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the truth with tears, ana.
having finally come to an irrevocable
conclusion, she dried her eyes and act
ed on her decision.
II always liked Harry" she medi-
tated, "but he would torment the life
out of me if married him. l have no
control of him now, and if l may judge
by the experience of my married
friends l would have still less after
married him. Besides, he never thinks
of those little attentions that every wO-
man looks for, but just takes it for
granted that if he is satisfied l should
be. WE'LL it is his own fault, and he
must bear the consequences"
With this last remark she sealed a
little note and addressed it to Mr.. Hen
nv Kennedy. Its contents We're about
as follows:
Dear Henry-After careful thought 1
have decided that it will be as well for
you not to call on me any more, at least
for long while. l know that would
never be happy together, and it is as well
that you should cease to hope for what
can never be. | am sorry to have to write
this, but you will acknowledge in the end
that I am doing right. Hoping that you
will still consider me friend, l am,
yours sympatheticaly, MAY.
Having stamped this conclusive epis-
tie, she took another sheet of paper and
began little note with the words:
My Dear Will
But this was a harder letter to write
than the other. She nibbled at the end
of her pen and blushed furiously as she
looked at the sautation she had writ
ten.
'Well, l don't care she said to her
self. "Will has always been consider
ate and attentive and never presumed
too much. / know sometimes thought
he wasn't half SO humble as he pre-
tends to be- and less wouldn't hurt, but
If he bores me with his attentions now
he will be more likely to get down to a
reasonable basis after we are married.
Besides he has n good home to offer
me, and am sure he will make me Il
good, true husband" Then she finished
the note in this fashion:
I have done a lot of thinking since our
last talk, and If you call tomorrow even
ing l will have something to tell you that
will probably interest you. Till then be-
lieve me- yours faithfully, MAY.
She sealed this letter hurriedly lest
she should change her mind and then
addressed it to Mr.. William Strong
She then rang for maid and sent bott
letters out to be posted. She sat silent
" until she heard the maid close the
door on her return and then, without
knowing why, flung herself on the bee
and resumed her crying.
Next morning Mr.. Harry Kennedy
opened his personal mail at the break
fast table. When he opened Mays not'
with an air of eager expectancy, III
paused as if suddenly frozen rigid
Then his sense of humor came to hi
rescue, and he mumbled to himself
while a smile wrinkled his parchcd lips
''Well, this is so sudden!'
He looked the letter over CAREFUL,
from every side, examined the addres
again, and then food of anger swep
over him.
'She can't dismiss me this way! p b
protested to himself hotly. Il vowe
that | would win her, and | am no
going to give up. She will have to dis
miss me with her own voice and that
good many times before she drives N
off. | suppose it is that sniveling hypt
critic Strong that has been getting i
his fine work Well. he'll find that ther
is a fight or two left in me yet"
Harry naturally had no appetite fC
more breakfast, and us he could ne