The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1916-08-26
TAROY But TRUE
BY ELSIE SEE.

Madge Ingram, who hve years ago nau
refused to wed Jim Butler, the mer-
chant prince OF the town, was now get
ting a good salary as private secretary
to a city lawyer. 1t was equally well
known that the merchants young wife
of a year kept servant and an auto
the city department stores. Every time
Madge came home for q vacation,
Plainville weighed the respective mer.
its Of her Independence and the mer-
chants wifes affiuence, but the
shrewdest Of the gossips did not sus-
pect that a memory antedating her
affair with Jim Butler meant more to
Madge than anything that had come
into her life.
One summer morning Madge alight-
ed from the six o'clock train for her
vacation without having told Of her
coming. as she preferred to surprise
her parents by appearing unannounced
for breakfast.
whats doing today, mother7 Is
there a picnic?" asked Madge, after
breakfast.
Now, how did you guess that"
81 saw Tom Jordan hauling some
giant Ice cream freezers and lot Of
fruit up to the Maplewood pasture
and. oh saw distinguished looking
man in gray tweed over near the hotel.
He looked like man of affairs above
and beyond Plainville picnics."
"That must have been Tom Whit
I.s. LII 4.
dresses like that and is staying ut
the hotel"
"Tom Whltlow, who used to"
Madge hesitated, and her mother con.
tinued:
used to drive Buffers delivery
wagon. But they say he's made some
thing Of himself. He Is manager Of
some mines out West somewhere"
That afternoon Madge went with
her parents to the picnic, and, al
though she felt certain pleasure In
greeting her old friends. she soon be-
gun to feel keenly that she was no
longer In sympathy with their lives or
they with hers. satu , D..
As she walked around a thick clump
of hazelnut bushes and sumacs tall
man In blue serge, who had been sit
ting on the grass with his broad Shout
ders against n tree, rose and removed
his hat In respectful, but embarrassed
greeting.
81 hope I haven't startled YOU" he
said, "and may hope, also, that you
would care to remember Tom Whit
low?"
mot at ALL" blurted Madge. Then,
in embarrassment, she FASTENED to
add: ''That is, you didn't startle me.
and I'm glad 20 meet you again. But
are you sure you know who ! ann"
"You? Why, yOa're Madge Ingram.
Pardon me-Miss Ingram"
"No-let's be Madge and Tom be-
fore we begin TO be formal" said she,
extending her hand. "You used to
help me with my lessons, but you
wouldn't talk to me. Won't you make
up for lost time now by telling me of
the interesting things you've been do
ingT
"May not tell you what wanted
to tell you years ago, but hadn't the
COURAGE" His gray eyes were eager
and his strong hand still Gheld hers.
"May I not tell you that II was you
who first aroused. in me desire to do
things? Some Of the girls ut school
made mouths because they had to
stand beside me In class, but you nev.
err did. Those girls, later, looked over
my head when they saw me driving a
delivery wagon, but you spoke to me
even then. And may tell you that
went away determined to achieve
something that would make me worthy
Of even more than your friendly greet
ings? worked away for n year, and
then heard you were going to marry
jim, Butler"
He turned away and dropped her
hand.
81 never opened another issue OF
the little old Plainvllle paper for feaI
I'd find the accoun, Of your wedding
I worked my wny through the state
university and into mining engineer
ing. For years my work has absorbed
me, and I've known nothing OF what
went on at Plainville, but last weel
In a railroad restaurant out West
!, happened to hear news OF you.
overheard one woman tourist speaking
to another as they sat ut dinner. y
begged Madge Ingram to make THU
trip with me- she said, but sh,
thought she must 20 to Plainville, ant
cold her she'd as well have married
? that merchant after ALL but she say
there's a lot Of difference between 90
=, lag for a vacation and a. lifetime"
THAT must have been Elsie War
; rem" exclaimed Madge, "and, what
coincidence that you should hav
heard her say that just as you wer
starting to Plalnvillew ..
"But wasn't starting until I hear,
| that! It was knowing you were fire.
c that brought me here! It Is becaus
4 I've loved you ever since we were chill
/, dren that I've tried to make mysel
I worthy OF you. It's because love 70,