The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1911-12-29
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The Cenevieve Who Married Another

So James never said a word 10
Genevieye and Geneyieve went and
married another and was unhappy
almost ever after.
James. however, did not marry an
other. With the persistence OF his
type in following a program, be kept
on not telling girls he loved them.
And maybe he didn't. Who can tell?
But now, after-well. after a certain
number of years. Genevieve went back
home because she was a widow and
could go back home. or away from
home. or to the wilds of the Fiji is
lands. or to the depths of great cities,
and there was nobody TO say her nay.
But Genevieve chose just TO go back
home. And back home was James.
James heard that Genevieye was
home again for a while and he went
to call. that being the proper thing for
old friends to do. Well. there was
Genevieve. She was all alone, but
she didn't fret about IL. She was not
so young. but she was extremely alive
and when James came to think II
over as he strolled in the summer
moonlight. she was really much young
er.
Because Genevieve. In her youth,
had been a serious-minded young per-
son. And now she could laugh and
laugh-and her eyes laughed and
crinkled up at the corners. and her
hands were apt 20 grab the arm OF
the sympathetic bystander and give
it a little shake OF pure good fellow
ship. Genevieve was quantities more
fun, though, maybe. James was not
awake TO II, than she had been when
she wore the apple blossoms and
dreamed strenuous dreams.
So James ktrollei home in the
moonlight, tall and ever so good TO
look at. manhood thrilling in him.
firm. white hands dug ~thoughtfully
into his pockets.
81 wonder unused James.
James kept on calling and strolling
home in the moonlight. and pretty
soon he stopped wondering and began
TO hope. He had been loving for a
considerable period.
"Genevieve," said James. his voice
thrilling with that viol tone she loved
yes. and l have let the cat out OF
the bag now, haven't /? Because
Genevieve-well. Genevieve was very
glad when James got ready TO speak
about this.
They are happy-so happy that they
believe that nobody ever dreamed
happiness so good as theirs. They
are saying nothing about not being
not so young-but not because they
are lodging the issue. in tenderness
for each other. as the stories whimper
about when they tell of middle-aged
lovers"-middle-aged. In sooth, They
simply never think OF II at all. They
are plenty young enough. Never a
debutante in her teens, new a col
legian in his twenties. with his eager
PARKWAY look. are any happier than
these two.
They say omance is OF youth alone
that old age may have. perhaps. It's
dim reflection of the earlier rose. but
that forty stands as bare to the com
monplace as the stripped branches Of
a tree. waiting midway between the
bourgeoning OF the summer and thu
g~listening diamonds of the frost king
crown-but don't you ever believe II
There isn't a year in all the years
OF our lives. there isn't a minute o
all that tinkle in a silvery shower
from the tiny clock upon your mantei
that isn't full OF
Love OF youth alone? Oh. very well
e But If you really think so, you would
e better speak to the undertaken and
5 be quick about IL. Because you are
. dead already.
~Genevieve." says James, with ina
deep note she loves. "Genevieye.
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