The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-12-20
Addie DlspIea.ed the Go.sips.

Things really had been very dull In
the town that winter, SO when Addie
Dreamer was Tilted by Alexander Bing
the affair was like revivifying draft
to the faded and whiting souls among
the gossips.
In a big city 1t Is different. There
when young man or a young woman
finds q broken engagement on his OF
her hands, he or she simply looks about
opposite sex to cover UP the situation
but when one lives in a place like
Three Pines that is not so easy.
Alexander, who was q tall young
man, with romantic eyes, was head
clerk In the drug store. He simply
walked on and married a girl In the
next town whom he had met but twice
Then he sent back to Three Pines for
his trunk. He was going into BUSH
ness with the girls father.
Addie was small and ash blonde, the
sort that looks precisely the same at
20 as at 20. There was nothing start
ling in her composition. Given cer-
tain situation one was perfectly sure
what Addie would say or do. While
this produces q soothing atmosphere,
1t Is not exactly the sort to lure on
an admirer forever.
Alexander had fallen victim to
girl who always treated things in the
opposite way from what he expected,
so he had hastened to marry her as
relief from the monotony of Addie.
"Addie never looked at another man
except him." the sewing circle protest
ed. That's all girl gets for being
faithful and devoted Men always lose
their heads over the giddy, no-accoun1
kind. And Addie takes it so hard"
Certainly Addie was affording the
gossips the full measure of enjoyment
to be expected from the situation. The
last time q girl had been Tilted In
Three Pines. twenty i've years before,
she had merely tossed her head higher
and utterly refused to mention the af-
fair. This conduct caused her to be
disliked.
Addie, however, wept herself red
eyed and pathetic and yearned for SYM
patty.
Alexander having been snatched from
the immediate prospect, she was rud-
derless, atrnless, so she let the town
distract her. Above all, the sewing
circle said. poor Addie must be dis
tracted. She must be given AN inter-
est In life.
So every one bent herself win rap
ture to the task.
Tales of girls who had pinned away
and died or lost their minds because
of faitnless lovers were whispered
about warningly. Addie was so help
iess and little that everybody said no.
body could tell what might happen
to her unless her friends rallied.
They got UP tea parties and card
clubs and even literature class. to all
Of which Addie allowed them to drag
her, solemn-eyed and frequently sigh
ing.
The best of everything was given to
Addie. She always got white meat
without asking for II. The town felt
very kindly toward her, because there
was always something to talk about
now. II one ran into neighbours to
borrow a cup OF butter one was apt to
be told:
"I saw Addie last night. She's Just
as thin as ever. poor girl! I don't
believe she'll ever get over 1t!
Then with the butter in ones hand
one could shake ones head sadly and
say: mo. she won't: Once with Addie
Ia forever. Alexander little knew
what he was throwing away when he
did what he did! I'm going to take her
over some jell!
In two years Addie was as much of
q landmark as the old church tower or
the stone bridge. She was always ex-
planned to strangers as a lovely girl,
who had had an unfortunate love affair,
and whose heart was irremediably
broken.
This being so. It can readily be seen
what grounds for indignation Three
Pines had when Addie, going away on
a visit, captured an admirer and mar
ried him.
Everybody CROPPED about for a def
mite cause for complaint, and. not find
ing any took II out on the bride. she
disappointed everybody by daring to
cheer up and be like other human be-
tngs.
"Send Addie Dreamer wedding
present.. cried the sewing circle as one
woman, "NeverI Not after her acting
as she has! These girls who are off
with one and on with another are too
frivolous for usl We thought Addle
was a nice girl, but evidently she didn't
care much for Alexander, after all. No
doubt that's what made him do as he
did. Poor Alexander"