The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1907-11-16

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them with kisses.
"If I were dead" he whispered pas
sionately. your voice would call me
back from the very grave, my anger
For a monSnt Glen stood with race
b,anched. eyes dilated, and preatn
coming in gasps-then she wrencneo
her hand from his grasp and darteo
like a wild thing down the stairs.
When he reached the rotunda ne
found Alice alone. They searcneu
everywhere, but could find no trace
| of her. and then hurried home.
"Has Miss Glenwood Gomez! Ahce
osred Athe girl who answered their
ring.
Eyes miss; she's come and gone.
"Gone," cried Alice. dumfounded.
"Gone where?"
81 dunno, miss; she had hack anu
TUX her trunk"
/ "Took her trunk" Alice staggered
hack against the wall. THAT Will 90,
Susan" she said to the girl, who STOOD
staring, open-mouthed.
She glanced at Ralph. He was very
pale. IN
"Ralph Mason!" she cried. by all
that's good, what have you done!
There! Don't look at me like that! 70
in and sit down, and Will see II can
find out anything upstairs"
On her table Alice found blotted.
tear-stained note. Dear Alice: 1t
read. Ralph has fallen in love with
me. and he does not know. he VIII
8 never forgive me! l can never tel
him! I cannot see him. have gone
to Chicago. Tell him. Alice. Oh, ] am
q the most miserable, miserable, mis-
= cradle of girls!"'
:. Then, after all, Ralph did not know
d He might forgive it from Glen; never
IL from her. She looked at her watch;
just five o'clock.
q eRalph!" she called. flying down the
Re stairs. "She has started for Chicago
Is Get a hack-bring her back-if not
DC go with her."
Ralph got into Chicago in the even
1T ing. He was tired. so went directly q
n. a hotel. and to bed. The next morn
nc ing he enjoyed a good breakfast
OF smoked a cigar and visited barrie
y. shop. before starting In search OF "a
or seminary.
w. Tell Miss Mason gentlema
en- wishes to see her." he said to the gu
7n who stood waiting.
tut Some one in the parlor xants
To- see YOU" called the girl a aomer
ct later. as she knocked at Glen's door
re. Now, to Glen, Ralph's passiona1
I'D, words had been utterly unexpecte
he She had wanted him to feel a lit
am sold when he found what a joke hs
not been played upon him. but that tnini
should take sach serious turn ns
mt, never entered her mind. Her mr.
ace impulse haH been to get away. 81
in knew what time the limited left
Chicago. SO she had called hack al
an was driven to her uncles. There 8
aid. hurriedly packed her trunk, scribbl
tay a few lines to Alice, drove to the DEP
lsh- and took the train for Chicago.
= She had repented her hasty cour
Will before she was out of the city, a
avs, when the girl called at her door
are. was sitting in sackcloth and ash
was trying to write to Ralph
will She obeyed the summons langud
can 'Some one to see about lessons, 8
you thought. as she went downstairs.
Ralph was sitting opposite ths
airy lor door. When he saw her ne sprs
ming m his feet. his dark eyes lighted "
no surprise and delight.
Miss Glenwood!" he explained
ssed ouslv. but before he could say m
ever Glen burst into tears and threw
Miss self upon his breast.
"Oh. Ralph" she sobbed, Y
ONE. your sister Glen!"
but 1t was a shock, to he sure.
and Ralph was sensible fellow, and "
n. I she told him how it all came ab
the CRYING as if her heart would break
dried her eyes and forgave her on
that spot. The next day they receive
eve. letter from Alice 1t was queer
red. tie. partly defiant, partly repenta
81 am in hopeless disgrace her
Tho home" she wrote in closing, al
light know you can never forgive me-
only reparation l can make
Ralph. is to wish that Glen may be
= only girl who will tell you she
say always VIC
,ning. After all naipn ""s
. the Alice thought. He and Glen retu
cd to to Washington and finished their
Alice there. But the events recorded
thout were never alluded to by the "
3 she people, and Alice and Glen were n
unda known again to attempt 9rac
the joke.