The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1904-12-03
WHY HE. DIDN'

! Still the combination worked very well.
! The only trouble wac that his work
rather knocked the ploom of the 70
nance of life. He found it difficult to
be romantic after chasing around after
the stern realities, the tragedies and
COMEDIES of this mortal existence for
sixteen hours Il day. but he naGed
20 retain something of the dreamer
about him Notwithstanding. lie lived
I in love. Somewhere on this mundane
sphere there existed "A woman whom
he should one day meet and love and
be happy with her forever after
! She was to be his affinity, his twin
soul, and they should know it the mo-
ment their hands touched. Naturally
| 1t was all rather hazy in his mind as
| yet, for he did not have much time for
dreaming. Newspaper work on a live
/ ly daily and dreaming were not COM
patible, ard as the daily bread, also
cigars, depended upon the newspaper
the dreaming was neglected.
He had also a rooted opinion that he
/ should one day commit suicide. He
often said as much to his chum Jim,
whistling softly with faraway look
! in his eyes He would talk about it
! quite seriously and discuss the differ
| ent methods, but his preference was
| for the revolver route. When he got
/ tired of living or things went wrong,
he intended to try it, he said, and kep'
revolver handy.
! And so one spring day he fell in love
It was all in one moment. He was at
his desk writing away like mad when
the door opened, and she came Ira
little, blue eyed, fair haired, childish
thing, with Cupid's bow lips and &
frightened manner. He looked up i'm
patiently, and their eyes met.
They neither knew afterward what
they said, but five minutes later be was
at his desk, she was gone. and between
his eyes and the paper was fair,
childish face, with Cupid's bow lips
and blue frightened eyes.
Before two days he met her on the
street Their eyes met again, and they
both spoke. Then he walked home
with her and carried her schoolbooks,
and all the world was Suddeliy lair
and sweet as a rose garde'i in June
She understood his every word, and he
well, he lived in n world of his own.
He walked in a dream. The real things
of life - the murders. marriages, di-
vorces, even the men and women he
met-seemed a farotf dream. and only
Daisy and himself real people. lie was
| In love and for the first time.
| Her mother soon became aware OF
| the state of affairs and decided Daisy
was much too young for love or lovers.
| Her father told him So and also that
he and Daisy must see each other no
more except as acQuaintances. There
was nothing against him-they were
simply too young. And so she was to
/ 20 TO school. but Gordon could call to
Say goodby.
came away filled with wonderful
schemes for the future. He was to
become rich and famous, and when she
came back he would marry her. That
was his plan, and from that day he
worked as lie had never dreamed it
possible that he could work. Before
he worked because a certain amount
of work was necessary to keep grim
want at bay, but now he had an OBJ
jeCt for which, to work, and he threw
his whole soul into ii. 1t was for Dai.
sy, and that thought kept him going.
For two years it was constantly with
him.
She was TO be home in June, but
went to visit friends and wrote him
that 1t would be the LIST OF July, and
her dear friend Bessie Thornton, was
TO come with her.
Ii was evening when she would ar
rive, and he started to the station to
meet her. Instead Il telegram met bin.
Daisy had been married that morning.
She was not coming at all. The lights
in the streets danced up and down, and
he repeated it softly, DAISY married"
His hand vent mechanically to his
pistol pocket Only one idea was left
In his stunned brain, and that was 70
carry out his old time morbid fancy
and put an end to the existence that
he now. concluded was not worth liy-
Ing. He did not take time to argue
the pros and cons but felt a slight
sense Of disappointment when he re
membered ne had left his revolver az
the office. 1t would not take long to
go for it, he thought dreamiy, and
glanced ut the telegram in his hand.
"Duisy married" II must be a dream.
The train came in, the train Daisy was
70 have come on.
The moments We're like hours, yet he
did not hurry, TX was not far to the
ot,c. DAISY married" One fuger
on the trigger. and then
There was "A touch on his hand. tim.
i'll ANA soft. He glanced down ana for
an instant ala net see who it was.
Then he knew-it was EeSSic Thorn
ton, nlisy's friend. There were sears
In her eyes. and he read uity-and was