Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1914-05-28
TheEvening Story
His Angel.
By SADIE oLcoTr

l suppose it's for Howard"
ut is"
Its breaking your engagement with
him maybeT'
mo, it isn't why do you think thati"
"Can it be that you haven't heard
what every one else knowsY
whats that?"
II supposed, of course. you knew ID
or wouldn't have said anything"
Heard what? For heavens sake,
stop this fooling and tell me what
you're talking aboutW
"why, they say Howard Is engaged
to girl in Akerville, where he lives"
who says ttY'
"Its common talk"
ments. Then Della said: Yes, know
all about it. l am going to write How
ard what think of him."
She passed on, but instead Of going
directly to the postoffice she went to
her home by roundabout course and,
sitting at her writing desk. wrote How
ard Benjamin letter Of different
kind entirely from the one she had in
tended to post.
In a couple of days Mr.. Benjamin
was announced. Della had had time
to at least cool down and wished that
she might have taken more time In the
writing OF the letter she had sent him.
AS she remembered it, her feelings
had run away with her. She was sur
prised that Howard should have come
to see her after having received it. but
supposed he had come to return her
letters and demand his own.
To her surprise Howard advanced
to meet her as she entered the room
with his customary smile, took her In
his arms and kissed her. She blushed
| to think of the disagreeable things she
had written him. wondering the while
| whether he had received her letter or
whether there was any truth In the re-
ports as to his Inconsistency. She was
much puzzled.
II came down for the week end,
sweetheart, to be with you" he said.
you any longer without one kiss" He
gave her dozen. But how cold your
hands arel Is there anything the mat
ter with your"
"Oh, no; I'm very well! I'm so glad
you've come"
Della trembled lest this were prelim-
mary to an announcement Of his de
lection and his contempt for her on
account of her complaint, just to make
1t more effective. But as her lover
went on In the usual strain, inter
rupted only by an occasional kiss, she
became gradually treasured as to the
falsity of the reports that had reach
ed her. But her letter-Howard must
have come away just before its de-
livery. She dreaded to have him &c
back and get it What would he think
of her. he who had assured her time
and again that she was an angel bet
ter fitted for heaven than this wicked
world?
Howard left his sweetheart thorough
~ convinced of his eonstancy, but In
terror at his returning to receive the
imprecations she had written. Every
time the postman left any mail she
went to the delivery box with dread
, and grasped the letters with trem
bling hand. 1t was several days be
fore she received missive from hel
lover and when she did she was afraid
to open it. She took 1t to her room
and, after taking 1t up and putting Il
down several times, she broke the seal
1t began by stating that to make uT
| work left undone, to visit her. he had
been busy day and night since his re
turn. Then he went on to speak OF
those happy hours they had spent to
gether and how he could count tn.
days till he would see her again. No
word about that horrible letter Of
. hers. What could it mean? Had h,
, received it, and was he too high mind
ed. too generous, too magnanimous tt
take advantage of it. knowing that /
had been written under false impress
sion?
In a few weeks he came again, ant
. this time Della felt sure that he woult
speak of the subject that troubled her
She wished he would and have it owe
with But he did not. He was JUS
as affectionate and kind and loving a
ever and evidently still considered he
an angel.
Weeks passed and Della began to be
lieve that her letter had misearried
She inquired of the postman as T.
where undelivered letters were taken
and he told her they all were sent t.
the dead letter office in Washington
Letters misdirected or unclaimed o
without stamps were to be found II
the dead letter Office. Della wrot
there and received a card stating tina
the letter she had written about wa
there unstamped. and il she woul'
send 2 cents 1t would be sent her.
When the letter came Della foun'
that she had been so angered that sh
had not written her address on 1t ant
had neglected to put stamp on II