Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1908-05-15

~ you ever care as
NJ much about any
Nbs5S other girl as yot
do about me? Tell me the truth nowl
"Of course mott" said the young
man, promptly. How could n"
"Of course went on the girl with
the curly hair, I'm not so foolish as
to think you've never been in love be
forel7
1T wasn't the same" declared the.
young man, earnestly. y just liked
them-her-oh, really, J never knew
what it was to care Tor any one till
met you!'
You speak as if there had been
simply swarms of others!' said the
young woman, leaving the button to
its fate and bending on him a glance
which was reproachful as well as
/ searching. Il didn't dream"
Not ct all" broke in the young
man. I'm not such a universal fas-
cinator as that
Tell me, insisted the young wom-
an sternly. how many?"
oh, don't know" said the
badgered young man. What's the
use"
Il suppose you cant count them
said the young woman in a panied
voice. because there have been such
crowds Of them. You have gone
about falling in love with girls as fast
as they came along aad l just hap
pened to be in line Still, you have
the assurance to say you never cared
much about any Of them and you eX-
pect me to believe it, I'm not such a
silly as all that. III warrant that you
were desperately devoted to all Of
them and | don't see how you es-
capped marrying some one of them
Did they throw you over?"
Marie" said the young man in a
hurt tone,"I can't imagine what's come
over you! I never was engaged be-
fore in my life; +"
That's not saying you didn't want
to be- flashed the girl with the curly
hair, looking about for her handker-
chief Il suppose they wouldn't have
you."
Il never wanted them to have me,''
insisted the young man.
Wasn't there one. just one of the
whole lot that you'd have got engaged
to if you could?" persisted the girl
with the curly hair Don't try to de-
ceive mel"
The young man had a hunted ex-
preston, but he was naturally honest.
We'll, | was dreadfully young" he
said. and you know fellows some
lines get a foolish streak and"
Il knew it," walled the girl 'T
was just sure of it-and you've been
rying to conceal it from me! You've
ried' to make me think | was the only
sirl you ever loved. Was she pretty!'
We'll, l should say-no, mol" cried
he young man. Not at all And
'now now l wasn't in love with her a
lit"
But YOU thought you We're" said
he pretty girl, burying her head in
he sofa cushions. and that's i-i-iust
5 bad Did you th-th-think YOU liked
er then IS well as you say you like
he now? Oh, but you didn't know me
hen. so you can't tell Maybe YOU
ked her lots better-and there's no.
'ay for me to find out"
Marie said the young man "of
purse | didn't like her as I do voul
ow absurd 1t was just a boyish
ifatuation, an episode. a shadow If
as nothing! Not worth thinking
1outl"
Then why persisted the pretty
ri, did you make me miserable by
ling me about her? If had never
lown 1t wouldn't have mattered so.
uch-l could still have been happyl'
me young man took a turn around
e room. You made me tell Won"
expostulated. Il didn't want TO
d there wasn't anything to tell any
ny Say, Wen be great deal hap
er II we just drop It'll You're the
ly one, and that's all there is to it,s
DO you mean it?" asked the pretty
l, drying her eyes. -
You know mean it," said the
ung man. Wen never mention her
ain, will we?"
No" agreed the pretty girl softly.
he sat down beside her. Wen
We her out of consideration.
Then there was peace for a brief
ment until the pretty girl had time
think. Then she looked at him ac-
ingly and suddenly.
But are you sure, Bert" she said.
that she was the only
of all those others you cared that
en- about? Wasn't there some one
2? Now tell me trulyl'-Chicago
ly News.