The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1906-09-20
fitting for an elderly, dignifed Dutch

fitting for an elderly, dignifed Dutch
burgher to do
tAvice!
"Coming!'
She took up little package she had
brought with her and went out to meet
him.
There's one errand to do" she said,
as they entered the carriage, '.but it's
on our way. Have him go up Madison
avenue and deliver this
She showed him the package, adj
dressed: "Mr. Rulon Shepler, Per-
sonal."
"And this" she said, giving him an
unsealed note. Read it, pleased"
He read: .
Dear Rulon Shepler: l am sure
you know women too we'll to have
thought I loved you as a wife should
love her husband. And I know your
bigness too we'll to believe you will
feel harshly toward me for deciding
that could not marry you. I could Of
course consistently attribute my change
to consideration for you. should
have been very little comfort to you.
If I should tell you just the course
had mapped out for myself-just what
latitude proposed to claim-I am GER
tain you would agree with me that I
have done you an inestimable favor.
Yet I have not changed because l
do not love you, but because I do love
some one else with all my heart; so
that I claim no credit except for an
entirely consistent selfishness. But do
try to believe, at the same time, that
my own selishness has been a kind
ness to you. send you a package with
this hasty letter, and beg you to be-
lieve that shall remain-and am now
for the first time, sincerely yours,
"AvICE MILBREY BINEs.
"P. 81 should have preferred to
wait and acquaint you with my change
OF intention before marrying, but my
husbands plans were made and he
would not let me delay"
He sealed the envelope, placed it Sc
curely under the cord that bound the
package. and their driver delivered it
to the man who opened Sheplers door.
AS their train emerged from the cut
At Spuyten Duyvil and sped to the
north along the Hudson, the sun blazed
forth
There, boy-I knew the sun must
shine to-day"
They had finished their breakfast.
One-half of the pink roses were on the
table, and one from the other half was
in her hair.
II ordered the sun turned on at just
this point" replied her husband, with
a large air. 81 wanted you to see the
last of that town under cloud, so you
might not be homesick so soon"
'You don't know me. You don't
know what a good wife 1 shall be-"
1T takes nerve to reach up for a
strange support and then kick your
environment out from under you-as
Doctor Won Herzlich would have said
If he'd happened to think of it,
But you shall see how I'll help you
with your work; I was capable of it all
the time.''
But I had to make you 1 had to
pick you up just as l did that first
time, and again down in the mine
and you were frightened because you
knew this time I wouldn't let you co."
only half-afraid you wouldn't-the
other half I was afraid you would.
They got all mixed up-I don't know
which was worse"
well, admit fooled my approach
on that copper stock-but I won you
really my winnings in Wall street are
pretty dazzling, after all, for a man
who didn't know the repositories a
mirror directly back of you, Mrs.
Bines, if you wish to look at them
with a pink rose over that kissy place
Just at their temple"
She turned and looked, pretending to
be quite unimpressed.
II always was capable of it. I tell
you-boy!"
what hurt me worst that night. IL
showed you could love some one-vou
lid have heart-but you couldn't love
me-
She did not seem to hear at first. nor
to comprehend when she went back
over his words. Then she stared at him
n sudden amazement.
He saw his blunder and looked fool
tSh.
81 see-thank you for saying what
you did last highland you DIDN'T
mlnd-you came to me anyway, in
spite of that"
She arose, and would have gone
around the table to him. but be met
her with open arms.
"Oh, you boy! you do love me-you
dol"
L must buy you one of those nice.
shiny black ear trumpets at the first
stop. You can't have been hearing
AZ all we'll. See, sweetheart
out across the river. That's where orr
big west is, over that way-isn't it.
fresh and green and beautiful?-and
how fast you're going to it-you and
your husband. 1 believe it's going to
ha