Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1914-03-06
LOVE PUT TO
SEVERE TEST
Wooer's Trick Nearly Spoiled
a Wedding.

''Tell me frankly, Agnes, what dc
you think of my lOver?"
"Personal appearance"
Eyes You can judge of his mind
in one meeting"
"Frankly. then. don't like the looks
of his left eye
ooh. dear! Have you noticed that?'
"You appear to have noticed it your
self"
Il have been worried to death about
it,"
"IIas he explained it?"
Il have not asked him to do So
"My advice to you. Louise. is to give
him an opportunity to explain. If he
doesn't would break the engage.
ment wouldn't marry a man who
would keep anything back"
My resolution was taken. That very
afternoon | asked Paul.
"Why do you wear mOnocle? 1t Is
so frightfully English"
because. sweetheart, l consider ii
useless to wear two glasses when I
can see as we'll with one"
81 notice you always wear it before
your right eye"
eyes. That is the better one of the
two"
Don't You think" I said. that on
the eve of marriage it is the duty
of each of the parties to 1t to explain
every defect. no matter how trivial?'
His brow contracted slightly. "YOu
mean that if l should be blind in one
eye You would break the engagements"
"You wrong me. l only wish for
perfect confidence. l don't want to
find out anything after we are mar
ried."
you'll have it all to find out" he
said coolly. land more important mat
tiers than defective eyesight. You may
find that | have an imperious DISPOSE
ton, Il bad temper, Il graSping nature
indeed faults enough to make me a
poor husband for any woman"
THAT is Il risk we all have to take,
and since we are unconscious of our
own faults there is no deception in not
contrasting them. But if, for instance,
| wear false teeth or my foot is made
of wood
81 would love you just the same"
ut would he fault for me not to
confess it," | persisted.
He showed very plainly that l had
offended him.
VERY well. | will make confession
which may cause you to break your
engagement with me- But l will not
place YOU in Il position to be influenced
in your decision. | will write my con-
fession on scrap of paper and leave
it with you. Take plenty of time to
come to a decision whether or no you
can live with man with such de-
feet as mine. then write me-"
Going to my secretary, he took up
bit of paper and pencil and wrote. his
message. then, without looking at me,
hurried from the room. l waited
breathlessly till heard the front door
close after him, then sprang eagerly
for the paper he had left on the desk.
Great heavens. What revelation!
Il wear Il glass eye"
l sank down on the sofa limp as a
wet cloth. Never, never; can never
live with Il man with glass eye. The
horrid thing would stare at me the
first thing in the morning ana continue
its dreadful ogle till the last thing at
night. No; it is all over between us.
But what IL misfortune! Poor Paul.
How sensitive he is about it! l don't
wonder that he is 50. If it is such
terrible thing for me to look at how
much more terrible it must be for him!
Besides. he suffers all in losing me
that | suffer in losing him.
| must be as gentle as dove in
breaking my decision to him. There Is
ho need to take time. My mind Is
made up. We must part forever.
took up the pen that he had just
laid down. kissed it as did so-then
began to write Il note which when
read it seemed very harsh. | wrote an
other, then another and another till l
had written half Il dozen. each grow.
ing more tender. more loving. The last
was simply. Come back and let me
comfort you for life"
When he came | was alone in the
room to which he was ushcred. /
looked for Il serious. melancholy ex
preston. but was astoniShed to see
very merry one. He clasped me in his
arms. saying:
"I.ouiSc. pardon me if ] am little
late. Just rs was about to read your
note my glass eye fell on the floor and
as | am very nearsightcd spent some
time hunting for it.
Never mind. Paul. dear. You will
always have me to find it for YOU"
"You see" he said. taking off his
monorle. "whcn | hold it off there I'm
as blind rs Il bat. for my left eye in
addition to nearsightendess has astig
matism."
He looked n me. both his eyes fairly
dancing The truth rushed upon me.
His glass eyes was his eyeglass.
| suppose that the knowledge thai
after all he had two natural eyes
should have made me incXpresSbly
happy. On the contrary. it made me
ineXpreSsihly angry. | tore myself
from his embrace and was fleeing from
The room when he caught me in his
arms and covered my face with a
shower Of kisses. bitterly complained
that he had played me Il trick. He de-
clarcd that should thank him for Civ.
ing me the opportunity to prove the
nobility of my nature in standing by