The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1913-07-18
factorY to ION Nm Carier :

The word 'trousseau" can be spoken
In n woman's presence for many years
With no effect. but II Ia an awful shock
when she nrst really hears IT, felt
funny all afternoon as I packed those
trunks for the ! o'clock train.
Yes, the word "trousseau" ought to
have a definite surname after II ri
ways and that's why my loyalty drag
ged poor Mr. Carter out into the light
hin had u strange effect on me. had
laid ont the dream In dark gray blue
raiah. tailored almost beyond endur
anre, 10 wear home on the train and
had thrown the did black taffeta bag
across the chair 20 give a. the hotcl
maid. but the decision Of the session
between conscience and loyalty made
me- pack the precious blue wonder ana
put on once more the black rags ~ r.
nemhrance IN n kind Of panic ~ r"
spect
would lots rather have bought poor
Nr Carter the monument | have been
planning FOR mouths 80 keep up CONVEX
NHIlpn NllU NuHl Auellut lHuH NfHi
'hnt dress again ! felt conscience re-
prov" m" ouc" more with loyalty look
ing On IN disapproval ~ ! buttoncd the
old thing up FOR the lRst time. hccauS"
| really ought TO have stayed over %
day 10 hIv that monument. but. tO toll
the ruth. wanted ~ see Hllly 80 dos
perntelv thni hts sleep place above
,.- H.,Hg k,,-g ~ 20 a. p.HvIV k.t.
prickly hoat break ant ~ any minute
So ! hurried and stuffed thr gray
blue darling In IN" top tray. .npp"d
old black taffrta around my whist aud
helt"d Il IN with q black belt of n u"v
green linen | Ind made for morning
walks DOWN 20 the drug Stor" on ~"
public square. I SUPPOSE Thnt Is about
'ha only morning dissipation ~ IIlllS
horo that ! can think ~, and II an d,
peuds on whom Won meet how much ~
a dissipation IL is
The next thing that happens after
you have done 4 noble deed is. Won
either 'egard II as n reward " virtu,
or as a punishment for having boon
foolish | felt both ways when Indc"
Wade anne down the car aisle looking
90 much era ndor than any other man
in sight that don't see how they
stand him ever At that miuut" IN"
noble black taffeta deed telt foolish,
but at The next minute | thanked my
lucky stars Tor Il
II II nice Ia watch for r person 10
catch sight ~ YOU II you feel sure how
he " going 10 take II. aud somehow
in this case I felt sure was not dis
appointed. for his smile broke his face
up into \ jov laugh on came his hat
Instantly vi | could catch n glimpse of
the fasctuB ting frost over his temples
and with y positive sigh of rapture h.
subsidized into the seat beside me
turned with an echo smile all over me
wh"u suddenly his face became grav'
aud consIderate. and hs looked AZ IN,
a. ali the men In Hillsboro have been
doing ever since poor Mr. Carter
funeral
Mrs Carter" he said very kindly,
in y voice that pitched me out Of the
car window and left me n mile be
hind on the track. all by myself. Il
Wish | had known OF your sad errand
20 town ~ could have offered you
some assistance IN your selection You
know we have just had our lot IN the
cemetery finally arranged, and found
the dealers In memorial stones very
confusing In their ideas and designs
Mrs Henderson just told my mother
Of your absence from home last night.
and | could only come down 10 the city
for the day on important business or
would have arranged TO see You. I
hope you found something that salts
ned you"
what's n woman going to say when
she has . tombstone thrown In her
face ike that; | didn't say anything
but what thought about Aunt AIDE
line filed In d dreadful pause.
Perfectly dumb and quiet sat Tor
an awful space Of time aud wondered
lust what was going to do. Could
4 woman lie u monument into her suit
case II was beyond me at hat speak.
ing. aud the Molly hat IL ready for
lie quick didn't want TO. shut my
eyes Ounted three 70 myself a. DO
when I go over INTO the cold tub. and
told him an about q Ne both got %
satisfactory reHction and ~" ru
iOycd myself 80 much rs that before
understand AOw why Judg" Wade
mas had SO many women martyr them
selves over him and live uuhappily
eve. attrrward As everybody says
Henrietta Mason is doing Hes u very
Inspiring man. and ne fairly brlsrles
with destinations Some mel are what
you call taking and they take you n
they want YOU while others ar" draw
ing and after YOU are dra wp 10 them
they viii consider the question ~
taking you The Judge Is Ike that
IL the meantime II tluglcs me Ip To
= very great degree 10 have ~ man
use his ewes on me, as II is the nrivi
'erp ~ only wOnunkind 10 10. aud /
feel that II will be- good for his Judge
shlr for ~" "a let hin draw" me- AZ
east a little way may get hurt
but ! shah ~ least have an Interesting
time ~ II started right then and
got results, for he stopped under the
old lilac bush that leo ns over my sine
gate and kissed my hand Old lilac
shook . laugh ~ perfume all over ~,
and | believe signalei the event at the