The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1912-11-22

shave and dress up and sort q wait
around for you TO come in. You didn't
come.
Then I went and asked your sxtcr-Td
been too proud TO do Il az FIRST. She opened
my eyes-she showed me what they all
thought and felt about me--cspecially your
mother.
Then went out and got drunk N
earnest-T'm telling YOU al Of Il, Glory
l lost my job; then one day sat down %
look The thing square IN the face said o.
myself, You're a nioe one, You are No
wonder your wife left you'll DO you blame
herr Suppose it'd been the other way,
you'd have bern plumb disguised, wouldn't
youp What makes you think you could do
anything and she ought 20 stand ior itp that
shs SrOuid stand Tor IN
What makes you think thatr I saia
20 myself. Nov, said, what arc YOU
going TO dop Are YOU going 10 quit doccnry
altogether and Just be hogp Arc YOU going
20 show everybody that she was right o.
are you going 10 be manp You lct on 90
her in the beginning that YOU were a real
man and she believed YOU. You better
prove IL, hadn't your DO YOU think YOU
oo~id prove il, you damned iool9' ] said
Honey, by some Cod-sent chance you'd
hit on the right way 20 wake me up You
showed me what Il was % Lose the thing
you do care for for the thing you don't care
Tor. For a year | looked for you and
couldn't find you, because YOU scc hadn'
any idea where 10 look; and began TO find
out what an almighty big country this is
Then l stopped 60 take stock Of thing
81 wasn't making much, Of course, and
saw l wouldn't have anything 10 give you
II did find you. Well, | iell IN with fellow
named BDgson who was going out 20 Cali.
fornia 20 grow oranges. lie had some
money and didn't, but he wanted me 10
20 In with him, and I did We got some
groves and, Lord, how We did work Tie
wanted 20 marry a rich girl, and he was
proud and wanted 90 show en-, and--you
know what I wanted. Say, we Just bad
TO make good All the time was trying
every way ] could think Of 20 ind a trace
Of you. i even put advertisements In the
papers. ] suppose YOU didn't happen % ioc
any Of emp" wistfully.
"No," said Glory IN a very low voice.
81 didn't sec any Of them"
"Timc went on" he resumed, "and
things began 90 come our way--vc began
to have money in our pockets. But eli thc
same was feeling pretty blue. didn't
know what you'd done. You might have
Tot a divorce and married some other fellow
in all that time-say, honey, you didn't
did your"
"No," she whispered.
Tie wiped his forehead
II didn't know, YOU sec. So one day
started out again. was going 90 find out
II Il took every bean I had. couldn't tell
you al Of II, but ono day got 10 talking
20 a travelling man IN San Francisco. While
VIC were standing there, woman passed.
and kind Of looked around 10 sec her good
"Td sort Of Got into the habit Of looking
AZ an the light-hairod women 90 see II u
was YOU. Interested In hlondcsf' he asked
And said. We'll. Kind q. and he ssid.
Wei. up in Seattle az Hathaway & Eatons,
they've got peachl Not one 81 your A.
oncs-believe me, she's = real lady. For
looks and style and intelligence. she's got
al the society danes beat a city block.
n asked what her name was. and he
says. Miss Maekan.' ! guess ] looked
hind Of funny, for he grabbed me BY the
shoulder and yelled. What's the matter.
manp arc YOU sickf | aid. Say, you're
going On have all the oranges you can
Eat the rest oi your lie, but | cant
tell you about y now-I cot 20 catch a
train"
- - = N..f.
Think Of CHANGING on L that way after
al that searching
She had sat almost m0tionloss during
his recital. not looking Al him; her fingers
stil turning the pencil she bad held at has
entrance.
Are YOU going 10 try me again, Gloyi
I've got homo down there In the sunshine
waiting for YOU. The oranges arc ripe nov
and the peoples are just flaming across The
fields. That country always made me think
az you-I guess that's why Ike II 10 well
the sky and the oranges and the sunshine
all blue and gold and dreamy. And.
honest to God. haven't touched drop
since that day | quit for good"
She did not speak. but she rose as he did
and stood before him. lie did not try 90
t0uCn hcr.
II don't know whether you could ever
feel the same, but d sure try to make you.
And, Glory-why, Glory. I've often thought
II could just take you In my arms like !
used tot would lust horg 10 come back %
YOU"
Miss Mackan looked straight and deep
into her husbands eyes
You better try II. linn. and 80 .hs