Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1906-03-08

Kathleen WAS as difficult in love as she
had been in friendship. and her sharp
tongue wounded indiScriminately.
Dan Herman" she would say.
THAT great hulking fellow for me:
Why, his feet are so big he has to so
out-of-doors every time he wants to
turn round. No, thank you. Theo. I'm
going 10 wait until the right man
comes. And he won't come from this
| place. either. He won't be Dan
Herman or II Harry Moulton or Jack
Sherer. He'll be some one worth hay
! ing. You'll see.
Theo did not care when Kathleen
| spok" thus of Dan Herman or Harry
Moulton. but she WINGED over Jack
Sherers name. or course he couldn't
help loving Kathleen. who could? But
h" was not positively abject before
her, as were the others. and so far he
| had never tried To secure 'rheo as his
| interreSSor. She was glad Of it. She
could console and sympathize with
| and receive the condolences of the 9TH
erS but with him somehOw-and then
1t came to her that. however you look
ell at It, il was hard that from all her
lovers Kathleen could not spare one
| and that one for whom she heisr i
cared nothing. and Thee cared so
much.
She sighed again and stirred in the
hammock restlessly. Something warm
AMI wet rolled ont from under her eye
lids upon the thin sleeve that clad the
arm doubled under her head.
"l'ln SO tired of it, she whispered
10 hrlsclf.-''so tired of smiling and
smoothing and Sympathizing with other
peoples love affairs. If only some one
some time would come to me that
could cry before and complain TO ever
so little
y sound of whistling smote her like
a pain. 1t seemed too glad and care
less for her ears just then. On it came
out OF the distance down the street, in
nj the gate. and straight up to the We
rhnda. There it stopped. Thco rose
| up in the hammock and looked \ man
harr-hraded. stood fun in the moon
| liglt pcering into the shadow after her
| When she stirred, he saw the white
little lump in the hammock and spoke
"Good evening. Theo." He came up
the steps, two at a time. Any room
| in the hammock for me, too, without
disturbing yourself? If there isn't
| just say so. | can be comfortable any
where"
"Oh, there's ROOM Theo moved
along to the extreme end and began
nervously to tumble with the pillows
She had never been so surprised in her
| life. TO think that Jack actually -but
of course it could mean but one thing
| He lad come at last, like the rest, to
ask about Kathleen.
He sat down beside her and ar
ranged the pillows himself. He was
IL little fellow, with red cheeks and a
boy!>h laugh but his eyes were won
dcrfully far-seeng and keen. He had
never been So near before. Theo won
lrcd if lie could hear her heart beat
Il met Kathleen up the street." Jack
said. "She was going into Maud Bal
lou's. think. She told me where I'd
find you"
Theo understood. Well
How are you. Theo: Have you said
good evening yet: l wasn't sure that
| had heard you
NO. | haven't Haven't had
time" And then Thea laughed with
embarrassment. Her little speech had
sounded so unlike herself. Jack
| laughed. too. very unsteadily, she
thought. and stared out across the rail-
ing. Suddenly he turned and looked at
! her detrrminedly.
lin going away, TheO. did you
know IT," he said.
Theo gasped and fell back. Going
away. She had never dreamed of such
IL thing.
Are you:" she tried to say.
YES. | am. I'll tell you why.
can't afford to stay OH here and work
for nothing, even though-even though
by doing so | can be near the dearest
girl in the world" His voice broke
IF I'm ever going to have her. I've
got to he looking round for job that
will keep two instead of one. | guess
I've found one now. OF course it's
going to be hard to leave. but | cant
help it. I've got to earn more money
tiff" He hraced up. That's
what I've come TO talk to you about.
Theo | was glad Kathleen wasn't at
home wanted to see you just
| alone.
Yes" rheo sighed They all said
that or something like it, She had
prayed that Jack might not come to
her: but now that he had come she
would do the best she could by him
and Kathleen. He went on stumbling
ly.
You see, Theo. you see Well.
! declare | had just what | wanted to
say all thought out. bur it's left me
completely. What do fellows say in
times like this. Theo:
He looked at her appcalngly. Theo
took firm hold on her feelings and be
gan:
We'll, they usually begin by saying
! they've ALWAYS known me- or known