The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1919-12-13


Cynthia Wafnaity nat Of . desk.
tk8 kindly glow from a reconstructed
lamp lighting her rather plain loa-
lures Into positive pret4u1tA Before
hfr wna an open rosewood box. ia
contents scattered IN moaser array on
l11 1tsk LEAD.
There uere two worn lestera. which
she hao read for the tenth time that
s .ssm 5; 5saas s ss ,s naa m rsss re we're
iuAt commonplAce n~iiaAre--ono Of re-
greet for not having replied 70 ono OF
hers sooner. the other q frank adml1-
sion that writing letters Wa NOS .
o. HIS best accomplishments Thcro
Wtro no Designations Of mdying love
anpshlnR Of moment 10 cause unbid-
den tears 20 shine in cynthia's clear.
eTay eyoa
Than there Was a handkerchief.
she smiled AZ uhe remembered the
dAV ne had loaned Il 70 her. when
had cut her finger on an olive
bottle as = plcrie: Dear aeaa dsys
slivou these daysf she essayed a
trtmbly laugh.
Tho other ~vcn was . cheap
paper IAN. ono which had been a.
hey pi4c& sk q summer hotel dinner,
ard which his autograph had maue
precious beyond worda. n snapped
Il 70 and gathered the foolish little
carefully inside tho little box
You foolish old woman" she saS6
20 herscIf, walking 10 The long mir
ror 81 no sud Of The room. Can't
you let hyEonos be bygones7 Arr
you going 10 keep those silly pieces
81 sentimental rot fcregerf you are
cllnginK % an IDEAL which will never
mnMH11mH 10 |1IftaHm Won have |nIU@
"a a fairly successful niche IN hfe. 20
be satisfied See you hair n CRAVING
At the temples already, ana you viii
soon be- angular where you are now
dim. Because you had a ncar love
affair once nov grew ed srseeraiis
Clancing AZ her left hand Cynthia
smiled and removed from the fourth
fInEer 4 ring which she always wore
A curious twisted thing OF 0ufl gold.
supporting an amethyst OF quaint
carved design inside was the In
sS. 1891 Turning 10 me mirroF.
she . about 10 administer another
stern rebuke 20 her attractive refiec-
ton, when abe heard her nephe~rs
key In the lock.
Hello there. Aunt Cynthia" was
lila b1e1zy ereetinss I mis1ei zoe
tie ofr1cs for = bite. I had the good
neEs 70 tell you. too. uucssi~ And
no ciasped his strong. young arms
abauf her waist.
ooh wen. never mind. I'm 20 full
Of q, i can't take tins for you 20
have three Rueasea. I have landed
the fob At the company's lumber mill
IN Louisiana Leave in h morning.
Wonderful chance, cutcat little quar-
tiers. big chance Cor adr1ncoment an
everything" no fininhnd In breath
less oagefneaa
his dotln9 auntie's eyes filled with
tears. a proceeding unfamiliar 70 her
fond nephew. To him she had al
wnyn been The disqualification Of sue
cean and Womnniine1a combinedi ever
sympathetic and the best under
nfander = fellow could have Seems
tina CONSERVATION In HIS face she made
quick to explain. :
-Forrivo your old auntie boy. I
am just q biz moony tonight. a priv
iloee j DO not often ailo N1nyself. j
am 90 glad I could dance a jig for
o Only Il n near Christmas, and
rather hate 80 lose you. IL 10 dif-
ferent from the day you left for train
Ing camp. There was a pride n
sort OF daze hat helped that parting
along. But THE seems 20 sort Oh
permanent. Never mind n fsn'f 90
lar away. and yeu can come home
Don ssraightane6 his shoulders and
threw back his head In n way that