La Junta tribune., 1911-08-26

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Very
And ~iT nor- -euzSrkasl- that 90.
should t~ Mr anc the other MrsT
-Quife so
lit aso-is ID great pleasure. az
sure you. 10 rire way 10 yoa--
-YoH xr~ v-~y kind bal | think II
would be DOr- just to discover 10
whom tn~ r,-Ym rally h.ioa-s Stew
srr- can't you bring rte l-a-ser s-r-g-
Il think 40. n1z'am- The crowd tsn I
coming aboard yet
The steward ~eui FOR The pu-xer.
and 'be lady. entering the room. The
door ~ which VS.. ,1.ok.d of--n. invli-
I'd Mr. Jones 70 xif down. nni be
chose 10 rrnaln standing II occurred
20 him 10 ascertain whether the lady
we're wife or widow
Il wonder h. sid. II four hes
bands lniriais stand for ,s- same
nann- a. mine. am EdWRr3 Rleharl
Jones
My husbands name was I'd rlu n
ker Jones
-Ah. | see. There is 4 dire-euce
after all
The lady looked az the maine OF ths
card attached 10 tho flowers. sulred 81
them aud. cho.D>ln= rose. took |, out
81 the water pitcher and handed {, 20
Nr. Jones Hr Ion~S bowed smiled
all over and endearnres' 70 put fhr stem
in bis butioLho'e Failing 10 the si
tempt. M-s IOu.- Inserted Il for hin.
bringing bet ruurd Tbfs fingers 10
close proximity VIII hts HpS lie could
scarceiy r.frl,n from kissing them
The steward cau% hask With the
purser, who said q ru-IE had Just beeu
given up whirh NJ jones could have.
10 which Mr. Ioues E~seuted. then.
5owinr very low and batSiH. respect.
fully Oui ~ the sfateru1m. b. left the
lady lo0kin- after him Wiih : curious
expression "n her fare- n vas blank
look 30 ore s.l-e and me FUN Of mean
Ing IN another II meant a great deal.
but Mr. Jones could not Interpret Il
There was one circumstance connect
81 with the brief meeIiug that mesut =
great deal That was the b-'s'0vaI of
the rose u eulhlod Mr. Jones 10 al
dress Mr.. lon.-,. when be met her
again. on friendly terms Without II
be- woIii have felt ruustraiusd 20 walt
for her 20 speak 90 him A. it was the
day after sailing. the weather being
fne and the ucruu s.Enu'h. Mrs Jones
helm: 90 DIX Iu her steamer chair. Mr.
Jones approached b.-r d1Tei hIs cap
sud eutrrei into CONVERSATION. The
sun wa- s,iu-rIu- on The uafer. merry
youug men suI maiis wcrr playing
shur'ei.0ari tho daek stewards werv
handing ~ o'cioak hHuilau 90 short
Mr.. aud Mr. loucS wrrr la The midst
of one % thH-s serns- ~ iiIe comfort
th.t are afforded by an ocpau liner
when Cd Hlrsas b. asleep
Though Mr, Jones was stU young
she wss a widow aud even before mar
rage hsd had uaturai Insight into the
mana Cement of men u vbs her De
sign 90 make herself attractive 20 Mr.
Jones. nul bow dil she 90 about ltf
Did she charm him by the depth or
sprightline~s of her conversational No.
.he le' him ,aik 20 his hearts content.
she drinking IN every word be was say
ins The only subject she seemed able
or ~ least willing 70 discuss was the
singular coincidence of a Mr.. and Mrs
T. a. Jones who were not married hnd
had never seen each other before hay
inE h-"u SIS -usi 10 the same room
She sept harpnE on this subject thus
leading him % dwell 90 T. ill he b.
pau o. wish be- was married And once
a man hcElns 10 wish fo- the double
state aud his ideas q d partner 10 that
state l--com- 6te.i uu any one WOMAN
u j. merely q question of time With
him. provided the woman CONSENT.
They w-re taking the Mediterranean
irip. and therv were thirteen days
during which Mr. Jones euu.dni get
away fr,m her without jumping over
board She made no meniiou " the
remark she had overheard lie had
not attached any ssIe.iaI Importance
20 her having beard IL and had al
ready forgotten II himself 4, did not
occur 10 tin that 80 small thing was
to he the turning point In his whole
life
SIR ana Mn Jones Parted AZ Naples
20 meet again at Venice moonlight
on the Grand rauai was the cause. sub
I sidiary 10 thai ~ n. siairro0m. which
I turned Mr. Jones FROM a bachelor 20
married mnn lie proposed In a gon
doln TO the sound ~ music from ros,,
or. rather. Italians ssre-chlng out of
DAT. songs love. moonlight and the
entrnnciug sc-n. mad. the songs seem
delicious harmony Hut Mr. Jone-
didn't need romance TO plunge hin
into mntrimony II. had same on. g.
drag him there II. Hwoke To n con
sciousn-ss Of having. after all. wanie'
a wife