The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1912-06-27

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little more attention to the love Of the
living and less to that Of the dead, she
might be happier, and save Amos TIL
linghast from wearing his heart out I
Mrs. Lowell stabbed her needle
viciously into the sock she was mend,
ing and rocked violently.
amelia has q constant nature
said Ann Briggs.
"Constancy 10 Ill right Il there's
any reason for It." said Mrs. Lowell
but everybody knows that Charled
Burroughs wasn't true TO her beford
he died. He was engaged to two. grid
ct once" .
'.But Amelia doesn't know IT," aid
Miss Ann. gently. "and II would hurt
her to know"
"wsll, wouldn't Il b better for hen
to be hurt . little ana get walked ~
to the fact that Il 10. Amos who had
really loved her all these years and
who deserves to get hart" ~
well. I don't know" said Kis1
Ann. II hate to see Amos hurt and
hate to see Amelia hurt. Love ID
love. and I guess most Of 10 have I'd
suffer for It."
"There she goes. now" said Mrs,
Lowell, glancing out Of the window,
II knew she would. Every Saturday
she's OF to the cemetery with q
wreath Of pink flowers. Sometimes
it's roses and sometimes It's sweet
peas and sometimes tie verbenas,
But it's always pink"
"Poor thing" said Miss Ann.
'"That's what hurts Amos 80" said
Mrs. Lowell. "He knows Amelia
hasn't enough to live on and he has
plenty. And think he knows, too,
that she would love him II she would
let herself. He said to me not long
ago: Aunt Carrie. when I talk to her
about Il. che Just cries and says,
''Piease don't Poor Charles thought /
had It In me to be constant-and I
want to be faithful to him-l want
to be faithful."'"
"There goes Amos now" said Miss
Ann. DO you know he's got some
pink roses In that paper? I believe
he's on his way to the cemetery"
well, he'll meet Amelia there"
said Mrs. Lowell, .and I guess she'll
be touched to see that he has remem.
bered Charles."
But Amelia, sitting forlornly at the
foot Of her lovers grave, was to meet
some one else before Amos, for. q
slender little woman approached and
asked, els this the grave Of Charles
Burrough?" S.
Eyes," said Amelia. gxs
The girl unwound yards of waved
paper from about a magnificent
wreath. It was evidently made up By
city florist, Of pink hot-house roses.
and valley lilies, with maiden.hair fern
yelling the whole.
"Oh." gasped Amelia, ':how beautA
full"
HE always loved pink" said thi
girl.
Amelia looked up startled. 'Yod
knew that?" she asked.
Eyes," said the girl. when I word
pink bows on my hair he always ed
mired them. And there was q litH1
pink lawn dress that he made me weal
the night he left me-"
HE died ten years ago." said Anne
lia. 1T is long time-did you know
him-just before he died?" I'll
The girl nodded. HE lived eul
west In the same town where ri
taught. And we were engaged" shl
did not see Amelia's start Of SURPRISE
He came east-just to see his folks
he said, and then he was to com1
back-and we were to be-married!A
'Then he died." the. girlish voted
went on, "ands all these years have
wanted to come and lay wreath od
his grave. Isaved my money 90 that
I might. And-now I am here-and1
and can't bear It." s;
Looking on the others grief, Anne
lia wondered why she was unmoved!
She wondered, too. a. q certain light
ness Of heart. She felt free-Sree I'd
live her own life. to love 40 shd
would. 4
She saw Amos coming up the hfil
She bent over the sobbing girl. I'D
loved you" she said tensely; "you
have that to comfort you" u
Then she went swiftly down ia
bill and met Amos. II don't jusd
know what has happened to me-" shS
said. take me away, Amos, takd
me where nobody can see me cry" 4
He led her to place screened 81
row Of chairs. ''what Is It, deaf
hearth" he asked. tenderly. 4
She told him. 'Was he-as tickle
40 that" she demanded. &
Everybody knew It." he said, but
you"
@And no one told me. Oh, Amos. /
feel 30 sorry for that girl. Somehow
don't feel sorry for myself. Per-
haps' rye been Just clinging to .
dream. But she knew him and lived
close to him and, oh, I hope he loved
her best It would be 20 tragic IT'D
phs 10 mourning . false lover, Amoss
And your Amos asked. y
7 found out after hs came east that
heswasnt IN that ! had thought he
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