Evening Republican, Volume 21, Number 170, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 29 July 1918 — The Broken Heart [ARTICLE]

The Broken Heart

“I suppose,” said the pretty young matron who was inclined to flirt when the flirting was safe, “you’ve broken many a woman’s heart?” “No,” replied the handsome captain. “I don’t think I ever broke the heart of more than one woman in my life.” “Then you did break the heart of one! Tell me about it.” “It was several year ago—before the beginning of the war. I was traveling in Europe, and rode in one of the compartment cars, they have over there. A woman got in. We were alone together. She was young —about your age—and pretty. I saw at once that she was an American. For hours we rode on, and no one else 'entered our compartment.” .“Yes?” “I never said a word to her or gave her a chance to say anything to ma.* —Dayton News.