Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-09-02
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'I'm just as sorry as 1 can be-" said
the young woman who had alighted
from the street car, but in rather per-
functory way.
''Oh, don't mention it, 4esaid the young
man with the turned-up coat collar.
That's all right"
81 didn't mean to keep you waiting"
said the young woman. Have you
been here longY'
'Just an hour and three quarters"
replied the young man. You see,> you
said you would he here at 2 o'clock,
and it's half-past 3 now. l got here
a quarter to 2"
'@rhat was too bad!" exclaimed the
young woman, with little feeling.
Not at ALL said the young man.
81 didn't mind, 1 assure you. guess
It's going to stop raining now. It has
been showering for the last hour. I'm
afraid got little wet"
I'm SO SORRY" repeated the young
woman. "But why did you come at @
quarter to 2? You know l told you
didn't think that I could possibly get
down before ~
"Well, naturally, 1 wouldn't have had
you come q few minutes too soon and
have to wait around here for me this
way. But 1 don't want you to feel bad
about it, you understand"
eff l had known where to telephone
you I'd have called you up and told
you that I'd be a little late"
ooh, that was all right" said the
young man. 1.-The trouble was that I
couldn't go into store for shelter with
out taking chances Of missing you"
"I'm as sorry as can be-" said the
young woman.
ooh, you don't need to be- OF course,
If 1 had known beforehand that you
wouldn't be able to get down here be-
fore half-past it would have been all
right, you know"
at was too bad. l meant to be down
by o'clock"
II was beginning to think that you
weren't coming at all. l was pretty
anxious. Every car that came along I'd
say to myself, We'll, she's sure to he on
this one, and then when you weren't
on that I'd say, she can't possibly fail
to be on this
ut was shame" said the young
wuman. ut would have served me
right if you had gone away"
'sThe idea Of such a thing!" said the
young man. you might know
wouldn't do anything of that sort Time
goes slowly when you're waiting,
doesn't it? 1t seemed to me that 1 was
hours walking up and down on that
sloppy pavement, and, after all, 1T was
only an hour and three-Quarters."
you see, would have been earlier,
but 1 hadn't any idea that it was get
ting so late. Louise Bowers came to
see Helen and got talking to her, and
the time went by without my realizing
it. 1 guess you must have thought that
l was perfectly mean"
ooh, no, indeed" said the young man.
"Nfost certainly 1 didn't Anyb0dy's IL
able to be little late That policeman
who stands at the crossing thought l
was a suspicious character, I'm sure.
Every time 1 came near him 1 thought
he would collar me and ask me to ac-
count for myself. Perhaps he thought
l was little crazy, tramping up and
down like a soldier on his beat and
rushing to the corners to meet every
car that passed. l don't blame him.
L"
Look here" said the young woman,
stopping suddenly, I told you that l
was sorry didn't II"
"There isn't any occasion for you to
be sorry said the young man.
II know. You've said that half Il
dozen times before. But you go on
harping on how you had to wait"
well, by jinks!" said the young
man. IF you come to that, l should
think l had a right to harp. Keeping
a fellow waiting an hour and three
quarters in the rain. You don't catch
me doing it again. 1 don't want to be
rude, but"
well, you'll never get another
chance. l can tell you that right now
said the young woman.