Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1921-04-20
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WY ~ AAS ueShs Ms eyes uWe1I ten"
derby on Madge's nimble fingers as
they traced what he felt sure was
note to him. Thinking to surprise
her, he drew nearer, and suddenly the
large writing on the sheet, seemed to
rise up and assail his eyes. With hurt
horror he read:
dearest Ted: OF course I love you.
Why doubt me? AS long as live, I'm
yours"
He waited to read no further, but
fled to the stockroom, where hidden
behind the bales and boxes, he fought
out his trouble and decided upon q
course of action.
my little Madge, whom I trusted
with my whole SOUL" he groaned. Her
falseness seemed impossible.
Who this fellow Ted was he did not
know. It was enough that the girl
he loved, and who had promised to
marry him, was writing such letter
to another man.
At last he clenched his hands, and
setting his teeth, went into the private
office Of stheamanager. Six weeks ago,
he had been 6ffered a position on the
road, one: tiidt would pay him a much
better salary and had refused, not
wanting to leave Madge. Now he was
glad to- go, and Immediately, too. With
IN two hours Of his reading the begin
ming of that ,fateful mote, he was on
the traintt 4 AF up the work of one
of thu cTTHHnn EEAo1 Fro ro1are who ha
suddenly been taken sick.
Jack did notAstpp to say good-by to
Madge, nor did lie write her, for he
felt that the less said the better.
perhaps if I get away this hurt
will stop,' he told himself; but al
though he kept busy and in his labors
turned night into day, sending back
SO much business that the firm be-
lieved they had secured the model
salesman, he could not forget Madge
or her thousand and one appealing
ways. 1t was all the harder because
she kept, % writing to him, in the
same clear, flowing hand that had
penned the fateful confession of her
love for another, begging him to let
her know the reason for his continued
silence.
TOM hs ,chum, wrote him that
Madge looked i'll.
Things looked black to him. al
though he had made such a success in
business way that the Office sent
for him to come home and make a
contract with the firm, and although
he would have rather remained away
forever, Jack obeyed, and once more
found himself in the same CITY with
Madge. -~.--,
; Being a salesman now, he managed
to have his interview with the man.
ager without going out among his old
associates, and so avoided Madge al
though sight of her sunny hair
Through the open doorway tcrned him
sick at heart.
: His business outlook was extremely
bright, much better than he had dared
70 dream of for years to come, and
yet it was a very heavy heart that he
carried with him into the little motion
picture theater, where he sought a
few moments of relaxation later on in
the evening.
YEARLY he made his way to the
corner seat in the box where they had
always sat.
/ Listlessly he followed the story of
Jhe film. There was the usual quarrel
between two loves, although he reflect
ed bitterly that neither had his cause.
Suddenly he Strengthened up. The
lover received a letter from the girl
with whom he had quarreled, and it
! was photographed on the film.
dearest Ted: OF course 1 love YOU.
Why doubt me? AS long as I live,
I'm yours"
AS on a former occasion, Jack
stopped to read no further. He recog-
ni@ed the cleaE, flowing hand. 1t was
Madge's penn nship, that he knew,
but he also Understood that it was
never written to a living person. The
thought famed through him that there
must be some ' hea t-healing explana-
ton. -RealiIz1ng 10 his cruelty must
have hurt her, he turned to- leave,
when in the seat by his side where
she had :sdt..sosoften was-Madge. -
Instinctiveltf hfs. hand reached for
hers, and in the tender pressure Civ
en- and returned everything was for
gotten and forgiven. >:
II saw you here" she whispered,
"and came here to sit by you"
Darling! How, though, Gid they
get that letter? I saw you write it."
he confessed, though not intentional.
1y."
II wrote the scenario Of the photo
play" she said with proper pride.
They forgot the audience, Sitting
there together again in the happiness
Of their love, and he bent over and
whispered:
well be married tomorrow so you
can go out on the road with me-"
Madge nodded happily. "Of course,
for as long as I live, I'm yours" she
murmured, and this time the words
carried a joyous message to him.
Proceeding With Caution.
did you win any votes by your
speeches?"