Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1904-07-29
TANGLED
THREADS
BY F. B. WRIGHT
Copyright. 1874. by 7 G.. Mcclure

Thanks. lave l really aged 50
much since then"
"l mean until saw you 1t seemed
thirty" he explained.
Three years-it goes very quickly
You haven't changed much"
Il? | haven't changed at all"
She regarded him critically. NO
YOU haven't-in looks"
Il haven't in any way" he replied
earnestly and with an undertone OF
intention in his voice. And you
You are all imagined
Il imagincdI Then was not a
reality three years ago l was a mere
figment OF your brain. What do yor
mcanT'
Il mean-why hy-that in all thes'
years I have been imagining you-ir
all sorts OF ways, YOU know"
"Oh. Sometimes as fair haired,
suppose, and sometimes as dark hair
ed, sometimes with a hump and some
times cross eyed"
NONSENSE"
well. It's what yOu SAID, all sOrlS
Of ways and yet-do you remember
the silly speech you made me wher
you went away"
'Of course-only It wasn't silly. Il
was the frozen truth"
1T didn't seem very frozen then
but perhaps It does now, however, a
this distance. You haven't answered
my question yet, though. What wa:
IT you ssid?"
-Why- that what's the use Of ny
telling you over again if your memory
is so good
Its your memory that's in cues
ton. not mine. Confess you don't re
member"
but DO. of course. II was Tint
wouldn't forget" hc sid 'r.uw.han''y
Miss Traycr~ dropped her eyes. rnis"'
them again for brief huttcrinE mo
mcut ana ngmu dropped them With q
pensiyc little smile
And you remember whet Il was
said ~ YOU thcuT' hc asked impressive
| Is. lcun,u- nearer AND iouk'n- down a
he bent A,al
"Nou ~e1-.f course. y"I W'.' ju~
sayiur q 0ut y"a ~i'd y"H N'r'd q"
member every Vo:I Aat said 90 y'H
every look ~ my eyes. every t.ac ID
my voice. You were quite sentiment
that night
1T was m"ant every Wo'.. % H. y
man could forget ] tA'" u now.
Nov. Didn't y"l k"o" y i-'A
WAat - y.r t.u> l.i iaN
th.l-l yon N'l" a". t4"rai.r i...n }".
wcr- Arru't yoIt
Wei. every At.. I'D i-'.-' '' ".-
every seven Yeats Sc.'. ..' i"'t
bclicr".'
"Hu 3, hasn't '"7a 'en-oh.l
| thr'r
! ooh. 4 c.ur~r. n0t really .nI'-
W. joklu- N..t : H'ui ".> tha
/ suoVu. You. hn''uG your Image hr
fore :.' tLcSc Year,. las mad" Chan Z
cl o.. "f "r changed 'h' W'i..'
ours = ny ..i'' i' r'.i 'l' ''''>''l
"Ah, "nd You nave l'i"' P"''"-'"i
Of LIE yet: ,
VI '''.
has never h'rh 'u' ~ i"( A''i'''- S''''
| stole X FROM
81 thought gave Il 20 you i-lse.. 3;
She said. with ~"mc surprise ia A'
voice. "llave yon forgotten 10" !O'
begged II from ne tAat ii-hl:
"Of course maven | IoF-o'''' ~
replied he"T''IE. N"oN YOU -"'
TO me. Bul SHt WIS no' - ,'''.,,- ,.
Her eyes were LOOKING Oh 4H'o ,''e '''
( lance pc!Oh 'Ac u"IA s'"'' va ''''
servatory.
How beautliuI 'Ae hioonIeHI vas "
the water that night ana 'Ii oii sun
boating party was singing q" was P''
iect.
les perfect "' ''"'' - M ,,.
"Do you reiAeI'"cl W "'i 80
into that sue'ch oI III! Pd'S anu
lifted them dripping from 'he N"'''
each drop IKE ulaiI'oHu' anu ~
said
And said | wished they were re-
so that ! could gave theiA 10 !ou'
said boldly.
"Dld your thought II was 'llA' III
drops Wouid Spo'' III! 10" ''''' ~"
you admired :" il'"cH'
i dId admire IT, ll"'c III" "' = '''
you In that goWn-ahd your I"ce '"'''
nous III nan NlauoN' 'le -''''' VI 'ou
hair and your arms cleaning III u
moonlight as YOU traiIed your hh3eI
In the water ana maze sHFeTy rPP"
over the polished hIacK mirror oI 'i'e
cr-river.
He drew iohg prea'h Nntn i'e III
ished. as one VINO teit reIie'e eu'
.,'. ,.,, ,a,1 ma .hot yo
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