The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1914-02-06

setts. And her name was Felicia.
listened with a Joy that was deep and
far-reaching; but somewhere felt
vaguely sick, too. And then did the
only thing there seemed for me to do;
I made complete job OF It. told
Rolfe Carson first just what I thought
OF his methods and then told him all
that | knew Of the guileless Felicia
| knew all the time, Of course, that
neither of them would ever speak to
me again, for 1t was inevitable that
they should meet and compare notes
But | didn't care. was tired of be-
ing a go-between, and anyway, was
too fond of them both 10 care TO see
them made unhappy for life, when by
such a small and really pleasurable
effort could prevent It.
And so told him how even then
the guileless and sweet-hearted Felicia
was trailing Wendell Hall and there
by making the little Worthington
girl old before her time. told him of
all her previous firtations, emitting
nothing that l thought might interest
him. And when l finally paused to
think of more he said through his
teeth, Are you through" and In an
other moment the gate slammed VI
ciously, And that evening he was re-
called by telegram to attend to impor-
tant business in Boston. And he
didn't leave any message at all for
my apple-cheeked young cousin, with
whom he had been going driving the
next day, She cried furtively, and |
meditated
And for one whole week lived in
state of triumph, not unmixed with
feeling of approaching disaster, which
| could not shake Off Then there
came to me a marked paper from
Boston On the front page, in the
most vulgar and ostentatious display,
were pictures of Rolfe and Felicia,
And beneath the pictures was a whole
column of most interesting and read
able matter telling how the young
people had been married seven weeks
before at the beach. 1t had been a
love-at-first-sight affair and as both
were members of very prominent and
very conservative families the young
people had chosen to keep the mar
riage secret until they were ready to
sail for South America where the
groom had important business inter-
ests.
l showed the paper to my apple
checked young cousin and then
sighed a bit YEARLY. l was too stu
pid, l told myself to deserve being a
confessional. They had been married,
then, when Felicia, bit frightened at
what she had done, came to confess
it to me- And had hurried and fore
stalled her confession with all the un-
pleasant things l could think Of about
her husband. Decidedly pleasant of
me, wasn't it? Then / had hastened
to Rolfe, to repeat my friendly serv-
ices.
Well, after all, one really gets to
the bottom of things now and then.
They say that Rolfe and Felicia are
a devoted pair know the kind. Nei-
ther dares to let the other out of
sight They have never come back
from South Ameriea-but they named
their small daughter after me. And
when l heard of it-not through
them-and sent the child a lovely
hand-wrought silver bowl and spoon,
the receipt came back to me signed
in a cramped hand, evidently written
by a guided baby fist, "Rebecca Car
SON" So l think they really have for
given me, though they are too proud
to say so. And hope that when she
is older they will send me the small
Rebecca to educate; for I think they
will always live in South America.