The Glenwood post., 1912-07-06
| Love You
BY Luella Mabelle Sidney

Ellerton Fuller lay stretched out
In his easy chair, The cigar between
his lips had gone out. Across his
knees the evening paper lay unread,
while he stared gloomily into the IRE
That morning he had received notice
from the firm that he was to take
charge of the branch house In San
Francisco for q year. and that he
would have to start west the next
week.
He had been dismayed, for 1t meant
separation from the girl to whom he
had been devoted for long time.
In the evening, as soon as possible
after hurried dinner, he had called
upon her, and; finding her alone. had
told her of his love, and had asked her
to marry him.
She had refused him. When pressed
for her reason she had said that al
though she liked him, she did not care
for him enough to marry him.
But you must like me little, or
you would never have let me see SO
much Of you in the past year"
The anxious question in his voice
hurt her.
1T is just because like you SO
much, and respect you so highly, that
| don't want to do you the injustice Of
marrying you without loving you.
Every man has the right to be loved
with the mind. body and spirit Of the
woman who marries him. You would
be defrauded of that right"
81 am willing to run the risk"
you may be now. but later on We
would both feel the lack Of the com
plete love, and you would be restless
and unhappy"
IF l were here and could have this
time with you l might make you love
me-"
That is something beyond our
knowledge"
'Will you let me write to you while
[ am away? That will help you to re
member me. All Of your other friends
will be here with you. and one of them
might win you
She hesitated, then said. mo ]
don't care to correspond with any
man."
Then I am to go away and leave
you for a whole year without hearing
rom you?"
at would be far better to do that
than to raise false hopes"
Make me just one promise before
| go. II you are free wheA l get back,
may | have another chance to try and
win you?"
"Why-yes, you may If you still feel
The same then"
All the way hone he was haunted
by the question, How can teach her
10 love me when there are to be SC
many thousand miles between us? A
| year is an eternity, and some other
| fellow will win her"
There is nothing to do" he thought
hopelessly. "A man cannot force him.
self on woman who does not want
him, and even letters are denied to
! me-"
The whole world was wrong; the
woman he loved refused him; he must
leave his friends and go among strang-
ers for a year. Even his cigar failed
to bring comfort to him.
With sigh he picked up the paper
We'll, l will keep busy, that will help
little" he thought He glanced list
lessly over the pages. A short para
graph at the end of column caught
his eyes The words 81 Love You" were
the title.
! The article said that a writer had
compiled a book telling how 10 say Il
love you," in every language known
to man. He read it second time An
inspiration came to him. and he cried,
the very thing"
The next morning when Dorothy
Roberts came down to breakfast she
found letter beside her plate. There
was just one sheet Of paper, and in the
middle was written.
81 love you"
Faithfully yours,
"ELLERTON FULLER"
She studied 1t with a puzzled frown,
What an odd thing for him to do"
she thought.
She put the letter into her desk, and
in the hurry of the day forgot It,
A box of violets came late that aft.
ernoon. The card on the top read:
MT Ellerton Fuller"
"Faithfulness"
Being a true woman, she was
pleased with the gift. and the pleasure
did not fade until the next morning,
when she found beside her plate a let.
ter in the same fine handwriting. All
1t contained was:
"Je t'aime.
Faithfully yours,
"ELLERTON FULLER"
well Of all the silly creatures" she
thought, what absurd thing will be do
next?"
In the afternoon the violets came
with the one word. "faithfulness" on
his card
Day after day 1t was the same. Each
morning the letter was at her plate,
but the words 81 love you" were in a