Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1880-05-13
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of up, and the persistency with which he
regularly walked round by the fence in
stead of directly by the gate.
"I'm an IDIOT" he said, one day.
"Just found it out2" asked Con.
''When first came here," he went on.
without noticing the interruption, 81
was absorbed in my dream of Mercy
Hoyt. was wild about her. Now I'm
just as wild about Fannie Randall, just
because she looks like Mercy. Now, /
don't know which girl care for"
SHAW SAID Con, 'let the other girl
go. She wouldn't know you if she saw
you, and you don't know but what she's
married by this time"
Norris reflected moment
81 reckon you're right" hesaid; "and
yet when think of giving up ever seeing
her again, can't DO it."
"Boshr" said Con. "There's no sense In
that,y know. You might live forever
and never come across her, and then
there's Frannie.
"True, said Norris, thoughtfully tax
ing up his hat. --.. ..------
you're of, are youS' said Con. II
wish you joy
lie soon returned with horror-strick-7
en- face.
"Con," said, "did you ever hear of
such thing9" She says her cousin, Mer-
CT Hoyt, is coming on"
''The plot thickens!' cried Con-" what
in thunder will you do? I'll have to take
one. Inever saw the cousin or heard of
her; but if you like I'll do the agree
able"
"No,'' said Norris.
''All right. won't I'll devote my
self to Miss Fran"
"No." said Norris, again.
"You Turk you dog in mangerr'
cried Con. Gam to have no chance2
You see, old boy, you can't have both,
so make up your mind and I'm your
slave. That accounts for the likeness,
doesentit? It's too absurd, though. What
fun to watch it. I'm glad I'm not in
your Shoes"
II declare" said Norris, 81 feel as if /
were going to see ghost, or as one
might feel seeing face in mirror look
ing over his shoulder, and turning round.
find it gone. Could 1t be possible to see
the real face and shadowy reflection both
at once?"
"There you CO." said Con. "I've been
some such outbusrt. Anything
more? Fire awav. old fellow!"
"Feel shakyr' said he, several hours
latter, as Norris was about to leave the
porch. "I'll go with you. want to see
this act.''
"Come on, then,'' replied Norris, ner-
vously.
In the dim light one could not see very
plainly, and it was some moments before
Norris, sitting by Frannie's side, dared to
look at Miss Hoyt. Then he turned to
Frannie in sort of ecstasy, SO that she
wondered at him.
81 say" said Con, when they came
away, "they're not bit alike"
81 know it," said Norris; "there's a
mystery somewhere, but l don't know
what it is yet"
"Well,' said Con, "you're slow about
1t. I'd have found it cut long ago"
Norris stood by the fence next morn
ing, Miss Frannie, trowel in hand, on the
other side. There was feeling of expec-
fancy in the heart of each as one catches
bits of moonlight through the trees be-
fore the moon rises above, and shines out
full.
Presently Frannie stopped down and
picked dandelion that had gone to seed,
and commenced putting away the downy
top.
''G1ve it to me" said Norris, it reminds
me of something. Do you remember
how the south wind loved the dandelion,
and, when he came to look for it, found
it blown awayE'
"Yes.' said she, 81 remember"
'That is what have done," said he, 81
don't know whether I have found it again
or not If have, it is called by another
name."
Frannie looked at him eueshongly, and
then he told her of his having been a
pestman, of Mercy Hoyt. Here she look
ed utterly amazed, But he did not stop,
and went on to tell of his foolish love-
that he only dared own to himself when
he believed her desolate by her lovers
loss-and how he had sent her fCw-
ers and walked by the house to hear
her sing; how he followed up the dream
until he saw herself, and how he loved
her.
She did not say anything for a mo-
ment, ,and seemed divided between laugh
ter and tears; however, the laughter had
its way, and her merriment brought both
Con and Mercy from their places.
"What's the row." asked Con.
81 must tell," said Frannie, looking
at Norris, who shook his head. But she
went on. Mercy" SAID she, ''you must
thank Mr., Farnsworth for all those love-
y flowers and mysterious books that
were sent you last winter
"Please, said Norris, pleadingly.
"Well, WON'T" said she, "but it's so.
Say Thank you Mercy"
Con, seeing Norris embarrassment,
leaped over the fence directly among the
carefully tended plants, and made pro-
fuse apologies over the mischief he had
done, but gained his point by walking
off with Mercy.
II don't understand said Norris, pres
emily.
do" answered Frannie. "Merey and
were both making Auntie Randall
visit. Early IN the spring Mercy fell
on the ice and hurt herself, so that she
could not walk for so many months. She
is engaged to Mr.. Kenduck, who, by the
way, isn't dead bit, but returned to the
city about the time you thought SO. /,
having no love affair of my own, natural
ly took great interest in hers, and was
her messenger. Indeed I think was
almost as glad as she when the letters
came"
"If you hadn't looked so glad, would
not have made such a mistake" said
Norris.
81 am very sorry," she said meekly,
'that l looked so. I'll never do it again. :"
"Never look glade said Norris. Please
look so now, and tell me ii I have found
the flower I lost"
Didn't / give you a rose onces" she
answered.; but her glad eyes told the
rest.
"What pair of tools we were!'' said
Con, when it was explained TO him. 1--WE
might have thought of that's being the
way of it."
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