The Dolores star., 1913-07-25

sroppsd from my shoulders. "Est ees
such q meestake! I laugh; shy" He
hook with msrrimsat T wear tvs
nass and mot know - nssstakei-
I thanked him and made OF q
gracefully ~ I could. The girl ross
- shs saw ne returning. When
reached her side she was STANDING
with her slender body inclined 70
ward me. She stretched forth hand
and solemnly I ave her Mr.. Chiffon
dsn's hat. I wondered vaguely II any
one vas looking ct u. and. n %. what
hs thought Of 10.
The girl pulled the hat literally In
eide out In her eaeerness: but hss
slowed fingers trsmbled 90 that the
precious letter Auttsrsd 10 the floor
We both stopped. but ! was quicker
Il was NO attempt on my part to SCI
the address; my act was one OF com
mon politensss. But I could not help
seeing the name. II was my own!
Give II to mel" she cried breath.
lessly.
I did so. was not, at that particu'
lar moment, capable Of doing anything
else. I was too bewildsred. Ny OWL
name! She turned. hugging the hat
the legal documents and the letter,
and hurried down the main stairs, I ii
her heels.
Tell the driver my address; can
return alone"
II can not permit that" I objected
decidedly. THE driver 10 Q stranger
to Us both. Insist on seeing you to
the door: after that you may rest -
sured that I shall no longer inhict
upon you my presence. odious ~ II
doubtless II to you"
As she was already in the cab and
could not get out without aid,
climbed in beside her and called the
street and number to the driver.
Legally the letter 10 mine; II ID
addressed to me. and has passed out
Of your keeping"
You shall never. never have it!"-
vehemently.
1T IL not necessary that should.
I replied. "for I vaguely understand"
saw that II was all over. Thee
was now no reason why I should not
speak my mind fully.
Il can understand without reading.
You realized that your note was cruel
and unlike anything you had done.
and your good heart compelled you to
write an apology; but your pride got
the better Of you. and upon second
thought you concluded to let the un.
merited hurt 90 on"
VIII you kindly stop the driver. or
shall II"
Does trutA annoy your"
II decline to discuss truth with you.
VIII you stop the driver?"
mot until We reach Seventy-ilrst
street west"
by what right"
The right Of . man who loves you.
There. It 10 out, and my pride has
gone down the wind. After tonight I
shall trouble you no further. But ev-
cry man has the right to tell one wom-
an that he loves her and I love you.
loved you the moment I hrst laid
eyes on you. couldn't help Il. I cay
this u you now because ! perceive
how futile Il 10. What dreams ! have
conjured up about you! Poor fool!
When I was at WORT your face was 81.
ways crossing the page o. pssring up
from tho margins. never saw . flns
painting that I did mot think Of you.
or heard . fne piece Of music that
did not think Of your voice"
There was . long interval of d.
fence: block after block went By.
never once looked at her.
III ! had been rich ! should have
put II to the touch some time ago:
but my poverty seems to have been
fortunate: II has saved mo . refusal.
In some way I have MORALLY offended
you: how. I can not imagine. II can
not be simply because I innoesntly
broke An engagement"
Then she spoke.
You dined after the theatsr that
night with . comic-opsra singer. You
were quite at liberty to do %. only
you might have done me the honor to
notify me that you had made your
choice Of entertainment"
So II was out! Decidedly Il vas al
over now. never could explain away
the mistake.
II have already explained to you my
unfortunate mistake. There was and