The Monte Vista journal. (Monte Vista, Rio Grande County, Colo.) 1888-1921, 1911-03-25
JUST LOVE
By JOANNA SINGLE
(copy.ieht, Iml, b Asooc4asad Literary PrssA)

summer. moonlight and the propinqui-
ties of . vacation house party. Jack
ana Angle met In June, loved In July,
confessed in September, and by Christ
mas had coaxed her parents to con-
sent to February wedding. The Al
lens were reluctant, for Angie was
ridiculously young. but they had NO
objection to Jack.
The courss Of true love ran, for .
time. most smoothly. Holland. ST..
gave bis son an ADORABLE little cot.
tage: the Aliens produced . check to
cover furnishings. There was much
shopping. much trousseau making.
merry parties. and vows and kisses
hardly ~ surreputious a. they should
have been. There was peace
treacherous peace.
Jack had made one blundsr-hs had
not told her all" The experience Of
his elders seems never to make .
young man see that when he puts his
heart for life into . girls soft hand.
he 10 thereafter In . tight place. She
Will DO supreme: she wants to be not
merely first. but all. She 10 Jealous
OF his mother and sisters. his friends.
his bull dog. bis pipe. anything what
ever that before her time loved him
or gave him aid or comfort. No oc-
casion had 20 far arisen for Jealousy.
and Jack forgot the weak place In his
armor. He was OF guard.
Angie had come upon his Conscious
nAAA HkA Ah1hvfAa - ~ hHA ~
before. Like all lovers. he said he
had never loved any one slss-and
thought he spoke the truth. II was
. secret. unconscious disappointment
to the girl that Jack had NO past"
whatever. She would have liked to
forgive him. to have consoled him for
sorrows-desp wounds Of . crue! fate
from which her love would hence
forth protect him. She would have
liked details Of past unhappiness Of
fsrsd up to her like incense.
Tell her before somebody else
doss." 10 the hrst commandment 70 an
engaged man. Jack disobeysd- and
suffered. At arst. to DO him Justice.
he had really forgotten to tell Angie
about Tessis Burton. He had been
engaged to Tessie at college. The At.
fair vas brief. ending In trouble a.
the sparks ~ upward. Tessis brok,
II because she saw another man. Her
methods were prompt. at ieast. He
had told Tsssis ~ would always b
tue 70 hsr. and wait for her untii -
died. and other familiar quotations.
Whsa b ia rsmembse tAie 10
know that II b told Angie now. she
would ask Why hs had not told her
before! II would have seemed se-
rious. worth having hidden until hs
vas more sure Of her. No: II vas too
late. Jack trusted 70 luck. aaA to the
fsct that rsssis vas In the East and
lived in another town. He thought
himself safe.
Early In January that fatuous young
Daa took his bsids.to-bs o. oes Of
tAsar many shopping tours. which
alvays sode1 With tea o. eAoeolats
and . lovsrs 'tsts-a.tsts before going
baek - IL family circle whsrs svssy.
tAtag vas Q hustle. despite the fact
that the wedding was TO b. strictly q
faAily-And.antinats.frisods AFFAIR. TIE
glft seesoo. just past. had broksa inee
Deoparadeas. aAl dreesmaksfs poe.
seeesd the house. Now. Jack ana A.
gls were choosing the last Of the fur.
niturs-a sewing chair and table tor
Angie. Who vaS\ hssitatins bstvsea
mahogany. Circassiaa walaut q Q pse.
fsctiy cunning arrangement II .
wicker.
Enamoesd Of the wicker. Ansis
seood with . dainty glovsd anssr 70
Asr lip and considered. Jack was
loving svsey look os her. the brown
hair and eyes. the dsmurs, bird.liks
plumags of brown cloth and fur. Al.
J4ct sdoratioa shous from his syss.
Then . light laugh beside him made
him juDp-it vas laugh be knew.
A cold wave scurrisd down his
spins. a. be turned and knew that his
SIN had found him out He lifted biz
bat and took Tsssis's offered hand
with what grace he might
Jack fumbled shamsfuliy. Had he
Immediately and dslightediy present.
- Angie to bis "old COLLEGE friend
Miss Burtoa. Of whom be had 70 often
spoken" Il would have been ali rtsht
Instead. hs presented "Mias burton
70 Anglo - be might have any mere
acquaintance. Angles perfectly court.
eous but 1ndi6srsnt manner showed
that she had never heard Taesas Bur.
toa's name before.
Tsssss. hardly believing her own
ssesss. took Enthusiastically prompt
rovsngs-sAe never waited. Chattins