Norwich bulletin., 1916-10-19
AND so THEY PARTED

The very young man stared with undlsg uised dtsmay at the pretty g1r1 in the yellow sport suit.
 "N-n-no!" he stammered. "Oh, Geraldine!'
 Yes nodded the pretty girl. Next week. They told me just this morning. It's horrid girls school, stuck way off in the country out of New York. Father was perfectly terrible! He said he hoped they'd get the nonsense out Of my head and beat some ideas into it! He said he hoped I wouldn't see boy from the time I got there till I 1eft!''
 Well, so do I!' agreed the very young man heartily. 'fBut-but what'u do? Why, we've seen each other every evening for weeks, and"
 That's why they're sending mel" They don't seem to understand at all"
 My folks are the same way" agreed the very young man, frowning: "To was still a child! I've tried to point out to him how serious this really is but-well. it's no use! He says, when he was IS he was still playing marbles and I ought to be: Why, Geraldine, l simply can't stand it to have you so far away for such a tinne!"
 Isn't it awful, Harry!'' she agreed T shah think of you every minute and then there will be letters. I've looked up the mail trains and if you post yours before o'clock I'll have it the second morning after, and if you write twice day I'll get another late in the afternoonI That will help an awful lot! And you must write heaps!"
 I'm not such an awfully good letter writer" protested the young man a bit doubtfully. Over her face SWpDt a c1On1
 "But writing to me ought to be diff ferent!" she pouted. You must tell me every single thing you do and think. Will you?"
 course, I want to- he added hastily, 'but-but how on earth if I do that will I have time for anything else? I'm an awful slow letter writer, Geral- dine"
 Well, but what else will there be raised brows. T should think it would fill up your lonely evenings to talk to me on paper"
 "Oh, it will" he agreed hurriedly That is. every evening but the bowl ing cIub-did tell you the boys had got that up2 And what'n I do about the dancing club?"
 The pretty girl looked hurt. 'Harry!" she cried tfemulously. You don't mean--do you mean to say you could go to that dancing club without me and have a good time? When we'd planned to go together and every thing? Think how lonesome you'd be hanging around without any part ner-''
 The very young man stirred uneasily. There are always extra girls there,' he said. 'I suppose-ny goodness, GeraIdine!"
 With a sharp cry the young woman had buried her face in her handker- chief. thinking of other girls! You've never really loved me at all, all this time! Why, I shan't look at a man all the while I'm gone-nothing but study and think of you-and you're planning to have perfectly good time with some one else the minute my back is turn ed!"
 T never planned any such thing!" the very young man protested ner- vously. But, gee, Geraldine. You've got to consider me a little! Youl be busy but what'u I do here ?" Honest. l can't go up to my room every single night after dinner and chew a pen holder and write hours to you!'
 Don't talk to mel" cried the pretty girl tragically. You don't care any thing for me! You've been deceiving me all this suner! Why, if you were going away I shouldn't want to do a single thing except wait for you to come back"
 'Huh!" broke in the young man. "The week I spent at Geneva in July you went to a beach picnic with John and two dances with Clarence! Pdi like to know-'
 q explained all that perfectly to you!" 1ared the pretty girl. That was decidedly different If you can't see that why, all I've got to say is"
 Don't bother to say it!" he inter rupted with cold dignity. You don't care anything for me if you'E fly into such h temper over nothing! I'm surprised-"
 Temper" chol1ed the pretty girl You're a nice one to talk. with your selfish disposition! I-Tm glad Pm go- ing away and I'll not spend one minute thinking about you, either, I can tell you!"