The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-05-07
use you going to mother, Ralph. She'll
not hear Of an engagement between u.s."

use YOU going to mother. Ralph She'll
not hear of an engagement between u.s."
nut why7''
tits a long story. But i feel that she
has right on her side l feel I have no
business to give hsr the anxiety that an
yos know ssw ses Moas ns d sgs
sss, tin not like my my ' Sisters. 7 TSeyyss
W s WSe ars en s pPoeied ~ h
out Of the schoolroom. | never had any
ses1ft si Hoys DO nj s t0 hs III tel
YOU all about it, r. =
Then sio told him tho whole story that
yoa rS e she woun ,p Det9rst
n me,,p - 's so dead against long engage
I've hothins Is oifer you-ho ii, H.. ' but
ysiSeaants 81 eRan nss hR5o'f fno%Ss 'h'i
nasr some n othsr ffenqSso Xou ySS 81
bcitor. that we found it out sooner rather
lhan A., aater bIo,'st YOU an anas cement
cant eyer It, I supposo t wouldn't DO
ahfs f11r e e sea ask o saI e shs ~"
phire ana two diamonds, Just q broad
ba 49, s " as q man might wear. 49,.
"and e YOU arc able TO come back, You
can give. 1t to mo then"
II wish you could have taken It., llo
Whats the Il y good To OF avln wsar Thing
can't wear? Look here, what r. that iittlo
silver heart you wear on your watch.
q IN, It's an absurd thing for man
NJ o 9h r, has tender no ms ssn
was mere hey and had ny FIRST watch
Yes. s, could take that Nobody would
my silver bangles. and Il viii be some.
arc gone" , a. &
It was wonderful how, stoical these two
young people were. q, Anybody listening
hey e were Quite nderent as a 3 whstRer
they met again. or not; but there is an
indifference which covers a tragedy Of
snernng s Maasns stay yf II The 9la
dusk was falling. and they said goodbye
to each other--a literal good -byc-and
then they tore themselves apnrt, md tho
girl went homo alone with all her love
frozen at the fountain head. and the man
turned back into tho snmmer-house and
sat there lnotlonless until the calls OF
him and made him, too seek tho shell
ter of his hotel. sE
Oh these partIngs! Oh. the | bitter I, !
Rhsa o mst q s. 0Ghns s
OF the only ono who makes life worth
living! oh, the wrcnching apart Of twin
souls, The tearing asunder OF true. afh =
ties! Well, well, parting is always the
same ali tho world over. Men and wo-
men who believe themselves very much
In love suffer just az much In parting as
those whose hearts have been cnslayed
i for all time; but oh, the difference IN he
years that follow. OH the length Of the
years when the heart Is elsewhere than
agony for the moment-but the eyerlast-
Ing pain which sometimes follows which
8frets away youth as moth doth fret out n
Madeline went straight home from the
Winter Garden. She found her, mother
want TO ,ell vow metheESaid 5 Ma.
's'.Yes?" Mrs. Desmond looked up sharp
Tive told him that i.,is quite impossible
for US to be engaged q U: !.
lyon have not tied yourself In any
mot in any way, mathematician he
my dear child said Mrs. Desmond,
and forgets, ii Is better that you should
know now. 1t Is such a slur on a woman
70 be pllghted for years and forsaken.
You can't hide an engagement; y1u can, t
Jacob broks his.,'' s .5 !.
Yes q quite, agree with you. said
!, HaoeilHe: - QultSsAsTee WIN 5yuu, mum
me?, ~ 5
III j cam. az
II want you to regard the incident ms
girls don't know he had any serious idea
OF marrying me, and i In not worrleu
about 1t i shall get over it-.-at all events,
It won't hurt quite so much.
II haven't spoken of 1t to a soul, Mad
cline" said Mrs. Desmond, keeping her
eyes very intcntly upon her cup. rand l
shouldn't dream of speaking OF your pri-
vate affairs to your sisters, any more than
II should Of theirs. to you: You may trust
me, Madeline. know thatI must have
like you to feel that am that s
II haven't said So" said Madeline.
so you told me last night. You