Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1906-05-03

"Tonight.." exclaimed Lucy. why.
eont you remember. dear. mother has
a box for the Lyceum. and YOU ar
ranged to take me-"
BY Jove. I'd forgotten all about IL
What a nuisance, l can't put Desmond
off"
Then We must give up the Lyceum.
| suppose"
I'm afraid so. I'll wire to mother on
my way TO h @ office. l daresay she can
take Max and Kitty"
Not a word that he's sorry. or
anything" reflected Lucy. And. for the
first time since their marriage. she felt
a little sorry for herself.
from tina day, Johns habit of taking
things as II matter of course gradually
began To dawn upon Lucy.
Lucy VAS no vainer than many girls.
bu; II knew she was pretty, and liked
IT, be told so occasionally. Now she
e; me to think OF II. John had never
old he.' SO.
Eth T lie doesn't consider me pretty.
o" else he takes 1t AS a matter OF
c..rse.' said Lucy to herself. IN
e;"er case it's rather hard"
,she rund it rather hard. too. that
n'i her pretty frocks mad apparently
NJ impression upon John.
In the early part of their engagement,
John had expressed certain arbitrary
JEWS vi III SuDJecl III WOIldn = dress,
and ever since then Lucy had taken in
finite pains to please him. eve to the
sacrifice of certain pet weaknesses Of
her own. And to all this. John appar-
et,lly was blind. He found no fault.
but neither did he dole out a single
wore of praise.
Now. y pretty woman likes to be COM
than upon her looks. and Lucy. being
no exception to he rule. began to pine
for some positive sign Of Johns APP
prevail.
No" she anne To think of il. he had
never even told her that he loved her
at least. not in So many words.
Every woman wants to be told so in
so many words" said Lucy.
BY this time the vague sense of in
justice under which she had been
smarting. half-unconscious'J at first,
had taken definite shape. She felt she
had d grievance against John-s good,
substantial grievance.
He takes everything for granted.
said Lucy to herself. And then it sud
denly occurre to her hat she. too.
was taking things for granted.
How 10 I know he really loves me.
since he's never said so?"
How do | kno he cares wha,
wear or how I look. or whether I'm
fond OF him or not. How do know he
isn't Indifferent. and MOI merely
thoughtless?!"
h wretchei suspicion. once con
ccivel. haunted Lucy day and night.
she thought of it SO persistently that
doubt at last seemed 10 be certainty.
and finally-well, finally John began to
notice a change in Lury's manner.
All her pretty. affectiunate little ways
disappeared one by one. Frigid polite
ness took their place.
John had got used to being pe;ted
ana caresscd by Lucy. He was wont
to look upon these e,,1earmcnts with
a sort OF happy conplacency thai sug-
S-sted lac corresponding obligations ON
his part. When Lucy put her arms
about his mack. and laid her cheek
against his. he would respond readily
enough. but it never occurred to him
To take The in:;iativc--he was so con-
iident of Lucy. dear. deiionstra,ive.
impulsiv. LUCY.
When Lucy's little ways dropped
from her. n by one. John felt at first
surprised. then hurt. and finally
alarmed. ny $40" and prinful degrees
he waa forced 10 ~rsaliz. the fact that