The Syracuse Journal, Volume 4, Number 19, Syracuse, Kosciusko County, 7 September 1911 — Page 7

One Man’s Way

By KATE CLEVES

Ann Rose looked at Dick Foster from innocent gray eyes. “And is it as bad as all that?” she asked lightly when he had concluded his tale of love with a hint that life would be unbearable without her. “As bad as what?” he asked quickly, resenting the Half-hidden raillery tn her voice. “That life will be empty without poor little me?” “Oh—that! Why, Miss Ann, you know we always add that—for good measure.” There was a hurt look in her eyes as he arose from the bench and looked down at her. Ann bit her lip and hung her head. Ehe hated to dismiss Dick Foster, but after this, of course, he would join the train of the other disconsolate?. “I am very sorry," she began with just the right degree of pathos in her voice when his laugh cut her words short. “Well?” she asked haughtily, rising and facing him. “1 beg your pardon, Ann, but I will '(Spare you further pain. You were about to say that, you are sorry that you cannot love me in return but that , you will ever be my life-long friend.” * There was a curious hesitation in her voice when she answered. “Why—yes—l believe I was about to make that remark. How clever you are, Mr, Foster, but I suppose you’ve had lots of experience,” she smiled ironically. “Heaps,” he answered with more cheerfulness than Ann Rose deemed proper under the circumstances. Indeed, Dick Foster's proposal of marriage had gone off in an entirely different manner from what Ann had planned for. Ann Rose was a most thoroughgoing little flirt and the list of her disconsolate suitors would have made a long voting list. “I'm rather popular that way, you know.” “What way?” “Oh, being refused: you see I am easily flattered and if a girl acts aS if shfe were interested in me I up (or down, if you please) and-propose to her on the spot! Witness this evening;” . “And so I acted as if I were inter* ested in you?” stormed, Ann turning on him like a small whirlwind. “Yes,” he said, looking her steadily in the eyes; “you did.” Ann Rose laughed softly, but only a MWTy f a /\ I o Li A—i LA I H ; I / nJ Furtively Watched Him. loving eye would have discerned the trembling pulse in her pretty white throat and heard the tiniest suspicidh of a quaver in her voice when she ipoke again. “Then you were merely flattered Ify my interest? And the rest of it — was false? You didn’t mean it?” He hesitated a moment. “What part do you refer to?” He had folded his arms across his broad chest and was looking down at her frojtn sparkling dark eyes. She flushed roaily. “You know—about your—regard for me.” And tie pulse in her throat fluttered more widely. “Regard? Was that the word?” I “Love then,” she flashed. “What difference does it make when you didn’t mean any of it?” Foster was silent. His eyes seemed to be reading her face, now slightly turned from him. Tie scanned the Crown of golden brown hair, the delicate arch of dark brows, the curling sweep of long lashes '.against her Cheek and he did not overlook the pulse at hqr throat. His eyes grew tender, but his lips did not lose their decision. He held out his hand. “Perhaps you will say good-bye and wish me God speed,” he said quietly. She turned quickly. “You are not going away ?” “Merely for a few months. My newspaper has ordered me to the Mexican border.” “Will there be fighting and danger?”' - “I’m afraid not,” taking her hand. “Good-bye.” “Good-bye and good luck,” re'lurped Ann, wondering why he did not respond to the friendly pressure of 'hei- hand.

There was a vague little chill at her heart as she furtively watched him striding down the street, his tall form towering abote the other men. “I hate him—how I hate him!” she cried with sudden passion as she turned back to the room. So it was whispered about that the invulnerable Dick Foster had succumbed to the wiles of Ann Rose and that' she had sent him to join the great army of the rejected. People shook their heads and prophesied disaster for witching Ann. “She’ll meet her match some day," they told each other and finally the remark reached Ann’s ears. When she reached home she locked herself in her room and drenched her pillow with tears. 7 Several months afterward Dick Foster came home, browner, graver, bigger than ever, but he did not go to see Ann Rose until she sent for him. “I want to hear about the war,” she said as she shook hands with him. “There wasn’t a real war, so there is nothing to relate,” he smiled down at her. Ann didn’t Tike that detached smile* It savored of indifference to her own charms and she had noted it before in other old suitors when they had come to announce their engagement to another girl.| “I suppose you will home now,” she suggested as she gave him a cup of tea. “I must,” he said frankly. “I’m going to be married, you know, and there’s a lot to do beforehand.” “Congratulations,” returned Ann Rose without an instant’s hesitation. “Is it to be soon?” i “Thanks. On the nineteenth of next month,” answered Foster promptly. He arose and set his cup and saucer on the table. Again hie was looking down at Ann in that curious, detached way and she was conscious that he saw her paleness and that he noted she had grown thinner during his absence. This vexed her proud spirit and she spoke with added vivacity. “You will give up . your nomadic life now and become a staid reporter —or an editor —or something like that?” He laughed uneasily. “Oh, no, I think not. We shall travel wherever my paper sends me. I believe I am to be ordered to Turkey before long.” She drew a sharp breath. "Turkey! The most fascinating country in the world. How I long—” she paused and bit her lip angrily. “It’s likely to be hot at this season.” Foster covered her embarrassment. Ann Rose stood there, a brave smile on her face, telling herself that all the tortures she was undergoing were merely the justly deserved punishment of a coqdette. She remembered the stern warnings of a maiden aunt who made her home with the Roses and SjJie knew that the prophecy had been fulfilled. “You’ll suffer yet, Ann?’ Miss Laidlaw had groaned dismally. “Just think of all the estimable young men whom you have driven to drink or suicide.” “Why should I think of them?” Ann retorted indignantly; “Not one man has ever been driven to ruin through love of me nor has one ever committed suicide.” “Ann Rose, you are shocking—it is almost er —sacrilegious to speak of marriage in that manner!” But Ann had wickedly laughed and flitted away out of earshot, but not soon enough to miss hearing her aunt's prophecy that one day the flirt would fall in love with some man who would break her heart. “Fiddle-de-dee, I have no heart,” muttered Ann Rose over her shoulder and had promptly forgotten all' about the incident until it came back to her this evening as she faced Dick Foster and heard him say that he was going to be married. The door opened suddenly and Mr. Rose 3 thrust in an excited red face framed in white hair. “Did you ask to see me, Foster?” he demanded hurriedly. For answer Dick reached forth a long arm and dragged the astonished banker into the room. “Yes, sir,” he said respectfully. “Ann and I love each other and want to get married. What do you say, sir?” Like a flash his arm was about Ann’s swaying form and he caught her close to his heart as he faced Mr. Rose’s surprised, but not displeased face. Ann clung to his arm. “What do I say, eh? Well, I say that any respectable young chap who can catch my butterfly deserves to keep her. Now I’ve Just ten minutes to make that Chicago train and the car is at the door.” He wrung Dick’s hand, patted his shoulder and then kissed his daughter hurriedly. He dashed from the room to once more thrust his head into the room. “I forgot—bless you, my children,” he shouted and disappeared. Rousing Response. At a provincial theater not long since the curtain rose on an empty stage in the second act,, and by and by a meek looking young man with a dust coat slung over his arm came on and loudly called: “Uncle, uncle!” According to the book of the play he should have received no answer to his call, and after an appropriate pause he should have gone on with the monologue. But a graceless “god” in the gallery ■ took upon himself to answer the actor. “All rig%t, rm coming 1n a moment; how much do you want on It?” he shouted. J The effect on the audience may be imagined.—Tit-Bits.

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