Connecticut western news., 1909-05-20

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 l Miss Sues words had been uttered in the hearing of many persons. Next day the news of the broken engage ment was all over town.
 Dick tried to placate the girl, but with characteristic lack of policy he did not wait for her anger to cool Off The result was that the breach seemed final to him. In his simplicity he be l liCvCd every angry word she said and dil not realize that the girl was eager to forgive as soon as she had punished him little.
 Dick was abScutminded about little things, but not about great ones. With heart full to breaking. he made his preparations to leave the place. X week afterward Sue stopped at Dr. Murray's house to accompany MrH. Murray and the doctor on drive into tEc country. Dr. John was not there when she arrived.
 "l hope he hasn't gone to bed again." said Sue. smiling. She was cheerful, for she had made up her mi"d to write to Dick, forgiving him ard asking him frankly to forgive her.
 "No," said Mrs. John. Didn't l tell you where he was going this morn ing? He went to drive Dick Kendall down to the harbor to see him or on the Viking"
 Susan Harland's half opened lips and startled eyes showed her surprise.
 "Didn't you knowY' said Mrs. Mur- ray, embarrassed. Dick Is going on a cruise around the world with his friend Randall, who bought that big yacht Viking this spring"
 Susan sprang up. casting aside all prctcnse, like the honest, warm heart cd girl she was. Kate" she cried, "I cant let him go! cannot! 1 cannot"
 Mrs. Murray caught the girl in her arms. Darling" she said. with sob, "I thought that 1t was all over be- tween you.'
 ''I was wicked" said Sue. AS If l would lose Dick for all the absent. mindedncss in the world! Oh, Kate, we must stop him! don't care what people think"
 Sue, dear" said Mrs. Murray, "it Is a window that commanded view across a bluff and far to sea. Some miles out q great steam yacht was steaming to- ward the horizon.
 Il must cable to him at oncc-at oacc" said Sue passionately. For a few minutes Mrs. Murray made no re- ply, but held her arms around the girl nn1 Strpl.pd bnr hoir
 You must be patient, dear, now. and plucky for awhile. The Viking l.. bound to the south Pacific, and we shall not be able to reach her for some timc-perhans for six months"
 She led the sobbing girl into the library, bestowed her comfortably iH an easy chair and wisely left her alone to have her cry and her trouble by herself till the first keenness should have worn off.
 She had scarcely re-entered the drawing room before she heard her husband driving up to the door. A moment afterward there entered two men. looking very, very sheepish and guilty. They were pr. John and-Dick Kendall.
 Now, don't scold and don't laugh. Kate" implored Dr. John. "I'll tell you what happened. I picked Dick up all right at his lodgings. and we did all you told us to do, saw that everything was locked up and counted his bag gage and made sure that he had his money in his pockets. See. here's your memorandum, all checked or. But, Kate" added Dr. John. with twin kle. half humorous, half ashamed, you forgot to add on the memoran- dunn that Dick was to be delivered on board the Viking"
 And so, you know" interposcd Dick. eager to divert blame from his friends head, "I got to telling John about a new test for white blood cor puscles. and we got interested and stopped for just a few minutes at the board of health laboratory"
 And then, as usual, you forgot a!l about a little thing like a trip around the world" Mrs. Murray burst out. But, strangely enough, there was dc lighted smile on her face.
 Taking Dick Kendall by the shoul- der, she pushed him toward the IT, brary. Now, you great, useless child" said she, with her eyes shining, you go in there and sit down for a mo- ment. have something to say to the doctor"
 She closed the door behind him and ran to pr. John, clapping her hands softly. Dr John didn't look at all ab- scntmiuded when she whispered to him, but gazed at the door with as much cagerness and joy in his face as there was in hers.
 They waited a quarter of an hour with highly commendable patience Then Mrs. Murray walked to the door and knocked, but not before she had heard Dick Kendall's deep voice:
 Think of something else? Sue, couldn't thing of anything except that had lost you"
 oh" came Sues voice. And how about the test that made you forget tho X-opbt ~