The Newark journal., 1908-08-14

nef, out d2un I. mat was tAG enc
OF IT, Forgive me, dear"
4 forgive you for her, JEFF. I'm no
sure THAT | shall forgive you for the
DE -"
-. ether affair didn't go nearly Sc
Ear he asserted. Really, Lucy"
who was she?'
"Only-soIaebody | met in the coun
wv"
She sighed. you don't like to men
ion her name. That's against you
Jeff"
Minnie Warning" he said, with
jerk.
was she young? And pretty?"
Yes. she was an awfuliy good lit
lie thing, Lucy I'm sorry-sorrier
/ han | can say-a5out it. There was
70 Irritation: only | could see she liked
ne a bit So I went away | should
ave been an Internal scoundrel if
hadn't. She was only just beginning
70 like me; and II found that
/ loved you best Don't ask any more
questions, there's a good girl"
Il won't ask any more questions"
he promised If you have told me all
/ mat matters. don't think you have,
/ JET"
III tell you" he said, because you
! are-yCu. You have been my pal as
wen as my sweetheart; and want to
keep you for both. II met the love
Hest woman in the world. and you had
grown old and plain-you couldn't
/ should want you. If fell in love a
hundred times | should come back to
you. III tell you, Lucy; but it will
hurt"
You have eased the hurt. You are
very good. as pal That is another
point in your favor.
1T was enc evening in the summer
house, was staying with her PEG
pie. It was just getting dusk, and we
had been talking sentiment; sentiment
in the abstract OF course, but-my
hand touched hers accidentally. 1t
was an accident, think At any rate,
it wasn't deliberate. She drew her
! breath sharply. and-iiuttered. 1t made
me feel strange was very near
kissing her; but didn't She was
girl who mattefed, and-there was
/ you"
You didn't think of me- then, JEFF"
She was very young and innocent
and good. She was quiet all the even
ing. walked up and down my bed
! room half the night thinking about il.
| I thought | was in love with her Don't
look like that, dear. You know what
YOU said, Lucy when | was going
away. If ever you meet some one
you Hike better don't do me the wrong
of being faithful; and don't apologize.
I've got to be first or nothing | won't
marry you till I'm sure that am. But
| love you, JEFF Then you kissed me
of your own accord. You never kissed
me like that before, Lucy. You aren't
demonstrative, dear
q feel things" she said, gently.
We'll, l thought of her; and
thought OF you, and what you said II
had loved her best l shouldn't have
come back. 1t was no use coming to
you with less than ell You would
have been sure to find cut"
Quite sure.
Il almost made up my mind that |
did love her best. She was so fresh in
my mind. you see; and she showed
when she felt things. couldn't forget
how she looked in the summer house
She was a pretty girl Lucy. But |
felt awful when | thought Of hurting
you: and | knew that | lowed you, only
didn't s-em 10 feel Il SO much just
then. You were u long way oil, aud
that makes difference.
at makes difference" she agreed, |
TO YOU
Suddenly l found myself thinking
e VS., I ca4ld as. old Lag about H.
That showed ma how l felt TO you-
how | trusted you. You'd be honest, |
Il It meant goHr own life"
Il hope 50. I'm not sure CT myself
II +; meant y9Jrs.
4 thought how saoald always
waat VOL. al my life; AID how
8 Odd Mss ysu- lettefs eyery week
I'd taassat that pe.ila9s | only
iancied | loved hst best bacausa yoH
wore Sc far away | aiad to rictIss
YOU waiting talking, halEiag peol IT,
III the thinss tEat are mes, Nike goa
I oorldn't tAiak Of you ia any maa
aer except W..ea you kiscss &c Ia
highland | tela myself that wan
YOU. I wanted yoa dfeadfai!y, Luey
but / wanted her. too"
She sighed. She must have been
very nice"