Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1908-04-18


g1gement" She looked at him brave
ly, though her eyes swan with tears
and her chin quivered.
Dick stared moment and then be
gan to laugh. which, under the circun
stances was the worst THU he could
have done Mary's eyes began to blaze,
and the tears disappeared.
Its joke. is it?' che blaZed.
"Well, it's time it was bsoEen. Here
is your ring. I'm sorry for your vast
ed time. and, since you are SO anxious
10 be married, l hope ,ou will find
some one who will have you right
away"
She slipped from the room. and not
until he heard the door CT her room
slam did Dick recover from his amaze
ment. Then he laughed again and,
putting the ring in his pocket, left the
house
Poor little Nary he mused "Well
l see that I'll have to get her father to
help"
Mary, watching him stride up the
street whistlng MARY, Mary, Long
Before the Fashions Came" sank into
her big chair and wept
"IIe wanted it broken. He wanted
!. 1t broken" she walled
| Once admitted to the inner Office
! Dick took the leather chair which
| Mary's father Indicated with his foot,
accepted cigar and lit it.
SIS this business call or just q
visit?"
Both. I've been up to see Mary"
Strange. Anything doing? Will
Mary marry?'
"She says she won't. In fact, she has
just given me back my ring. say she
must. and want you to help me-"
| "Of course l can't force my daughter
to marry you II she does not want to-"
grinned Mr. Arnold.
Yes, you can-if you go about 1t
right You see And he briefly out
lined his talk with Mary. Mr. Arnold
smoked fiercely while the young man
talked. and then they went over a de-
tailed plan together.
When the young man finally left the
elder shook his hand heartily
"I'll do my best. Dick. Mary's good
daughter. but she'll make just as good
a wife. and I'll divide"
h That evening Mary came to the din.
liner table red eyed ard white faced.
4 Little by little her father drew the
story from her. When she had finish
ed he said: I'm glad of 1t. Mary.
never would have asked you to give
him up, but am thankful that you can
see for yourself" He did not say
what she could see. "And now that
it's all over I don't mind telling you
that there are as good fish in the sea
as have been caught so far Now
Dick-well, he's so slow! And then
But that's over now, SO cheer up
daughter. and fail in love with some
one else" ats
ooh. can't ever do that" wept
Mary II shall take care Of you al
my life"
tut! Tut! Just put your mind II
1t and you can do 1t. ! am anxious t.
see you marry and be happily settled
Mary. OF course I didn't say so. be
cause could see that you didn't reall!
care for Dick. II you had cared you't
have married him two years ago. Blu
now that he's gone
n Mary gasped and stopped for he
napkin, sitting up again with re'
. face. Not care for Dick! Perhap
; Dick thought that too.
"And. aside from that" went on he
Gather. II have been engaged to Mn
han Howard for year, and know
} how you will feel about keeping IN,
waiting too long. or course | shout.
. not think of marrying again while yol
are with me-"
. Mary thought she must faint. TIL
room went round and round. and the
. she heard voice. which must hay
been her own. stiify congratulating he
! father, heard him say something tn
]. words of which she could not distil
guish, and then she was up in her ow
room.
:, oh" she moaned, "what shah | do
q No one wants me. Papa is going
l. marry again. and even he thinks | d
Il not care for Dick. l must have acte
" terribly for papa to think that. An
:, why didn't he tell me that he wante
II to marry? I'd have been glad Of
e for then could have married Dick an
g would not have needed to worry abo'
papa at all, Oh, 1t is cruel And no
1. I It Is toe late. No wonder Dick stoppt
caring if l acted like that-like til,
seem to think | have" She sobbt
III miserably.
err Il like Marian Howard. have q
II ways wished could have her with NJ
I'd like to live with them, but th'
e. don't want me either. Papa has sa
tc time and again that such combination
II are always unhappy, and SO must
!" away somewhere"
ar She sobbed herself to sleep that mig
r. after hours of wretched reflection al
:" almost desperate thinking. She did u
go down to breakfast. but when s
heard her father leave the house s.