Middletown transcript., 1905-06-03
WHEN LOVE IS KIND !.
By MARY STEW1RT CUTTING
CONTINUED FROM LAST WEEK
She opened the letter and read
TurRsnAY. SIP. NJ.
On THE TRAIN.

THURSDAY, 3 L. NJ.
On THE TRAIN.
MY DEAREST GIRL: Here am |, going
farther and farther from you, at the very
time when-I should be going 70 yon. II ;
hard luck, isn't it, that everyone but
me will see you in the pretty gown yon
told me YOU were making. Perhaps yoli
will wear it for me some evening, VII
Won? And that will he better yet.
| hope you'll have just as good time
a. YOU possibly can, and dance every
dance. 1 trust you made all the proper
apologies for me. OF course, I'm sorry
not to be there, but, as far as | am con-
cerned, I'd far rather spend an evening
with lust you, than waste It at dance.
| have been looking out OF the WINDOW
lust here it is very pretty III the moon
LIGHT. There is a woman III the seal III
front Of me who isn't pretty, though,
size has been nagging at her husband
ever since we started. lie must hhu !.
something awful. | can't imagine wi Iin
I'd do in his position-thank goa, y
never know. Anna, when ! tiiinK q
you'll stop, and that is all that ! can
say-Arna, ,rIten Think Of you. | never
supposed. dear, that | could care 50
much-more than I've ever even trled
TO tell YOU. Just think, we might nave
been married for the last four years, i
we'd only known each other sooner.
What A waste Of time You will get
this tomorrow, only few hours before
/ see YOU, for will get back to my rooms ~
about seven O'Clock to dinner, ana VIII
come to YOU as soon after as possible.
Always yours,
"Well, what does lie say?' questioned
Mrs. Lane interestedly, as Anna came
back into the room. Come, now' Ah'la'
what does he say T.
Nothing" said Anna, except that
he exnects to be here this evening.
Nothing, indeed, but what lie had said
MANY times before. The very fact that
he did not seem to know that he had
done her an injury but served to deepen
it. It is one OF the subtle and curious
torments Of love that what should be Its
bliss is often its bane; no matter now
deeply felt and expressive OF the heart o.
tile sender love letter may be, II IT tails
short Of the need love has set for it, u
becomes only singing i'll.
"He's coming tonight" repeated Mrs.
Lane. her eyes searching her daughters
face for the longed-for signs OF happiness.
stWell, I'm sure, that's very nice. Anna
Anna! Come back here a moment !
wish you'd 60 downstairs and see Il those
seeded raisins came. The grocer forgot
them the first time. Now, wait. ! have
not finished. Tell Susan if he doesn't
bring them soon, she cannot have the
suet pudding for dinner, it takes SO long
to boil-yet. | don't know what else 20
have. See if you cannot find something
in the cookbook that she can make
quickly-we have plenty Of milk. Now,
Anna. | wish you wouldn't look like that.
Here you've had letter from Harland,
and he's coming tonight, and--if you'd
only take little more interest III the
house, it would be far better for you.
You do entirely to much as you please.
I'know you were disappointed Yesterday,
and know you are tired from being up
so late last night, but if you would only
learn little more self-control -"
Mrs. Lane was happily unconscious Of
Al. ~ laor !
herself. She could have cnt off her right
hand for her daughter, but size positively
couldn't let her alone.
Ethel yentured a word on the subject
when the two girls sat by the bedroom
fire, before dressing for dinner.
"You needn't 90 on, Ethel" said
Anna, with sudden sweet, forlorn smile.
Poor mother! | know | was horrid-
but YOU needn't talk about the other
part. | know everything You are going
to say. You see, this isn't the first time
its all happened before. EIarland loes
just what lie pleases that's inst what il
comes down to-without any reference to
me. He'll never i'll this world own that
he's wrong about anything, because he
always thinks he's right"
She looked with halfaverted face from
under her long lashes, in the dropping
shadow of her hair.
"But when it's business -' remon-
strated Ethel.
Business Yes, that's tile excuse for
everything I've been asking myself
seriously, Hasn't a promise to girl any
weight? Doesn't it mean anyhingn
Couldn't he have said to the people who
wanted him, i cannot 60 that day OIL &C.
count Of an engagement which | cannot
break, made two weeks ago?' l believe
he could have said it, if he had only
thought he could. He simply takes it
for granted that he can't I've been try
ing my best to think Of it all in lis way
and I can't! never can" She stop
ped and then went on again scornfuly:
IF it was our wedding-day | suppose lie
wouldn't come if lie was called away on
business II
"Now, that's silly" said Ethel. Anna
rose and took letter from the desk in
the corner. II want you to hear what
I've written to him:
"DEAR HARLAND You kindly wrote
that you would be here tonight. ASH
will not be at home, | send this to tell
you 50, although suppose it is unneces-
sary, for you have, probably, no more in
tention than usual Of keeping your word.
Phe position you put me in last night was
sufficiently obvious, without further ex
PLANTATION. | don't know whether it's
worth while to say that there are some
things one naturally expects Of gentle
man.
Yours truthiully,
ANNA LANE"
ANNA y cried Ethel, in CONSERVATION.
"What dreadful note! You can't pos
sibly send that; he'll never forgive YOU"
II don't want him to-
"Oh, but you will Y Ethel was thor
oughly aroused. "I'll own it was horrid
to be treated in that way-I'd have
hated it-but there are some things YOU
can't say to man, they're so queer,
thew mind ca tprrih1y Nau - ao,.Il