Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1906-02-25

 self without taking care of you. hop you'll always remember how kind l. been to you. E>ty ami how I've let ys.;. work for yotlr board and given yon ., home Now. I mt sit staring. ike t bump on q leg when hes talk.n@ c you. and don't hay,. that taruway lo,i, in your eyes that !pu'vr 41t thrIe tl+-~ minute"
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 g'lt~a i I=5a !. .ra IT'S =tHuY 'ar e5 applause ol t-.,l Esther 4,"uel to hear only fe echo. "A ah," sl4e bFe1tll9d, 8it5f l.ttIe Shieer aud ta spite of her aeut'< asaeeticus that Was the oulE zs9rd sGe -.4ele ;t.! tHe evening. Nr &Juulns gave up all et- forts at conversation =ana eantente9. himself witli zzlzin& aI2ui tHe house CT watching tAe iil>Hed. faPt face of the girl beside 5I5f5f.
 At length fAl.. ai''aI curtain fell. Mr- Sulbbins sInzi,s1 tt Esther. Pretty good show that was" he observed aeH- tally.
 His voice ssealtcncd Esther from l4ar dream of raaaaae 10 tae actual psez= ent of boafla44 ho1,,as a93a tIruj&etF. "Yes-oh Hes Alr StiihhiH=a. sine said, The flush hazl fart her cl4eesz. and s4e Was very pale
 They spoke It6e on tkc way home. Esther w;l% 56tn1ih4 oI what she hati seen. Mr. Si06bins was wonGetias which was gie easiest and quickest way to praft'f9e.
 On the >:sHs of ler aaai,s bo2rdo" house they paused, The street wss very still. 1ae ugly rows Of houses opposite Were touched by moonlight such moolIizft as silXcred the streets oI Noro4s4 Hfg ago. NJ. Stubbins cleare'. Ii i,1aett. he began .sI aint iz3534a at l1TelaaEing. like that Romeo fellow We SAW this evening. b t my business is q pill@ Well and In thinking of settling down. You'd make a fine littl,. | lu~elie .je! took to yoa from the fiist-Xeu l..dst have seen that -;lill-a.ll want yo: ta l..,tI2y me, As Estles'= =istenc,. shc he'd d fleet ing vision o Romeo. How gracefully he had stood beneath that flower hun. balcony, while MT Stubbins. red from the unwontedness of lovemaking, look ed more awkward and 1orid than evei. Stubbins thought. He smiled benef- icently. "Cf course you're surprised,' he said, "and it's only natural. But l mean what say. You're lonely and I'm lonely. Fll give you good home, and you'll never be sorry for marrying me-"
 Esther made quick, despairing ges- ture "Wait, MT. Stubbins!' she cried. "T haven't said that I'd marry you. And can't say it, because don't love you. Oh, know you can't understand. but there are things girl waltts more than a home-a thousand times more! I hope you're not angry with me. MT. Stubbins, for you've always been so kind, and I'll never forget your taking me to see play that showed me what love really means"
 She vanished into the house, leaving the astonished Mr. Stubbins agape on the doorsteps. "Well," he ejaculate 4 ''that beats all! A man spends his good money to take girl to show, and then she goes and acts like that! I thought seeing Romeo would fix mat ters, but you never can depend on e woman, anyhow"