The Monmouth inquirer., 1923-04-05
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Broken Hearts

ed slowly down the street. A harGy-
gurdy was playing desperately in the
avenue, but they did not near it. A
touring car missed them at a crossing
by an incn, and they never knew It.
other persons using the sidewalk got
out of ti3eir way instinctively because
they were not seen, and had they not
taken p~recadtion they would have
been walked over by the oblivious
couple.
at breaks me all up" the young
man repeated m~ournfully. ITO think
of your going away for the whole
livelong summer and can't go too!
Why, you'll have forgotten that I'm on
earth by the time you come back!'
"Georgei" the young oma cried in
accents which mingled reDroach and
woe. How can youl If you knew how
unhappy it makes me to have you
doubt mel"
"It isn't that said the young man
Il don't doubt you! know you are as
true as / am myself But o can't
help circumstances. and it is only nat
ural that with a lot of those Willie
boys hanging around you whose faith
eIs have enough money to choke 'em
you should forget me! / can't be at
your call all day with touring cars and
motor boats to amuse you, and they
cant | don't blame you, Constantia,
not at all! r"
II shall cry right out here on the
street, if you talk that way!" declared
the young woman in anguished tones.
Il don't see what has got into you,
George she went on. "As tho anybody
could ever take your place, no matter
il he had a dozen boats and touring
cars! It just shows that you : don't
trust me! / shall be as lonesome as
you. and / shall think OF you all the
time"
will you, really?" he asked. "But
I'm not selfish enough to wantXyou to
spoil your good times"
Good timesi" she repeated bitterly.
"As tho 1 could have any good times
without you. It's going to be perfectly
horrid! I don't see why, because my
family have a summer home and want
to go to it, I should be dragged along
when I'd be so much happier here in
town where | could see youi There
will be nothing for me to do, and you'll
have everything here.
think Of all the other girls you'll
sce-talk about my forgetting you!
Why, George, you'll be SO busy run
ming around with half a dozen others
that you won't remember my name or
the color Of my eyes! | guess know
men and you're like all the rest. | us
ed to think you were different, but
somehow I see things more clearly to-
night and / know
"Constantia," interrupted the young
man, firmly, you don't know what you
are saying, Since I've known you l
can't tell whether there is another
FRI on earth or notl ! simply don't
see them! You haven't any idea of
the depth of my affection for you
when you think things like those you
have just been sayingl Tell me that
you don't mean them!"
"Td be perfectly miserable If / hon.
estiy believed them,'' she admitted. u
guess / just said them so l could hear
you deny them. You're sure you won't
forget me. George?"
Forget you?" he repeated tremu-
lousy. "You are part of my every
thought, l shall think of you every
evening when l wander about all
alone
at sounds so sad.e she broke In.
.IIl be just like that too, I'll sit and
look at the lake and imagine that you
are with me, and then it won't seem
90 bad when / watch the other girls
and men having good times at the
dances and parties. / must go now,
dear. Good night"
Good night, dearest" said the
young man. II shall count the hours
that you'll still be in town."
AS the young woman entered her
cwn house the telephone bell rang
and she answered.
eOh, Is that you. Jessie?" she cried.
"Yes, we're going to the lake next
week. I'm so glad you're going tool
Your cousin will be with you part Of
the summer? West Point, you say? !
am crazy to meet him! I simply love
dark eyes. Oh, maybe he won't like
me at alI-you're such a flatterer. In
deed, / will try to give him a good
time-can't you bring him around TO
call before we leave towns Bring him
20 dinner. Lean hardly wait till he
comesi"
A few blocks away the young man
paused toe flight a cigar and then he
happened to glance at a girl going by.
He dropped the match and it burned
his shoes as he started after her.
There's the little peach that's Wis
ting at Uphams!h he told himself.
sShe's a corker. Guess I'll float around
and get INTRODUCED can't miss any
chance like that this summer"
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