The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1874-11-26
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a1d becar-e Of it four people were wretch
ed for six moth, and came very near
making fools OF themselye. for lie 1t
takes So little to make a foul Of Il. young
Person in love, you know.
Janau.chek was playing in matinee at
the Academy of Music, Milwaukee. She
was just finishing her comedy of Come
Here when my heroine-who sat in the
upper row of the parqurtte circle not far
from the door, ami whom | shall call j IS :
stca Gray, because it is not her name
turned pair Of liquid eyes toward the door
for The fortieth time and gave :. Little start
Not that she Was very much surprised TO
rec Jack " ilson (Which is not his name
either mind you), standing just Inside the
door boxing over the au !isncr, ~earchIn,.lv,
with his big eyes-for she had expec'e he
would come, and had been watching for
him; and there he was, looking for her.
But just the moment their eyes met, they
both boxed of in the most Indifferent
iH'ihci tiiti ~ hi"h' -
seem accidental that they had seen each
ether at all
he fact was, Jessica and Jack had
been lovers-not engaged you know, but
driltitg to that roInt-wih.n they quarrel
led. Tie quarrel was foolish one,
su: ia quarr-is usually are, yet lovers quar-.
re!s hnv: made whole lives mlrerab!e.
Jack called oae day and aske Jcs>ici 10
attend the IheLt:e With I'm, that evening,
and Jcasic.,, who had been going u parties
"nd rides ard plays all the week, SAID:
con, JtcK, | would like to 20, but ,ctln.
I must stay 1T home to uighJ and finish
some work t.. gun ages az" , Al | don't
stay home once IN a while III never az
comp!sh uythinS. SO * .u-e me thls
once, and III 70 some other Time gladly,
beside l have cold and ung6t not TO -
ont" She snlud very ~ e-tIy, and cA
excused her, aud went tbs way nat at all
unharp, Over jess cas- refusal. Buta few
Hours i4Ier, when lie saw Bob Brlsbun
driving hI- bay nag ~ Srr'ns street at
break neck pace, with Jcs,Icg At lat, rIJr.
he tell like Lrrakirg tsw cuniuandne 10
und buth them n,cks. = v DIRK To do;
er.d, hdsra :" h. rel Gated. Nrry hIc
exCus. Tor tue MISERABLE ltilc f IT To pain,
fl an mr. AID he never ~rni near ur'
flr two weeks. Ten on day he c.,te ?,
bur Ly this time Jessie" angry SIC
sould not see him, al -ni1 Not at home
to tile servant, il "a voice loud enough / r
HIM to hear, aud, list &c had not heard set b.
the window where he could her when
h- shut the gate. "lf he choossE 10 sur
rrct me of meanncss aad trceIt, an never
come near me Tor two weeks he Can waIt
srr his explanation TIL chuuse u make
it, thought GU: indignant lady.
The fact vas, Carrie Soners, a dear
friend Jl Jcssica'S, had received telegram
calling her to Chicago to The bedside ot
a sister and she sent Bob Bri.bow, who
boarded there, and wht.hai just come itoin~
e. tea, to bring JessicA To assl-t her III
g"trug ready aud say good bye; aud THAI
s-s hon she came tc I've riding with Inn
But BOT WAS good lot ling and tavorite
with the fair ones, and Jack saw goo"
opening for jealousy.
Wei, a week, ten days, role ~, an
those two absurd creatures met on the
street and Bowed coolly and went their
separate ways, AZ ~retched as need be,
wneu one word would have set all right.
.fcs~ica bore it rs long she could, and
then she seu>ibly made up her mind To
explain all 10 Jack, and ut least clear her
self n his eyes. 60 after a mcmen, hcsi-
t4tion-sae saw Jack ent"r the Academy
that sfternoan- she took her programme
and til = lead pencil from her portenon-
naie, heavily marked the headIng of the
Here" particularly noticeable. Then she
motioned an usher, boy of fourteen or
thersabuuts, who stood near, and handing
frn the programme, said, "Piease give
thi, to that medium sized, rather tai! gen
tleman, with the light hat aud dark mus
|, che who is standing by the door. Say
Miss Gray sent it, Now what should
mahciou. lace do, while she was whisper
ing thus message to the usher but cause
Jack hlilson to 30 over to the nearest seat,
aud speak to a gentleman friend, and To
put 1t into Bob Brisbow's head to erter
and To stand IN exactly where Jack hau
stood Bud he had dark musache anu
wore a light h.., and was medium s,zed
SO the boy delivered Jessica's message to
him; and iust then Jack came back To his
slip of paper, and then walk directly over
10 Miss Gray's side aud take the vacant
seat pear Ter. Done for my benefit; TO
snub me-" thought jack, bitterly, and
walked out. Jassica iuoked around in sur
prise when BOB sat do~n by her, and saw
Jack just vanishing through the door, and
the usher bad disappeared. Nothing to DO
but make this best of it. So she asked
after her frleni Carrie, who had not yet
returned, AMI did not explain the mistake
10 Mr.. Brisbow, who sat TIL the play as
finished and then walked home with her,
81 he could not well do otherwise. Three
Young la0ies passed ous near them, an!
Bob bowed low to them. Two were triend,
Of Jes-ica's, the other a lair stylish girl
was stranger. She had bowed yer,
haughtily, Jessiea thought, to Bob. ~
VAS she she ooeted, and Rot snsssred
"a Miss Smith, of Chicago. visiting her
nc the Jones'" Now, the truth was, Bo
was in love with Miss Dora Smith, an
she knew il snd encouraged him. Tha
.rening he Was intending to cab, bat I.
cid friend dropped in and detained hi1
until it was too late. What was his SUI
prise the next evening, on calling to nm
Miss Dora he1 returned TO Chicago ths
afternoon. Ave tried to ksep her tall .,
morrow, as she first had IL Isnded, hut sh
would 20 to-day" her friends said. D.