Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1911-09-08

these in my possession. I wonder VIVA
Jack would say If he knew"
She hastily collected a number OF
photographs.
suddenly her companion, who was
looking over her shoulder into the boN
gave q start, and with an effort sup
pressed a cry. -
Good heavens, Maryl What a frisSt
You gave me. Whatever is the mat
terri" asked the bride of the morrow.
II am cold Her lips were Wnile,
and she spoke slowly.
'eWhv YOU are shivering; those bun-
dies Of letters are putting the tire U
They actually refuse to burn. come
nearer, 1 will put some coal on.
Now you viii be all right with TINS
shawl round you. That journey. U
yours must have been very trying.
she was SO intent on the box that
she did not notice the dark shadows
that had come under the eyes or heF
! friend, or that she still shlYered IN
spite of the wrap. :,
Poor Mary Heseltine. The box nad
| proved fatal to her, there being turned
cut for the holocaust was a package or
| letters from the man she loved. she
knew the handwriting too well TO De
! mistaken, besides, there were various
pictures OF his.
Her first impulse was TO demand an
explanation from Ada. The ink looked
ais fresh as if 1t had been written the
day before, but her face was innocent
of deception.
them?' She asked. with an effort that
cost her a great deal.
Still her friend did not notice the
change in her voice and answered cas-
ually: "Oh, he held on right UP 10 the
last. That reminds me. There is a
note from him in my sealskin pocket IN
which he speaks about being heart
broken, the stars going out, or the
moon, I forget which-it may be the
sun and that sort OF thing" She Went
to a wardrobe in search OF the missing
cpistle.
How fortunate it was that thought
Of it." she added. "Yes"-opening it,
this is dated the Sd and today the Sth.
Pretty near isn't it? But ne would not
take No for answer. and sent this
letter"
Mary thought of one now in her W
pocket from the same man that she
had read and reread many times that
day.
Eyes, young Crowhall was very per-
sistent. Do you know he actually pro-
posed to me again when he knew that |
was engaged to Jack. When I snubbed
him he sent me this note" and she took
another from the box. This came
three days ago, from which it would
appear he intended to warm up some
old broth. You know him. Don't you
remember at Lady Grandtown's ball he
was with my brother Dick, and you
remarked that he was very nice look
ing?"
Mary Heseltine nodded. She was
watching the flames curling about the
~blackened mass of correspondence that
held out so long against humiliation.
Her hands were clasped about her
knees and she was thinking.
wouldn't BERTHE Crowhall do for
your asked her friend, laughingly.
She shook her head sadly. Not
now" she replied quickly.
"Oh, I was forgetting. OF course o
must tell me all about your engage
dear. How selfish l ANAL this
time / have been thinking about my
self. Now into the fire with the re-
mainder of loves fragments" and she
tumbled the relics into the flames, CIV
ing the box a bang to clear out the
dust. THAT is over. Now, dear, tell
me about your romance"
There is nothing to tell, Ada. You
know I was always fond of a joke.
There is no engagement"