Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1879-05-01

| laughter. There she sat and laughed
like maniac, and the more begged to
know if she had the Mysteries the more
she laughed. ---,.
20, don't you understand" she man
aged at length to"a1ticulate. "These two
IDIOTS were trying to run away from each
| other, and have run together"
did understand. laughed more in
sanely than Judith had done, laughed
till 1 set myself coughing SO hard that
she was obliged to loosen my neckcloth,
and pound me on the back.
A minute more we heard Jeaaie's voice
in the hall.
"GOod heavens she has come back u
whispered Judith. "Stop where you are.
She may as we'll think you know nothing
about her going. I'll find out what It
means"
My sister went away. I sat there
alone n~the gloom: The dining.room
was at.the back of the house and had
glass doors opening upon the strawberries,
and these doors now stood open, tor it
was a warm May evening.
| Suddenly I heard step on the veran-
da and saw Philips head appear in the
doorway. He could not see me, but I
had lighted another cigar, and it made
bright spot in the darkness-he could
see that.
''Uncle jack" be said, softly.
eyes, my boy" said There was no
further emotion possible to mel was
calm from utter stupefaction.
81 have come back" said he rather
sheepishly.
| $50 perceive" said I.
"You needn't say anything to Aunt
Judith" said he, in a coaxing VOICE
Then he went on: "You see just as
was taking my ticket at the station,
saw Miss---I saw your young lady friend.
AS she has chosen to leave the house,
there is no reason why I should not
come back"
"Not the slightest" said I, though l
did not in the least know what meant.
"What reason did she give for 60
ing2"
81 didn't see her." said I.
"But to Aunt Judith-you have seen
Aunt Judiths"
30, yes," l replied; "But I don't think
she knew any more about Jeanie's rea-
sons for going than I did yours
II suppose l had better tell you," said
Phil. 81 feel rather more sane at pres
ent--I know I acted like a fool-but,
you see, meeting her here, so unexpect-
ly, quite upset me-"
II should say there had been pretty
general upsetting," muttered, but had
sense enough not to make it audible.
Just then we heard Judith call me.
"Wait here" I said, rising. "l'll go
and see what she wants.
So I went out into the corridor, closing
the door after me.
"Phil has come back" whispered,
II know it, but Jeanne deesn't," re-
turned my sister, in low tone. III saw
him going through the strawberries.
what are we to do now?'
HAS she said anything?"
"she won't explain. She only says she
could not stop in the house with that
man; that when she got to the station she
saw him buying his ticket, and she came
back"
"He was going to tell me his side Of
the story when you called me-" said I.
Judith clapped her hands softly.
"Go oack and make him tell it," said
she.
I obeyed passively.
Isuppose Aunt Judith will blame me
for her visitors going away" sail Philip
81 am sure / don't know. That will
depend, suppose, on what Jeanie tells
her"
"What can she tell her?' cried Phil. 81
think she would be puzzled to give any
account of her conduct. There never was
a man so abominably treated as have
been." :
"Come, PHIL" said I;::'I have known
Jeanie since she was a child-there mus
be some mistake
GLOW loved her, >" he broke in. 81
love her yet. That is the worst of it, thai
is what drove me SO wild to-day. Aftel
all that had come and gone, after having
been so cruelty deceived Knocked, made
a Jest Of that should be such weak
fool that the sight of her can move me .
but I love her yet--yes, I do--thst is
what gals me sot'' >
'Tell me, Phil" I urged. AT least
you know you can trust me, or Judith
that we love you as if you we're Gu.
younger DTOIler.
"Yes, yes,1 [ know. Well, it is not
much of story" he continued with 8
hard little laugh. II met her in Rome
| first, nearly three years ago. I DOM
think fell in love. loved her from the
very first moment set eyes on her.
believe told her so in less than week,
Well, after 9 while she gave me reason to
believe she cared. for me-"
II may as we'll tell it in q few words
Sfe was obliged to leave Rome. he,
cousins wanted her to marry some Italian
and they quarreled with me. But the
upshot was that Jeanne and / were en-
gaged-in July her mother was to COM
to Europ e-Jeanie would be with her al
Blarritz-free from her relations, and
was to joinsher there. I had more thar
two months to 1--we through. went
wandering about to pass the time as best
I could. At first I received letters from
her very often; but soon they grew more
rare; and then they stopped altogether
It was not yet the time she had set for mt
to seek her; butssI few off to Blarritz
and" & T.
/ His hesitation quite maddened me.
cried out: o.. II ... e -
"Well-you saw her2-for Heavens
sake, tell the rest" s. 49, 49,
saw her p he repeated, savagely, shut
ting his teeth together till they clicked
like steel springs. eyes, I saw her.
think 1rshahonot7 forget it this side tht
grave" yE5o " :. e., 80 ,+ >>s: - ~,
ITO on. g>HUs5:fl - =. - "f'' -: ~ -.
aIn the train from Bordeaux T met
one Of her cousins, who told me that
Jeanne was to marry the italian; that she
had informed them Of her engagement
to me as q good joke; that she had fooled
me just for the fun Of thing; that she
had laid wager that could do 50" IL,
: Fj,aaWhat dill yon say Y a-sss=s s@Ta..! = -
d ADVENT to the Blarritz f. The family
Ehad house on cliff. It was even
| ing. I. went up there, Determined to SEE
Jeanie. t. I knew that it was probable
should be refused admittance.aa Sol just
4 walked into the house, for the doors wer.
open. There was veranda at the back