News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1921-03-23
His Confession
By HAROLD SINCLAIRE
90, 1921. Western Newspaper Union

Fanny, you've been lording it owe
me for the past month"; ever sine
your engagement to Edward Brooks
But you can't do 1t any MORE" salt
| her friend Mildred Thomas, holding
out her left hand with blush. Fam
Upton seized it and dragged he
friend into the light. On Mlildredi
third finger sparkled diamond in {
| platinum ring.
"Mlldredw exclaimed Fanny, kissing
her. "Who is it?'
II mustn't tell YOU" answered Mil
dred. Now don't be angry, dear, be
cause you shall be the very first per
son to know. It's sacred promise
for certain reasons"
"Ol, Pm sure don't want to know
Mildred" said Fanny coldly. releasing
the hand she held.
''Oh yes you do, Fanny. Now dom
be cross. Listen We're going tC
have an engagement party on Satur'
day night and it will be announced
then. And You are to come and be
told first. Seer
Fanny was Modified little. "Well
If you think it's worth making secret
of to please your fiance, all right" she
said. But you know very well he
has secrets he hasn't shared with
you"
Fanny" cried Mildred Thomas in
dignantly.
"Of course he has, goose. Don't
you suppose he has been in love dOz-
ems of times-rapturously in love, and
never told you word of it?"
Fanny" said her friend indignant
ly, she told me that he has never been
in love in his life before. He has
never kissed any girl but me-"
Mildred remained coldly silent.
"Oh, Mildred, here's a joke" said
her versatile friend. "Now are you
game for it? Let's each write letter
to our frances, saying. Il have found
out everything and shall expect you
to explain-if you can What joke
that would be. Picture the poor
mems faces! VIII you, Mildred?"
ut seems a shame" murmured Mil
dred. 'But l couldn't bear to think he
had deceived me. Are you sure he
has Fanny"
my dearest girl, Of course he has"
On the third day, Friday, the an
swer came-a hasty, incoherent letter,
f,lJ nf cole ooouca op1 ranroa phps
Mildred was looking her prettiest
when George Howard arrived at the
party.
I'm going to tell you everything,
Mildred" said George humbly.
1T was at Atlantic City. 1 won't
tell you her name. We were almost
the only guests at the hotel and at the
end of the season. We fell in love with
each other; we loved each other mad
ly. We were engaged. Then she
went back to town, and l, like fool,
lived in FOOLS paradise, anticipating
the time when / should meet her
ogain, to ask her to fulfill her promise.
well, the upshot was that she had
imagined me to be a cousin of mine,
Garfield Howard, the wealthy manu-
'acturer. When l called at her home
she was quite frank about it. She
said she had loved me and would have
fulfilled her promise, but she had re-
solved never to marry poor man."
"The horrid catw exclaimed Mil
lred Indignantly, slipping her hand
nto his, and putting up her face for
kiss.
"And | am forgiven, dearest?" whis-
)ered George.
absolutely. Now listen, for the
quests will be here in a few moments.
I'm going to announce it and tell
hem your name. It's all a profound
secret, just as promised you. I want
'ou to meet my friend"
But she did not finish the sentence,
or the maid opened the door and an
bounced Miss Upton and Mr.. Edward |
Brooks. Mildred darted forward and
embraced Fanny and shook hands
With her fiance.
81 want to present my fiance," she |
announced triumphantly. MIR. George |
Howard, Miss Upton-Mr. Howard,
Ir. Brooks. Now you have got to |
Ike each other as hard as you can,
fanny"
The last remark was almost an in
ERECTION, for Fanny Upton had put
orth her hand as gingerly as though
! were of porcelain, and George was |
tretching out his finger tips as though
e was afraid of never getting them
ack again.
"Nr. Howard and 1 have met be-
ore" said Fanny Jelly.
"You have? You never told me.
yhere?"
81 think it was at Atlantic City, or
hereabouts," said Miss Upton casual
Y.