Arizona republican., 1911-11-14
ALL The WORLDS
A.WlSHING
BY WlNONA GODFREY.

| fuDnsnlng COZ
She paused, surprised, for she ha6
neither noticed him on the car mol
| expected him TO approach her again
Why, hello" she greeted him rather
lwkwardly, as he fell in step with
ler
Haven't seen you for a long time, >
ne tried TO speak airily and succeeded
in looking merely shame-faced
She CROPPED for some item of CONVEX
sation-unsucessfully, and they walked
On in silence.
Haven't you got word to say TO a
fellow? he presently demanded,
somewhat huskily.
What about?" she parried, looking
| straight before her.
We'll, about anything-about US"
He leaned toward her, trying to read
her face
She shook her head. No, haven't
got anything TO say. | guess we said
il, didn't WEI"
Her cool Voice chilled his concilia-
tory mood. I'VE said lot of things.
But-we was mad then. | thought
maybe-well, sometimes folks change
their minds"
Il IN real sorry, Elmer, truly | am.
But what's the use going all over 1t
again? No, l haven't changed my
mind"
Il might have known it," he cried
bitterly. And saved myself this
bother. | don't see what's got into
you. jerry"
They stopped at her doorstep now,
and Jerry sighed YEARLY.
You better take Alice to the dance
next week, Elmer" she suggested
with gentle finality.
At this his anger burst forth. 81
will if | want to, This time it is off
for good. I'm sorry | troubled you
again, Miss Sears. Goodnight" He
lifted his hat with elaborate courtesy
and once more walked rapidly and
angrily away from her.
Jerry sighed again. Goodnight,
Elmer" she said sadly. If his heart
ached as hers did sometimes, she was
indeed truly sorry.
Yet with youthful selfshness, she
was not INCLINED to waste much
thought on Elmer, once the break be-
tween them gave evidence of perma-
nence. And that break did now seem
final.
1t might be thought that having
worked most of Sunday at stock-tak-
ing, Jerry would have been tired
enough not to care greatly about miss
ing the Emerald dance on Monday
night. In fact, all day Monday she
did not care. Ii was only after she
had eaten her dinner, and Mrs Sears
had settled down for the evening with
something of Conan Doyle's from the
public library. that an unwelcome
restlessness began to stir in Jerry
She was quiet girl whose pleas
ures had always been few, and these
few had been taken in the company
of Elmer. So il was the going she
missed now, not Elmer She knew
that lie was gallant TO Alice Dietz to-
night. ana no atom of jealousy woke
in her. Which was proof positive of
Elmer's absolute dethronement.
But tonight, she could not read. she
could not sit still. the necessity for
action of some sort drove her beyond
her power to resist. Suddenly she
sprang to her feet and began to put
On hat and coat. Her mother looked
up questioningly
Where you going, Jerry?"
"Oh. anywhere" said the girl, lust
out. | won't lie gone long. mother.
III just so round the block to get
some fresh air"
She went out hastily and ran down
the steps TO the street. She felt a
little excited and her breath came
quickly as she hurried away An un-
wonted rebellion and recklessness
spurred her; she wanted something TO
happen. The monOtony of life and the
clamor of emotions confused and har-
assed her. What was TO become of
her? Must her days always go on like
this, full of emptiness?
Perhaps from force of habit she
boarded a downtown car, and left it
at Hathaway & Eaton's corner, with
out definite purpose. II had been rain
ing and the wet pavements shone in
the reflected light from street lamps
and show-windows. fresh wind blew
in her face. 1t came to her suddenly
that never again could she see nights
like this without thinking of-the one
man. There was no doubt in her heart
that he was the one man for her,
though they should never meet, though
she should never see him again
People hurried by jostled her or
passed her unseeingly, and though
some of the men stared or commented,
none seriously molested her She won
dered if all these people carried in
their hearts some one wish above all
the rest, something trivial or mighty.
tender or passionate, some
thing wistful or fierce, that the very
desire of their souls was set upon.
Jerry was used to the streets. used
TO going alone wherever she wished to
go, but tonight she felt her aloneness
and was saddened by it, Music from a
big cafe came to her ears, a melody
at once light and dreamy, merry and
illuring. Automobiles lined the curb
before the entrance.
A man crossed the sidewalk from the
cafe to one of the cars He took some
thing from it and started back just as
Jerry passed. 1t was he He hest
tated, half-stopped some swift. word
less message again leaped from his
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