The Glenwood post., 1912-11-30
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Rodney


and bemoaning Rodney's fate. for they
were positive that matrimony. and
perhaps an elopement. would crown
the affair.
The little candy girl thought so too.
FOR when Rodney of q sudden calmly
announced that everything was over
between them she talked Of q breach
Of promise suit after she had Anishel
weeping and asking why hs didnt love
her any more. To the latter query
Rodney had heat . stSdisss ninA snl
had AAally delivered the verdict that
hs vas bsesss1 Z hs knsv. Apeassat.
" ~ a2ectiaas cane 40 veat With
tAs winA.
Aftsr that oonoUe1 1sVo alalrs v1tA
Ioag sestss q Giris. FiaaAy ~
ney's faniiy bscaos - occas1sosl =
this saodosatal etots that thsy veot
risAt - With thsis Ssaal tArss nsals
day and paiA % sttentioa ts II n
Rodney vas not at the Doiat vhsrs -
had at last found the girl a Ais Aaert
and everything vas settled Ae vas 1t
! the next point where Of q sudden h
had decided that It was an q mistake
and he did not really care for that PAL.
ticular girl.
Finally he met Stella. She had
paused for a few days In the city on
her way to her home in San Francisco
or Seattle or Reno or home point in
the distant west. Rodney instantly
fell victim to her charms.
Stella was one OF those girls who
are so slim that you think them skin.
ny until you observe that instead they
are merely 1.-THE and willowy. You
think her only moderately good look
ing until you dissect her face and con.
clude that there never before were
black eyes quite SO big. skin quite 20
white and fine and lips 20 clearly cut
As for her slow smile-well. that was
positively irresistible.
Rodney rushed out to San Franciscs
or Seattle or Reno or wherever It wa
Just two weeks after Stella left. He
said he bad business out there and hs
had. His business was to fall stiu
more deeply in love With Stella. 0ooa
there cane Q day whsa, loitssing -.
der the trslliseA arSor IN her yarl. ~
to3l Asf how ~ felt and that - vast
ID her to marry hin. ..-
There = 10 reasoa to blame 8tslia
for hking him. because Roansy 10
eminently likabIe and his wooias AaA
bsea spectaculaf and therefore attrao.
tfv% NE said yes-aal noaaey T.
DastsA o. air. tscause ~ sinyay haA
to % back hoaa.
Tie Dsxt morning Stella got . tsss.
naa fro0 hin. seat fro0 TIE train %
which ~ was spesAing eastward. Il
rcd: ~Cooai1ee It all Q mistake aDl
at ~ -. An nisseahia. WIN write. !"
BY the tlns the startSel stella had
got Rodney's explanatory letter and
perused It and completely failed to un-
derstand il. Rodney had discovered to
his alarm that he did not experience
his usual elation, at being free from
an ENHANCEMENT. He had q heavy
heart and 4 yearning which he finally
figured out was a desire to see Stella
again. He really loved her!
Expense not having to be consid.
cred by Rodney. he Travelled back to
the coast and metaphorically cast him.
self at Stella's feet. Stella smiled her
slow. sweet smile, regarded him mus
ingly and then practically summoned
the gardener to sweep him out with
the other rubbish. Rodney went and
sat By the oea after that. and medt
tated upoa death and raved at him
self. Stella rpgulariy hung up the ~
ceiver whenever she fo1nd him on the
phone. % after . while he returned
homo. . blishted being. Evsrybody
knew he was Q blighted being because
~ made No secret oe Il.
Stella was his oaly theaght aad hi
soae csnvessatioaAl topic. till finally
hh family struck They told hin to
clear out al = snA nAny 9tslla ~
naih foros o. ease tail h lovs With
so0s ooe slss bsfoFs ~ rsturaeA
Asoa. - - Asatsl - 0tslla.
Hsd.sy Vas VIZ nueA u earnest
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tssesA sasasA - NJ ~ nysslel I
th1ak IN na1sy ~ asar IN.
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4 sAs1A ~ ~" saiA 0ssaa. WITH
6scasioa. tn Ose1g - Give 1yss1
| n OsReAo ~ Nhelgsu2-sN11ad."
he stx 0oatA6 auflnG V6ieA Aol.
ney was On pins and needles for fear
~ Vould suddenly and 1s6nitsfy
eAsow hin overheard IA HIN . Iot q
Qoe4 He Wa1 Q rsfoeOe1 cAafaetse
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