The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1904-05-19

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epIhbelled Is I'll wins her 81 ttbs skaI
table. where be might hope that ii,
chances of tie meal might enable hin
to address her. But. wait as he might
Dorothy showed no signs OF bndging
and long after the last call fof dinner
had been circulated he was forced to &c
in alone.
situation. The girl had eaten nothing
since she am on board the train. nesr.
" six honrs before. She had no lunch
with her, not even q box OF candy. She
was a solid. healthy girl. not by any
means n OF those fragile beauties who
live 81 air. and should hive had an ap-
petite to correspond What the dickens
could he the matter?
The next morning was the sal me.
Dorothy sat motionIess. looking ia tue
eyes Of the by this time besoited youth,
l~Oytlier than ever. AS II matter Of fact,
he lack OF her morning coffee had given
sbf,,.iri n headache. while the lack OF
ofheS ,fo..d made her avage and mis-
erabIt. - l..-
At last cani3xa crisis. Just as the
waiter passed Though with his Last
call for breakfast III the dining carr
the train stopped. MT ut Il station. but
out in a field. Aftersten minutes had
crept by without sfgTQf movement.
Howard. who had beer waiting for
breakfast as ne had waited for dinner.
went out to investigate. Soon he cam.
back and went straight up Ia Dorothy
with determination in his eyes - beg
otr pardon he said. with II coiIIu
sire tina asiouiSied himself. but we
ave been stopped by y wreck across
the track and will be delayed at least
ak hours They are going to cut of
the diner and send it back Ms soon as
breakfast is over, If you want any
thing TO cat you had better get it now
before il is too late"
Six hours longer. The tears came
into Dorothy'S eyes. and her lids quiv
cred pathetictliy. How could she bear
1t: Thank YOU she said az bravcly
MS she could Thank you hut l'm
not hungry"
Not hungry. Howard stared at her
increlulolsly. To his certain knowl
edge she had eaten nothing for TWEEN
ty four hours. Not hungry The thin.
was preposterous He glanced ut her
white cheeks. then with sudden suspi
ciOn ut her pOcketbook. 81 haven't had
breakfast myself yet he said. Won
o take pity on I'M and be my guest:
| can't bear to eat alone"
For an instant he girl gazed at him
r,h.1a ,,,tct Sr,.-, Iofora hos. n,,n,
THANK you so much" she said hum
bly,. II lost all my money over
board D few minutes after we started
yesterday, aud I'm nearly starved to
death"
A year later Mr.. and Mrs. Howard
Monroe in the newest Of new clothes.
were taking the sameztrip nOrthward.
Aunt Bessie had just left them. and
they had settled themselves for the
t%wenty-four hour trip before them,
Howard turned to his month old
bride re6eciiveiy. Just to think" he
sa ID softly. IF l hadn't spoken TO you
a year ago we shouldn't have been here
today. | hesitated a long time before
| yentured."
"A loug tune, | should think So"
There was much emphasis in the
words.
Howard appeared startled. Too
long, was ity' he asked. IF | hadn't
spoken when | did what would you
have doney"
Done: Well.'' rehectively. III you
had delayed nue. longer | eliev |
should have asked you m~yseif-and
hated you ever a~fterward.'
Instead Of He paused question
ingly.
Dorothy looked at him smilingly.
Instead of'-she repeated ro%guishiy-
instead of-suppose you guess