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By NELLIE
CRAVEY CILLMORE.
f Copyrl(hte1, IM, by Attoetattd I
T Utaniry Prwi.
ratrklu turned from the. window
with a little shim. The leaden iky
bad Just reloiiHwl t hnrrlcane of white1
feather, aud the rollicking flame In
the great hrnue tndlroned fireplace
niagnetbfj her Into the depths of a
huge armchair, where ahe could think
comfortably. ,
At last Hhe drew In her breath with
a deep algli. 8b had reached a de
cision. Her face wa very palo from
the pimt hour' conflict of emotloim,
' and her lips drew a determined red
line nlmve her dimpled chin.
She clanced at the c ltx.k-4! 8lu
hud jtfmlso(1 him her nuawcr by ,
and It wm still to be written and Ola
patcliH. She dashed n refrnctory ttar
from her t-ye and resolutely croMiied the
rooin to n .vrltlnir table. The .transient
tendcruoM died from Iter fm-e aa alit
seined n pe.i from the rack and hastily
dashed down the auperm rlptlou.
Th Elmt, March 8,
My tar rlereon-Coriatnly nut. I ran
nevwr b your wir. after last ulshl'e rv.
latlon. Fcrliinatoly for m. I v. quit?
ouiarown my tuit. for fairy tales, and
nothing- yon might say could alter my Uo
ttrinlnatlon In vkw of tha .vidonce of
my own .ya. Very alncerwly youra,
PATRICIA THUR8TON.
As ahe reread tbo words somo of the
savage linllnnation that hud come-Into
rntrlcln' fate while ahe was writing
them died out She pondered a mo
ment, then tore the sheet In two and
tossed It Into the wastebasket. The
clock struck the half hour after 4.
8he took up the pen agaft and wrote
painstakingly:
Tha Elma. Thursday.
Dear Mr. Frterson-Aft.r eonatd.rlna
tha matter thoroua hly I have coma to tha
declalon that I cannot marry you. There
are ao many things that make for a hap.
py union, and, laoklng tn many of the
requlaltoa, t fear It would be an unwlee
atop. For Instance, two people Juat en
tering upon matrimony ahould In all oae.a
begin by being able to- trust each other
Implicitly.
I ahull rnturn all your tetters by ex
preaa. Pleaae do likewise. Youra aln
oerety, PATRICIA T.
She signed bor name with a hysteric
al flourish and ran her eyes quickly
through, the curt sentences. Uncon
soioumy n.r rea up curved upwars.
"Too sentimental," she suiCed aud
crumpled the paper In her hand The
clock ticked with warning Insistence.
Without hesitating she drew up a fresh
sheet and began:
Thuraday Evening.
Dear Wll'lam Of course after practic
ing a willful deception upon me it la out
of the question for me to further consid
er your offer of marriage. We ahould
never be happy with the knowledge of It
between us even it I could go to the
length of overlooking It, which I cannot
After all. It would have been simple for
you to have told me that you had a pret
ty young aunt who was coming to apend
tha week. Fancy the shock I experienced
upon seeing you kiss a girl stranger at
tha Clanceya' last night! And ao farewell
PATRICIA.
Sho starod at the composition a sec
ond, the words running together In an
aggravating fashion. At last her gaze
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laconically: '
Billy All Is over between us. My an
awer la "Ni." Come for your letter and
don't fail U bring mine. . P. T.
Sho folded the note with cold, dispas
sionate Qnors. A pang went through
her. She caught in her breath with a
dry, audible sound. "Unexpected; tele
gram Indeed!" she mused angrily. "I
don't believe a word of if
The striking of the half hoar nerved
Iter to seal the letter quickly and nd
dress It to "1918 West Twenty-ninth
Street Mr. William K. Frierson, City.'
She stamped it with deadly delibera
tion and pressed the bell. While wait
ing for the messenger she sat staring
absently at the name she bad wrltteu
his name; written it for the one hun
dred and seventeenth and the Inst
time. She continued to stare at the
stereotyped address through a blurred
vision. After all, perhaps she had not
expressed herself just right; at least,
she might have been more courteous,
as this was the end. There were still
thirty minutes of grace. The chauf
feur, running at speed limit, could
make the distance in twenty!
Sho rose and threw the letter into
the fire, then with a funny little gleam
In her eye3 watched It curl and black
en and sift to nothingness. She turned
toward the writing table again, her
thoughts shaping themselves rapidly
aud clearly. It was positively her last
chance to be diplomatic, firm final.
Crimson flags were waving In her
cheeks; twin, sparks had kindled blue!
flames in her eyes; her breath came!
and went in little jerks. But her bands j
were steady as a die. She wrote:
Deareat Billy Come. PAT. I
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cleared. Hut how ridiculous! The next
thing he'd be thinking she was Jeal
ous! She must be more dignified, more
Impersonal. Once more she wrote:
My Dear Billy No, do not get the ling.
We have inude a mistake. Let us still
be friends. . Cordially, PATTT.
P. 8. By the way, I never knew before
that your grandmother had been twloe
married, fltrange you didn't mention It
all these Fears. There's quite a differ
ence in your mother's and Miss Heasllp'a
age, Un't tvaereT : ; P.
The elevk announced 5. Patricia
glanced around, startled, to assure
herself with her eyes that her ears had
heard aright. In the tall mirror oppo
site that fit retched from floor to celling
sbo got a transitory glimpse of. her
face. It teas pathetically altered. Her
eyes, purple ringed with misery, stared
mockingly back at her. The self con
tempt tint swept over hor hardened
ihetf) Instaatly. Anything written nn
Jor the Influence of such an expres
sion cou'-d not be other than absurd.
With a petulant band ahe swept the
still uublotted lines aside and scratched
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The Sunday Portland Special
Via the A. & C. R. R. Co. will be continuedjuntil Sept
12 and 13. Train No. 24, leaving Portland at 5:30 p.
m., will continue to run through to Seaside until Sept
30th. '
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