The Harrison times. (Harrison, Boone Co., Ark) 1876-1938, 1904-01-09
An End to All Things

| AI HEN they parted he had fallel
| w at her feet and kissed the hen
OF her dress. How ridiculous dem
onstration it appeared to him to-day
and yet he dreaded to meet her again
She had treated him atrociously. h,
had considered at the time. Eng
lished, she had amused herself will
him, and then given him his congo
She was married woman ana he hat
oeen a boy.
He recalled every incident of tn,
farewell. A youthful passion IL ma,
have been, but-he could not disput,
| 1t even now-it was a passion that lief,
its mark.
There had been a conservatory
opening out of the rooms she occu
pied. 1t was in the conservatory that
he had made himself the most alb
surd-there, and for a moment at the
piano, at which she had seated her.
self indifferently, and where he had
knelt to her like q lover in The Lon.
don Journals" she had strolled
along, shifting ct the flowers, saying
cruel things to him In her new and
careless voice. and he had followed
her wistfully like whipped dor
pleadinq To he readm;ttAd 70 favor
A spray OF fern that ,he hid dropped
had been captured by him passion.
ately-she had touched II In their
last moments together. She shrugged
her shoulders with a snesr, and HE
eyes filled at her cruelty.
What do you suppose there was in
boy like you 10 hold : woman like
me?" she had asked.
1t was the harshest thing she could
have said, and he remembered that at
that he had broken down altogether.
Good heavens. how preposterous he
had been-how wrongly he had rome
to work, always being pathetic and
reproachfuli
However. Il was over. He had not
found balm for his wounds in six
months" as she had propheEied. but
in nine years he had married. and for.
gotten her existence entirely until il
was recalled to him Dy the sight Of
her name in the visitors list.
Now the recollectfons rushed back
at him, and while he laughed az his
former self as fool, ne Was CONSCIOUS
of strange tremor at the prospect
of seeing her once more.
He loved his wife sincerely. Twelve
months ago he could have contem-
plated meeting Mrs. Jernyngham
without misgiving But he had been
married IL months. The time hao
not lessened his love, but 1t had nat
urally dispelled the romance AFTER
all, to be in love- with woman Is
greater safeguard against DINERS
than to love her' ne was oouho W
acknowledge 10 niinseii 'nS' lac WIS
frightened al the though' oi 'esihs
Mrs. 1erhyngnan gan nov ."
matter OF iac.' aVoiuso ene OaS'no
since ne Kne" Sne was IN DspPe. j,
lie pu. GOWN MS Papsi ON
across at Neiiie ie"eine
novel now pre''y she va Ahu nv"
trustiuis nna' wouio .ne .vu.u
she aiVine ms presen' lnoou. i,
as II was, ~ "oun cu' NJ. W rne
near., pan' NJ 80 ~
snouiu .nas nan m 90
'.ie gu. ~ u9
Vi ner ss'iioi s0ui o " -
Inc Aaucnni'. no's' NoppsN
mrs. Ma1"ehs ioP'
"hat are you 'hin~"s "u'' N"
mgr she asked
II was thinking how charming you
look in that frock. my dear ne an.
swered. He preserved the habit OF
making graceful speeches 70 MS "iie'
Cynical bachelor frienos selo ne LOT
got who she was-snot " was 'he
force OF haoi'.
There was nasty olsck wrihkie
between your eyebrows jack, anu
you were Juggling your mnStaehs' as
you always do when you're put out.
do look charming In tins frock, l
admit it-but you weren't thinking
So"
Nellie, come mere 10 you rsmem-
Der, soon after we were married, you
asked me question: iou asASu me
II had ever cared aeepiy TOT aDo'hef
girl than yourself
l remember saiu Neine.
i told you "hae an in , iuao' :
hao once maoS Oh my seii over ma
ried woman ! ASKED you 'oo' ne'ei
10 use a certain seen. osenusc ~ 'u
minded me Oh hei' LOU " al
mat
KNOW, i Know " on'
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