turned over the first page. There was q cigarette pasted to the top oi the sheet and under it the words: "Never again-I'm so happy" and the | date Yes, by love. that was the day he swore off on cigarettes. just a few months before he made q chump of himself and had that quarrel He didn't know it made so much difference | to her But, then. he had stuck to it. even through it all; and his shoulders unconsciously went back a little as Ee | thought of it.
 He turned over another page. and another and another-dance cards. l flowers that he had given her; dozens of little reminders of trips they had taken together and places they had been to.
 Another page. at the top of which was the date, "December 25 1S9S.' The day he made such a beastly fool of himself and left the sweetest little girl in the world. There was the rose she l had pinned in his coat and which he threw on the floor. Yes, there it was. carefully pressed: and what are the words under it?
 He teok 1t nearer the window and read. "A withered rose, a broken heart" and there were stains around it which might have been caused ny tears.
 And then she had cared: and if sne had only told him. but how could she tell him when he had been such cad, and rushed away from her and away from the town without giving her chanCe.
 He knew now that ne did love her m spite of his self-arguing to the con trary. and he would tell her when she came uOWn that ne WAS SbiiS anu '-'N her forgiveness. Yes. and maybe she might learn to care for him again Anyway he would try to clear himself with her and ask her to forget how he had acted.
 He moved his hand from the page and it turned of itself showing him he date. October 10 1900" So she had only started it again few months ago. II Ts H IsafH .4gr~.4 all of this time
 Whats this, A mans card. MT. Charles Robert Browne" and under 1t the words His first call" He Lcpt staring a it. and saying over to him. self his first call" his first call
 He forced himself to turn the page which fascinated him so. and his eyes fell on some withered blossoms, and under them the words. His flowers which I wore in my hair to please him. am so happy"
 A soft rustic of skirts brought his attention to the door. She advanced and greeted him with outstreJcned la nds and a bright smile. but her cheel-s wo~e flushed.
 Why, .how much older you look. sa said. when he hal fixed tha pillows afmrd her.
 his heart answered. "Yes. he lad grown older in the last three minutes. Iut his lips tried a smile An1 said some thing about TocDle growing old faster in large cities.
 When she started to tell him her se- cret and hesitated. he took her hand in his and told her that he knew about IL and had come to wish her happiness, that q fairy had told nina Christmas fairy-but he would not tell who.
 As he stood at the door and was about to bid her goodbye. he turned. and looking into her deep blue eyes. said. "It is strange that we who thought We loved each other should both have loved again Yes. he continued. in answer to her look of surprise. 'I too have loved again since we parted. but you arc the lacky one. for the girl whom love loves some one else"
 A few weeks afterward the girl. in looking through her memory book. dis covered that the page with the with cred rose was gone, and then sha guessed the truth.-Copyright 1903 hv w. R. Hearst. Great Britain Rights Reserved.