The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1878-03-28

went on to say:-Rose if you love me,
meet me there; II you are not there I
shall take it as a silent farewell.
Ada's face wore a scornful look as
she tore the note into fragments and
cast them to the winds, but went home
SO pale that everybody noticed it and
asked her if she was not feeling well.
She pleaded a headache, dhe never
falling excuse of ladies' excused her
self to the company and went up stairs
to pass another s1eepless night.
The next day Charley went to the
place designated to Rose in the note.
He waited an hour and no Rose
came
Tin his Impotence he began to walk
to ard fro watching all Of the time for
the appearance Of this sweet girl.
Finally he noticed a paper fastened
on i bush; he eagerly grasped it
thinking that for some cause or anoth-
Ell it was impossible for Rose to come
there, but to his dismay it said: MI.
Howell: 1 received your note. Good
bye. RIB.
Oh how that poor man felt, he
could not believe that she was such q
coquette, but her words confirmed the
truth.
lie went back feeling that he could
never trust woman again, for he knew
that he was not Indifferent to her by
the tell-tale blush and downcast eyes
when he took her hand at their last
parting.
The next morning he told the beard
ers he had argent business and must
return to New York.
On arriving he Immediately made
preparations for starting on a journey,
whittier he knew or cared not. He
thought by geing to a far off country
and engaging in some occupation he
might forget the past.
We will skip over five years of their
lives.
chnrley had returned to New York
q very rich man.
The next day after his arrival home,
his sister was telling that she had an
invitation to a party at one of her
dearest friends; and She asked the
privilege Of bringing an acquaintance
that was staying at her house.
The evening Of the party arrived
and with it many guests, among them
was Rose Brown who was visiting in
the city.
After Charley had been in the room
a short time, he saw coming toward
him a gentleman with q lady aging
n his arm; who to his surprise he
recognized as Rose.
He watched for a chance to speak
to her when she was alone, pres
emily the time came, and stepping up
to her asked will you please walk
with an old friend? at the same time
drawing her hand within his arm.
Neither spoke until they reached q
rustic seat under an old elm tree; then
he looked into her eyes and asked if
she wrote that note to him five years
ago.
No, Charley I neither wrote a note
to you, or received the one you wrote
to me; she went on and told him how
Ada had been taken sick and sent for
her to come to her, for she had a dy-
ing confession to Make and then she
told her how she had destroyed Char
ley's letter and forged one to him.
hen she had concluded, Charley
threw his arms around her and drew
her head down on his bosom, and said:
now you know the contents Of that
note what would you have done?
I should have gone and heard what
you had to say.
And will tell you now what I in
tended to then.
| would Judge from the happy look
on their faces that all things had been
settled satisfactorily before entering
the ball room again.
The City Park is receiving its annu-
al cleaning.
Circuit Court eonvenes in about two
weeks.
Last Sunday was mild rebuke toI
the too enthusiastic gardeners.