The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1910-09-01

UAOOpAu6 eyes. IL BILLIE dUOuC ouCu
a thing and end a glorious epoch in
ones life for some trivial reason is
something I cannot understand. We
always felt that she was a coquette.
When Mr.. Worthington began going
with her l was SUR he had found his
match in sentiment, and the courtship
was 81 short and sudden"
Eyes, but he is a bit of a 1irt; we
all know that, DEAR" chimed in the
girl In the garden hat, with a sym
pathetic glance at the girl with droop.
ing eyes. arthur tells me that he
danced through college on a path of
girls hearts. But it is really not his
fault that he was born a 1irt. you
know"
How could she end 1t, when the
conquest was so complete and SO en-
viable?" Anne IA pouring tea now.
Il do so want her to come. Jack said
today that Sinclair Worthington-
think of that name, girls!-was as
much puzzled as any of US. He is not
SO hard HIT Jack said, but that he
can say he's puzzled"
1T is a riddle to him no longer"
broke in a voice from the steps. HE
knows now. And so~shall you"
Janet smiled at the sudden silence
which came when they saw her. 'I've
been here only a minute and didn't
listen after I found what you were
talking about she assured them. 81
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the subject, for I am crazy to talk 1t
over. I can't quite understand why ]
am not sorry, unless it is-but that
comes later. I know now it was silly
to get engaged when everybody had
tales to tell of his conquests, but the
person who should listen neve does,
and he is a dear-I still think that"
What reason did you give him."
demanded the girl with dropping eyes.
why, I just mailed him a letter
last evening filled with a series of ex.
hibits in the case.
Exhibit A wal a drawing of a love.
ly girl-he draws beautifully-with
curly hair. Mine is straight, you know.
He did that at my desk one evening
when he was telling me how much l
was to him.
Exhibit B was an envelope that had
been returned to me because of my
address in the corner. Sinclair had
addressed it to my grandfather at
Smith college! I asked him to address
1t one evening when he begged me to
write no more than a short note and
then to talk to him. But he was think.
Ing Of some other girl all the time, as
the address he put IN grandfather's
letter showed.
Exhibit G was a bit of paper full Of
pinpricks. He had done it that last
evening while he begged me, to under
stand him and his love for meas
sured me that he wanted my every
thought al his was mine. The trouble
was that I believed him that evening
for the first time. 1t was only after
he had gone that I found the pin
pricked paper. In 1t I traced in very
beautiful old English letters the word
LOUISE
mo, girls. we don't know Louise,
do we?
$50 I put the proper dates on these
exhibits and sent them in reply to his
wild appeal to know why our engage
ment was ended. It is funny and you
car laugh all you please. I'm not real
ly sorry, for I have learned many
things Of late.
Mother and I are going west next
week to visit the Gregorys on their
ranch. Billy is there for the summer,
you know. He's been writing me three
times q week all through my engage
ment. And. after all is said, Billy is