The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-02-15
HIS BATTLE
BY LiLtlAu II. CROWLEY.


| tflt UON nt Nohidht HttH
There may have been reason for his
delay"
"Whnt excuse could he have? Mes
senger boys are always late: looking
in the windows somewhere. suppose,
instead OF getting here with my suit"
'Dear, you are unreasonable because
you are anxious TO be on time with
Elizabeth. You will have to learn to
control your temper or II may get you
into serious trouble. The poor boy was
breathless and tried to explain but you
wouldn't listen. Can't you see, dear,
that the world will not come to an end
because things turn out little DIFF
ferently than you plannedi"
Mrs. Dangerfield looked at her son
with some misglvIngs. She realized
more and more that he was giving
way to hasty temper that was natu-
raj to him and that ne had no thought
Of curbing II.
Harry took the box OF clothes up
stairs and nfter hasty dressing, hur-
ried out of the house and down the
street to the home of his flancee,
Elizabeth Boothby. several blocks
away.
As he neared his destination, he
saw young man run down the steps
of the house. jump into his automobile
and drive away In the opposite dlrec-
ton. He recognized him as Harold
Young one OF his own friends and 9
popular young man of their set, and
a pang of jealous anger shot through
him.
He mounted the steps with all the
rage of the previous hour returned.
When Harry entered the living-room
he saw Elizabeth bending over a
basket Of pink roses. She looked up
at him ana smiled.
Didn't I sac Harold Young just
leave heref" he demanded.
Eyes" said the astonished girl.
"And he brought these flowers
didn't he?"
ayes" again answered the now
frightened and bewildered girl, ''but-"
"Then this is what shall do with
them"
Harry took the basket. threw all the
lovely roses on the floor. and stamped
their beauty to nothingness. Then,
turning on his heel withoutsone look
at Elizabeth, he left the house and ,
went home.
Weeks passed and Harry nursed his
anger and jealousy with stubbornness.
He did not go anywhere that he might
meet Elizabeth. Every one was so !.
busy with war and Red Cross work I.
that he was not missed as he other !
wise would have been. h
One day while Harry was sitting In v
his office mIserabIy unhappy In his Il
longing for the girl who was to have t
been his wife, the door opened and In c
walked Louise Spencer. Louise was an $
Intimate friend of Elizabeth. Harry a
was pleased and surprised as he arose =
TO receive his visitor. i
Harry" began Louise at once. " 81
came to see If you would help us with p
he flowers"
"The flowers" exclaimed he. "what Il
iowers3" p
"Why didn't you know that Eliza I
,eth is the president Of the Angela ii
Flower Mission and / am the secre
ary?"
"No. Tell me about Ii, please"
II supposed Elizabeth had told you ;,
III about IL. We were elected TO office
ome time ago. We collect flowers q,
rom our friends and take them TO the
lex people on our list. Harold Young &c
as driven his machine on most of the IL
rrands for US, but he sails for France 10
ext week and we need you, Harry"
Does Elizabeth know you were 60 ~ ~
ne to ask me?" d,
mo, she doesn't. I only thought of
this morning. / have been so upset to
Y Harold's going away. Tonight our ga
Engagement Is to be announced and ! a.
m telling you now so that you will ~ ~
Understand. You will help us, won't m
on, Harry?"
"With all my heart and soul. I'll liz
clip. You can depend on me day or wi
Ight for anything" Ike
After she left. Harry walked up and -
own the length of the room many
mes. Twice ne took down the re-
liver Of the telephone only to put It
ick again.
His mothers words came hack to
m, "You will have to learn to con-
oil your temper or 1t may get you
to serious trouble" Yes. that was
e whole trouble. He had been as
lsty with Elizabeth as he had been
It'll the messenger boy.
Selling his hat, he left the pile Of
tiers on his desk and went to see
r.
He found her at home, looking sad,
I as beautiful as ever, and she was
nding over a large basket OF flowers
Mt had been sent in for the mission.
Into her face came look of sur
Use and Joy. which she quickly sup
essed. Then looking calmly and
Idly at him, she waited for him to
eak.
He went over TO her and took her
nd. He bent his head over Ii peni-
lily and said:
Dearest, cas you ever forgive my
astly temper? was jealous of Har-
because I thought he brought the
wers for you. I have Just learned
, truth. l am so happy and so re-
rseful and II you forgive me prom