The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1912-08-17
Miss Cartwright S
Consistency

might be happier, and save Amos TIL
linghast from wearing his heart out"
Mrs. Lowell stabbed her needle
vicIous'y into the sock she was mend
ing and rocked violently.
Amelia has constant nature
said Ann Briggs.
Consistency Ia all right II there's
any reason for It," said Mrs. Lowell.
"but everybody knows that Charles
Burroughs wasn't true to her before
he died He was engaged to two girls
at once"
But Amelia doesn't know It," said
Miss Ann, gently, "and 1t would hurt
her to know"
well, wouldn't It be better for her
to be hurt little and get walked up
to the fact that It is Amos who has
really loved her all these years and
who deserves to get herr"
"Well, I don't know" said Miss
Ann 81 hate to see Amos hurt and
I hate to see Amelia hurt. Love Is
love- and guess most Of us have to
suffer for IT,"
There she goes, now" said Mrs.
Lowell glanclng out OF the window.
81 knew she would Every Saturday
she's off TO the cemetery with
wreath of pink flowers. Sometimes
It's roses and sometimes It's sweet
peas and sometimes It's verbenas.
But it's always pink"
poor thing" said Miss Ann.
"That's what hurts Amos So" said
hasn't enough to live on and re has
plenty. And think he knows. too
that she would love him If she would
let herself He said to me nc. long
ago: Aunt Carrie, when | talk to her
about It, she just cries and says,
please don't Poor Charles thought I
had II in me to be constant-and |
want to be faithful to him want
to be faithful"
There goes Amos now" said Miss
Ann. do you know he's got some
pink roses In that paper? | believe
he's on his way to the cemetery"
"Well, he'll meet Amelia there"
said Mrs. Lowell, "and I guess she'll
be touched to see that he has remem
bered Charles"
But Amelia, sitting forlornly at the
foot of her lovers grave, was to meet
some one else before Amos, for
slender little woman approached and
asked, rs this the grave Of Charles
Burrough7"
yes" said Amelia
The girl unwound yards of waxed
Nm f,.A, ~
wreath It was evidently made up by
city florist, of pink dollhouse roses,
and valley lilies, with maiden-hair fern
yelling the whole.
"Oh." gasped Amelia, how beauti-
full"
'He always loved pink" said the
girl
Amelia looked up startled, you
knew THAR" she asked.
''Yes," said the girl. when I wore
pink bows on my hair he always ad-
mired them. And there was a little
pink lawn dress that he made me wear
the night he left me-"
HE died ten years ago." said Anne
liza. 1T Ia long time-did you know
him--just before he dled?"
The girl nodded. HE lived out
west In the same town where l
taught. And we were engaged" She
did not see Amelia's start OF surprise,
"He came east-just to see his folks,
he said. and then he was to come
back-and we were to be-married."
"Then he died." the girlish voice
went on, "and all these years | have
wanted to come and lay a wreath on
his grave. I saved my money so that
I might. And-now am here-and-
and can't bear It."
Looking on the others grief, Ame-
liza wondered why she was unmoved
She wondered. too. at certain light
ness OF heart, She felt free-free to
live her own life, to love as she
would.
She saw Amos coming up the hill.
She bent over the sobbing girl HE
loved you" she said tensely; you
have that to comfort you"
Then she went swiftly down the
hill and met Amos. 81 don't just
know what has happened to me-" she
said, Take me away, Amos, take
me where nobody can see me cry"
He led her to place screened by
row OF chairs, What is 1t, dear
hearth" he asked, tenderly.
She told lim "Was he-as tickle
as that" she demanded.
Everybody knew It," he said, but
you"
"And no one told me Oh, Amos, |
feel so sorry for that girl Somehow
don't feel sorry for myself Per.
haps I've been Just clinging to q
dream, But she knew him and lived
close to him and, oh, hope he loved
her best. It would be so tragic if-ii
she is mourning a false lover, Amos
"And you?" Amos asked
81 found out after he came east that
he wasn't all that ! had thought he
was-but / thought he loved me-and
It seemed so pitful for him to be w
here and alone-with no one 10 care