The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1877-05-03

On, that 5 TOO bad that was not in
Mrs, Mays little Edith is very, very sick
Annie"
And so Mrs Baldwin never knew OF
the precious letter, as she sat there alone
by the fire, thinking of the caller She
had missed with genuine sorrow and pal
| ing cheeks and eyes full of disappoint
ment.
For pretty Mrs. Bessie, with her sof,
blue eyes and rebelliously curly hair, and
small, perfect Inquire, was more interested
III the handsome bachelor than She cared
to admit even to herself.
The next day she dressed with unus,,.
al care for her afternoon visit to Mrs
Benedict, wondering. as she basted the
soft little ruching in the neck Of he,
sleeveless velvet Jacket, and adjusted the
Po'.fs OF her black silk overskirt, whether
or not Mr.. Ammidon would think she
looked well, and whether, possibly. he
might not escort her home
30 her eyes were dancing with radiant
blue sunshine, and her cheeks were flush
ing most delicious rose pink hue. and
lovely mouth dimpling into bewitching
smiles, when Mr.. Ammidon came into
the sitting room, several minutes before
the time for the dinner bell To ring
Mr.. AmmidOn, handsomer than she had
ever seen him, IN a dark blue cloth suit
with white tie, and his face 50 grandly
intelligent and animated as he went III
TO her and offered her his hand. looking
straight into her face as he spoke, very
quietly, but with all his fate in his words
and she so smiling so unconscious.
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WIN. Didn't you find it very cool this
afternoon"
Then she met his gaze, and hating her
self because her heart was throbbing SC
gladly at the sight ofhim, and despising
herself because he had thrilled her from
head to foot
Then, never knowing her fate was in
it, she turned her beautiful face carelessly
away and withdrew her hand, and an
swered him:
No; ! thought it was charmingly
pleasant"
And Mr.. Ammidon recoiled as if he
had been struck a dreadful blow, and
could not, for the life of him, console
himself with the conviction that women
were fools and men were well rid of them
The next day he told Mrs. Benedict he
would not want his apartments any
longer, and had his trunks packed and
sent to a hotel
Mr.. Ammidon determined to kill two
birds with one stone-tO get out of the
possibility of having to meet often Mrs
Benedict's friend, the pretty, merciles>
little woman, than whom he had never
loved another, and to make his home
" ri i
Bessie cried till her eyes were red and
swollen to think how entirely indifferent
Mr.. AmmidOn was to her
And the winter crept softly along III
soft, white, snowy robes, and several
times Mrs Baldwin saw Mr.. Ammidon
driving past, although he didn't dc
more as he passed than glance carelessly
at the window and bow.
And the sweet, warm spring days
came, and with perfumy hints of roses
and woodbine, and fresh emerald leaves
and climbing vines and bursting bios
SONS, came Bessie Baldwin's fate, in the
shape of the unromantic, the inevitable
spring cleaning that must be undertaken
and accomplished, no matter how tempt
lngly balmy sunshine and fragrant
breezes and cloudless skies in order to
welcome them
Thus it happened that Mrs. Baldwin
was ensconced in one of her chambers
with blue veil tied tightly over hel
golden hair and her muslin dress pinned
up in front, disclosing ravishingly lovely
feet despite the half worn boots, with a
basket lying in readiness beside her, and
her faithful ally, Annie, waiting to con
sign piles of waste to deathly ignominy
md the paper ahd rag man.
Only one pile more, Annie, and
aren't you glad we're so nearly done
Here, you sort the papers, and I'll see
that nothing worth saving has been put
with this music"
And minute after the soft, rustling
stiffness was broken by sudden eiacula-
ton from Mrs. Baldwin, and Annie look
ed up, wide-eyed to see her reading s
penciled note, with paling face and trem
bling lips.
It's letter lost, that's all, Annie
Go on with the papers. There is IL man
at the door. I'll 90 down. You can
finish
And with tiuttering heart and eyes
that We're suspiciously bright, Mrs
Bessie went down stairs, glad of an OPP
portunity to get away by herself few
minutes to think it all over, to try t.
realize that 1t was true that Walter Am
midon had loved her.
And she brushed away tears that were
both rapturous and full of disappoint
ment and fear, and opened the front door
to Walter AmmidOn.
He bowed with look of surprise and
chagrin, fearful lest, now that his love
for Bessie Baldwin had over-leaped it,
boundaries and forced him to a seconC
attempt 10 win her love-that had be
come more precious in proportion as il
seemed unpossessab le-fearful lest hi
coming as suggested by her appearance
was inopportune and awkward.
But Mrs. Baldwin flushed and smiled
and looked lovely despite the old blu,
veil.
And then he suddenly discovered sh,
held in her hand the note he had written
her six months ago.
She answered his inquiring look as she
conducted him into the parlor.
q have only this moment read voul
letter. Oh, Mr.. Ammidon, what must
you have thought of me all this time?
His face lighted gloriously.
THAT you were the sweetest little
darling i'll all the world, whom / loveC
so, and wanted so, that | came again to
day to plead my cause. Bessie, consider
that letter written just now-wha
would be the answer?'
And she dropped her white eyelids anc
half ayerted her sweet face, and the an
swer came through her parted lips, 5,
low that only lovers ear would hav,
known she said Yes
! And Mr.. Ammidon never finds faul
j when his wife "cleans house." becaus
! he knows if it had not been for tina
abused institution, he might be a lionel,
bachelor in Mrs. Benedict : estab lishment
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