Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1918-03-22

for she has invited me to call on her."
he explained.
"a romance-ehf" laughed one OF
the boys.
mo, she's married." announced one
Of the stenographers. To-day WAS
married ladies' tag day."
"She is not married." Ralph contra
dicted. "She wasn't when knew her
last. Who said to day was married
ladies' tag day."
tits In the morning paper" the girl
said. "Tll read it to you" She Sc
cured the paper and read: 1.-THE Mar
ried Ladies' Red Cross club will do
the tagging today. The matrons an
nounce their intention of SURPRISING
the work of the single sisters, who
usually conduct tag day."
Ralph was silent for some time. He
had not thought Of Peggy as married;
but of course she must be-that was
WHY SilS COlIt W uNc ~ ""S
odd, though, her inviting him to call !;
but it was only because he was an old
friend. She had forgotten him, as he
had thought he had forgotten her.
What an idiot he had been not to have
written her! 1t was his own fault
that another man had married her; he
couldn't blame the other man. He
wondered If she was happy, and
hundred other things about her-all
day.
Sunday! Her face never left him,
and the thought that he had lost her
made him uneasy. He hated the
thought Of calling on her in the eve
ming, for 1t would only make him feel
worse II she were unhappy. But then
he was anxious to meet the man whom
she had found attractive. He would
be handsome and tall, for Peggy al
ways had a preference for tall men.
and she was such pretty girl that
none but handsome man would dare
ask her to marry him. 1t was because
he was so homely that she had found
1t easy to forget.
Shortly after seven Ralph rang the
doorbell at the address Peggy had
given him. It was an early hour, but
married woman would not mind that.
Peggy answered the door herself. for
which he was thankful, for he would
not have known what to do If her
husband had come.
She was the same old Peggy-mar-
ried life had not changed her a bit.
She talked and laughed over old
things, but he did not forget his nerv-
BUSINESS. The sound Of child's cry
from somewhere in the house set him
on edge. So there was baby. An
hour passed, but her husband did not
put in an appearance nor had Peggy
mentioned his name. Brides always
talk about their husbands-happy
brides always do. She must be un-
happy, he decided.
"Are you happy In your new life,
Peggy" he ventured.
"My new life! What do you mean?"
81 mean your husband. Is he good
to you?"
"My hushand?" she exclaimed with
n laugh. "Who said I had a husband?"
Nobody" He gave sigh of re-
lief. There was some mistake. "But
yesterday was married ladies' tag
day"
"Of course it was. and was taking
my sisters place. She was to go out
tagging, but was III. She has the finest
husband and dearest baby. They have
gone TO church. and baby Is upstairs
with its nurse. They will be here soon,
and then you can see the baby.
wish they would come"
81 don't want them to come vet
awhile he said. "There are lots of
things you and I haven't talked about
yet-things that we both remember
and that are dear to US because we
saw them together. Am going to
come often, and can see the baby any
time"
at was to talk over these things
that I invited you here" she smiled
81 wanted to see II you had really for
gotten them, and the way you acted
at first made me think you had. But
you haven't have your"
mo. I haven't. We must never for
get them. We must remember every
little thing. and every little promise
one promise especially, mustn't WEI"
~ have always remembered and al
ways will" was the answer that filled
his heart with a JOY he had thought
two hours before was lost to him
forever