Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1880-06-17

seat, and then shrank back terrified as
her hand touched the shoulder of man.
Angie? Angie Converse? Is it you
at last ?" crieda familiar voice.
Sidney Alden You here? How
you frightened mer' calculated Angie,
very near Mysteries.
"Now, Miss Converse, will you have
the goodness to tell me what all this
means?' asked the young man, impa-
tiently, seating her beside him.
L had things to finish for the festival.
Did | wake you?"
mo. 1t was a current of air from
the north pole. Finding the street door
ajar, and the hat tree rifled of your be-
longings, naturally investigated furth-
er. L have been hunting for you these
two hours
am sorry l disturbed you. You
should have gone to sleep again"
Cool, like the atmosphere! So you
fancy / could have composed myself for
another nap knowing you were wander
ing alone in the night? You insult my
humanityw
"Im sorry l disturbed you," she re-
peated, Ike child reciting its lesson.
- suppose can take a hint as well
as the average fellow" pursued Sidney
.hotly." You needn't have leftmy fathers
house at three o'clock of a winter morn
ing to convince me Of your Indifference.
Such an extreme measure was quite tln.
necessary, assure you.
You don't understand. I"
I'm not complete idiot, Miss Con-
verse. I do understand that you
wouldn't have me making love to you
that you decamped in the night watches
to dodge proposal. And now Z ask
you this-was it sensible or 'expedient to
risk your health in this outrageous man.
ner? Why couldn't you have said frank
ly that you didn't want TO ride with me
II you had intimated that you wished to
avoid further confidential interviews, 1
should-well, I admit, should have
been awfully cut up-but | shouldn't
have cause to complain. Instead Of deal
ing honestly with me, you sweetly re-
marked that you didn't like to appropri-
ate my time, and was simple enough
to believe that you meant just what you
said. l thought you refused my escort
merely because you had scruples about
taking me from the rehearsal. sntF
Rehearsal ?" Ea.4lg agE
"You consider me very stupid, no
doubt; but knowing as l did that you
were interested in the festival, and in
the progress of the farce was it amazing
that"
"What farce?'
"Why, he farrell The Model Hus-
band. AS l was saying, / knew you
were aware Bertha and l were hurried in
committing j our parts, and | naturally
."Nobody told me there was to be a
farce!' @$
'sPossible? Didn't you hear Zet
Joking Bertha and me about our tender
relations Well, that is neither here nor
there, l." .g. ..e
"I thought you-and Miss Huntress
were engaged" murmured Angie,
furtively cropping for her pocket-hand-
kerchief.
"Cousip Bertha engaged to me-? You
precious little blunderer!" cried Sidney,
in tone of sudden relief "She's to
figure as my wife in the farce, that's all;
afterwards / shall resign her to her
rightful bridegroom, who will marry her
in March.
Utter silence, broken at last by an en-
barrassed cough from Sidney.
"You must have fine opinion of a
fellow, Angie, to suppose I'd be interest
cd in another young lady. You can't help
knowing / years ago elected you"
sob, if you're going to talk politics
before breakfast too"
81 won be put off this way forever,
Angie. / think the lady of my election
might at least grant me hearing, when
she knows how long have loved her y
"Shes wretched candidate!'
"She's adorable ! The point is, is
she my very own? May | claim her %
you're sure you want her? q
Didn't 1 come down to Maine solely
for her?"
. 'Foolish boyr' replied Angie softly.
"Well, since you've really elected her,
she'd better stand, as the politicians
say. That is, if you can stand it with
her, she added saucily.
What matter that a sleepy brakeman
blundered in at that moment with a lam
tern and kindlings The election was
over, and for once in the annals of his
tory both parties were satisfied.
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