Spray courier. (Spray, Or.) 1???-19??, 1916-04-27
A Complication
Removed
BY ESTHER vANDEvEER

with whom you Ind TINT Hlrtntlon ten
years ago when wo were staying IN
Rome"
"0h. mammal
why arc you 80 moved. my deary
Surely there was nothing serious be.
tween you and him. aud that was a
long while ng0."
There was something between us.
mamma"
There was?" asked the mother In
her turn, showing concern.
Isabel made no reply 10 tho question
but after deep thought said:
II wish 10 meet this Sir. King. II
hc II the same I met ten years agO
shnll do nll can 10 win him.
why soto secure his large for
tunsf'
NO; to remove serious complIca.
tion."
That was all the mother could get
out OF her daughter. The society news
was scanned from day 10 dny until
Mr.. King was mentioned M guest
at tho house OF ono OF Mrs. IIasklns'
friends. Tho indy WINS appealed to TO
bring about n meeting between Mr.
King nnd Miss Ifasltins and did 80
ut n dinner given by tho mutual friend
After the dinner Isnbcl returned TO
her home With n red spot In eacb
cheek and spark I'm ench eye,
"Well?" said Mrs. Hasklna.
"0b. mother. he has no rcmcm-
brnncc of me whatever"
",rlicn he Is the man we supposcd
him 10 bei"
"IIc H."
And do you still desire 20 marry
him"
Absolutely"
"Did lie seem plcnsed with your"
II think So
"Why IL II not to his interest ns
much as yours that you aud lie should
be mnrriedT'
perhaps Il ia
"Thcn why do you not tell him OF
your meeting ten years ago. giving him
the reasons. IL be does not alrendy
know them. why he should marry yon?"
because I loved him then. / love
him now. and I wish him 10 marry
me for love. not for any other reason
whatever"
The mother YVES Obliged 10 be salts
fed with this statement. though curl.
osity was shnrpcued by her interest In !
her daughter. In time Mr.. King wns
invited TO the unskins' 10 dinner. He
came and set Isabel's heart wildly
throbblng by saying some dcliciously
sweet words 10 her But when later
be met her at social function she
saw him chatting with another girl. |
and. Judging from his expression. he
was saying sweet words TO her. caus- |
Ing Isabei's heart TO sink as rapidly ns |
II had risen.
A few days later Mr.. King called.
making MS an excuse the offering OF
his box at the opera. Either he was
tho same skillful love malSer he had
been a decade before or he was much
smitten with Miss Hnskins. IN his
conduct were many OF the indications
NJ a sure affection.
And 80 the affair went on. At one
time he would I've devoted TO her; nj
another she would hear that he was
browsing among the pretiIest girls I'm
the social swim. What most troubled
her was that he was missing into that
age where n bachelors admiration is
bestowed upop girls much Younger
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no saiu:
MY dear wlie' IL Is time this play
anne to climax. ,
NlreE
yes. knew you the moment l saw ,
ou. Immediately atter that wedding
Vhich was got up petWeeh us IN u
outhful frolic went TO lawyer ana
sEed MIN II II couid DC construed INTO