Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1911-08-15
A Heart In
Cold Storage
BY JEANNE o. LoIzEAUx
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and Sylvia Morrison, with q wan
listlsss face, lifted her arms to TO
move her white hat. Her eyes avoid
Ell the eager face Of the man who
had come into the cool drawing room
with her after their walk in the gar
len. Her slim figure and dark, sad
eyes had something tragic about
them. Finally the man spoke.
"SyIyis-you don't treat me fair
ly. 1t isn't as If I hadn't been
patient"
"No-it isn't fair. I'll tell you
in the morning. Won't you leave
me now? won't keep you waiting
longer than that"
He turned and left her, and look
ing after him she wished she loved
him, wished she would love him real
ly. She stood q moment and then
went slowly up to her own room.
On the landing, resting a moment,
she heard her elder sisters voice,
and for sheer fascinated misery for
got she was eayes-dropping. jamie
was speaking to Nellie.
Sylvia treats Lee Stevens vilely /;
she should marry or dismiss him.
What do you suppose ails her? Could
it be John Morrison? You know
he suddenly stopped coming here
in March, 1 think it was. They
came in from a walk one night
and he never came again. Somehow
/ have never dared ask her what
happened"
Sylvia put her hands to her ears,
fed noiselessly to her room, locked
the door, and flung herself upon the
bed.
AS she lay miserably thinking Of
the past, she recalled that March
walk. She was so sure he loved her
she was sure he was going to say
30, but at a corner Tessie Clark, al
ways where she wasn't wanted,
Joined them and stayed with them
until John, with final squeeze of
Sylvia's arm, left her at the door.
She had ever since been unable to
bear the sight of the fur coat she
had worn. Then she recalled the
next day.
Lee Stevens, whom she had known
before John, had come to call on
her; then. they had gone out into
the bright winter and down town
for some tea-she was always kind
to Lee; he did nicely for company
when John was too busy to be with
her. When they reached the tea
room and were seated, she remem-
bered having a queer, sinking feel
ing. She looked up and saw-who
but John Morrison at little table,
alone. He looked at her and she
smiled brightly. Then he rose and
walked over TO her. She would
never forget his words.
"Just why did you come here?"
"Why-because Lee asked me to p
she had said.
Then John had laughed strange
little laugh, and bowed to Lee.
'You are sure you didn't come be-
cause asked your" She thought it
must be one of his jokes, and tried
to laugh.
NO." she had answered. 81 only
came with Lee"
John bowed again, and walked
away. 1t was queer, but after that
he had never come near her. She
recalled the awful sinking Of the
heart, the wretched days and nights
that followed.
Later, Nellie came to the door and
called her to dinner, but she said
she had a headache and would not
20 down. The good little sister
wanted to come in, but was not adj
mitted. She chatted moment, then
called out:
"Sylvia-I got your coat out of
cold storage with mine today
thought you might like to have it
made over. It's on your couch
look it over, and if you don't want
ii fixed / will have it sent back. Now
go to sleep for your poor head"
But Sylvia sprang up, turned on
the lights, and dragged the fur coat
from its box. Half mechanically