Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1911-07-06

after tell him, Ill tell all you girls.
II always did feel that Janet wal
superficial" murmured the girl Will
dropping eyes. ITO smile about such
Q thing and end q glorious epoch In
ones life for some trivial reason II
something cannot understand. We
always felt that she was o coQuette
When Mr.. Worthington began going
with her was sure he had found hii
match in sentiment, and the courtshiT
was SO short and sudden"
Eyes, but he 10 Q bit Of q flirt; We
all know that. DEAR" chimed In the
girl in the garden hat, with sym
pathetic glance at the girl with droop
ing eyes. Arthur tells me that he
danced through college on q path Of
girls hearts. But It il really not bis
fault that he was born firt, you
know"
How could she end It, when the
conquest was 30 complete and 30 en-
viable?" Anne was pouring tea now
Il do 80 want her to come. Jack said
today that Sinclair Worthington-
think of that name, girls!-was a
much puzzled as any Of US. He is moi
60 hard hit.' Jack said. but that he
can say he's puzzled"
1T is q riddle to him no longer,
broke In q voice from the steps. HE
knows now. And so shall YOU"
Janet smiled at the sudden silence
which came when they saw her. 1--WE
been here only a minute and didn't
listen after l found what you were
talking about she assured them. u
am so glad ! don't have to bring w
the subject, for I am crazy to talk II
over. can't quite understand why
am not sorry, unless II is-but that
comes later. know now II was silly
to get engaged when everybody had
tales to tell Of his conQuests, but the
person who should listen never does,
and he is q dear-T still think that"
What reason did you give himf'
demanded the girl with dropping eyes.
why. l Just mailed him a letter
last evening filled with q series Of ex-
hibits In the case.
Exhibit A was q drawing Of love
~ glrl-he draws beautifully-with
curly hair. Mine is straight, you know.
He did that at my desk one evening
when he was telling me how much ]
was to him.
Exhibit B was an envelope that had
been returned to me because Of my
address In the corner. Sinclair had
addressed It to my grandfather at
Smith college! I asked him to address
It one evening when he begged me to
write no more than a short note and
then to talk to him. But he was think.
ing Of some other girl all the time, as
the address he put o. grandfather
letter showed.
Exhibit c was q BIT Of paper full Of
pinpricks. He had done It that last
evening while he begged me to under
stand him and his love for meas
sured me that he wanted my every
thought as his was mine. The trouble
was that I believed him that evening
for the first time. It was only after
he had gone that ! found the pin.
prIcked paper. In It traced in very
beautiful old English letters the word
Louise
mo, girls. We don't know Louise.
do wei
80 I put the proper dates on these
exhibits and sent them In reply to his
Wild appeal to know why our engage
ment was ended. II 10 funny and you
can lauGA all you please. I'm not real.
ly sorrt, for I have learned many
things Of hte.
Mother and ! are going west NEXT
week b visit the GregoryB on their
ranch. Billy is there for the summer,
you know. He's been writing me three
times q week all through my engage
ment. And, after all IL said, Billy =
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