Deming graphic., 1913-05-06
Miss Cartwright's S
Constancy

Mrs. LoWell sthupeu heI neeule
,,c,ously into the sock she was mend.
ng and rocked violently,
amelia has q constant nature"
said Ann Briggs.
"Constancy Is all right II there's
INV reason for IT," said Mrs, Lowell,
.bnt everybody knows that Charles
eurrouphs wasn't true to her before
10 died. He was engaged TO two girls
,t once"
"But Amelia doesn't know H." said
Miss Ann, gently, "and 1t would hurt
ler to know"
"Well wouldn't II be better for her
n be hurt q little and get walked up
n the fact that II Is Amos who has
,eally loved her all these years and
Who deserves to get herr"
"Well, don't know" said Miss
Ann 81 hate to see Amos hurt and
hate to see Amelia hurt. Love IL
owe and I guess most of us have to
suffer for It,"
"There she goes, now" said Mrs
Lowell glancing out OF the window
4 knew she would, Every Saturday
,he's on TO the cemetery with n
wreath OF pink flowers. Sometimes
Is 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
Mrs. Lowell "He knows Amelia
hasn't enough to live on and he has
plenty. And I think he knows. too.
that she would love him II she would
lot herself He said to ME not lone
ago. Aunt Carrie, when I talk to her
about Il she Just cries and says,
Please don't Poor Charles thought !
had Il In me to be constant-and |
want to be faithful to him--T want
o be faithful"
"There goes Amos now" said Miss
Ann. DO you know he's got some
pink roses In that paper? | BELLE
le's on his way TO the cemetery"
well. he'll meet Amelia there
said Mrs. Lowell, "and ! guess she'll
De touched to see that he has remem.
tered Charles"
But Amelia, sitting forlornly at the
loot Of her lovers grave, was TO meet
some one else before Amos, for q
slender little woman approached and
asked rs this the grave OF Charles
Burroueho"
"Yes." said Amelia
The girl unwound yards OF waxed
parer from about magnificent
wreath II was evidently made up by
city florist. OF pink hot.house roses
and valley lilies, with maiden.haIr fern
Yelling the whole
"oh" gasped Amelia. "how beauti
lul!"
"Hc always loved pink" said tho
,irl
Amelia looked up startled You
knew that" she asked.
"ies" said the girl. when | wore
pink bows on my hair he always ad
mired them And there was little
pink lawn dress that he made me weai
the night he left me-"
He died ten years ago" said Amc
lia. ut Is long tlme-dld you know
him-iust before he died?"
The girl nodded. "He lived ou.
west In the same town where
taught And we were engaged" Sh,
Old not see Amella's start OF surprise
He came east--just TO see his folks
he said and then he was to com,
p~ek-and we were to be--married
Then he died." the girlish voic,
went on and all these years I hav,
wanted to come and lay wreath oil
uis grave | saved my money so tina
! might And-now am here-and-
and | can't bear H."
Looking on the others grief, Anne
lia wondered why she was unmoved
she wondered, too. at q certain light
ness OF heart. She felt free--free tt
i've her own life. to love as she
would
She saw Amos coming up the hill
sue bent over the sobbing girl III,
,oVed you" she said tensely. "yog
uave that 10 comfort you"
Then she went swiftly down The
alii and met Amos, II don't IusI
KNOW what has happened to me-" sh,
said. Take me away. Amos. tax,
me where nobody can see me cry"
he led her to a place screened b,
row or chairs. "What is It, dear
ueart'' he asked, tenderly.
she told him. "Was he-as rcki,
as that?" she demanded.
Everybody knew IT," he said. "but
you"
and no one told me. Oh. Amos.
,eei SO sorry for that girl. Somehow
dont feel sorry for myself. Per
saps I've been just clinglng to 4
a,eam, But she knew him and live
Use use 10 him and. oh. hope ho lovet
aer a pest 1t would be so tragic if---i
sue Is mourning n false lover Amos.
And your" Amos asked.
found out after he came east tha
~ wasn't all that had thought h,
,s-out thought he loved me---ant
seemed so pitiful for him to be al
"e1e and alone--with no one to car,
snd 80 | tried to be true"