The Denver Jewish news., 1924-07-03

great pain to broadcast the news.
Perhaps, it was only natural, but still
he could not help rejecting how only
short time ago she was all unbent
and at his feet, appealing to him, and
that, had it not been for the pain her
humiliation gave him, he would have
never written to her that letter, and
would have never proposed to her. But
she could see nothing but big joke
in the whole situation. She did not
realize that by making fool of the
man who loved her, she plainly gave
evidence that only fools might love
her.
When the excitement aroused by
her vanity in this case was a little
subdued, she found him avoiding her
sulkily and made an attempt to recon-
cile with him. Sarah thought, "well,
there is nothing more to brag about
in this case; it's time, therefore, for
practical consideration of the matter"
Yes, Albert knew her true attitude.
He once put to her unexpectedly the
following question:
Sarah, what would you do in case
l fell in love with your"
swell, love is one thing and mar
riage is another thing" was her
prompt reply. Being a sick girl,
cannot marry poor man. But if
you tried to write for magazines
now. You ought to be able to sell
your productions to periodicals" :.
But here she suddenly remembered
that she was committing herself and
cut herself short, blushing deeply.
This reply given by her when taken
on sudden, was worth more than a
dozen of her hypocritical explanations
at other times. He knew, then, what
he might do if he really wished to
have her. But he doubted his own
feeling. He thought he might have
reasoned himself into this love for
girl, who attracted and repulsed him
at the same time. He thought his case
was now analogous with her own
short time ago, that is, he cared for
her only in the measure that he felt
humiliated and had his vanity wound
ed. 1t did not seem to him good taste
to hang on and attempt to get even at
the first opportunity that presented
itself. Instead, he wrote again to her
and bid her make clear her attitude.
He made it clear to her that he hoped
for no reciprocity, and intimated that
us he had humbly apologized for his
unseemly conduct toward her volun-
tarily, so he now expected that she
should at least show him little sym
pathy. She replied, but little SYM
pathy was there in her letter. To
epitomize it:
"1n the first place l have guy and
can afford to be Independent. In the
second place, since / know you cannot
marry me why should / even bother
giving you decent refusal" Such
was the actual meaning of the mes
sage. Still, clothed in hypocritical
phrases, there were in the Letter a few
hints which gave hope and invited
further correspondence. He, then, told
her in letter that he was in no mood
to remain Indifferent to her fapper-
like behavior, and would reply in kind
her abuse on the slightest provocation.
He also assured her that he never in
Tended to reproach her for encourage
ment, even if she plainly had laid
every possible snare for him and then
refused him. If ever he re
preached her, he did so merely as a
friend, and because he found her ac-
tions incompatible with the image of
her he had pictured to himself. But
he could not change his opinion of her
even if he tried; and he could not
wrench her out of his heart right there
and then, but would try to forget her
in time. He said he expected to have
nothing to do with her in the future
and bade her farewell.
This letter, which contained a |
threat and farewell, had the effect |
of bringing her to her senses. She |
again broadcasted the news of his let |
ter, but this time she discovered in it |
the touch of genius. She even re-
GREETED that man of such undoubted |
talent was unable to win her love. She |
understood his Letter as a skilful ma
neuver, and made decisive attempt
to approach him. Here was an oppor-
tunity for a true test of her character.
He hoped that in view of all he had
written to her, she might be candid [
enough to tell him her true attitude.
But no, she would make eyes, and do
a thousand other things that remind
one of the manners of any kind of a
but those of an intelligent
girl. Not receiving the desired re
sponse, she thought he might have for