Bisbee daily review., 1909-06-18
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 'what?" inquired the tall young man, rousing himself with an effort from contemplation of the distracting waves of her hair. What is queer?"
 Why" said the pretty girl. 'f was jus: thinking. If you hadn't missed your train that night and had to stay over al your cnusin's-and if hadn't iist chanced to take that evening to return your cousins book had kept SO long--why. we'd never have met or anything!'
 That's so.'' agreed the young man in the dreamy tone of one who is per fectly ccntented with things as they are.
 The pretty girl drowned . frife. -You don't seem bit impressed by the possibility" she said. "Or to real ize how dreadful"
 Whats the use?" asked the young man. We did meet, so it's all right. Whats the use of worrying over what might have been?"
 The pretty girl twisted the lace on her handkerchief "I don't like to think about it" she said. Do you suppose, Jimmy. that just such little thing as missing your train was all that stood between our never meet ing2 It-it seems so casual. Don't you suppose we'd have met anyhow that il was intended" "why. of course," said the young man firmly. Tt was intended that We should fall in love with each other, so we'd have had to meet somehow. Oi | course we'd have met"
 The pretty girl frightened bit and then drowned again 'I don't see how" she persisted. You happened | to be in Chicago for the first time In years and weren't coming again fol centuries. because you live in Maine I never go to Maine. We couldn't pos | sihly have met You don't know how | dreadful it makes me feel. IL would have wrecked your life. Jimmy?' 1 She leaned forward anxiously ana 1 the young man looked as solemn al
 he could as he reached for her hand | Don't speak of it," he said witt
 feeling.
 Tt gets worse the more l think O it." she went on. wed have beel
 unhappy all our lives just because VI
 hadn't found each other and VI
 wouldn't have known what was mal
 ing us so unhappy, I-oh. Jimmy
 She paused with horror in her gaze
 The young man in alarm asked wha E, was the trouble.
 oh" she said in an anguished tone
 "or do you suppose you'd have though
 you were in love with some other gir
 and-and married herr" T The young man looked trifie dazct
 but had presence of mind enough |
 shake his head.
 "Of course not" he assured he
 How can you imagine such thing Impossible,"
 You might have done so," she pc i, sisted. tragically. I'm sure yo would, too. Men always marry som
 oae."
 Fl So do girls" broke in the youn - man triumphantly. You no dcul
 would have married some one eli yourself"
 The pretty girl put her handkerchi' 7 ;o her eyes. If that's all you thin
 of the depth of my af-afection' sl
 said. Tt just shows how lit--little v o care. l never in the world wou s have liked any one else and i had ! h idea you could be so cruel as $ calmly admit that you could, sup suppose you'd have been just as ha I'll py. tool"
 VI ~I never said I'd have married al VI one else.v denied the young ma n looking worried.
 ls s-But if you'd never met T
 you wouldn'thave realized how lit' s,i you cared for any one eise,' she we
 OF. You'd have thought you l-lov is her. I'm sure you'd have married h. ,d It's just as if got you through me Id chance instead of fate. l never W ot so mis-miserable in my life. It spo II. everything."
 ss You liked Sam Phillips pretty VI -,, before I came on the scene" said [ rel young man in self-defense. If y d. hadn't met me wouldn't you" st Ana I uOl SupRc5t foh VI h1 D. cared a bft," she said, coldly- " wouldn't have minded at ali."
 But I wouldn't have known abt
 it," argued the young man. ~Neitf n would you have known about my
 fairs.-
 ea That doesn't make . particle Of
 ference.- said the pretty girl. ss- doesn't alter the situation a bit.
 can't understand you. James. I do m believe you really care about mel" o Now, MiIlie." said the young m
 coming over to her. what is the , pt- of talking SO when 1t was so arrans he a million years or SO ago that
 should meet and marry each otl n and nobody else, Why. it simply
 to come about somehow. The trat er missed had nothing to do with it!" 's' .Do-do you truly think so." { "a inquired. rolling her damp handh nj chief up in . ball
 an I'm sure of t." said the. you
 man firmly. He was . wise yos Ter man for his years. ''s T guess." said the pretty girl ~
 happg sigh. T guess you're :s s' about 1t, Jirsmy."