The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1911-01-19

! my eyes along he row OF rue,.- -
opposite TO see ~ thera st-se -
n Sfetn one VINO compGrsa to tho arsssTs
Il was just at this slime thar -
$500 ,rto a tetter from Or. Maynard ~
lusive way, IL San Francisco -, - =. -
20 accept little outside help An e,-s1<1
what he meant. but il broke' - -
see, upon a very triumphant ana -
a AZ 49, Ou OF my he 1 wrote back =
saying San Francisco was SSlnE &C.,, &
mat the earthquake had been a-TaIiS[
better. const-s.eted than Sefore- - !,
signed my name and began to dre1s -
Sneater party In town.
There were to be two frsa~.z-
sdith there, whom I had nevoT -
before and, silly, romantic. little r.---~
mat 4 was, couldn't help but ha5e
:, But dear me, no one can hold n -,
ole TO the actor. You'd think 7 49,
Ry 15S,t1,Sy., see some one. wouldn't To1
1O,9VO people at a badl game vIs-- -
a Meeting glimpse. might look - -.
and now, at the end OF the <Ir.s-@ =
nave simply made up my noInd g. =
~ ~. ~ never shall I have a~aRsR
as ones Dreams no one SO good 49, -
ana commanding as ones ideal 4 -
az last brought face TO face wieh a.
cruel realization OF one OF the uvo~l|r-!
Sterne "a truths. and all have Ter $500
a littie san Francisco pluck -
II Is II O'Clock at night -
sleep. Two months have pass -
! nave written word in this book
must, must!
L have seen DR.. Maynard.
II was o'clock this aftern0o.
had Just turned up Charles 81
from Main. with my hands fun OF
fifty little bundles, when I IookeS
and suddenly my heart actually sesvS
beating. There coming out OF 4{,a NJ
office. as certain as daylight and a. =.
and strong life. was DR.. afavD.r
He turned and came down toward n =
stood perfectly still, and whea
recognized who I was he stoppea
instant too. Then, smiling, he czr
tOMar r, me; stretched out his hand ~
toOk mine IN firm, big grasp A thr
went through me like a knife re ~
as natural as day-beautifuIly taurrr'
smiling, big, broad-shouldered as evi.
and yet changed changed
Hello. Bobbie!' he said in his hearl'
perfectly whfte-I could feel r -
never knew that just the sight % an,
one couIo affect me so sGSs-~eIy-
II Just Dr. Maynard" 49, - ~
to myeslf. but l gasped out loud.
YOU then, finally, When did
gomez Why didn't you let us
NY voice was shaking absurdly
How you've changed DR. Nh
Kept saying. 'WelI,-welI-hoS
have changed and then he
along beside me. and, somehorI
walked home in a kind of haxy -
l don't know what in the world -
talked about l do recollect he 80
something about an only sister irar-5r1-el
died suddenly In New York ana 49,
he was returning to Germany IN &c.
weeks, but all said was, Well 4 49,
surprised 1 never was so surprfr--F =.
over and over again in an idiotic fnnf-'
He left me at the gate and I sa-,..r
into the house. spining bundles 49,
way hurried upstairs straight 40 -
room, and, once there stood perfecfI-3
still and said TO myself sensfblv. ~Fso-<
don't be silly. You know you taasrsrf,
the twins roommate nicer thar -
know iti'
However. I couldn't keen NV .e~u-,
away from my desk. I went over ff.r@-
ana got out the actors picftzra- n
glanced at IL for just an instant &c.
straight across the forehead dorgwl
across the nose through the very srTrf1-3
mat once had thrilled me, I tor,s g.
poor picture into thousand bffu -.
qum ped the remains in the waste 49,
ket! 1t was a dreadful act L harIIl-4
know what made me do IN. so1,~ef,-l
later-ten minutes-an hour -
knocked on my door and asked
was coming down to dinner ~ go |
ana Followed her Inechanicallv l<h-f4~-.r
L am again locked in my room ana -
soul Is actually afire. IT is as dArar -
death outdoors Every one Is arErsrT.k
But | am sitting here gazing at n Hrztl'
LAoSd picture OF an automobile WIKI 1
nnally discovered in an old posEVr11r.
book OF mine. That little specsx a.
is DR.. Maynard.