Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1909-05-13

.---..sx- weeks" said the
young man, at
length. That he was extremely young
served only to accentuate his woe
I've hardly been here, and now in
half an hour take the night boat for
Chicagol'
Don't talk about it," said the girl
in the pink, fluffy dress. Her tones
were tragic
"Do-do you really feel that way
labout it?" he asked, eagerly
+ "Wh-what way?" parted the
pretty girl.
why will you miss me?" the
young man insisted. Are you sorry
rim going ~
you know l am" she told him
It's going to be perfectly awful after
you CO.
| Really" inquired the very young
man, tempestuously 1T would make
me so happy to feel that was truly
so. You know how | feel about It,
Why, don't think about anything but
youl / haven't since | met you that
first day. | don't see how am going
to stand being back in Chicago. where
can't see you or talk to you'll And
you-you'll be having a gay time over
here with the other fellows and for
get mel"
The pretty girl kicked her heels
against the pier. you know
won't" she murmured Tits GO
Ing to be just as bad for me as it will
be-as you say it will be for youl''
Don't you believe me when I say
it?" asked the young man tragically,
getting hold of her hand under cover
OF the friendly dimness of the pier
lights. II never meant anything
so much in all my life. Haven't I
been telling you SO over and over
again ever since since we got well
enough acquainted so | could? You
you know I'm just crazy about youi"
Are you, truly?' inquired the
pretty girl. with a tremble in her
voice. Men say those things, but"
But ! am" insisted the very young
man, in deep tones. Meeting you
has changed my whole life Yes. it
has, OF course I've gone about with
lots of girls, and some of them I've
liked mighty well-but, oh, this is diff
ferent! You-you mean so much to
me- Don't you know it is different %
II suppose ii Isl agreed the
pretty girl. Ever since | woke up
this morning and remembered it was
our last day--well I've come awfully
near crying several timesi"
81 couldn't bear to think of you cry
Ing said the young man. why, it
would break me all up,"
TN try not to-" she promised in
sad tones. There won't be a thing
to do after you leave. There isn't a
soul here like well enough even to
dance with or go canoeing with to
kill time. IL should be thinking of
you every minute even If did,"
'You-you ANGEL" said the young
man huskily. But you must try to
bear up! Promise me that you Will"
It'd be no use" said the pretty
girl Il am frightfully blue already.
wish was going home too, | don't
see why mother wants to stay onl"
You'll write every day?" asked the
young man. Il shall be so worried II
don't hear from you that | can't at
ted to business ! shall write every
evening. | won't have any heart to
go anywhere. I'd rather think about
youl'
THAT is lovely of you" said the
pretty girl TREMENDOUSLY. ooh, here
comes the launch for youl"
They stood up and the young man
held both her hands. "To think if ]
had gone TO any other resort I should
ha or J.. Or
can't begin to tell you how the world
seems to have come TO an end, now
that have to got You won't forget
me an Instant
"Neveri" sobbed the pretty girl
Il just can't stand your going.Y
"Good-by," he murmured to her
pompadour.
~Good-by!" she whispered to his
coat collar
Ten minutes later, back in the hotel
the pretty girl found herself whirline
about in splendid waltz with a di
vine dancer. and postponed her tears
and memories till some time wher
she should have leisure not so enter
tainingly occupied.
rilteeH minutes iater the very young
man paused, smitten, on the saloor
stairway Of the Chicago boat, as he
saw vision in blue linen, with glo
rious eyes, also ascending The very
young man took fresh grip on hi,
suitcase and accelerated his steps a,
the vision noated along to the upper
deck.
Gee he breathed. IF she isn't
sumner, Hope ] know somebody OF