Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1913-06-11

Sally Barton stole into the privacy
of her own little sitting room and
slammed the door. As she flew she
tore a letter into tiny bits. In her
haste to toss the remains of the offend
| ing missive into the fire she stepped
on the lazily eutstretohed paw Of h n
fox terrier.
with a shrill yelp of pain and indig-
nation Robs limped over to the sunny
bay window and licked his paw.
Instead of comforting him with low
ing words. Sally merely glanced at her
pet and ousted Peterkin, her beloved
cat, from the cozise chair.
Peterkfn found refuge beside the
outraged Bobs. and they took counsel
toward their mistress each prepared
for instant flight in case Sally renewed
hostilities.
By this time her anger had simmered
down to cold hatred. She nodded her
sunny head enaphaticaliy.
I didn't believe it possible that
could hate Dick Lester-but do! ]
do! To think of his daring to b-breaA
off o-our engagement-not ever giving
me a CHI chance to see him again ana
explaining about my motor trip with
Mr. Sears How hateful he isl I'm
glad that / am not going to marry him
just ia fancy being Titled down TO
such a p-perfeet bear of hRs-nus-
band
The obnoxious idea quite over
whelnaed Sally and she bowed her
head and wept softly into her pink
palms.
Slowly Bobs hmped toward her, one
soft ear cooked inQuiringly. his brown
eyes melting with pity. Peterkin pad
ded silently after him. purflng buslty.
Peterkin's cold nose on her cheek
reused Sally from her fearful medita-
tions and Bob's paw on her knees
brought a pathetic smile to her lips.
"Oh. you poor dears!" she cooed
over them. did your missy treat you
cruelty? Well. if you only knew, Rohs
you'd never never. like Dick aga1l!
Whereupon Bobs. who had tender
recollections of Dick Lester and MANY
of bIissful frolics with that misguid ID
young man promptly stood on his
hind legs and squinted at his own
black nose, where there should be
placed lump of sugar or bonbon-
Get down, you silly thingt" crie9
Sally crossing to the hearth rug and
kept a wary eye open for further trou-
bic.
Sally sorrowfuly reviewed the
stormy period of her engagement to
Dick Lester If Sally had not been an
arrant fiirt and Dick the most adoFlng
and forgiving fellow in the world, the
engagement would have lasted longer
Long suffering Dick had delivered
an ultimatum two months before the
catastrophe. and Sally had been as
prim as a Quaker maid. But there
came a sudden temptation to take a
run out to the country club with an
old admirer. Jimmy Sears, and Sally
had wiekedly. / will not say thought
Iessly, because she realized what she
was doing. thrown over an appoint
ment with her finance and gone.
Of course Dick appeared upon the
scene, black frowned and quite I'M
approachable. All Sally's attempts at
reconciliation had been in vain and
when as a final effort to soften him
she offered him his freedom-Dick ac-
cepted it, and it was his hateful letter
she had just received.
Best for YOU and best for me-" he
had said just like the words of the old
song.
IF Sally Barton had not loved Dick
devotedly she would not have cared q
rap, for there were adorers in plenty
waiting for her smiles but-she did
love Dick. and therein lay the tragedy.
BEST for him not to marry her!"
How dreadful that Dick should feel
that way about it-why, she had
grown so accustomed to the idea that
she was the only girl in the world for
Dick that now she was smitten with