The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1906-03-02

~ sincere ID HeT CobteHpG Tor girls
who broke engagements with their
own sex to accept later ones with mas
culine creatures. So her pride was
touched.
Pm sure" she said with dignity,
"tnat I'd forgotten that date with you
girls or I'd have told MIR. Garland
last week that couldn't go.
Tell him now" suggested the sop
homore impertinently,
make good even at the eleventh
hour, Amy!'
"Pve already toldsyou," said Amy
patiently, "thst ha int seen him for
two years until | met him in Michigan
avenue He was III town just for day
then and he won't be back until tomor-
row and | haven't an idea where to
reach him. If | had"
That afternoon she and the senior
went down town for some white
gloves. Suddenly again in Michigan
avenue, she clutched the seniors arm.
"rhere's Tom Garland" she gasp
ed.
"Thep tell him now," said the semi
or, with fiendish readiness.
The next moment was one full of
surprises to the senior and the young
man and to Amy.
I'm 50 sorry" Amy found herself
saving, spurled on by the conscious
ness that the senior was banging heavi-
ly on ner flank, but | entirely forgot
last wtek-that had all engagement
for tomorrow night to help the girls
diiil for play-it's too bad
1t was all over in two short minutes
and Amy found herself walking down |
the avenue, with giggling girl besidv
her am the memory Of young mans
cool but courteous release from her
theatre engagement with him. She
found herself il vile temper and full |
of dragging sense of guilt She had I
u career 10 her credit marked with !
many instances of unconvention and |
independence, but she felt that today !
she had put the tassel to the cap OF the
climax.
She helped the girls drill that night
and went to bed with headache. She
awoke the following morning at 10
o clock with the same rackiug pam.
She told herself sternly that it was
the unsp eakable WaIsa rarebit the
freshman had compounded thu night
before and she felt sudden longing
for strong coffee. All tHa other girls
were still sleeping and Amy, although
her knowledge of plant lie IS remark.
able, cannot amply that knowledge
10 the manipulation of the coffee her
". So she dressed quietly and slipped
away by herself to small cafe on
side srapt beloved of students.
The 1l1c, was quite empty when she
WEI il but while she was waiting for
her order group of three women and
a man came in and took the table just
behind her. They continued the dis
cu.sion which was engrossing them,
that of 'aTplay of the night before.
Amy listened languidly. Suddenly one
of the women spoke up sharpely.
George, why wasn't Tom Garland
" it'll US last night"
ANY iusiinctivelv drew herself to-
gether for fight, but she was arrested
by Georges snort of unqualified con
temp.
Why" he said, because a girl
turned him down. For what? A for
gotten date with another girl! Tom
had gone TO all sorts of trouble to ge.
into town to keep the engagement,
had risked business losses and all the
rest, and when he got here it seemed
that she had to help drill play"
Amy sat with her back to Georges
generous back and listenen with vary |
ing emotionssswhile he denounced her.
George spoke with the freedom of
friend and she received more valu able !
light on mans points of view than
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