The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1906-11-24
THEIR QUARREL

From HAzel's point OF view theiI
piece Of art.
Besides being pretty, Hazel Is natu
rally dramatic and unconsciously likes
to have the curtain go down on any
little episode that arises with every
body satisfied and the proper lights
on the scene. However. she had not
known that a telegram would call her
back to Chicago the next day or per
haps she would not have given the
mere tip Of her finger to young Dank
craft. and would not have said with
brilliant and distracted smile cal
culated to convey the impression she
had Just become aware Of his pres
ence: "Oh, must you go? So sorry.
Good night"
aware that he. young man who not
two days before with much eloquence
had impressed upon her his conviction
that she was the only girl in all the
world for him, was sitting within three
yards of her carrying on what ap-
peared to be desperate Irritation with
girl she hated. Whether young
Dankcraft did this only after she be-
gan her own little Irritation with the
lawyer. mr. whether she devoted her.
self to the lawyer as result Of Dank'
crafts periidy Hazel had not tried to
consider judicially.
II she had done 30. her judgment
would have been that II she did any.
thing at all maddening from Dank.
crafts point OF view. he had brought
1t upon himself. Besides. she did not
object to the diversion of making him
take all the blame and beg to be for.
given. This would have been the nor
NAL outcome had not the telegram
spoiled 1t all and left the romance In
the balance, 30 to say.
One should not blame z man fol
not calling on one and making a door.
mat Of himself when. first, he Diet
not know that one has returned to
Chicago. and is. therefore. accessible,
and, second, he does not possess ones
Chicago address. Yet Hazel worked
herself up through various stages OF
regret at her GOODNESS. longing for q
sight Of young Dankcraft's CHEEKY,
sQuare-chinned face and evaporation
at the whole situation into q rage
at him. When a week had passed
without . word from the Wisconsin
lake resort, she consigned Tom Dank.
craft to oblivion and meanwhile
thought Of him every minute.
When, therefore, without any warn
ing. he was ushered into the library
Of her home seven evenings after her
return, she arose with 4 light Of bat
tie in her eyes. Now that she knew
that she had mot lost him, she yearned
to make him A. miserable a. she her.
self had been.
why did you run away from me az
you did?" he demanded. imperatively.
without any preliminaries. A week
spent In getting track Of vanished
young woman is apt to reduce de.
termined man to language shorn Of
frills.
Run away from you?" Hazel repeat.
ed, in tones OF polite wonder. won't
you sit down, Mr.. Dankcraft? l am
30 glad to see you again. Really, my
mothers illness. which called me back
to Chicago. has made me forgetful.
When did RUM"
"Oh, that was the reason. was it,"
murmured her caller, trife uncer.
tain. When one has practically told
girl one loves her. 1t Is discon-
certing to be met by her with a
glittering society smile and an abb
sent-minded voice. She even was
prettier than he remembered her. 30
he began to feel less sure that he
was the injured person.
i've been horribly unhappy since
that night when you showed 10 plain
ly that you cared nothing for me-" he
said, captivating on the spot
He was big and young and good.
looking and forlorn, and the girls
heart melted, but she held out.
Il never remember giving you any
reason in the first place to .hink I
cared anything about you. Ind H.
she remarked, looking only mildly In
terested. Aren't you assuming q
great deal? When did you reach Chi.
cago and isn't the weather wretch.
ed?"
The young man got to his f;et and
glared at her helplessly. SIZE regard.
ed him with just the propeS hint
of the attentive smile hostean Should
bestow on an unexpected and formal
caller. He opened his mouth and
shut it. waved one hand ais, then
jammed both of them into his peck.
cts and took deep breath. lie was
getting pale.
See here!" he began. II d,,,t know
how to get over this barb-wir, fence
you've built around you. ant. sup.
pose you're doing 1t to distIrss me-
and maybe deserve 1t. But, bang II
| all. Hazel. II you knew what week
I've put In trying to md os' where