The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1919-05-24
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contyutrGIv was saying: Il r.t ytE.
So" His Information c;I1n tr4m
l.lr,'s letters. ANA he haG aa rhat
honeyr citizens were hciH- ~." LAD The
! .mrftrniiary for matchiu- for 'a..are,
| The green baseball Giamoa3 vas
winnin. The fight from the 9ly.r @@m-
bling table. Mary was ruzlla- her
brain every few moments, W"a."rins
| how She would break )hn news TO
Ferry that She has promised T." marry
Mr.. Kelley.
| Kelley was known on Twelfth
| street as n swell fellow and 4 Grand
dresser and he was proud of his rep
utation He liked to tell his fellow
baseball players about his conauests
with womankind. and he had an
nounced that he had a girl he haC
taken away from "a big Chicago gam
| bier"
In place of Terry's diamond. Mary
was wearing an engagement ring sci
with topaz which Mr.. Kelley said
was her birthstone, and therefore
much more appropriate than dia'
mOnd.
Mary still liked Terry very, very
much and she kept putting off send
ing the message that she knew woulc
pain him. She stiffeG her worry by
working KS" in fluffy things, and con-
tinued to write Terry love letters, tell
ing him that she loved him dearly,
but that the police were still looking
for people to put in Jail
One afternoon. just after she had
returned from ball game in when
Kelley had struck out twice when
men were ON bases, in came Mr.
Davenport, one Of Mary's regular Gus.
toners.
Then came a surprise.
I'm shy shirt" Mr.. Davenport .
said.
1T can't be, Mr.. Davenport" Mary
replied decisively. "All the parties
that bring laundry in here get all OF
it back. / check it myself"
Mr.. Davenport insisted, and Mary
became angry.
you might have put it in another
package" he suggested.
"All my customers are honest men,
Mr. Davenport" she replied with
toss of her big pOmpadour, which
Twelfth street said was all her Owni
land If they had got a shirt that wasn't
theirs they would have returned It
What kind Of q shirt was it?"
Mr. Davenport explained that IL was
a soft silk shirt for which he had paid
three dollars He had had it laun.
dered twice, he said, and it was blue,
with little white horseshoes in it.
Mary remembered it. Did it have
a red stain just below the second but
ton?
He considered for a moment.
1t did. Mr.. Davenport had bought
it for half price because of that stain.
well it hasn't been lost here"
Mary assured him with finality that
meant just what she said.
There was no chance for argument
so Mr.. Davenport departed.
Mary told herself that she was an
abused girl and that no gentleman ever
would have come in and accused heI
of making mistake in returning ones
laundry. She worked herself into such
IL temper that she decided that now
was the time to write to Terry and tell
him that she loved another, but that
she always would be Terry's, very best
friend. Her ending was:
Remember it's best for us both,
Always,
Mary.
"P. S.-The police are still on the
lookout. NJ
She regarded the letter a long time
Finally she sealed it and laid it on the
cash register so she would be sure to
to mail 1t. She sat down
and regarded it intently and question.
sngly.
The atmosphere cleared when Mr..
Kelley came in.
Hi Mary" he said.
Hi, Spike" she smiled
He slipped an arm round her, drew
her back where they couldn't be seen
from the street and kissed her. Her
head nestled on his big chest mo
iltHl anu ilitL sic puSueu him DaCk
with cry.
Her face had rested on a blue silk
shirt with white horseshoes on it. and
me Of her eyes almost had touched .
ed stain below the second button.
Get out of here. you-you," he,
7oice choked and she beat him with
Ter fists.
whats the matter?" said Mr. KeL
ey.
Mary dragged the topaz ring off her
niger and threw the circlet of gold nj
lip. Then she pushed the WONDERING
tartled Mr.. Kelley, who was too sur.
,rised to resist, out onto the sidewalk
damned the door and locked it. Gov.
ring her face with her hands she
ropped into chair. Just for a mo.
nent she sat there. Suddenly she
Doked up at the letter on the cash
egister, and, as if in fear the lette,
night elude her, she jumped m
rasped it in both hands and tore -
D pieces.