The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1904-10-27
. ALL HIS FAULT.


air Of one who expects to spend the
evening, he seemed rather disappointed
at the chilly greeting given him by the
extremely pretty girl. Now she was
seated opposite him in the big rattan
chair.
Haven't you forgotten something's"
he asked ingratiatingly. you recol-
lect that you're engaged to me now.
The etiquette for engaged couples diff
fers from"
''oh, i remember it perfectly well"
she interrupted with a sarcastic accent
on the personal pronoun. When 1t
comes to forgetting you seem to have
the monopoly. It must be convenient
to have such a-a-a spotted memory"
Great Scott!' exclaimed the young
man. sitting up straight, What's up,
Milly?'
She gathered herself together for the
fray. You told me yesterday morning
when 1 telephoned You that it was inn
possible for you to meet me for lunch
con downtown, as you had a law case
that was rushing you every minute
that you didn't know whether you'd
even have a chance to grab q free
lunch-those were your elegant words.
And then''-she paused dramatically
II saw YOU with my own eyes at one
o'clock sitting at a little table in the
restaurant-and you brought in that
hateful Nellie Phillips and you sat
there forty-ffve minutes, for saw you!
How could you deceive n-m-me 500"
There was a suspicious dimness over
the flash of her eye.
The young mans face was kaleido-
scope Of mingled emotions. Il didn't
he protested, finally. i never deceived
you! t.
sid like to know what you call IT,
then" the indignant young woman
broke in. "Of course if you prefer to
take Nellie Phillips to luncheon in
stead Of me, that's all right. Far be it
from me to interfere with gentle
mans preferences. Yet it does seem to
me that you might have decided what
you wanted before you told me you 10
cared for me. There was no need Of
--of encouraging me under false pre-
fences. If was an idiot Of girl I'd
be heartbroken over your duplicity.
But want you to understand that I'm
not that kind I.don't care q bit. I'm
glad / found you out
"But, Milly," cried the young man,
wildly. 1t was his first introduction to
what woman can do when she is
wrought up and he was still struggling
to touch his feet to land and catch his
breath, IF you'll let me-
'I'll not let you hold my hand at any
rate" she stormed, jerking back You
must think I'm weak-minded indi-
vidual to be won over by little pet
ting. It Just shows how little you
appreciate what you have done. II
YOU had taken her to lunch any other
day 1t would have been bad enough,
but I'd have forgiven YOU I suppose,
because you could have said you met
her accidentally or snoothed 1t over
some way. But, after putting me off
and making me worry all day thinking
Of how you were running your health
going without meals working so hard
to earn money-then to have you do it!
I'm $3.50 disappointed in you, Her
bert. She leaned back and wiped her
eyes. She looked so pathetic that the
young man swallowed his wrath and
began again Now, Milly, If you'll
just
And Nellie Phillips. of all girls she
4 went on. She's always been crazy
over you and did her best to make us
quarrel a year ago, and you know 1t
If you'd picked out any one else II
wouldn't hurt me so. It looks as
4to,,S.t. .4,,,,I iT.ora teI1y ,,lo mad "
make it as hard for me as you could
Her hand is so much bigger than mine
that you'll have to have that diamond
reset. Here it is-it burns my fingei
and I'm glad to get rid of 1t. Ill never
believe another man as long as / live
4 I thought you were the soul of truth
and honor and that you really &C
cared for me and-but you needn't
think Til crawl off into a corner al6
pine away. for / sha'n't. / shall have
just as good a time as I can, a perfect.
ly l--l-lovely time, and no doubt II
have forgotten all about you in cou.
pie Of weeks. l don't believe in being
uncomfortable over any NM
man! Il
The young man syas pacing the room
and looking haggard. IF you would
only let me ex
i "There's nothing to explain!' sht
4 said, loftily. My eyesight Is goot
ana SO are my ears. heard what vol
told me--and / saw what you did. Vol
might as well tell me good-by and g.
g-go away. I'm sure Nellie is waiting
and wondering why you are late.
----v
4 With a sudden rush. the young mar
grabbed both her arms and stified he
voice against his shoulder. "Pardor
me-" he said deliberately. "Do no
mistake this for a demonstration of af
lection. It's only to make you keel
still long enough for me to talk awhile
/ I took Nellie Phillips to lunch becaus,
her brother, who was my most impor
tant witness in that lawsuit, asked mi
to do so while he went over on tn,
north side to hunt up fresh evidence
/ was at a standstill till he got back
and 1t was as much as my life wa
worth to disoblige him. Besides, un
less 1 had dropped her down the eleva
tor shaft there was no other way t,
get rid of her but to feed her. Nov
that I've said my say I'll bid you goot
evening as you requested
| But she chung to his coat sleeve
Then why didn't you tell me SO be
fore 4. she asked in angelic reproach
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