Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-03-31
THE HEART BREAKER
A REAL AMERICAN LOVE STORY
By VIRGINIA TERHUNE VAN DE WATER

, had been thrust She. the betrothed
of Arthur Bruce. had not been con-
doled with, indeed had not been
! considered any more than if she were
| Katie O'Brien out in the kitchen.
! The only person who had treated
! her as if she were a being that
! could be wounded was Tom Chand-
/ Ter. And he was going away to-
{ morrow.
/ Well. he was not going by an
/ early train. She would get in touch
/ with him in some way before he
| left
That would serve Arthur right.
He had behaved abominably to her.
! If one might judge by appearances.
| Tom loved her better than Arthur
did
! Upstairs, Honora was telling
| Mrs. Higgins of Mr.. Bruce's death.
! The matron, hearing voices below.
/ had become uneasy and had raped
! on the floor when her bell failed
| TO bring someone to her room
! someone from whom she could learn
! what had occurred.
Poor Mrs. Bruce and poor Ar
! thur" she said now. 1T is cruelty
hard on them. l am thankful his
mother has him. and as so glad
! lIldl Ilt mas Llllhl GU II hlHSb '''N -
! been a shock to her, too. She was
! so nervous and upset this afternoon
| about Arthur's unhappiness."
Was She" Honora asked the
I question involuntarily.
"Yes--that was the reason | urged
| her to keep her caller to dinner
/ oh" Honora looked puzzled.
Then it was your invitation, was
! it?"
Not exactly that-and yet in
/ way it was my invitation. You see
| Mildred was up here with me-and
! she was so depressed and so un-
/ happy about the trouble at the
| Bruce's talthough she did not then
/ know how near the end was), and
/ she was so blue about having din
ner all alone that | told her to keep
Miss Jasper to dinner
( Miss Jasper"
| Yes. the new young lady at Mr..
! Hilton's office. you know. Has she
gone away yet. my dear"
/ she was not here when we came
in," Honora replied.
! We'll, she arrived late, so | told
! Mildred to keep her to dinner.
| Then when young Mr.. Chandler
came. and Mildred asked if she
might invite him also, said she
might.
II know it was rather unconven-
tional without chaperone, but
with Miss Jasper here to keep her
company, it seemed not so bad. |
explained to Mildred that if she did
not have girl friend here, l would
not have permitted her to have a
man dine with her. But as it was.
| consented. for I was very sorry for
our little Mildred"
She remembered perfectly that
when she and Arthur had entered
the dining room there were but two
places laid at the table.
who is downstairs now?" Mrs.
Higgins asked. rs young Chandler
still there"
oh no! he went home some time
ago, just after we arrived" Honora
told her.
That was very nice and consid-
crate of him, I'm sure" Mrs. Hig-
} that when Arthur came he should
leave him alone with his betrothed.
| suppose he took Miss Jasper home,
Well, that was very nice and proper,
too"
Honora felt too much disturbed
to try to explain the state of affairs
to Mrs. Higgins. Moreover, she
wanted to be sure for herself just
how matters stood.
Then Arthur and Mildred are
downstairs together now?" the house,
keeper inquired.
No" Honora said. Arthur has
gone, too. He went back to be near
his mother. Even though her cousin
is sitting with her, Arthur feels
that his duty is there also"
"Of course it is; and he is a very
unselfish man to think of that when
he must want to be with Mildred,'
| Mrs. Higgins commented.
To which speech Honora made no
| rejoinder,
To He Continued.