The Meeker herald., 1911-10-21

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pucksrsd and her DARK oval cheeks
were hushsd. Her syes soohsd black
and angry.
Leila was angry and shp was zeal.
Gus Of John West, aaA -ansry with
herself for being Jealous. John West
had. a. every one believed. fallen des.
psratsiy In love With Leila, and she
had found herself entirely captivated
BY the strong, sincss. man who
pleaded with her. YESTERDAY she had
promised to marry him.
Today had opened happily. There
had been 4 letter from John In the
morning mail and . letter 70 write to
him: and there had been . wonderful
bunch Of orchids In The middle of the
morning. and . suggestion By tele-
phone that they 70 to the theater In
the evening. But Lsila's unhappin.
sss lurked In the subway. when she
entered the train to 70 down town to
shop. her heart had leapt It recognit-
ION Of Johns broad back ahead Of
her. She had started toward him.
but she hesttated A. she saw his com.
panion, . very pretty young woman
smiling confidently into his eyes.
II wonder" Leila had thought.
why he didn't tell mo he was going
to be UP town" And she had quiet
IL taken 4 seat near the door. At
first she had NOT thought Of being
Jealous. She had simply watched
John and his pretty companion.
They seemed obiiyious to every
thing but each other. crusty old gen.
tlemen looked approyiurly NJ them
over their papers. q crusty old gem
tlemen do look At young and whole
some companionshtp, A messenger
boy next to Leila snicksrsd - be saw
John protect,nxly nut his arm behind
his companion n the train suddenly
lurched around a turn.
.Bride ana groom" he whispered.
xrinnins.
And to CAP the climax John had &C.
tually stepped ON Lsila's toes n he
left thu train. and had not even
looked at her Al he hurr,ediy raised
his hat and bsxged her pardon.
II was too much. thousht Leila. A
pretty girl was ali rixht IA her place:
il wasn't so very long since John had
thought Fer the prettiest rirl In the
world. Il was all right for John to
10 around in the subway with people
he had never eyeu told her Amt II
he wanted To. II wa All risht. even.
for him To nut out that aplsudid.
strong arm Of m u protest IN 20.
man usxt 10 him from . tolt. But %
cit almost opposite her. Leila Hi
born. the Sirl who had the day before
promised to be his wife. Openly flirt,
inn with somebody else. without even
no much N Appearing to notics her.
was TOO much. And although Lila
kent sensibly telling herself that sha
deteste. 1ealously. she finally owned
up to herself that she was uaadly. ~
riou.ly Jealous Of John West
Her thoughts came back to the
lace ON the counter.
"rll take this." she said to tho pret.
" little salesvoman-a fair.hsfr>d
Young girl whose rosy mouth drooped
unh nniiv ~ IN. corner. and vhnae
HIN. ~. moodiiy Followed m. moye.
ment. of M rhom.s Finch. Aoor.
v.lter in the leee~and embroiAery
department. q he converted n I
sriend,v manner over an exchange
chscr 9TH . strihinr brunette a ~
onno.,,. Counts,
II ..ih 4 vould TAXA th,. iac..~ l.
,,a rene..ed .ternlv
81 ~ vour nardon. said III. r,ra.
.Hov much do Won v.nt?
"saven wards: said Leila
I'll. ..ie.vomsn H..ter cr.rr
puI,.d mn so,d after ,oId nj IN. heavv
iaca alv.v. vatchine from und.r I'd,
iong l..he. IN. man ana vomsn n
the onno.ite counter. shs car.les.lv
me.sured on III ward. Of the NJ.
.si, v.rd. Ala vou ,.vy. ,h. ~
m.ch.nicallv a. she made ont m,
ch.ct
~ d,d mot ..id ,.v.n .a,a r.,,.
sand .ix Won't bs . III Of use.