The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1910-11-18

In the morning sne watched rather
anxiously for Bessie who, rather to
her relief, appeared punctually, with
pompadour and Jewels in their usual
form. At noon they lunched together
as usual
Gee, Name, my head is bursting,
and I've got the awfullest cold"
Fear gripped at Names heart. Was
she to be a murderess?
"I know I can't go out with Jim to-
night. Say, Name, don't you like
him? l think he is the one best bet"
"Oh, he's nice enough fellow Our
floor walker looks pretty good to me-
answered the now desperate Name.
"Yes, we all know that. Him ogllng
you every time he passes. You hadn't
ought to let him Name. Jim says So"
II don't care what Jim says, and
I'll thank you to mind your own busl-
ness" and she founced from the res
taurant.
The next morning she was delighted
to see Bessie's face swollen. Evident
ly an liberated tooth. She had ban
ished mercy from her soul. She firt-
ed openly with the floor walker; she
wore seven new puffs, and a pair of
iet earrings reaching nearly to her
shoulders, which had cost her the
price Of her winter underwear. What
cared she? Perhaps Bessie would
think them the gift Of some man
A succession of troubles came to
Bessie. She lost her purse, tore her
new dress, the cat scratched her face
most disfiguringly. More than once
Name had misgiyings, so that when
one day her friends failed to appear
she was utterly unable to keep her
mind on hGr work.
Goal hods? Wall counter. Don't
see where? oh, beg pardon, in the
basement"
DRY goods? Wall counter, lady"
mo, we don't keep earrings. What
are thosef Oh, l beg your pardon.
didn't understand"
Two days, three days passed, bring
ing no Bessie Night after night
Name tossed from side to side un-
able to close her eyes. Had Bessie
lost her Job? Was Bessie Ill? Was
Bessie, perhaps-how could she even
say itl-was Bessie perhaps deadH
She dared not ask.
On the fourth day she could bear
It no longer. Her fear washed all
The Jealousy from her heart and back
In It's place flowed the love she had
always borne her Bess
Crying and stumbling she came to
her friends room, afraid to knock,
afraid not to At the summons to en-
ter she burst in, and threw herself
weeping on Bessie's neck.
Bessie, oh, Bessie, thank heaven!
You're all right, aren't you, Bess?
You're not dead, you aren't even sick.
Il you've lost your job, you can have
Ill my money till you get new one.
Oh Bess, Bess, amt l glad" and she
,lung Historically to her erstwhile
enemy.
Whatever ails you, Name? / amt
sick, and 1 amt lost my job. I'll tell
you all about that in a minute. Tell
ne now what's the matter with you?"
With tears and sighs, with groans
md apologies, Name made full con-
ession.
$50 that's It You poor dearie.
listen, honey, I'm going to marry my
cousin, Charlie, that's why I'm not
vorkin' any more. Him and me has
,een engaged four years-and Jim2
I was all that fresh floor walker.
Inn thought he was cutting him out
Iou didn't seem as loving as you used
o be. l Matched UP this scheme to
,ring you to, but It didn't work very
veil. He's Wild to see you Be good
o him, dear, he loves you
"And the ring7 Name, honey,
ost the opal out the very frst night,
nd and had BIT of glass put in so'st
'ou wouldn't feel bad"