had absolutely nothing but my allowance ? And after two years when she returned and it was rumored that she was engaged to a very nice young Westerner, I was, indeed, heartbroken. Yet, whenever the opportunity presented itself, I always called upon her but never had I the one chance to talk alone with her until one rainy night she had asked me to take her to a wedding and, quite overjoyed, I went early for her, and drove slowly as I am wont to do upon such occasions. In the course of conversation, which lagged at times, she asked, abruptly "why don't you get married, Jack ?" to which I replied hesitatingly, "Because the only girl that I ever loved is now engaged to another man." "That is too bad, who is the girl, Jack ?" I did not reply at first but she insisted and finally, I said, " I'll tell you when I help you out." Nothing more was said upon this sub ject until I had helped her from the carriage and had started to drive away, then she grasped my hand and said, excitedly, "Jack, who was that girl ?" 'You !" I exclaimed and with a dash was away. It was many weeks ere I saw her again and then she fairly froze me when I attempted to speak to her. I finished my col lege course, left town and did not see her again until after her marriage. Then at a housewarming at her sister's new home, among a group of newly-married young people they were discuss ing the joys of conjugal life, when her husband spoke up and said, " You ought to get married, Mr. 'r," and she echoed his words with, " Yes, why don't you, Jack ?" and as his attention was attracted to some other woman at that moment, I looked her straight in the eyes and said, " I told you why, once." She paled a little and then in a low tone asked, " Whose fault was
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