Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1912-04-01
While She
Was Away

why. | haven't seen you for an
age!" cried the girl with the fall hat
as she rushed at the other girl with
the golden hair and innocent blue
eyes. who was buying handkerchiefs
assiduously. How we'll you lookl
Your summer in the country"
"Oh. didn't go to the country"
said the girl with blue eyes. 81 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. II managed to have q
very good time" she said
Il know" commiserated the other.
But do feel sorry for you! When
every one 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. feel sure. You
"AO" 'hoI L nave tOSo VI
people around me and things going
on.
Il 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 didn't want to make
the other girls unhappy. couldn't
help 1t If they got left out a good
many times. But 1t Is perfectly dread
full when three or four men happen to
fall In love with one the same sum-
mer!"
81 should think So" said the girl
with blue eyes (which one 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 so rushed that | am afraid
| rather neglected my old friends.
did write Harold asking him to come
up, but something tiresome kept him
Ia town. OF course, then | 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 came on from
the east once and his mother was
sick another time, and goodness knows
what else interfered. I felt so sorry
for him, for I knew how disappointed
Harold was-well, he was"
"Yes?" queried the girl with the
blue eyes, with some interest.
The girl In the fall hat managed to
blush family. We'll, between you and
me, Harold was getting 80 terribly
fond OF me that | couldn't help seeing
what was coming. He can't help
showing his feelings In his eyes-did
you ever notice? But. OF course, you
were never In exactly the same situa-
ton as | was with him. 80 you would
mt notice. If there Is anything hate
to do 1t Is break a mans heart and
wanted to be kind to Harold That
was why | asked him up to the lake."
That's an odd way TO proceed when
you are refusing man." commented
the girl with the blue eyes
Il didn't say ! was going to refuse
him, did II" demanded with some as
perity the girl with the fall hat "Har-
old Is very nice and devotion such as
his appeals to q girl with sensibilities
such as | have! 1t just spoiled my
birthday picnic for me because he
couldn't be there. I 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 a long letter to
cheer him up that night"
He must have appreciated It," said
the girl with the blue eyes.
"Of course he did" agreed her
friend. Harold has the finest nature!
It's too bad you don't know him we'll
enough to realize II. However.
think I'm about the only one to whom
he shows his real self. He must be
out OF town now, because I've called
up. his office every day since got
back ~and the telephone boy always
says he's not in. I expect he's terribly
anxious to get back now that he
knows I'm here
Harold isn't out OF town" amid rho