Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1912-11-14


How about the liver
SD" gave him one look nf c,rrrntrat
..ti >,Orn and swept out ut The room
Tie waited awhile for her Ia return
but since she did not he tu,k up
book and began to read When the
shock Of his bruta lily. rs she ronsid
cred il. had worn OF II occurred 10 her
that she mad better return ana hniSh
his dismissal Coming into tn, ROOM
retaining the severe look she had worn
whs~ oh. left II. ahp suit:
aslf anything was needed to convince
me that you and are entirely untitled
for each other 1t was the discovery
that you have no sentiment whatever.
and do not believe you are capable
Of feeling what consider love to br.
No one in love would have reduced it
to an absurdity.
Perhaps you are right" he replied.
laying down the book I'm inclined
to he matter Of fact. don't think
have any more sentiment in me than
jellyfish. At any rate ! must make
the best of what you have told me.
The only thing that remains for us to
do is to settle the manner of our an
nouncing to the world that we have
made mistake"
THAT you have made mistake. you
mean"
AZ"
"Yes was perfectly content to
continue to be friends. 1t was you
who began the matter Of placing our
relationship on another basis
will you kindly explain how 1t
could have got on to another basis ex
cept through me? ! was not aware
that girls offered love and marriage"
~ didn't send for you to explain
things. but to make an announcement"
Very well. VIII you make another
announcement to the world that you
have broken our engagement
Il suppose it will he my part to do
So"
"When?"
She thought a moment before reply
Ing to this. then answered by ques
ton:
Are you In hurry?'
mot at all. but don't see how we
are to conduct ourselves before our
friends and acquaintances in the mean
while We can't act like an engaged
couple when we're not engaged"
when would you prefer to have me
announce the break between us?"
~ think It had better be done at
once. We are to dine tomorrow even
ing at my aunt's, she having kindly
shown her approval Of our engagement
by the invitation. It will be- not only
embarrassing to partake of her bounty
under the circumstances. but Wen not
be treating her fairly Even II she
knows that we are disengaged we had
better not dine together with her as
parted lovers"
At this the lady was much discon-
certed She made no reply She was
hard.
~ don't see" she said presently.
''how we can he parted lovers when
there has never been any love on your
side"
"Well. like that! thought you
sent for me to tell me that there ia rohs
on your side"
"You are very illogical. or. rather.
you descend to sophistry Haven't you
proved that you are incapable Of love
by speaking Of 1t contemptuously"
at seems to me we are getting on
the subject It IL for us to determine
what we shah do about the announce
ment Of the break between us"
"Well?"
lowing to my aunt's invitation. Il
seems to me that she at least should
be told at once"
"You are in a terrible hurry"
mot at all I simply desire to avoid
besides treating my
aunt badly"
well. since you have ceased to tove
me-
Nonsense"
"Do you mean that yon feet for rae
that
"Sent imentai nonsense 20 call love!
!
but children when the tit is on them
But it doesn't last. Many II girl has
lost a good husband and made an old
maid Of herself by examining her feel
lngs as you have done Such feelings
are too volatile to stand such tests.
and they are after all simply prelimi
nary Everything is development or
decay Love IL sometimes suddenly
born, but 1t has its bnbyhood. its child
hood. its youth. II 1t lives through the
diseases common to these 1t passes
on 10 the main part ot its life. mar
tirely different love from that which
in the beginning seems to he all OF II
The love of couple who nave lived
long together does not appeal to the
AS the love OF young
lovers"
"For heavens sake don't get back
to what il appeals to. or You will again
show that brutality which so Mortified
me Indeed. when ! think OF 1t. I've
a mind to-
"Don't"
He drew her to him and put an arm
around her waist.
after all" he said. perhaps we'c
better not say anything to my aunt o'
any one else about a break we might
regret it,
There's no need to speak of 1t II
You're sure OF yourself
How sure of mysef?"
THAT yon love me we'll enough t"
marry me"
"Why | thought you were the one