The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1874-08-08

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she proved agreeable, or rather desir-
able, l should marry her. unless my
heart was firmly set on Mary Norris"
Fortunately that spell is broken. I
see that was merely infatuated. Be-
sides, find that she is already engag-
ed. But that does not mattef now.
Suppose find the young lady the very
reverse of my expectations and hopes.
What shall l do then9"
"Make yourself SO disagreeable and
exacting that you drive her to the ex-
tremity of jiltlng you."
"That advice isvery sound, no doubt,
but how in the name of common sense
am / to find the girl?"
"You would make poor detective.
Evidently her name is Mary. If fIun-
derstand you correctly, you called her
that alone, with few pet epithets
thrown in.'
II had not thought Of that"
"Well, think over all the girls in
Brownsville by the name Of Mary, and
the one most likely to be she. Then
visit her at once. There is Mary Car
ter"
"It wasn't she, interrupted DR.. Col
lins, with gesture Of disgust.
elbow do you know' Remember you
shot in the dark"
"Don't you think should know IL I
was hugging a saw-log? Didn't ! tell
you her form was slight and delicately
molded?"
30, if you had ocular demonstration
of the fact 1 yield. Might It not have
been Mary Lewis?"
''No. She is too tall"
"Then clearly 1t is, as had suspect
ed, Mary Frazier, and I congratulate
you, my dear boy, having so stumbled
upon happy fate in the dark. She Is,
without doubt the dearest little woman
in the world, and a perfect lady with
al"
The handsome face Oft young ply
scian cleared, and he Redeemed visibly,
as he answered:
81 had not thought Of her other than
to admire her gentleand sweet manner,
and radiant, intellectual face. Some
how she is always SO reticent and retir-.
ing that have found It rather hard to-
get OH with her."
eff you had been better read In the
ways of woman, this would have con-
vinced you that she was more interested
in you than she was willing to acknowl-
edge, even to herself"
ga thousand thanks, doc. / Iconfess
that you have helped me wonderfully,
If it is indeed the lovely Mary Frazier
to whom am afianced, and by whom
I believe myself greatly beloved, will
try not to be wholly miserable"
The next evening. according to the
advice he had received, DR.. Collins call
ed upon Miss Frazier. AS she arose to
greet him, a sudden uplifting of pair
of soft brown eyes and upsurging of the
tell-tale blood convinced him that he
was upon the right track.
"Of course" he said, taking her
hand and looking down into her timld
and blushing face, ''you expected me
last night?"
Certainly; and presume I ought to
give you lecture for not coming" she
replied, smiling sweetly through the
roses.
II most surely deserve 1t. But you
are aware one is never certain of ply
siciau. His time is not always at his
command, and you mnst be confident
pressing engagementsk kept me from this
dearer one," He blushed az he said the
words, though he found II no hard task
to again seek the lips of the lovely girl.
DR.. Peters, Mary Norris and cher
Charley" danced not many months
afterward at the wedding of Mary Fra
zier and DR.. Collins, whocould not help
drawing comparisons between the two,
and most favorable TO his own sweet,
gentle wife. And as the years go by
he ceases not to thank fate for the rare
gift bestowed upon him In the dark.