Sharp County record., 1908-03-20
II er Love
Affairs


time to count them ate a frosted cake
with tragic air.
''At first there didn't seem to be
anything could do she said, until
had an inspiration. | could have the
grippe. So / had it,"
"H'm!" commented the young wom'
an in the purple suit. Wasn't that
an awful lot Of troube?'
"At first thought it did seem so"
said the girl with the feathered hat.
81 didn't have any invitations on hand
for anything | wanted to go to and
besides / needed the rest. Anyhow,
| simply had to do something to avoid
seeing Samuel
you see, / had written him-and 1t
was a perfectly beautiful letter If |
do say it-that all was over and it
had been a mistake and / couldn't
marry hirn. | should think at least
it would have given him enough to
do just admiring the letter, but no!
What does he do but come right to
Chicago by the next train to make
me change my mind.
Luckily, when he first called I was
out at tea. That looked kind Of bad,
too, as | had said in my letter that
| had thought the matter over until
had no heart for anything,
81 just sat down and nearly cried
when | got home and found his card.
You see, know Samuel. | never knew
o man with such a violent will, and
realized that | had to do something
and do it quick.
II didn't want to marry him in the
least" explained the girl with the
plumes In her hat, but he talks go
loud and so fast and makes so much
noise that you simply get to the point
where you agree with him just to ease
up the pain in your head. When first
knew him | called it force Of charac-
ter and admired it. OF course now |
know better, But I didn't want to
give him chance to talk to me-"
my, aren't you sure?" queried
the girl in purple amazed you
should be, the way you are letting
Harry waste all his time on you
81 haven't got to Harry yet" said
the girl with the plumes with dignity.
I'm still talking about Samuel, Ger
tainly | was sure--but Samuel wasn't,
which was more to the point. SO |
rushed upstairs and got my reception
gown and telephoned the doctor. My
head did ache and / was feverish from
worry when he got there, 50 1t was
easy to persuade him that had the
grippe
when Samuel called that evening
mother told him | was Ill and couldn
see him, He stayed an hour, telling
her how mistaken | was, and from up
stairs his voice sounded like the roar.
ing OF Niagara. / don't wonder they
made him county .tc0ney down there
y he asked them they just had To-, be
cause I'm sure he wouldn't stop talk
ing til they did. Mother had a book
she wanted to read, and altogether she
was very cross when she finally es
capped from Samuel and came up
stairs, told her that she would bet
ter have grippe, too, and that seemed
TO make her madder
Next day Samuel called again and
left lot Of roses, He t6lephoned Ave
times and called again IN the even
ing to see how | was, sent down q
note thanking him and asking him
please to 80 away Ns my decision was
anal.
"The next day he sent vlolets. by
this time Harry had phoned asking me
to 30 to the theater and was dying
to 80, SO | went
Goodness" said the girl In purple
"Wasnt that q nsk?"
"But I had got tired Of having the
grippe, 80 what else could | do?
really could not be expected to know
that after Samuel had made his
evening call at my house he woult
choose to attend the very same thoater
II he was so wrought up about not be
ing able to see me don't think II was
In very good taste for him to want tC
80 to any theater at ALL do your Some
how Il didn't ft with his role,
"Woll, we met face TO face IN the
lobby going home, and thought sam
uel would have apoplexy OF cours.
Harry didn't know who the strange
man was who had gasped, stared
cried 'lGthol' IN n deep bass voice 0nt
then looked as II ho was going to dIs
claim one Of Cloero's oratons at ue
neyor did have much presence o
mind said the hrst thng thought
Of, which was that had felt 80 mucl
bottcr had gone TO the thoator
$50 obseryeV Samuel said In NV
ful tonoe
"Thon / asked Harry TO take mO
away really did feel rulnt for be-
ados Samuel now had TO explain
matters TO llNrry-Nnd mon seem Il
resent II 30 II they hnd another mal
thinks he's engaged to you, irreepee