Show A I 1 love and S romance I 1 I 1 I 1 I 1 by CORONA borona REMINGTON 0 ITS T S dreadful not to be the least bit fixin in lo 10 love ve not even to have anything hanging g n round around to fall in love with on every side my flance fiance my girl my husband my wife everybody had bad somebody except violette ramsdale nam sdale T then ien camo came john hodges ue he walked into tier her life ni as easily and unexpectedly ns well as most lovers do the minute she saw him she knew lie he was going to propose to her im ill mighty glad to meet you lie said eald gris crisping ping her hand warmly there was something so spontaneous an end d outgoing about his nature that no one could help liking urn him nor feeling liked by him and so your name la is Vl violette olette may I 1 use jt it lie be asked as they parted 1 I im glad you like it she said utter after a moment yes you may call I 1 me lie that rm for the girl all life had bad changed the L sun t it seemed scented to shine with a new significance the flowers bloomed just for tier her life was so important now so re real 1 yet so unreal could she be the same sama girl surely not hodges tools took her here there and everywhere each evening they were together and often lunch time found them seated across the table from cite other in some quiet little restaurant lie ile wooed her impetuously sent liar her how flowers era and brought tier her candy I 1 YO u re so BO good to me sho she said gratefully one evening as he was ris ing to g go how could anyone help being good to you he asked violette flus flushed lied and trembled ile he was going to pird propose pose she knew what should she pay what should she do violette 1 I 1 love you lie ile was drawing her into his arms ills eyes looked big and almost startled so close to liers hers you lovely thing he li said reverently kissing tier her litter later la in going over tits his every word fo for r the fortieth time it occurred to her er that after all he had had riot not really proposed that Is ho he had not actually said the words but of course he meant it did lie he mean iff it the rest of the night was not so pleasant and by the time she finally tell fell asleep she was waa glad that she had only let him have two little kisses lils ses the next nest morning she was decidedly uneasy tind she remembered now a slight feeling not exactly of mistrust but perhaps more a feelen feeling g of not complete trust that silo she had always had when she was with him hlinik but it was so sweet to be loved and she had been so lonely what makes you so quiet and solemn today asked tier her employer airn F foster oster you dout dont se seem em a bit like your happy little self violette flushed and looked down at tier typewriter 1 I dont believe its anything t she said shakily ly well if you need any filp ti elp or advice violette remember jim posters fosters right here she flashed him a i grateful look and turned to the alie jangling telephone this hils is john darling daill ng came the voice over the wire tm im so sorry I 1 have a business engagement and cant get down to take you to lunch today so so sorry dear so site she went alone at noon and chanced to go to a dainty little tea room a few blocks down the street she would not go to any of their favorite haunts it would make tier her feel all the lonelier she had been sitting there a few ini minutes when she recognized the bak back in front of her as johns own well tailored back ue he was leaning across tile the table talking to a pretty girl you sou know I 1 love you yon she heard him say in a low tone and ii in n tier her horrified reind violette olette Vl could see his ei eyes ea glowing us as they had when lie he had hissed her the night before silo she jumped ap and hurried out of the tea room unobserved why the matter violette Vl olette her employ er asked as she rushed late into the office you been gone ten tea minutes and you look ns as if seen a ghost oh nothing nothing nothing I 1 she waited bursting into tears well theres only one place for you to cry and right here fiere ile he held beld her quietly in his arms and stroked tier her soft hair you know he was saying saving gently you need a tuan iuan tike like me to shoulder your woes boes and when you are tired of running around with that he be vamp im going to propose to you dear ive been watching you though and I 1 believe lu ili letting a girl have it out sooner or liter later find out hes not the kind for or you else im very much mistaken in him or you it was not romantic this bs second proposal of hers but it was so corn com portable and safe and good im through she answered meekly a moment later ave found out but I 1 would have ae had to have that first experience to be ablie able to appreciate you I 1 know now theres a big difference between love and romance roman cp theres sonie some love romance but there therea a whole lot of romance that love right you are but ours cars shall be both lie ha 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