The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1912-01-30
While She
Was Away

Why, | haven't seen you for an
age!" cried the girl with the fall a
as she rushed at the other girl with
the golden hair and innocent blue
eyes,. who was buying handkerchiefs
assiduously. How we'll you look!'
Your summer In the country
"Oh. I didn't go to the country"
said the girl with blue eyes. Il stayed
at home this year,"
What" gasped the girl with the
fall hat, in a shocked tone. my dear.
you don't mean to say you've passed
the whole dreadful summer cooped up
in the city. without a bit Of change
Or"
The girl with blue eyes regarded
her calmly. Il managed to have q
very good time" she said.
IT know" commiserated the other
But !! do feel sorry for you! When
every n you know is away 1t must
be hard to be patient and amuse your
self. I think 1t is wonderful that you
have stood 1t so we'll. should have
been bored to death. l feel sure. You
know that l simply must have lots OF
people around me and things going
on.
81 had a perfectly glorious time at
the lake" proceeded the girl with the
fall hat. There were several men
there who simply kept me busy and.
of course, while l didn't want to make
the other girls unhappy. l couldn't
help 1t If they got left out a good
full when three or four men happen to
fall in love with one the same sum-
mer!"
II should think So" said the girl
with blue eyes. Which n did you
take?"
The girl with the fall hat looked
annoyed "Oh. I'm in no hurry about
that" she said. I'm not SO crazy to
get married as most girls. They all
will probably be on here soon to see
me. l was 20 rushed that l am afraid
l rather neglected my old friends. /
did write Harold asking him to come
up, but something tiresome kept him
IL town. OF course. then l wrote and
told him to come any time that suited
him and not to think Of hurrying
back. but. some way or other. the
poor boy got delayed each time.
The head Of the firm anne on from
the east once and his mother was
sick another time, and goodness knows
what else interfered. I felt 20 sorry
for him. for / knew how disappointed
Harold was-well. he was"
"Yes?" queried the girl with tho
blue eyes, with some interest
The girl In the fall hat managed to
blush family. We'll, between you and
me, Harold was getting 30 terribly
fond Of me that I couldn't help seeing
what was coming. He can't help
showing his feelings in his eyes-did
you over notice? But, Of course. you
we're never in exactly the same situa-
ton a. l was with him. SO you would
MT notice. II there IL anything l hate
to do 1t 10 break . mans heart and
l wanted to be kind TO Harold That
wal why l asked him up 70 the Lake"
That's Al odd way to proceed when
you are refusing q man." commented
the girl with the blue eyes.
Il didn't say I wal going to fefuss
him, did II" demanded with some -
perity the girl with the fall hat "Har-
old 10 very nice and devotion such ~
his appeals to . girl With sensibilitiea
such as I have! It Just spoiled my
birthday picnic for me because b
couldn't be there. kept thinking Of
him working away alone in town,
wanting to join me and imagining the
good time | was having with Other
people! | wrote him q long letter Il
cheer him up that night"
He must have appreciated It." said
the girl with the blue eyes.
"Of course he did" agreed bel
friend. Harold has the finest nature!
It's too bad you don't know him wei
enough to realize 1t. However.
think I'm about the only one to whom
he shows his real self. He must be
gu OF town now. because I've called
up his Office every day since ! go1
back and the telephone boy always
says he's not in. | expect he's terribly
anxious to get back 10y that ne
knows I'm here.
Harold isn't out OF town." said the
girl with the blue eyes
He isn't. How do you happen Il
know that he is not?"
Because he was at my home tas'
evening" explained the girl with tht
blue eyes
The girl with the fall hat stared Al
her Indignantly. The ideal" she said
He can't know hat I'm back! II
telephone him right away and"
Telephone him. OF course. II 20,
want to- said the girl with blue eyel
good humoredly. But ! ought TO tel