The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1916-12-30
The BEST NAN WINS ,
BY SUSAN G. cLkGETT.
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mean to write but solehow never do.
This time yo must fTglve me. for l
am most unhappy. Ad my unhappi'
ness came froN out a Gear sky. Since
then | have Sunded be depths. Fa-
Their is Obdupte. AIOher sides with
him.
1T Is nOthiy but Hgheaded obsti-
macy In faths. AnNnc looking at
Howard wOult know he is gentle
man. He certGnly good to look at,
and, of course ! think the sun rises
and sets in hin. BWiather will not
listen when I "a him VT are engaged.
He merely says When you care for a
man. Jane, you can marry him rs soon
as he asks YOU but so long as l live
make-believe one shsll never have
you
July 10TH though my letter had
reached you but hive sst found II in
my portfolio. WhNIvrotc month
ago | thought myself scompaSsed by
misery, but my feeling as moth
ing to what they AaWbecn the past
Few days.
Father told me | Inst break off
my engagement; that lhoud not see
Howard again. stored. He mere
ly said, Jane, put ooyq hat and take
drive with your nher aud me-
That was all.
81 told myself valdnt. But I
had never disObeyd finer in my life
and we started on hgdrive. 1t Va,
long one. 1t tok uthree days Ito>
reach this place; 1 lit farm ut he
end of nowhere, tlirUniIeS from the
nearest railroad shta There is no
post office, no teleIhOn no car!
July 20th-Pallne dear, it is a
comfort to chat with N. even If my
letter has to wait fOrer and forever
to reach the office. Idget SO hungry
for home news. AOtr has written
once. but not n word bm dad which
shows plainly tina: ! n still in dis
grace. Today PetT I'd me he might
go to the station frmi. If he didn't,
he thought Dan Ishanvould take my
letters. Whoever Is In ISham? /
haven't seen a maj, ezpt Peter, since
father left me hee. wonder If he
Is as old and wriLkldls Peter"
July 2lst-He cam before l had
finished my letter Iu an ordinary,
farmer sort of person He has nice
eyes. / saw that, aAugh he turned
them away at onca IDnder what he
thought of me?
August 10th snseeing a good
deal of Dan Ishan e lives on the
next place, whereref tat is.
HE isn't bit like toward. but he
knows where to find&loveliest wood
flowers, and this nOllg showed me
the cutest little Opemouthed baby
birds; mocking birds he said they
were. N
August 24th-Dn eme this m' oA
ing and asked me 10 yalk to Xii oA
Creek with him. Ih't mow v nj 4
got into me, but fell must talk =.
Howard. I told Of or engagement.
and how determine tther is that 1t
shall be broken al, bS that ! was de-
ternined to marry huyhen / came OF
| age.
land when VIII ths ber he asked.
Your appearance hi morning sug-
gests nothing so MUG as that OF a
pretty spoiled child d twelve
"'Spoiled childr lpsped. l could
not control my vdesio / turned my
back on him. slid so l caught
sight of something hEturned me cold
with fright. Comlngloward as with
lowered head was reat black bull.
with a shuddsha sob caught
hold of Dan and hid ny face against
his shoulder.
"'why. childr ina the low mV
ter Of that awful ANAL made MIN
turn suddenly. wilfou believe me,
Pauline, Dan Isham aughed, but he
didn't let me 60. Hent his hand I'M
der my chin and madsme look at MIN.
What he saw In M eyes l do not
know. What saw y his made me
again hide my face gainst that oid'
faded blue shirt. Ben through my
fear I was glad fathe had told How
ard Chandler shouino marry him.
81 did not mind Dams laughing,
there was such comfrt in feeling his
arms about me. but for proprietys
ba said. - IN
"Jane, that steer one Of P R1l q
OK team, and is as sntle as In
Truly am thankfulie put t., VI act
pearance Just NV, Or l have 74ss.
wondering ever spceyou beganN~
ing of Chandler. how bng would have
to wait before you food out you loved
me instead. For you b love me. There
is no question about my feeling for
Won I surrendered the first time 1
saw you
"When we at last ached the house
whom should we fndbut father. and
he shook Dams han as If he had
known him all his III. 1t seems fIn
had studied law in th office andshad
been associated noreor less WITH dad
ever since. / don't now why I had
never met hin. II tst happened So
l suppose.
"of course Dan din't rest until he
bod told fother boutourselves. When
he finished, dad LOOKED at me with a
,,r,nLIe in his eyes that made ne
, suspicious, but b sad very solennly T:
"'You can has he. Dan. You sure
ly are a man afr rf own neart' -.
) az wonder Pdune wonder. Do
} ia have had this in