The Virginia star., 1878-12-14
Making Up.

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"Singularl''
| 81 don't think it Is Singular
Fred. Tracy lit his cigar over again
and resumed his favorite recumben
attitude. His friend, Harry Blake
kept on whiting, now and then cast
ing wondering glances at this handsome
woman-hater. After moments silence
Harry remarked:
NHow any man can dislike women
is more than can tell"
"Bah!" interrupted Fred; "you for
get that had step-mother, and--'
"Was Tilted
"No, str!''-this with emphasis-"n
woman ever Tilted met"
"But what about your engagement
with Sue Osmond? Something hap
pened. Whose fault was it--yours OF
hers ?"
''If you want to know, I'll tell you,
and leave you to judge whose fault il
was. That girl ran away with every
tit Of aes.@- ..s.ss~si,s ,siol 4 bAixE period--
only brief period. / woke up one
night to a realization of what fool ]
had been! OF course, every fellow who
is engaged to girl supposes he has won
perfection. / did,"
ga very foolish thing to suppose, to
begin with "
sGrcbovvf vo,, dortt Lnou- r,bot ,-o,,
are talking about. For about six weeks
after our engagement, everything was
lovely. She was pretty, fascinating,
deucedly intelligent and accomplished
and spared no pains to take her every
where she wanted to go. My team was
kept pretty busy in those days, can
tell you. Sue couldn't ride in hired
coach; and as for the cars or stage,
why, bless your heart should never
have dreamed, in any emergency, OF
suggesting either"
''Do you mean to tell me that Sue
Osmond is such fool as that ?"
"She never said anything about the
way she should go; but, don't you see,
I made such an idol of her that l could
not bear to feel for moment that she
had stepped outside of her own especial
sphere?"
"Fiddlesticks 7"
"All right. Fall in love yourself,
and then see! Well, this was my man.
ner of treating her. One evening, last
Winter, was returning from the Of
flee. 1t was about seven o'clock, and
1t never rained harder since the deluge.
1t was cold. slippery, horrible night,
and Jim Hawkins and walked straight
through the crowded boat, and stood
outside under the awning. There were
only two or three there beside us.
noticed woman leaning against the
opposite side of the window. / saw
that she had on an old water proof
cloak, and the hood was drawn over
her hat. Finally, after considerably
squirting at the figure and side face of
the woman, Jim said, with nudge:
'tDon't you know who thati is, Fred ?''
"How the mischief should | know 20
/ asked
"You ought to, If any body. Take
good look, now.
''Just then the boat touched the dock.
/ looked, and as sure as live, there
stood Sue Osmond, my Iady-love. She
drew the hood closer over her face. and
while was deciding what to do the
chain was lowered. and Sue was lost
among the crowd"
1.-THE man who hesilates, yon know"
"Yes, know all about Ii. An hour
after, called on Miss. Osmond. She
was dressed, ready to receive me.
never saw her eyes so bright; there
was an indefinable glitter all over her,
and her manner was fascinating to the
last degree. After while, said Il:
"Sue, could have sworn an hour
ago that | saw you OH ferry-boatl'
"Could your" she laughed, without
color. Never swear to per-
sonal identity. knew q man who. got