The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-11-12
While She
Was Away

why. haven't seen you for an
age" cried the girl with the fall hat
as she rushed at the other girl with
the golden hair and innocent blue
eyes, who was buying handkerchiefs
assiduously. How we'll you look!
Your summer in the country"
"Oh, didn't go to the country"
said the girl with blue eyes. II stayed
at home this year,"
What" gasped the girl with the
fall hat, In shocked tone. Ny dear.
you don't mean to say you've passed
the whole dreadful summer cooped up
in the city, without bit Of change
Or
The girl with blue eyes regarded
her calmly. 4 managed to have a
very good time" she said.
Il know commiserated the other.
But / do feel sorry for you. When
every one you know is away It must
be hard to be patient and amuse your
| self. | think ii is wonderful that you
have stood 1t SO we'll | should have
| been bored to death, feel sure. You
know that / simply must have lots Of
people around me and things going
on
Il had a perfectly glorious time at
the lake proceeded the girl with the
| fall hat. There were several men
there who simply kept me busy and,
| OF course while didn't want to make
the other girls unhappy, | couldn't
help 1t If they got left out good
! many times. But it is perfectly dread
| full when three or four men happen to
| fall in love with one the same sum
| meri"
81 should think SO" said the girl
with blue eyes. Which one did you
take?.
The girl with the fall hat looked
annoyed "Oh. I'm in no hurry about
that" she said I'm not so crazy to
get married as most girls. They all
will probably be on here soon to see
me. ! was SO rushed that | am afraid
! rather neglected my old friends.
did write Harold asking him to come
] up, bu. something tiresome kept him
In town. OF course, then | wrote and
told him to come any time that suited
him and not to think OF hnrrying
back, but, some way or other, the
| poor boy got delayed each time.
The head of the firm came on from
h. III
sick another time. and goodness knows
what else interfered felt so sorry
for him. for knew how disappointed
Harold was-well. he was"
1 "Yes?' queried the girl with the
blue eyes, with some interest
4 The girl in the fall hat managed t.
blush family. Well. between you ans
me, Harold was getting 80 terribl,
fond of me that | couldn't help seeing
what was coming. He can't hell
showing his feelings in his eyes-dit
you ever notice? But, of course, yo,
were never in exactly the same situa
ton as was with him. so you would
MT notice If there is anything ! hat,
to do ii is break mans heart ant
i | wanted to be kind to Harold Tina
was why asked him up TO the lake
That's an odd way to proceed whel
, you are refusing man. commente,
the girl with the blue eyes.
Il didn't say was going to refus
him, did II" demanded with some as
perity the girl with the fall hat. "HaI
old Is very nice and devotion such a
his appeals to girl with sensibilitfe
such as have. 1t just spoiled M
birthday picnic for me because b
couldn't be there. | kept thinking Q
him working away alone in towr
wanting TO join me and imagining tn
good time | was having with othe
people! ! wrote him long letter t
cheer him up that night"
He must have appreciated It," sal
the girl with the blue eyes.
"Of course he did" agreed he
friend. Harold has the finest nature
It's too bad you don't know him we
enough to realize It. However,
think I'm about the only one to who1
he shows his real self. He must b
out OF town now, because I've calte
up his Office every day since | &c
back and the telephone boy Away
says he's not In I expect he's terribI
anxious to get back now that b
knows I'm here"
Harold isn't out of town." said til
girl with the blue eyes.
He isn't. How do you happen
know that he is not?"
Because he was at my home lai
ntuu