The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1908-04-08
Mary Strengthened up at that.

Mary Strengthened up at that.
"Oh, when get into it, she said.
trying to speak lightly, cts not so bad.
but l have felt the strain this winter
awfully.'
Between rushes that night Roger
caught Felicia for a moment alone in
the library. "Mary is dreadfully blue. IS
he told her. ''She broke her engage
ment with Bob Carruth in the sum-
mer, and she hasn't seen him since,
and she misses him"
what did she break it forY' Felicia
asked.
HE wanted her to go south with
him and settle in little town where
he could practice medicine, and she
wouldn't give up society. and now
think she regrets it"
"Oh." said little Felicia, ''if loved
a man / would go to the end of the
world with him!'
"Would you?" Roger asked.
eyes"
"Well. am leaving for Japan next
week." ingratiatingly.
Felicia gazed at him with intense in
dignation for moment; then she turn
ed her back on him. ''Sillyw she said
When Felicia went to bed that night
she was so tired that she could net
sleep. The next morning she was rs
pale as Mary. For week the two
girls dragged their engagements, fin
ishing up on Saturday night with an
other cOtillon.
llaHo 10
was mussed. and she knew that she
was not looking her best, but she was
so tired that she did not care. Roger
had sent her bunch of violets. and
her dance card was filed with names,
but the fact gave her no satisfaction.
The fourth dance was Rogers.
Enjoying it?" he asked briefly as
he swung her out into the floor.
ooh, am so tired l shall drop" she
said. Cant go home, Roger?'
She looked so like little weary child
that Roger laughed.
"Baby," he leased and then tenderly
It'll hunt Mary up, and we will cut
the rest Of it,
In the carriage Mary collapsed. 81
didn't dream l was SO tired" she Sob
bed. with her head on Felicia's shout
der. and Roger. surveying the pair
with twinkIing eyes. said. Let me pre-
scribe
"Well?" came back in muff1ed agree
ment.
"You pack your trunk, Mary" be
planned, land go home with Felicia.
It's lovely in the country now, and TIL
come up and bring Bob Carruth with
me-
Mary sat up, with her face ablaze.
Bob Carruth 2"
eyes. l had letter from him yes
terday. He's coming up for visit
Faint pink tinged Mary's cheeks.
do you think he will want to see
me, Roger?'' she asked wistfully, and
Roger said gently, 81 know he will,
Mary"
So Felicia packed her little trunk.
and Mary packed larger one. and
away they went to the country, where
the trees were crimson and gold and
brown and where the air was like
wine. And there Bob Carruth and
Roger followed them.
$50 she is really going to marry him
and live in a country town." Roger
commented, and he and Felicia fol-
lowed Mary and her lover along a
path that seemed to end in golden
sunset
EYES," Felicia said.
"And you are going to marry me and
come and live in the CITY," Roger ven
tured.
81 haven't promised yet" said little
Felicia. 81 am afraid that some day
should be saying, Give me again my
hollow tree, my crust Of bread and lib
erty.'"
'You aren't afraid of anything of the
kind" Roger told her. "You know we
would live happy ever after"
ooh, well, if you are SO sure" said
Felicia as she tucked confiding hand
through his arm and looked up at him
with happy eyes, 81 guess shall have
to say yes, Roger"