Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1923-05-18
How He Revived
Her Love-
By CORONA REMINGTON
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90. 1923, by Mcclure NeMapaper Syndicate s

Jeanette, I've come to talk to you,
uear, and very seriously too. I've been
thinking things over for weeks and
ut last I've made up my mind"
Fred Ormsby crossed his long
slender legs and lighted cigar.
"oh, do tell me, Fred. You know
I'm interested in anything that con-
Germs you"
Jeanette McDowee, in her little pink
organdie, looked like some fairy thing
as she sat beside her lover and looked
up at him, her big brown eyes wide
with curiosity.
Yes, you're interested in me ex-
cept when 1t comes to marrying me-"
said the man half bitterly.
"Now, Fred, don't be horrld and
begin that all over again." she begged,
but tell me what 1t was you were
going to say"
All right. It's going to be long
talk"
do go on. How you do love to
create suspense, you old tease, you"
I'm not teasing. This Is no light
matter. Jeanette, yesterday I was
thirty-three years old. 1t came to
me like a shock when glanced up
at the calendar and realized 1t. Thirty
three Is no longer young. Soon I'll
be getting bald and gray around the
temples and not long after that I'll
be buying stouts and"
Mercy How morbid you are
tonight" laughed jeanette putting her
fingers In her ears. II won't listen
to another word Of such talk be-
cause Pm only ten years behind you
and women usually get there younger
than men and that makes It worse"
Ten yearsl If were your age
l would never have reached the con-
clusion did last night"
"Oh. yes, you were going to tell
me-"
First Of all, l don't want you to
think I'm cold-blooded or calculating
or anything of the sort. I'm simply
trying to make the best l can out of
life. don't want to take the step
I'm about to take, but 1t seems the
lesser Of two evils. Since I've been
proposing to you at regular intervals
for over a year and you've turned
me down every time, I've decided
there's no hope. At first II nearly
drove me mad, and vowed I'd never
marry any one II couldn't marry you,
but the idea Of a lonely old age was
too much for me, and at ~ o'clock
tonight Pm going to Chicago to ask
Agnes Rawson to marry me. met
her five years ago, and we've kept
up the acquaintance ever since. If
! had never known you | should
probably have been very happy with
her. As II Is. I'm going to make the
hef the husband she taae essefveess ma1A-
For one stanned moment Jeanette
stared at the man beside her Could
II be possible that this was the man
who had been at her beck and call
for three years2 Could this be the
man who had sworn that he could
never bear the thought of loving an
other woman Could this be the man
she had always depended upon to do
anything she wanted-to come when
she wanted-to go when and where
she wanted? Yet, after all, why
shouldn't her It was certainly just
and fair and she had had her chance
Three whole years OF his love and
time and attention.
He waited tensely for her to say
something.
IL hope you don't think any the
less Of me for H." he said at last
"rhat's one thing I simply couldn't
bear"
"Why no. Fred how could /? Be
sides, II makes II 50 much easier for
me 10 tell you something | think you
ought 10 know"
"IIenvens Is there something
troubling you. tooT
"N--no, not troubling me, only
Floyd Wilson wired yesterday he'd be
here tomorrow and-and he wants me
to marry hlm-and think I'll say
'yos' You know we were together a
good bit the first year ! met you. Then
he moved to Springfield Remember
him.
"Yes, I remember him and, Lord.
how ! envy him :"
"Well, aren't you going to wish me
any happiness or anythlngr asked
Jeanette Indignantly.
"Of course do, dear. wish you
all the happiness I would love to give
you myself"
"Thank you. Fred. You're an old
dear"
During the rest Of the evening |
jeanette was amazingly cheerful and |
vivaclOus Fred wretchedly decided |
he had never seen her quite so happy |
and when he said good-by he could
scarcely keep the husklness out Of his
voice.
"We'll always be friends. won't we?'
he asked
Always" she answered warmly.
Jeanette spent a restless night, but
as she entered the breakfast room her
eyes we're brilliant with suppressed ex
element and Mrs. McDowee was at
loss to understand her daughters pc
cullar manner.
Jeanette. I never saw you so ex-
cited What on earth Is the matter2'
asked her mother.
Nothing. mother. I'm not bit ex-
cited"
"Oh. there's telegram cnme for
you. put II under your plate, dear"
"Probnbly from Tom. He said he'd
wire how the game came out last
nipht.' said Jeanette as she llstlessIy
rlpped open the envelope.
"ForgIve mo for decelving you" the