The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1913-05-08

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herself OF this Judgment OF Doctor
John. Mrs Johnson drove In all the
corks tight and began to pound spice.
Hes not out OF the widower-woods
yet. Caroline" said Aunt Bette with
her most speculative smile 81 have
about decided on him for Ruth since
the judge has taken to following Molly
about as bad as Billy Moore does. But
don't you all say a word. for Johns
mighty timid. and l don't believe. in
spite OF all these years, he's had a
single notion yet. II he had had he'd
have tried a set-to with you, Molly.
like the rest OF the shy birds In town.
He doesn't see woman as anything
but n patient at the end Of a spoon.
and mighty kind and gentle he does
the dosing OF them. too. Just the 9TH
er day-dearie me. Judy. what has
boiled over now? And in the excite
ment that ensued escaped
Yes. Aunt BettIe is right about Doc
tor John; he doesn't see a woman. and
there Is no way to make him. What
she had said about 1t made me realize
that he had always been like that. and
I told myself that there was no rea-
son In the world why my heart should
beat In my slippers on that account.
Still l don't see why Ruth Chester
should have her head literally thrown
against that stone wall and wish
Aunt Bette wouldn't 1t seemed like
a descration evs= to try to match
make him and Il made me hot with in
dIgnation all over. l dug SO hercely
at the roots OF my phlox with a trowel
I had picked up that they groaned so
loud I must operate on something
And II was In this mood that Alf-eI's
letter found me
II had n surprise In II and sat
hack on the gr -ss and read IL with my
heart beating Ike a trip-hammer lie
had sailed tn. day he had posted Il
and he was due to arrive in New York
almost as soon as Il did. just any hour
now calculated in fash Anc from
New York Immediately 10 Hi,la 5oro"
he had written in words TIA. fJIriy
sung themselves Off the paper. was
frightened-5o frightened that the let
ter shook In my hands. AnI with only
the thought of being sure that might
be alone for few minutes With H..
fed TO the garrut-
Surely no woman ever in all the
world read such a letter as that. and
no wonder my breath almost failed
me. II was n ioye-letter in which the
cold paper was transubstantiated into
heart that beat against mine and
bowed by head over IL as / wet Il with
tears. l knew then that had taken
his coming back lightly: had fused
over It and been silly-proud OF It.
while not REALLY caring at all. All
that awful melting away OF my fatness
seemed Just a lack OF confidence IN
his love for me; he wouldn't have
minded II weighed fve hundred.
felt sure lie loved me-really. really.
really: and had sat and weighed
him with lot OF men who we're moth
Ing more than amused by my fiighu-
ness. or taken with my beauty. and
who wouldn't have known such love
II It were shown to them through q
telescope
/ reached into n trunk that stood
right beside me and took out n box
that hadn't looked into for years. His
letters we're all there and his photo
graphs that were as handsome as tho
young god OF love himself. could
hardly see them through my tears. bn,
knew that they were dim in places
with being cried over when had put
them away years ago after Aunt Adc-
line decided that I was to be married.