Smyrna times., 1912-05-29
Teddy and ~
~ The Girl

Hugh Cameron glanced eagerly
through his mail. Yes. there was
the expected letter from his fiancee,
so the day promised to be a good
one.
He tore open the envelope and
read to the end of the closely-writ-
ten page, his face setting in grim
lines as he scanned the words:
Dearest Teddy-How perfectly
darling of you to send me this
beautiful breakfast gown and cap to
match. l am afraid l have rather
neglected you lately on account of
some one here, but when l come
out this spring l will tell you all
about it. l am not going to wear
my pretty gown and cap until we
have our first breakfast together
in the studio, because l know you
will love me in it while the laces
are soft and new. Isn't that nice
of me? This is just a scratch dear,
as have so many Christmas notes
to write-but yours was first. l
can hardly wait until we meet
again, but it won't be long now.
With bushels of love, as ever,
LUCY.
The letter dropped from Hugh
Cameron's nerveless fingers.
So! The Lucy that he admired
was nothing but firt and had been
playing with him to her hearts
content. Well, she would not get
a chance to throw him over for
the man in the studio whom she
so violently loved.
Hugh laughed unpleasantly.
cit was rather thoughtful of
Lucy to mix her letters. Otherwise
l might have had a lovely turn
down when she tired of me as an
escort to operas, dinners, &c. hope
the devoted Teddy will appreciate
her letter to me and her .thanks for
the bracelet l sent. -
Cameron tore the letter viciousIy
in half, then stayed his fingers.
Lucy should have her letter back.
but not until he was we'll out to
sea.
$50 that is why she couldn't toll
me where she was going for month
this SPRING" Hugh muttered. Then,
a latent desire to vindicate his
sweetheart came over him and he
tried to summon an excuse. But
there was no Teddy. either friend or
relative who conld step into the
breach. No! Lucy wasfslse! She
was going to breakfast with Teddy
in her pink lacy gown. Cameron
supposed it was pink. Lucy adored
pink.
There was nothing to do then, but
sail week earlier than he had in
tended.
Hugh started up A quick boat
sailed at 8 o'clock the next morning
and by using the telephone freely
he could put his business affairs in
proper shape for that sailing.
Cameron told his Office boy that
under no condition was he to answer
any feminine voice over the tele-
phone Lucy might call him up and
Hugh felt his resolve fade as in
memory he heard her low-pitched
voice ringing in his ear. No; he
must neither hear her voice mol
communicate with her in any way
before he sailed.
During his hasty preparations
Cameron had time to realize hi
loss. Even with her duplicity star
ing him in the face he knew tha
he loved her and would continue tt
want her until the end of his day
When the great ship that was tt
take him to England weighed ancho
Hugh felt that he had sent himsel
adrift from the one woman he de
sired! With pilot he posted
brief line to Lucy and enclosed he
letter to the unknown Teddy as a
| 6ApldudllOH Va HIS W4ouAllS " COu
slider their engagement broken.
When this was done and the shi
we'll on her way out to sea, Cam
eron sank into his steamer chair
the embodiment Of blank despair
The vision of Lucy's violet eyes
her wonderful happy smile with tn
dimple that played havoc with hi
heart and the tender affection in a
her little mannerisms, kept Can
eron's mouth grim and his eye
unseeing.
The deck steward had spoken h
name and was holding out to him
wireless message. They were tW
days out.
When Cameron had read the col
tents of the message his stoli
Scotch heart was bounding heavil.
The sun shone, the water was blI
and all the world seemed one glor
Gus place.
Lucy was sailing that very da.
She would reach Liverpool two da.
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