Affinities and Other Stories

and I gave her an itemized list of what was to be sent on in my trunk when I wired for it.

onsense at any time. You can never wear other rings with them. B

when I refused to leave a not

g until you get my wire that it's over. Then you can call up th

t, after kissing me good-by, an

, that was that sort of day. The minute I was in the taxicab I was uncomfortable. All at once I didn't want to be m

e had on a very ugly necktie and an English ulster that

Stuff all here? Any excitem

s felt

ink of Henry? Big lift, that is. I've never

t helped to upset me. I hated eloping in a day coach. And a woman with a

zed into the

"Aren't you going to put your

uddenly

't wan

away a

So am I, for that matter. D'

o see that ulster dishing in and th

when she saw the papers. I thought of Ellie Clavering and Bessie Willing and Margaret North and the others, with their earri

d have a cigar

nd put a ha

you know, girlie," he said. "

d offered them cigarettes and sat with them in corners while they smo

without the slightest warning, I knew I couldn't marry him. Marry him! Why, I didn't e

'll marry you af

? W

anged my mind.

't chang

ally in lov

nd talk. It's the new psychology. Never bury

r forbidden

ntentedly. "I knew that

n your coat poc

t it's a nice t

going to

ell go back, can you? Mother's prob

t up and l

e of the stunts you pulled. I've never been fooled for a minute about them. But you'r

none. The train rumbled on. There was a tun

behind

ing led like a sheep to the altar, and Henry was on the platf

m, "the family friend is on hand. Whose idea

although I fancied he was pale. I liked

Everything here? Wh

l. "Look after Kit, Henry,

steps before Henry

," he said. "I can s

asped. "What

erce whisper. "Don't stop to argue. I've alwa

he had the license and the ring, and an uproar from wh

y teeth chattering from pure fright. "If it

name," said

ing-that's

ought it and paid for it. It's got 'From H. to K.' inside of it. Ve

tiffly, "what would I have do

underfoot," he volunteered, "but I'll be within call. As a matter of fact," he added,

g but grim and efficient, I could have stood it. But, there we were, o

s had been Henry, it always would be Henry. And he look

I said, "you needn't, you know. I can

d. "I'm about evenly divided as to beating you up or ki

beat me

ly poor, Ki

d quite suddenly after that, and put his arms round me.

at as a partridge sits on eggs and fails to hatch them, s

at me as if he suspected m