The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1903-07-10

/ love you. Yes. win say that too"
On Wednesday. Is Juno came out
from the college postonlce with Mary,
she said; I'm not used to getting 20
many love letters q day. DO love
him7"
NO" said Mary. decisively. you
don't"
Juno looked relieved 'He wants to
come up again on Saturday" she said.
but / have written aim not to. was
good, wasn't ~
Very" said Mary.
On Thursday Mr. Thorpe wrote that
there we're some points In his article
that they positively must talk over to
gether Il shall be firm. Mary" said
Juno. 1T won't do at all for him to
come"
Why JUNIOR" and Mary looked into
Juno's eyes.
He goes to California next month, I"
pursued Juno. evaslyely; probably
never shall see him again."
Friday was Juno's afternoon at
home. She always served tea to the
girls. When Mary arrived tho couches
and chairs we're filled and several
guests were on the floor Peals Of
laughter announced that Juno was en-.
tertaining the company with her own
version of some incident in college life.
She never appeared more brilliant or
more irresponsible. Mary, who al.
ways slipped into a corner on these
occasions, sat watching her friend visit.
fully. She could see In the yivacious
face no suggestion OF the weeks siege
that Juno's heart had undergone.
Would Kent Thorpe, or any other man,
she asked herself, ever be Juno's con.
quering hero? Her answer came IN.
expectedly. AS she tried to go out IN
noticed while the jolity was in full
swing, Juno opened the door for her.
Il telegraphed him to come tomorrow, 4"
she said in an undertone.
Mr.. Thorpe must have known the
time table by heart. Doubtless 1t was
his custom, moreover, to keep his
dress-suit case packed. These facts
favored his arrival in response to
Junos telegram at an hour that antici.
| pated the usual one for morning calls.
Punctuality, however, did not SO much
characterize his manner when, at dusk,
Juno tore her hand from his at the col.
lege gateway.
Mary Tilton found the history topics
rich in suggestion that Saturday. In
place of Mary Queen of Scots, she
would see Juno; Sir Philip Sidney
gave place to Kent Thorpe. At sup.
per Juno's seat was empty. Mary
found her In her room in an attitude
of detection. Her face was the picture
of despair.
what nsw?" Mary tried to speak
gayly.
"He has gone"
ITO Californian"
mo, to his hotel"
Then you have not parted for all
timer"
81 should think not" cried Juno.
"Oh, Nary" and the goddess burst
into tears.
Mary was to say the least perplexed.
Mr.. Thorpe had expressed a strong de.
sire to come. Juno had summoned him
Of her own will. He had promptly re.
sponded. Now she wept because he
had not gone Whatever the reason,
it was sufficiently agitating to see juno
in tears She somehow suspected that
tears, in the case of Juno, meant down,
fall. 1t was the first time that she had
seen her cry.
"It's hideous!" Juno proclaimed, as
ant ON as she could speak A comical
ries wh aided her as she removed the
WaeIIes of tears. Mary waited in silence
l. further enlightenment ITS sim
ply hideous," Juno repeated, Ito adore
anybody as do him."
"Then you will go to California with
him." Mary smiled as she spoke
mo, but only because he has giver
up going. would go to the moon witt
him if he wanted me to."-New Yorl
Evening Post
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At the "KIlties" Mess Table.