Smyrna times., 1908-03-18

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why thought >ou liked it" she
glIed
May strai@nteneI Up at that.
"C.. when / gec into it," she said,
trying to speak lightly, its not so bad,
but have felt the strain this winter
awfully.'
Between rUshes that night Roger
caught Felicia for a moment alone in
,hc library. Mary is dreadfully blue"
ne 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 for?' Felicia
asked
"uc wanted her t. g south With
him ami 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 l loved
a man ! would 30 to the end of the
world with him."
"NoCiJ youE" Roger asked.
Yes"
ell. ! am leaving for Japan next
week 'ingtatiatingly
Felicia gaZed at him with intense in
dignatiOn for moment; then she turn
ed her back on him. Silly she said.
When Felicia went to bed that night
she was so tired that she could not
sleep. The next morning she was as
pale as Mary. For week the two
girls dragged their engagements. fin
ishing Up on Saturday night with an
other cotill0n.
"Fclicil wore her white dress. 1t
was mu@sed. and she knew that she
was not looking her best. but she was
50 tired that she did not care. Roger
had sent her a 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.
"Oh, ann so tired shall drop she
said cant | go home. Roger
She looked so like little weary child
that Roger laughed
Baby" he teased and then tenderly.
I'll hunt Mary up, and we will cut
the rest of it,"
In the carriage Mary collapsed. Il
didn't dream | was so tired" she sob
bed. with her head on Feicia's shoul-
der and Roger, surveying the paiI
with twinkling eyes, said, Let me pre-
scribe"
"Well?" came back in muGled agree
ment.
You pack your trunk, Mary" he
/, planned, "and so home with Felicia
It's lovely in the country now, and II
come up and bring Bob Carruth will
mo"
Mary sat up, with her face ablaze.
bob Carruth?'
"Yes. l had a letter from him yes
terday. He's coming up for visit"
Faint pink tinged Mary's cheeks.
. "Do you think lie will want to Sc
me, Roger?" she asked wistfully, ant
Roger said gently, Il know he will
Mary"
SO Felicia packed her little trunk
and Mary packed a larger one, an
>, away they went to the country, wher
the trees were crimson and gold an
y brown and where the air was lilS
:, wine. And there Bob Carruth an
Roger followed them.
so she is really going to marry hiI
and live in country town." ROge
= commented. and he and Felicia fO
II lowed Mary and her lover along
path that seemed to end in a gOlde
sunset.
eyes" Felicia said.
. "And you are going to marry me an
u come and live in the city" Roger vel
- tured.
. 81 haven't promised yet" said lit
"a Felicia. Il am afraid that some day
Ia should be saying Give me again n
%, hollow tree, my crust Of bread and Ii
ertr.'"
IT. "You aren't afraid of anything of Il
," E:aA." Roger told her. You know v
1d would live happy ever after"
I" "Ch. well, if you are 50 sure" sa
IT. Felicia as she tucked Il cOnfding han
,d through his arm and looked up at hi
lie with happy eyes, Il guess shall ha
or to say yes, Roger"