The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1877-06-28
''It is not all that / would like, but

nevertheleSS-;'
you are not going to have any such
foolishness as you had with Catherine
Drum, are you, Addison!" asked Fan
ME, delighting to torture her victim.
This was too much for Addison to
tolerate in his present frame of mind,
and he left the room with more haste
than elegance
Determined to 90 to the root of the
whole matter, Fannie engaged Mr.. Free
man to find out where Emma Tyner
lived, and a day or two after her inter-
view with her brother-in-law she OBJ
tanned the desired address. Choosing a
late hour in the afternoon she drove to
the house, and asked to see Miss Tyner.
She was at once conducted to the little
parlor where Alice Tyner lay busy as
ever with her work of muslin and lace.
"You must excuse my calling on you
as stranger, Miss Tyner," said Fannie,
81 know you think it odd, but Mr.. Gay
lord is my husbands brother, and I
came to see you knowing you must love
your sister dearly, and will help me save
her from future misery know she is
growing to love Addison, and he is en-
gagged to a rich widow, so you ought at
once to remove Emma from his Office. ="
In telling this deliberate falsehood
Fannie Gaylord's face never changed.
She did not care what she did so long as
she saved her brother-in-law from what
she thought would be very rash and
imprudent marriage-that is if he had
a thought of loving his young copyist.
The end of the conference, which
lasted an hour, was that Alice promised
to take Emma away from Mr.. Gaylord s
office, becoming convinced that it would
be for her own good, and save her from
future unhappiness.
Addison Gaylord was very much sur.
prised when his copyist did not appear
at the usual hour the next morning, ano
as hour after hour passed, and she die
not make her appearance, he became
alarmed, and putting on his hat went tt
the house where she boarded. The
servant showed him at once into the
parlor, and there sat Emma alone, hel
pale face and heavy eyes showing plain
ly that she had been crying.
Touched by the sight of her eviden
suffering, Addison forgot how utterl,
unprepared the girl was for an avowa
of love, and he poured cut to her th'
depth and strength of passion which h
made no effort to hide.
Emma Tyner made no reply until sh
had told him all Fannie had said t.
Alice, and then she looked up shyly:
eff you really love me, Mr.. Gaylord
1 will not mind your once loving Gather
inc Drum
"I love you hundred times bette
. than | ever loved Catherine, my darling
and Fannie shall not part us. | neve
thought l could ever love any one s.
well as love YOU"
He clasped her in his arms, and sh
rested her happy, innocent face on hi
shoulder, looking lovingly into his blu
eyes, which were luminous with low
!, for the fair creature who had grown s
into. every thought and feeling for tn
past six weeks.
"Are you sorry you engaged me TO
copyist, Addison?'' she asked.
He fondly kissed the rosy lips tha
formed the words, and murmered sof
!, ly-a
81 have engaged you for life, my En-
ma, and 0, i can not be too thankful
'That l made such an experiment,
finished the laughing, joyous, youn
l voice in his ear.-Danbury Nescs.