Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1921-08-31
POSTSGRlPTS
BY MARGARET A. SWEENEY.

OF her orchid dressing gown sat scOWl-
ing at letter that lay upon the table
before her.
"TH tell him the truth" she de-
clared as she drew a sheet of paper
towards her and began 10 write:
Boston. May 3. 1920.
my Dear Crofter-I am afraid that
what | am about To say may hurt you.
but / think It is the wiser way to tell
you the truth.
Il know that a good sport never hits
a man when he Is down, so you see
am a rather cheap sport. l am going
TO swat you'll am breaking my word
my troth 10 you.
at Is now six months since your
doctor sent you to Pasadena, and YOU
tell me that your specialist there says
that IL will require another six
months In that climate before you are
well. and that in order To keep well
he advises YOU TO make a permanent
home In California.
"Well. CrOfter, needless TO say that
/ would nOt-cOuld not leave Boston;
and. besides. Il may take years, judg-
Ing from what I know. before you are
financially able TO assume the respon-
Sibillty of a hOme-such home as we
would Ike.
Il am no longer So very young.
Crofter. I shall be twenty-fOur next
month; and so, in justice to myself
and my family. l think 1t better to
break our engagement.
To-day am returning the ring and
the string of pearls. Please do not
judge me too harshly, and, please. for
old times sake. let US still be friends.
with all good wishes for your
health and happiness. Yours sincerely.
"CYNTHIA."
up. S.-The real truth is. Crofter.
that fathers new partner. Mr.. Wal
lace. has piles and piles OF money
he made IL while you were overseas
being gassed to death-and father and
mother and Aunt Sarah all sing his
praises and all think that I ought TO
marry him. Mr. Wallace thinks so,
too. but | told him last night that l
wanted few days To think 1t over
"There-Crofter ought 10 know that
I'm not altogether 10 blame" she so
liloquized. as she glanced over the
postscript. "1e knows that ="
"a letter for YOU. Miss Cynthia"
The letter that the maid brought
was poStmarked pasadena" and
Cynthia opened and read:
Mountain Road. Pasadena,
april 26, 1920.
"Dearest-Since writing 90 you a
few days ago have been obsessed by
the thought that il is selfish and un-
fair for me. a partial invalid. TO hold
you to your promise to become my
wife.
I'm some way, Cynthia. l have be-
come aware Cor l think l have) that
you want TO be released. The tone OF
your letters is different. / feel
change in you.
"And, of course. l know that I am
not the man, physically or financially,
that / was on that day of days in June.
1917, when you made me the happiest
man in all the world. l want TO play
fair with you. Cynthia. and 50 l shall
not think of holding you 10 your prom
Use to me.
Il wish Cynthia. that you were here
with me this morning. II / could look
into your dear eyes and tell you just
what Is In my heart 1t would make
this easier.
Il am alone on the veranda, and my
chair faces toward that mighty range
of mountains that rises before me like
vast fOrtress-vague and reticent
these mountains stand, and they take
no part IN our lot or being. Beyond
them lies the great Mohave desert;
beyond that lie endless mountains and
plains. and away of there on the New
England coast-yOu-yOu.
Every day. dear heart, / sit here
AZ the foot of the misty mountains and
close my eyes for little while So that
/ may see you the better, and some
times In the evening l walk and talk
with you under the orange trees-it Is
a way lonely folks have.
"But the chances are. little girl, that
i may never see you again, Tor 4 nave
found that / must make my home out
here. and I know how attached you
are 20 Boston. have bought this lit
tie four-ro0m bungalOw-it Is almost
completely covered by bush Of ram
bling roses.
Il want 20 thank you for the WON
derful letters You have written me.
Please let me keep them. Some Of
them gave me courage az the Marine
and l have another battle still TO
fight
"You shall always live In my heart.
dearest, for love y0u-yOu-yOu
only.
always yours.
"CROFTER HARRISON"
"P. S.-If l have made a mistake,
Cynthia, about your supposed wish to