The Lamar register., 1916-01-19

love or wITe to him?
And my wife" answered Durham.
is shallow, worldly and emotionless."
win, What are you saying?"
81 should not have said that" he
admitted penitently. 81 would not
have said it to anybody but you. But
to think that we have two clear days
together Where are you staying?
At the st. Regis?
Eyes"
81 am there, too. / went there In
the hope that you would be there.
Did you have any trouble in getting
away"
Not a particle" replied the girl,
with a trace of bitterness in her tone.
Il told my husband that 1 was going
away for three days. He said moth
ing. except to ask me how much | re-
quired. That is like him; he meas
ures everything in terms OF money
We'll. moneys a pretty good thing
to have" said Durham. And now.
dearest. have a proposal to make.
Since this meeting is to be a remind
er of the days before we were mar
ried, let us forget that we've owe
anything to others. and be engaged
again. as we used to be-"
But it's $3.50 horribly sentiment
al. Will
But isn't that what we came here
for?"
Yes" she agreed. She placed her
arms around his neck "Oh, VIII. II
| meant"
The two days passed like a happy
dream. They spent the whole time to-
gether. at the hotel on the boardwalk,
at the places of amusement. They
boated together. swan, Joined in the
crowd of merrymakers. But as the
third evening approached the shadow
OF the past seemed to fall across
them
They were silent as they sat to-
gether by the sea that night.
Tomorrow it all ends, viii" sighed
the girl.
Yes" he answered. Tomorrow we
go back, to my wife"
And I to my husband. Oh, VIII,
If we could spend three days together
like this every year,"
Another silence. Then
VIII. did you mean it when you
said that your wife is shallow, world
ly and emotionless?"
No." he confessed. Il love her
for what she is. l want to devote my
life to her. to try to make her happy.
But you-is your husband really a
man absorbed in his business inter
ests? Doesn't he care for you? How
could he help caring7"
He cares. the girl admitted. Il
was speaking falsely. dear. He loves
me. And so, we have our duties to-
ward these two"
Yes he agreed.
The last few minutes were gone.
They rose and sauntered back toward
the hotel. In the shadows of the en-
trance, where nobody was, they ex-
changed a swift and furtive en-
brace.
q shall not see you before you go7"
she asked.
NO. dear. l think that would be
bost. We must take up our lives again
with these memories to sweeten them,
and without the pain of a new part
ing"
You are right. Will" she answered.
Goodnight. dear she whispered
softly.
The next morning VIII Durham
started for home. He left his suitcase
at the office and did not go to his
fat until the evening. When he en-
tered there was a smile on his face
as IL the memory of the past three
days had been forgotten.
At his ring the door opened and a
charming young woman fell into his
arms He caught her and covered heI
face with kisses.
DORA"
viii. dearestl'
Wasn't it great at Atlantic Har-
bort"
VIII. you were perfectly dear. We
must go there every year
We must. indeed It was Just like
the days of our engagement. Don't
tell me that married people can't be
happy on a three-days' vacation-if
| they go about it IN the right spirit!
EARLY Note On the Beaver