The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1909-06-08
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The cold November downpour
! drove even Tom Blake to an over
crowded street car. There remained
! one unoccupied strap to which he at
tached himself. He looked grimly
over the rain swept vistas of the ave-
nue., and his heart was filled with a
/ longing for the green fields and the
meadow lands of his home.
What miserable grind city life
Isl" he thought How any one can
choose it is beyond me, and how
much worse for woman-a working
woman-even than for man
He looked at the drabbled skirt Of
young girl in the seat opposite, at
her over-fashionable hair and her
cheap little imitation of prevailing
styles. By force of contrast came to
his memory the vision of slender
slip of girl in dress of peach
| pink, standing knee deep in field of
daisies. With a shudder he tried to
realize her environed by ribbon coun-
| ter or Office desk. Then he fell to
wondering, as he had SO many times
| If late, what had come between him
and this same slip of girl since he
had left the farm. She had been
away on a visit when he came to the
city, and had not replied to the long
letter he had left for her. To the
letter he had written from her had
come in reply only formal little
aote, and then, unbroken silence.
There's seat" growled the con-
luctor, brushing past him, and Tom
noted that during his revery there
had been many exits. When he was
seated he recalled the still unopened
letter in his pocket, and he proceeded
to open it. 1t was from his cousin
and housekeeper, Julia. At the close
he read Have you seen Bessie yet?
She has taken fine position in an
office in the city. Gets big salary,
and never wants to come back to the
sountry again. 1t seemed she
learned typewriting while she was at
her Aunt Laura s."
Tom looked dejectedly out of the
window His world seemed upside
down. He was vaguely conscious of
some one occupying the seat beside
him, and then the voice of his dreams
spoke.
you haven't forgotten old friends
30 soon?"
He turned and looked into Bessie's
blue eyes
Il just learned from letter that
you were here, Why did you
] GOMEZ
II had longing for city life, same
as you had, so 1 got position here"
His face darkened.
you don't seem to be pleased, =
she said, flushing.
mo, Bessie, am not. I don't like
to think of you as anywhere but back
there in the green fields. wish we
were both there this minute"
She looked incredulous.
you'd give up your active, stirring
life here? thought you were entire
ly weaned away from green fields"
He stared at her wonderingly.
Twill you tell me when you came
| WhCAO yOul pOStlAOh 49, "hSA0 JOu
live and why you did not let me
know you were here?"
Il came here three days ago. dc
typewriting in the law Office of
Boardman & Livingston. board al
227 Morton avenue"
That is in the same block where
my boarding house is-but my last
question Bessie!"
Il didn't suppose you would care
to know"
"Bessiel"
Just then woman, weary and old
came into the car, and Tom instant
ly gave her his seat and hung on tC
strap until one of the two mer
seated in front of Bessie left the car
He slipped into this seat, looking
keenly at his companion.
Isn't your name Weldon-Georgt
Weldon
Yes, said the man. extending hi
hand. II was almost sure it was
you, Blake, and was wondering why
you seem to be living here, and how
far off your thoughts were"
They were only backt the farm
II don't wonder You are a borI
farmer. Win you tell me why yol
left that fine 600-acre farm your faith
er bequeathed you? I should thinl
you'd ask nothing better"
Il don't I'm here to fit myself t.
run it; that is, scientifically. l cam,
here couple of months ago to attent
the agricultural college and take 81,
months course,
Good idea. Live at.the college9'
mo; they were crowded when
came, so l board out here in tn
suburbs"
Enjoying city life out of schoo
hours?"
No; I study evenings, want i
crowd as much in these six month
as l can. know no one here, and
don't care to make any acquaintance
for so short time. tell you, Wei
don, the green fields will look prett
good to me next spring
I Weldon looked as if he had hear
enough Of his old-time acquaintance
affairs, but Tom instantly continued.
Il had always wanted to take thi
course, and one day, when Septembe
harvesting was well under way, + JUS
| packed my grip and came on me
pent's notice
4 Morton avenue!. bawled the cor
duotor