The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-07-26


II mean have you thought over the
consequences OF a broken engagement
between us9 We have been engaged
for month; ali our friends know that
we are lovers"-
"Were lovers"
supposed TO be lovers"
'"rhats more like IT,"
snow suppose we announce that all
Is or between US People Will natu.
rally be curious to know the reason"
1T is none OF their business"
"But they win make It their BUSH
ness"
Il shall tell them that | have been
very much disappointed IN you
"ADd what shall say about ity'
"What you ike"
Il shall say / discovered that / am
unworthy of a girl with so much
amiabilty"
There was no reply 70 this.
"What is 10 be considered In the
matter is whether you contemplate
renewing our engagement after 1t has
once been broken
Never"
"Very well; so far 80 good. In that
case am free to engage myself to
whatsoever ] please"
And It is my privilege to DO the
same"
Certainly. Tomorrow evening we
dine at the spingers' Naturally |
shall be expected 10 take you IN 70 din.
ner. This will be embarrassing for
both OF US Had you not better send
word to Mrs Spingler that our en-
gagement is ofrg'
She pondered few moments. toying
with her engagement ring. which she
had pulled or her finger, then said:
Mrs spingler is a very prying
woman and a frightful gossip She'll
wish to know all about how It hap
pened and II she Is not informed viii
give her own version Of 1t to every one
present and every one not present"
THAT Is one OF the points TO be con-
sidered. or. rather. was one OF the
points to be considered. It's too late /
now You have dismissed me and said
that you Will never recall me. We are /
both free to marry some one else"
There was pause here she slipped (
the engagement ring over the point Of 1
her finger. as though afraid be was
about TO take II away. Then she said:
"The breaking Of our engagement Is
one thing; It's announcement TO the
world is another. Is II necessary that
we should announce It through Mrs.
6pingler?"
I'VE might give it out today TO some
one else"
1t seems singular that you. who
have so many times sworn that you
loved me. cant bear the idea of sit
ting beside me for an hour or two at
3 dinner party
sWhat would We talk abouti"
"The weather. | suppose"
'No, thank you; don't 90 to din
ners to talk about the weather. But
let Us leave this subject Of the dinner
and agree upon n reason TO give our
friends for our quarrel"
I'VE win give them the true one, OF
course"
"And that tsp
"Yonr horrible treatment OF me-"
"Please frame statement Of IT,"
"Oh. you are better at stating things
than | am Frame 1t yourself Any
version you give of it viii be satisfac-
tory to me-"
Very well: shall put It In this
way: II started what started it? I've
forgotten"
why. # was something about
wasn't 1t about-funny ! can't remem
Der what started It. | only know that
you acted horribly"
'WeII. then. we will put it in that
way Wen say that we can't remem-
Der what the quarrel was about, but
| acted horribly"
"That would be considered very silly
Of us"
"silly OF you. fear"
"Not If they knew how horribly you
have acted"
What did ! say or doy
Everything that was dlsagreeable."
"Name one
"Oh. how bothersome you are, How
can tell you what you said when
cant remember what 1t was about|
u suppose then we are to announce 3
70 the world that. not being able to
remember the cause Of our quarrel. It
is impossible TO give cause for the
breaking of our engagement"
''That would be too ridiculous for
anything. People would laugh at u.s.
upon the whole. think you were
right when you said that It's none OF :
peoples business why we have agreed
to part. We win give no reason"
do you think that would be posi-
bleY
mo; don't But since I've not been
able to suggest any feasible cause my
self I've fallen back upon your own
suggestion"
There was no reply to this. only !
stolld stare at the 6oor while the tin- /
gering Of the engagement ring contln- I
ned. 9
Come" he said presently. Il leave
It all to you. Decide what course we
shall take Name a way out OF the !
dilemma
They were sitting side BY side. She
dropped her hand on his, she had
slipped the engagement ring back on :
her finger He put his arm about her o
waist. drew her to him and kissed her. p
"A woman's solution he said.