Okolona messenger., 1908-03-11
Her Love
Affairs

with a tragic air.
"At first there didn't seem to be
anything l could do, she said, until
had an inspiration. | could have the
grippe. So l had it,"
Him" commented the young wom'
an in the purple suit. Wasn't that
an awful lot Of trouble?'
"At first thought it did seem so"
said the girl with the feathered hat.
Il didn't have any invitations on hand
for anything | wanted to go to and
besides l needed the rest. Anyhow,
simply had to do something to avoid
seeing Samuel.
"You see, had written him-and 1t
was a perfectly beautiful letter If |
do say it-that all was over and 1t
had been a mistake and l couldn't
marry him. | should think at least
it would have given him enough to
do just admiring the letter, but no!
What does he do but come right to
Chicago by the next train to make
me change my mind.
Luckily, when he first called was
out at tea That looked kind Of bad,
too, as 1 had said in my letter that
had thought the matter over until
l had no heart for anything.
II just sat down and nearly cried
when l got home and found his card.
You see, know Samuel. never knew
man with such a violent willaand l
realized that / had to do something
and do it quick
II didn't want to marry him in the
least" explained the girl with the
plumes In her hat, but he talks so
loud and so fast and makes so much
noise that you simply get to the point
where you agree with him just to ease
up the pain in your head. When l first
knew him / called it force Of charac-
ter and admired it. OF course now |
know better. But l didn't want to
give him a chance to talk to me-
my, aren't you sure?" queried
the girl in purple, amazed. "You
should be, the way you are letting
Harry waste all his time on you"
II haven't got to Harry yet," said
the girl with the plumes, with dignity.
I'm still talking about Samuel. Ger.
tainly was sure-but Samuel wasn't,
which was more to the point. So |
rushed upstairs and got my reception
gown and telephoned the doctor. My
head did ache and l was feverish from
worry when he got there, SO it was
- l. hnk ho1 hn
grippe.
when Samuel called that evening
mother told him l was i'll and couldn't
see him. He stayed an hour telling
her how mistaken l was, and from up
stairs his voice sounded like the roar
Ing of Niagara. / don't wonder they
made him county attorney down there.
If he asked them they just had to, be-
cause I'm sure he wouldn't stop talk
ing till they did. Mother had book
she wanted to read, and altogether she
was very cross when she finally es-
capped from Samuel and came up
stairs. told her that she would bet
ter have grippe, too, and that seemed
to make her madder.
Next day Samuel called again and
left lot of roses. He telephoned five
times and called again in the even
ing to see how l was | sent down a
note thanking him and asking him
please to go away, as my decision was
final
The next day he sent violets. BY
this time Harry had phoned asking me
to go to the theater and l was dying
to go. So l went"
"Goodness" said the girl in purple.
Wasn't that a risk?'
"But had got tired of having the
grippe, SO what else could / do?
really could not be expected to know
that after Samuel had made his
evening call at my house he would
choose to attend the very same theater.
If he was so wrought up about not be-
ing able to see me don't think it was
in very good taste for him to want to
go to any theater at all, do you? Some
how it didn't fit with his role.
well, we met face to face in the
lOUDy SOluS uOu1SS anu IlOu- -'4t OdtI-
uel would have apoplexy OF course
Harry didn't know who the strange
man was who had gasped, stared,
cried 'Ethel!' in deep bass voice and
then looked as if he was going to dis
claim one of Cicero's orations at us.
/ never did have much presence OF
mind. said the first thing l thought
Of. which was that had felt SO much
better l had gone to the theater.
so / opservev Samuel said in aw-
full tones.
"Then l asked Harry to take me
away. l really did feel faint, for be-
sides Samuel now had to explain
matters to Harry-and men seem to
resent it so if they find another man
thinks he's engaged to you, irrespec-
tive of your own views on the subject.
"The next morning, Of course, l had
to see Samuel when he called. Please
pour me another cup Of tea, for 1t
makes me feel Ill just to recall 1t"
The girl in purple did as requested
and then looked anxious. How did 1t
come out?'' she asked. Which one
= -.