Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1907-05-10

I'm sure ! forgave you lohs @eo'
interrupted the girl softly.
"Nelly." incredulously. But VIVA.
are YOU doing at tie station? No'
going away? couldn't stand lot 'nae
YOU know, now I've got you again.
~ am going to New York.
Sand 40 it's because you're going 70
New York that you are SO me- anu
look SO pretty"
.sDo YOU like my things?' she ASKED
eagerly. DO / look pretty reahy
and truly?"
"Your things are up in G, and you re
as pretty as a picture, Neiiy. Du'
what's the use of words. II all these
people weren't here I'd show you what
I think of YOU What are you soihs
to do in New York;
She looked at him sideways. ah
| going" she said slowly, i am golhs
! to be married to Michael"
| He gave a gasp. That's not true, ne
cried. She shrugged her snculders.
cNelly," he besought, forgive me.
shouldn't have said that, but you gave
me a fright. | know 1t isn't true.
know you're just teasing me. But I've
lost my nerve and can't stahd lor ~
Say you don't mean it.
whats the use of my saying any
thing" she asked him. when you
think I'm not telling you the trutns
I'm going to marry Michael Don
oyan. For two years | was straight
to you, and put up with your
jealousies and tempers, and turned
down lots of better men because
well. because was silly about you.
But when you threw me on, ana ielt
me to be public laughing stock, dlo
you think | was going to put on sack
cloth and ashes, till you got good ana
ready to come back to me? NOT
J much!"
, lyon needn't say any more, inter.
, rupted the man, Il quite understand,
Miss Mccullough Well, ! hope you'll
be happy and have lots of good luck
He lifted his hat with awkward dig
nifty, and turning on his hee-, marched
towards the door.
The girl watched his retreating
form with frightened eyes, then Jim,
she called, almost under her breath
Jim" He heard her and came strid-
ing back.
"Well?" he demanded.
"I-I didn't speak," she stammered.
Il beg your pardon, | thought you
did, "Oh, Nelly" he cried, you cant
mean to do this thing II Michael
were q decent sort I'd not have a
| word to say. But he isn't. Why, he
| hasn't a friend in the world. 1t was
knowing The things | do about hin
i that made me SO riled VIII IN | saw hin
j hanging round you. Nelly, even II 1T
i all over now, ask you, please wait!
j The girl gazed at him spellbouna
her hands nervously opening and clos
ing.
why, Nelly" with sudden Joyful
conviction, Il believe you love M
STILL
IN "oh, JIM she sohbed, 81 dol dc
But I've given Michael my word, an
"a I'll have to keep it"
- why look here, Nelly" he PLEADED
IF it's a question of keeping prom
IS ises, you promised me long befor
70 10. you promised Michael. and it's tn
~, oh first promise that holds in law, 20
know
a. East bound express, stopping |
- Hudson, Poughkeepsie and Ne
nv York" chanted the station officia
The girl made to rise to her fee
~ but the clock-makers arm drew h
back
!, Sweetheart" he whispered, "yC
"A don't want to go and marry Micha
40 40 do your"
NO." said the girl, Il don't want
WV, marry Michael. but"
har But what?"
aht well, you see," she explained. 4
like this / told all the girls at t
-. store that was going to get marie
and about my trip to New York, a
If go back and tell them there was
any wedding, and there wasn't a
80. go trip. why they'll josh me to dea
e - limits dreadful for me to say II
. but you love me, don't you Jim? lie
lnen go away to New York, you and +
now, and let us get married. TIL
a.. they couldn't throw anything up
me-
. he
49, aback, what would the boss say |
went off at moments notice t
way?"
81 guess he'd say nothing, seeing
= +. went to be married"
oon Look at my Clothes" he or
80 And, sweetheart, haven't the mo
Il - to buy ticket, let alone to get n
: hi. ried with.
Tiers I've got the money. JIM" she W
XIV pered, $50 I've saved"
chap Neiy, ne SAID desperately,
Why can't take your money like that.
: one be regular sponge"
he'll East oonnd express, stopping
ing n Hudson. Poughkeepsie and New 7
, her All aboard" called the official wit
blush. tone of finality.
come oh. WELL" the girl acquiesced