The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1919-02-11

y NonlAh WIN a iuthrfs
That Be- the way in which !
thought Of myself. Perhaps I was an
cgoiist. hut ! had thought Of myself
~ such a woman for 20 long that u
had become second nature. u n one
OF the great tragedies uf ufe h a ~
dreams 90 seldom come true; that
our hopes Of the future are go often
dissolved In the gruy misia OF pracu-
cal living,
4 know that iifc's rarcsS. ~ suprom
cat Giu To woman. b. the love Of the
one man whom shc longs 20 hear cali
her wife" As I look 81 myself dur
ina this period Of my hfe ! feel that ]
WIS Frank fnmphecr'H best woman
friend and had ! analysed our relation
a. thoroughly usf did my business
relations 7 should have realized ,hat
was ail Not that De Was not perfect
ln my eyes Nc was Yet court
ship. bite wnoinr was %slnEulnrly calm
and uusmnuonal-nftcr the first tow
weeks had learned 10 CONTROL ms
emotion when I perceived thit calm
mess ln him. but 10 De noticed any ar
ference ln me be- said nothing Of b..
Frank we rnddenly called abroad,
30 suddenly that Ne had scarcely
time TO si. rood-hY 20 eHch other
We would ave 10 postpone our e.
ding for o. couple Of months u was
business that would brook no delay
aud. after Dc had explained. ! was
enough Of "a business 10 SEQ
the necessity. Co put 90 straw Of self.
iah consideration in his way.
7 have onon wondered that had ].
would ! have been happier In the end
went % the boat with him w.
kissed me fondly and told mo ne
would hurry back pc quickly as pos
sihle. I cried "a utge. I couldn't help
II even though l had been 40 sensible
I about his going n mndc me fool Ho
alone again First fnthcr. then moth.
er. nov Frank had icn me. Of course
Frank was only 70 be- gone u hort
time, but even no. ~ watched ~,
I great ship sail out % the harhor, 1
felt such 70 sudden Loneliness sWccp
over mo that Z had 10 myself
irto o. different feeling before ! res
turned 20 the office.
I took "a long walk. suddenly !
stood still An idea had come 90 mo.
Tho wonder vas that 30 had 20 uc-
CURED before
I would tako Annie Fagin to live
with ms-ut least until ! was mar.
usd mifly flow back 90 thC oIiir".
an uuNouH wis I 90 put this pltu
into effect. Annie was Huch good
company. Hn fun of quaint cuucriia
uo nnlVylY expressed. that no one
could Ions bo depressed or lonely o.
she were hround
como INTO my office. Annie
said les = removed my things She
laid aside her work az once and tol-
lowed me
Annie. commenced without pre-.
amhlc will Won como and stay I've
with mo Tor "a whIlcT
None of the EirlH know nj my cu-
ragemont. and I stuffed an impulse iU
speak Of u uud give Franks ah'
Hsnco, my loneliness, as tho reason.
Instead I e'idi
slnrc father md mother died !
have lived alone with o. mnid
have an extra room and I am lonely.
Nill you como and occupy that room
md heip me 10 forget that am
alogCf
Annie looked at mo ns n Hh,
Thought I didn't Wcuu what ' Htil
Then IL slow flush al happiness Huf.
fused hor face and said Boo h'i
impulsitc maauofs
Hoally DO sou wunt me. Mis.
Morrison
~ would be- like a tit of heHtgn
90 live with sou and 100 mat towels
apartment" I O. invited Annie uu'
Niun Co. dinner uur sunday some time
before, ao she knew of my homo
q hope ~ wllI uy comfortable tni
u and that sou viii Dee happy
Whom can you DnmcH'
Right now shs said. thou hurh.
iurlNs "sufD ItH re- lucky Irish Elrl !
am. iU come Whenever YOU want mr.
Mlfs Morrison. and Will ho'proul aud
grateful"
"Ncry we'll come oyc tomorrow
afternoon You may go homo rurIN
20 pack up" wanted o. htur time
"a make a"W" changes in Cd" room
"girly
Noi % doubt of fnc wisdom of my
course over for BE- moment entered ms
head Annie WIS such % COM unlun.
able little soul she was go sweet
nud pretty and she never once Dad
presumed Boo any way bcciniso of h,i
rapid promotion or my very evident