Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1909-1915, 1912-01-05
While J She
as Away

&4ESsi why i haven't seen you .HlOi el al
age!" cried the girl with the fall nat
as she rushed at the other girl with
the golden hair and innocent blue
eyes, who was buying dker'chisef :
5assiduously How well you look!
Your summer IN the country - $s:.
Oh didn't go to the country"
said the girl with blue eyes. 4 stayed
at home this year!
What! Az gasped the girl with the
fall hat. In a shocked tone. MY dear,
you don't mean to say you've passed 's''l
the whole dreadful summer cooped up
in the city. without q bit Of change
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The girl with blue eyes regarded
her calmly. ='I managed to have I .
very good time" she said. 81
1T know" commiserated the other.
1"But LIDO feel sorry. for you! When
every one you know Is away It. must
be hard to be patient and amuse your
self. l think 1t is wonderful that you
have stood it so well. should have
been bored to death, ! feel sure. You
know that I simply must have lots OF
people around me and things going
on. -, NJ s1s.4E
II had perfectly glorious time at
the lake." proceeded the girl with the
fall hat. V There were several men
there who simply kept me busy and
of course while didn't want to make
the other girls unhappy, l. couldn't
help it If they got left out a good
many times But it Is perfectly dread
full when three or four men happen t
fall in love with one the same sum
mer!" ..s, ....5E, !.
Il should think so," said the CIR
with blue eyes. (which one did 20,
take?"s., ~, :. Z. s. e. r X
The girl with the fall hat looke'
annoyed. "Oh, I'm in no hurry abou
that" she said. "I'm not so crazy t.
get married as most girls They al
Will probably be on here soon to Sc
me. / was SO rushed that am afrai
. ! rather neglected my old friends.
did write Harold asking him to com
up, but something tiresome kept hi1
II town. Of course then wrote an
told him to come any time that suite
him and not to think of hurryin
back, but, some way or other, tn
: poor boy got delayed each time.
s THE head of the firm came on fro1
the east once and his mother wa
sick another time, and goodness know
what else. interfered. X felt so sorr
7 for him, for knew how disappointe
Harold was-wel, he vas" Is
~ esq" queried the girl with th
blue eyes, with some interest. A5
I The girl in the fall hat managed I
! blush family. t'Well, between you an
me. Harold was getting so terribl
! fond of me. that I couldn't help seem
:, what was coming. He can't hel
showing his feelings in his eyes-di
: you ever notice? But, Of course, 70
were never in exactly the same stu
ton as was. with him, SO you woul,
mt notice. If there is anything ha,
4 to do it is break a mans heart an
Y wanted to be kind to Harold. Ths
was why ! asked him up to the lake
4 That'ssan odd way to proceed whe
you are refusing man" commente
the girl with the blue eyes. G:5....z
- didn't say I was going to refus
him. did r." demanded with some a
perity the. girl with the fallShat. "Ha
4 old Is very nice and devotion such a
his appeals TO- q girl With sensibilitie
such as have! It Just spoiled m
birthday picnic for me because b
couldn't be there. kept thinking I
4 him working away alone in tow
wanting to join me and imagining th
4 good time ~ was having with $othe
I people! wrote him long letter /
cheer him up that night 2 .,, a. 4: III
sA5 He must have appreciated it." sal
: the girl with the blue eyes.
as.Of course he 4 did, (" agreed he
B friend. Harold has the finest nature
It's too bad you don't know him we
enough to EfeaIizsS it. However,
4 think I'm about the only one to who,
he shows his real SELF. He must b
4 out of town now, because I've cal,e