Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1916-05-25
May, 1916


consents arrangements being made for the
rage, when trining circumstance changed the whole
affair, and upset the plans of all.
Anna pretty and petted, and disposed to have
her way in most things and Albert had hitherto bent
to her will, she not prepared to cope with the
nature which had grown from boyhood to manhood in
the space of three years of absence There is perhaps
time in the of loves young dream when it is
not the desire of the girl to make her lover jealous and
Anna not exempt from this feminine failing. She
practised her wiles upon several young in the
neghborhood and seeing that her actions having
the happy effect of causing Albert to suk she waged
her little game assiduousy than From cold
looks to hot words but step, and the Albert
demonstrated the stubborn Anna became and the
domineering she considered her lover Why do
not understand these thngs Anna questioned her.
self all girls have and all girls will She pre-
pared to make Albert the most noble and loving of
wives she ready to devote her whole existence to
his happiness but she wanted a little fun beforehand.
Therefore, she laughed at his protests and before she
could realize the havoc wrought Albert has asserted his
masculine authority, and after bitter quarrel the
gagement broken. For consolation Anna had this
letter to weep her tears upon:
"Mss Anna Kamman.
"By the time you shall have come into possession of
this letter shall be miles away have been the
happy victim of your charms, and find that you
false you fair Such deception you have prac-
tced is objectionable but, fortunately 1 have dis
covered your real character. You sought to dupe
by your pretended love, but it is plainly evident that
you have been acting the part of firt. Your
conduct has completely changed my mind My contempt
for your recent conduct is strong my love
passionate Do not think that l shall annoy you
longer, that shall attempt to engagement
which you wished cancelled
81 going away to forget the past and perhaps
will never see you again.
Very respectfully yours
"ALBERT KINGSLEY"
1t is evident from this letter that Albert was more
wounded in his vanity and like numbers of other young
men, desired to retaate, and to his beloved to
did reason and the fatal letter seemed her
like vertabe sentence of death. She felt strange
sensation creeping her the blood rushed from her
face and gathered round her heart as the truth of
Alberts unreasoning jealousy dawned upon her.
Gone Gone! Could it be possible? Her Albert,
whom she loved dearly The letter fell from her
hand, and poor little hayward Anna fell into
conscious heap the floor where her father later found
her.
And so the days grew black for Anna and the
shine blotted of her Skies She tortured herself
with recalling those of her short past when Albert
had been her playmate, friend and lover. She
bered the many times they two had played in childish
before her fathers door, and he had boosted to
her of how he to be a soldier day and ride
monstrous horse She recalled the happy hours they
had spent in wanderng up and down the crystal brooks
Of Green Mountain She lost herself in the RETROSPECT