Wyandot County Republican. [volume] (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1869-1903, 1870-07-22

Help you what +? Wait or watch "
Now don't laugh. l never was
more serious in my life. We must
hear every word-watch every look
that passes between those two. Poor
foolish little sister, Then suddenly
lapsing from the plying into the
indignant. L could shake her.
A few days after this conversation
Helen mysteriously beckoned her
friend into the garden.
We'll, what is on the tapis now ?
Your eyes are like stars, and your
cheeks as red as these roses said
Annie as the door closed behind
them.
No, do I look as if l had any
thing on my mind ? inquired Helen
anxiously. L have been trying to
appear as unconcerned as possible.
But after ALL she added musinglv,
it dosen't matter much. She would
hardly notice it in her present state
of mind
Who? What? Come out with it
Don't you see I'm dying Of imHa-
tience?'
Lend me your ears p cried Helen
! with a tragic air. I've something of
the gravest Importance to commu
nicate.'
Then, after solemn pause, she
said in stage whisper, opening her
eyes very wide, I am going to
elope'
Annie's expression of open
mouthed astonishlnent was so ludic-
rous that Helen involuntarily burst
into a merry laugh.
What do you mean by saying
such an absurd thing ? cried Annie
| looking little relieved
Exactly what say returned her
friend, assuming her former express
sion of mysterious gravity. 4 elope
this night at half past nine precise
| ly. I've arranged it all. Didn't you
see p
See what? Why, believe your
demented.'
Not more than the majority
of kind, l assure you. Then
you didn't notice that Herbert See
ley handed a note to Minnie, yester
day evening ?
No, indeed! did he? And I
watched them all the evening! You
have eyes like a lynx, Helen
I owe the discovery quite as much
to my ears as to my eyes. W hen lit
tie Seeley took my sisters hand at
parting, I noticed that he gave her
a very significant look and as her
hand fell among the folds Of her
dress, ] heard something rustic
family, like paper. So after we had
ali been in bed son etime, I arose
softly and having listened at the
door, to make sure that she was
soundly sleeping, | stole in and
looked for the note, which, by a
piece of good luck I hardly ezpec-
ted, I found on her bureau, and read
without any trouble, the gas not be-
ing out but only turned down. II
seemed o dishonoradle thing to do !;
but better than to lose my Minnie.
Dear little thing--sleeping so sound
| ly, her rosy lips parted, and her long
golden ringlets fnlling about her
shoulders
But the note?'
Tt only contained these words as
nearly as I can remember: Meet
me, my beauteous one, to- morrow W
night, at half-pasthine, in the little
summer house. A carriage viii
await us at short distance. Fail me
not, thou precious angel, nor fear to
trust thyself to one who would die
for thee. Forever thine, Herbert
'Oh, the little imbecle So it is as
| predicted; and now what are you
going to do?'
Exactly what l told you-elope
with the youth myself
How can you jest so? A few
days ago you told me it was no
laughing matter. Is itaDy less now ?
Yet there you sit, looking as if it
were capital joke
i am not jesting, Annie, and you
needn'tproceed to turn up the whites
ofyour eyes and look sanctimonious
for the cause of my high spirits is
simply the thought that I've found
away out of this diflicllty-at least
for the present--and perhaps for
ever, who knows? / thought it ali
out last night, when you were fast
asleep, you lazy thing. shall elope
in MinDie's place.
Helen Chapman
sAnnie Graham p
You will never astonish me again
as long as you live, by anything you
may say or do. Well, let me hear
how this pretty little maneuyre is to
be accomplighed.'
But first-may [ count upon your
assistance ?
Did 1 ever in my life refuse it
when you asked it adventurous
girl p
Very good; here, then is the pro
gramme.'
1 A long and mysterious conv ersa
ton followed and the climbing roses
that enwreathed the little summer
house peeped in at the young con
spirators, and stirred by the June
breezes, seemed to whisper to each
other and nod their bright faces in
approval.
AS the clock struck nine thai
eveniniug q warm, soft rain
was falling, and the night all
was healthy and odorous. The two
friends sat in the parlor gaily chat
ting together, while Minnie, silent