Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-06-25
HAPPY PLANS

So Alice and David sat together
n the couch under the living room
tindow, while the breath of the
bses was blown in to them. But
either was actually conscious of
he great fragrance OF the after
Don, for David was looking at
lice, his eyes taking in every de-
All Of her face with increasing de-
ght, and Alice forgot everything
kept that her hand was tightly
teld in both Of his.
when did you get Lawrence's
ktter?" Alice asked.
Five minutes before I sent my
elegram to you-no, lets see, fif-
BEN minutes. Bob-that's the chap
was camping with-and I, tramp
b over to q small mining town
there we had directed mail to be
Int. The telegraph Office. post office
nd railroad station were all in the
les there too"
Alice laughed a little, her eyes.
beply blue with happiness. watch
* the lights and shadows in her
kver's hair.
s.It took fifteen minutes to find
ut about trains east" he went on.
hhe one timetable was a little
kofh-eaten and we were afraid 1t
IA out Of date as well. However,
CHANGED It, and having worked
ut the fact that I could get h
ext train from there-which was
bxt morning. could go on to
lutte and there catch a fast train
trough. Well, Bob and ] liked 1t
hex to camp for the night and
Eamped IN again to get the early
horning train, Then ! had to wait
ker in Butte a night, and / didn't
bake as good connections at Chica-
3 as I wanted. 1 thought I might
St here by Saturday night and sur
Else you. but I couldn't. 1t made
lob feel badly to be left so sudden
!, but he suggested l bring you
bck on our wedding trip"
Our wedding trip!" echoed Alice.
Oh, that sounds so wonderful. But
Se can't be married right away"
why Alice! Why not?" David
greed, reluctantly.
ou see, Lois died only a few
{onths ago." Alice turned red from
EMBARRASSMENT, and did not know
bw. TO word her sentences. And
le couldn't rush right off and be
Sarried. 1t would look-well, IL
Iouldn't look right"
1T don't see why not" David an
Tered suddenly. Everyone knows
Ie weren't together for-well, al
host from the beginning. AS far
she is concerned, I had no wife
br much more than a year"
az know Alice gave a helpless
htle sigh. Its just another case
common sense and conventions.
spirit she never was your wife
spirit / always was. Yet l have
go through a marriage ceremony,
nd YOU have to wait a fairly decent
eriod before you can have another
}ife."
tugh.
hck again-it's just as It was pc
bre," she said. "Oh, David, I've
ben SO unhappy"
(-Dear little girl, 50 have l." a
IL arms went around and held her
ixhtly, II think I must have felt
Ven worse than you, for I knew the
hole wretched business had been
" fault and the result of my weak
=. And ! knew ! was hurting
bu by It, too"
{He broke of to kiss her, and went
a again when Alice had c~ontented-
tucked her face against his
boulder.
Ae. II you had even been angry az
ke thing I had done, and had found
kppiness with another man, 1t
kould not have been SO bad-in a
kSy. I would have felt then that
deserved the punishment I was
sEnd II Lois had really cared for
1s. I would honestly have tried to
lake her happy-to make our
Sarriage as much Of q C as
bsible. But abe didn't care, she
Ie1er did. she only wanted power,
nd q good time"
5DonTt," Alice said gently, raising
n head. "After all, she Is dead.
q won't stand between us any
kore. Poor little Lois! I am sorry
81 her now. but I think l must
Ave hated her terribly while she
las living, and when she took you
ESBut let's don't talk sad things"
he added quickly. 'The past Is all
- and It doesn't affect us from
bw on, except to make us love
kOh other the more"
David kissed the hand he held.
.Iet's talk about the future, mol
he past" she added.
(ssWhat do you want to do most In
Ae future?" David asked.
I Alice turned with the little excit'