Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-06-29

sky that hung over the stubbly fields,
sang softly:
Failing leaf and fading tree.
Lines of white on sullen sea"
She stopped and turned to Meredith
with an impulsive gesture.
This is the end she said
His sombcr eyes met hers.
Il can't see it," he stormed. I'VE
love each other Why shouldn't we De
happy"
All, but there is the other girl.' she
reminded him.
Yes. the other girl" he said. and
for a long time after that they were
| silent
In front of them stretched the long
brown road. The goldenrod famed on
both sides of it now, but when these
two had first met there had been sweet
brier and other delicate flowers of the
| early summer.
Margaret had worn Il bunch of Wild
| pink roses that first morning when she
had come 10 the big gate to get he:
| mail, and to Meredith. there on the
! same errand. she had seemed as fresh
| and perfect as the. flowers she wore.
| Since then they had waited every
morning on the old rustic bench under
| the oaks and life in that time had tax
Ell OH new meaning.
| "Think of H." Margaret said at last
tomorrow the little postman will come
here aud there will be ma one to see
him and nothing will he changed. but
| you and | viii be far Iway-you in the
| west and I in the east"
| After another silence he asked
What are you going to do with your
| life:"
~" she hesitated ''Oh. go in for
something suppose settlement WORK
or society or literature. \ Perhaps III
| write a novel;
Ard you think that any of those
things will make you happy
She stretched out her hands to him
"Ah, happiness''- she began, and hei
voice broke.
Come with me-" he whispered as
he bent over her. ut must be YOU ana
] for all the future Margaret"
She drew away from him. NO. no,
she told him: Il shall get along 4
woman can fird so many interests il
these days. and in using my brain
shall forget that have Il heart And
you-you will marry the other girl
and this summer this little time tina
we have had together. Will seem Il
you like n dream or Il strain of music
that heard Cnce yOu can never forget.
His eyes followed her as she roSt
and walked to the gate. She Wore {
loose tan coat >nd tan shoes, and he
brown hair was waved ana puffed int
a shining couture.
"Oh you beauty" he whispered
you beauty
Hush she warned. and they bears
the beat of horses hoofs.
The mail wagon OF the rural deliv
cry carrier was protected from s,li
and rain by white urlbrella. unds
| which the little man "a like fros
under toadstool
! .You all goin' tomorrow he asked
las Meredith gave him directions TO
forwarding the mail, Then he CAV,
chuckling laugh Il reckon if yoi
all come next summer your mail vii
come TO the same name
Margaret mad half dozen letter
and a paper. Merediths mail was al
business matter except one squar
white envelope addressed in delicat
feminine script.
look here" the little postman SAT-
to Margaret facetiousiy as he h I'd
/ ed the Letter TO Meredith: I'D be jea
Gus of that letter If were you. III
gets one every day"
A wave OF scarlet swept over tn
girls face. Jealous she stammeret
"Oh. no.'
But when the little man bad gon
she broke down and sobbed.
81 am jealous" she told Meredith
81 am dreadfully, dreadfully jealous
And yet you won't marry me-"
"No."
You want me to marry woman
i, don't care for to whom / am engage
simply because had known her a
, my life ana had drifted into it, an
you want TO make me miserable an
to make her miserable Just beeaus