River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1880-05-13
the old lady put her 'kerohief to her

you" l asked.
she said she would and gave me
the number of her stopping place.
Alter the shopping was over | went
home and took from my trunk a little
parcel of letters, a lock of hair, a rib
bon--heayen knows what trashy bits oil
love treasure-put them in large busi-
ness envelope, and walked over to the
old lady's with them.
"Tell Dolly that sent her that, and
wish her all the happiness that she de-
serves" said |.
The old lady heard no sarcasm in my
voice.
IL will, Tom," she said; "and do come
to see us soon. Wen be lonely without
Dolly"
So it was over; and the thing that
wa most terrible TO dream cfhad fallen
on me.
And Dolly wrote 10 letter and made
no sign.
Ii were as though she was dead, and
she was dead to me.
OF course | made no coniidants, and
/ worked as hard as ever.
The work OF a wholesale wooden house
does not slacken because clerk is
crossed in love or Tilted. Bales and
boxes and bundles went out and came
in all the same; and what did it matter
if | looked pale and lost my appetite,
so that | did my figuring and writing
and all the rest of it correctly? But
one day as | LOGGED up from box |
had been marking, | saw a sight that
made me sick with rage.
Holly, and no one else, with his light
side whiskers and bis glossy hat and
ma velo1sly square shoulders. He was
talking to my my uncle, and appeared
to be on intimate terms with him. /
stood s,ill and stared at him. In few
moments he saw me, putting up his
eye-glass, bowed.
| made no bow in return.
Then he came across the room.
IL don't think it's mistake" said
he. 81 met you at the station with
Miss Brus,e."
81 remember" said.
"Sne's very well, and suppose you've
had lettersr'
Excuse me, Pm eeded elsewhere"
| said and dashed away.
An hour after, my uncle coming
across me, said: $50 you know Holly,
Tom He's not pad fellow, though a
bit of puppy. He's made good deal
of monkey in the theatrical line man
ager and all that, you know. Married
a sort of cousin OF my wife's two years
ago so we're little sOciable."
sis be married man?' l asked.
con. yes why not ?" said my uncle.
uncle Harold" said I,"you must
let me run up to Hamilton tonight.
It's life ard death matter. | must
CO."
What is the NATTER, Tom?' said my
uncle.
81 can't tell you," said I; but must
CO."
"Then you must" said my uncle.
Don't be longer than you can help"
Ii ne had but known how long every
moment seemed to me, he might have
spared the warning. | travelled in the
night train. and reached the dear little
brown cottage when its windows were
golden in the sunrise.
"Wty Tom !" cried the old lady: $50
you thought you'd see our girl off after
all? You know she starts tomorrow p
Dolly did not look at me, but saw
her face flush crimson.
I'm sorry to say that have come
down to bring bad news" said l.
"Bad newG?' said Mr.. Brusle. "I'm
sorry Tor that, my boy. What is to-
st affects you, sir" said mot me.
Yes, Dolly, it is true, and i'll as you
have used me, my heart bleeds for you.
| come only because worse would hap
pen if were silent, and l beg you to
believe that / am actuated by no spirit
of revenge. You may not credit me,
bat | Wish that any other man had this
to do. Mr.. Holly is, and has been fol
two fun years, a married man."
| turned my face away from Dolly as
I uttered these words, and dropped il
upon the hand that rested on the vine
trells. l expected to hear her scream
or to see her faint. But my news did
not seem to produce as great an effect
as expected. l looked up again. AL
eyes were fixed upon me.
"Ah!" said the old man.
"Weli," said the old lady.
10 on ION, Salu DOlly.
Ellis wife is a cousin of the lady my
uncle married." said l. "If you DOM
believe me, 1 can off r proof of the
fact. He is married"
"Of course, l knew that" said Dolly
"His wife is quite celebrated contral
to-"
Knew that he was married man !?
said /. Il don't understand you. VIVA
can this mean ?"
"And it's a great deal nicer for Dol
w." said Mrs. Brus,e. "Mrs. Holly anC
she will travel together"
started from one to the other.
"Mrs. Brusle," said /. "what did yor
tell me when you came to London?
understood you that Dolly was engaged
to Mr.. Holly, and that you were buying
the wedding dresses"
"Gracious me-" cried the old lady
Nothing of the sort"
did you think that, Toml' CRIED
Dolly"
l asked her to explain.
"Why, Tom, l have engaged to trave
with him as one of q qdartette compa
ny that he has just formed. A foreign
gentleman and our tenor at church
Hr. Motley, and Mrs. Holly and l; ant
| shall make great deal of money
and--oh, Tom, that's why you sen
back my letters"
Iopened my arms and Dolly ran in
TO them, without thinking of the OLE
| folks.
"What a miserable wretch l have
been for the last five weeks" said /.
And Dolly began to cry upon nj,
shoulder.
"You see how it is, sir" said to Mr.
| Brusle. "I'm not rich, but love Dol
| Iy dearly, and if she'll take me as am
shall be the happieet fellow under thu
sun. And for heavens sake, Dolly
don't mind breaking your engagement
Stay at home, and sing to us. | don
want you running about the country
no matter how much money you max
| by it.
So the engagement was broken; ant
| though my uncle said it was impru
dent, Dolly and l were married tina
| winter.
Ladies Eyes Injured by High-Hoele'
| Shoes.