Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1908-08-14
When March
Windc Blew.
BY Virginia Blair.


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, Copy righted. 1908, by L. G. PARCELS.
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"Whew-ew-eww went the March
wind. shrieking around corners, roar
Ing across the open spaces and whirl-
Ing the dust and debris In the middle
Of the street into mad dance.
Down the block from opposite direc-
tons came a girl and man. The girl
was all In brown-trim walking skirt,
and chiffon veil, the ends of which
were whipped this way and that as she
made her way against the wind.
The man. with his back to the cut.
ting blasts. walked rapidly, and just
as the girl was within few steps of
him the mad March wind blew so hard
and so strong that she stopped and
turned her back to 1t.
And so sudden was her action that
get out of the way. hsat7a i
The girl gave little shrek in the
moment of collision. He put out his
hand to steady her. ar
"Oh, you needn't mind" he told her.
ITS only me-"
She. was pink with bushes, but she
said haughtily, ~ do mind"
"of course" he agreed gloomily. I'D
like to wipe myself Off the face of the
earth If 1t would do you any good"
"You might at least avoid this block"
she told him.
He looked about him.
81 beg your pardon" he said. II
suppose II Is the effect of long habit
that makes me drift this way"
Habits may be broken"
mot the habit of love-" he said, al
most fiercely, Then his voice took on
tender note. Catherine" he said,
cant you change your mind and mar
ny mel"
81 think" she said very clearly, "that
you are mad--as mad as the March
wind-as mad az March hare"
"And why?" he asked because
love YOU
because you propose to me at such
strange times and places" she cried.
"rhe last time was In department
store just before Christmas when
was buying needles and pins" tlgt
And you made a plncushion Of my
heart" he reminded her "and stuck 1t
full Of sharp points"
mo woman con respect man." she
said, "whn makes himself ridiculous"
He drew hln.sele Up sharply.
c. Al 3 "a al ttINafl
perhL3g descfse Il. But you must re-
member mat ab6s,I first told you that
I cared fpr yoa told youlr your own
home and asked If might speak o.
your father. You didn't soy No and
you wouldn't say Yes And when I
asked you again at the bachelors CO.
tIllon you still let me hope, and then
you wrote the next day that l was not
to visit you again. ! couldn't believe
that you meant It. ! can't believe 1t
now"
He laughed bitterly and went on:
"But II have lost your respect 1t ID
hopeless shall never again ask you
to marry me, Catherine
"Never?" she faltered.
Never" he repeated, and for a mo-
ment he stood looking down at her;
then, with a gesture Of despair. he went
on his way.
She stared after him and started to
call hesitated and went slowly up the
steps OF the great house before which
they had stopped
"Of course am glad to be rid Of
him." she said half hour later when,
In pink dressing gown and slippers, she
talked with Aunt Kitty. who always
understood.
Aunt Kitty was woman of the
world. Brilliant and glowing, she had
stopped I'm on her way to some after
noon function.
"Why are you gladr Aunt Kitty de-
handed. Hes fine fellow"
GATHERINGS lips were trembling.
"Oh. Aunt Kitty" she said, II thought
he was, but have found him out"
Goodness" asked Aunt Kitty. what
has he doneT
"There Is another girl" Catherine
said slowly.
"Hump" said Aunt Kitty. How did
you find II out"
at was the other day after the cotil-
lon," Catherine explained. "He had
told me how he cared for me. and l.
was really beginning to care, too, and
I thought 1t would be nice to surprise
him. And ! knew he always lunched
Mt Marfeld's-and thought I'd
go down and have lunch with him
and tell him
"Well, of all things" calculated Aunt
Kitty, "in these days of chaperonsp
$50 went" Catherine proceeded,
"and all the way downtown ! thought
how glad he would be, and how
would pour his coffee and let him order
the things he liked, and how In after
years we would go there and eat lunch
on the anniversary"-
"of course" Aunt Kitty sympathiE-
ed.
"And as / went up in the elevator
was 80 happy that people stared. but
didn't care. And when reached the
sixth floor I got off and went into the
grill room and started for the table
by the window, where I knew he al
ways sat-and then
"Was he thereT was Aunt Klttys
eager question.
Eyes, he was there. But there was
another girl with him.. And he was all
devotion. and she was all bushes and
smiles And while they we're waiting
for their order he went out and came
hack with a bunch Of violets and lIliea
Of the valley. and he pressed her hand
when he gave them to her"
ooh. my goodness" said Aunt Kitty,
"and how did you manage to see all
that, chIldr'
'"There was little table by the foun.
FINE FARM FOR SALE.