Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1923-06-08
NEvER-L0NG WORD
BY ROSE MEREDITH
uyX/HY notY' demanded Jim Blak
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somebody else?"
= "No-that is, not exactly" sh
:, blushed furiously, "but ones idea
. change, Jim"
: Right" declared Jim crisply, ian,
: l am glad you have changed you
, mind now, and not waited until afte
we were married"
II knew you would feel that way,
she said, relieved, and drawing off the
modest diamond she was wearing, she
preferred it. Il am sorry, Jim," she
said gently.
What for" He eyed her trucu-
lently, nothing loverlike in his atti-
tude
Sorry 1t has ended this way"
THAT Is up to you, Dorothy"
Here Is the ring, Jim, 1 may never
marry" haughtily.
Jim smiled his incest SMILE though
his lips were white, and little crinkles
came around his blue eyes.
Never, Dorothy?'
Never! Men are-im-impossible
He bowed and picked up his hat.
Never is a long word" he re-
marked as he went away.
AS the door closed after his erect
form, Mrs. Lane came into the room.
Dorothy was staring at the door into
the hall, as though she could not be-
heye that happiness had passed out of
1t and so out of her life.
What is the matter, my dear?
Where is Jim?"
Gone" said Dorothy, with q stiff
little smile. 81 never want TO see him
again !"
"Dorothyl Never is a long word"
$50 Jim says"
You are so foolish to QUARREL
sighed Mrs. Lane, bending to stir the
fire on the hearth. HAS Jim been
neglecting your
Mercy, no, mother. 1 just don't
want to marry him-I cannot make up
my mind to settle down as a poor
mans wife and work in poverty, when
all the other girls l know are having
lovely clothes-and eyerv-
hing"
How many of them would have
married. the man, they did if they had
lot lOved?"
"Oh, don't know. MOTHER
They all made love matches. Jim
not a poor man. I am afraid the
ttentions of Lydia Rockwood's cousin
nth his fine car and his lavish ex-
of money, have quite turned
~ little girls head" said Mrs. Lane
lpplng her arm around Dorotby's
aist
"Motherl" she protested warmly bpt
lie did not deny it. +
Samuel lockwood is nice enoueb {
Ear, but he is an exceedingly selfish \
an and l am afraid his wife ,would {
very unhappy. Perhaps if she loved
IN very much she might endure him.
Endure two country houses. a
lcht, place in Florida, any number
motorcars, oceans of clothes!'
aculated Dorothy.
Weighed against the great love of
rising young architect" countered
+ mother dryly Then she added in
speculative tone: There NAV no
me truth in what Mrs. Curtis fold
TINS morning. l hardly believed it.
q that is why I was anxious about
H."
'Why-what did Mrs. Curtis say?v
MORNING much, only that they adj
red Jim so much, and they were
d that Violet seemed to appreciata
d she insists upon including him in
thelr invitations. 1 don't believe y
y Know about your engagement. nv
IL Is broken. But, mother. Violet -
us mas said she would never marry
oor man, and she could marry al
u anyone-she is so lovely" she =
sed, lost in thought. II
'erhaps she has changed her mind |
= Anyway, it is all right now for
jim. He is free. you say? But
night not change very readIlv-or
et' Tor he is so devoted to Won
child" 'N' l.
ont mother-I sent him awayrv L.
ot your heart-that did NOT send ~,
away, but your ambition banIsbed w
e is gone" Dorothy's voice was lsSy
tened now, and she clutched her ES
er's arm. k89l
Is relief to you, Dorothy. HI
feet.
glri bowed her head and cried .-'s
: i thought so. bur somehow n
lonesome without him. | told
o go away-that never wanted I'm
MN again! Or something Ike III
perhaps ! said would never U
] said never anyway" "A
le'er Is a better word, Dorothy
Inns dear voice from the door. III
made up my mind thnt Won
sen9 me away Ike that ana e
Nine back and / am going NJ "a
'i'frf pnq ever 80 that Time
Hn, had slipped ouf ~ me room
'N Nep qiaNn Dorothy down hi
''Ai before me hre. DOLLY vu b
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