Arizona weekly enterprise., 1881-11-05


 he Is; ald wi.t m rucul Il, foo ave been nof tu h ". don. 1t lpng sg. Why, honestly, l feel as if h Il b |. i'll lu>e th her nll on2; an beii.,. have l,r en and Il ve; kiew it."
 His hands me Il a,l | aned comforts bly again-t the cnsbions, and lls we: shaped. we'll boot d feet were eros ssd uli q low ottoman near t:.e fire, that burn, cozily and brightly.
 He waited ten-twenty-th;rty min uies, aud when she did ot come ut th. exp raj n If lree quarters of an ho II MT. Ammldon was conscious of a keen disappo ntm mt tn tt asro ished him5 lt.
 At all events, my object shalt be ac comphshed. so far as 1 c,n accompl.s,. it," he thought.
 And he took his g,ld anl ivory per. and Wrut,- an ardent, urteou-, untl. ably eIger statement of his Case. askiar her 10 be his loved wife, and begged al, answer on the morrow. when she should be visiting Mrs. Benedict.
 1T accidentally learned you ere tn take tea with lis tomorrow night" II wrote, "and 1 must know at .e wheI. 1 meet you if nIn tie bless, d man hope 10 be. If you can look favurabl on my suit let me know by answern yes to the first question put tn V .l'. Ii 1t k otherwise l will nos trouble you further"
 Then he signed himself suitable, put the folded Id addressed note conspicu- ou-!y on the top of pile of newspa..r, aud sheet music on the piano, and toon his leave. ih Q strange whirl of excite ment aud expecfa ion.
 Half an Il UT later Mrs. Bal Twin came in. stopping as she passed the dining room door to SD ak to the girl ::
 You carried Q l those papers Hnd the music up stails, Annie, as told you:"
 'The very minute the genil mn went away, Mrs B ddsin. It wa. NJ Aumidon. and he cane just as yor went out"
 "Oh, that's to bad that I was not in Mrs. Mary's little Edih Is very, very ck, Anne"
 And 70 Mrs. B B,ldwin never knew e the precious letter, as she sat ther alone by the ii e, thinking of the c,l l she had misse.l with genu n" sorlo and paling cheeks and eyes iu;l of dis appointm,n
 For pretty Mrs. B9s-ie, with her sof l blue eyes and rebe, ,liously curly hair and small, perfect ii ure, was n"re in terested i'll the handsoma bach.lor thar the cared to admit, even to h,r If. 1 Tue next day she dressed with mn 'ual care for her afternoon visit to NJ Rent di:t, wondering. as she bastel the aft little ruchiny in the neck of he slreveless velvet jtcket, and adiust.ri '!:e poufs of her black silk uverskirs. .IIether or not MT. Ammidon woul atink she lnoked well, and whether, p ls .;blv, he might not escort her home
 So her eyes were dancing with rad :.',i niue sunshine and her checks were flushing most delicious rose p nk hu', and her lovely mouth dimpling ill be- witcbing smiles. when Mr. Ammi lon came into the sitting several min- ltes before the time for the dnner-bell to ring-Mr Ammidon, haudsomer than she had ever seen him, in a dark blue c oih suit, with white tic, and his face so gran,lv intelligent anl animat d d. lie spoke, very quietly. b tt with a his fate ill Il worda-aud she so smiiing, 50 unconscious.
 am v.ry glad 10 see you, Mrs. Baldw n. Didn't you find it very cool this afternoon :"
 Then she met his gaze, anl hating herself because her heart was throhb Ing so z ndlv at sight of liIm and desI,islng ner elf because Ee had tnr He'd her from cad to foot.
 Then, never knowing her fatA was in it, h. turned her beant fnl face careir s- " away and withdrew her hand, and l. sa cred him:
 No; thought it was char ingly pleasant.
 And Mr. Ammidon recoiled as if h hal Teen stluck a dreadful blow, and cculd not, for t4e life If him, coasol himself With the G ,nv .ction that .,in-i were fools dnd men were we'll Til q them.
 The nexf day he told NJ Benedict he woulI nut want his alra tments an longer, aud hed his trunks packed and sen' to a hotel.
 MT. Ammidon determined to kill two bir,is with one st 'Ie-to get out of ihs pnssihiitv of having to m aet often Nj E. B-nt diets friend. the pretty, nerciless luile women, hau whom he had nevtl owed anoth. r, and to make his homt wherr house cleauing vas unknown, and Bessie crle'l until her ey' S were r-0 aII'' swollen to think how elitirel, iudiff, reni Mir. Ammi on was t. her.
 And the winter trpt softly along ir Foft, white, snowy robes. and sev ral times Mrs Baldwin saw Mir. smmi,l,n driving past although he didn't do nor as he pass, q than glance carelessly ai the window and bow.
 A. d the sweet, warm spring days came. and with rerfumy hints of roses an,' kwOoub he, and fresh enrrald i-aves alll
 inn ing vines, anu bursting b ossum-,
 Ime Bessie Baldwin fate, in le shap
 the unIon untic, tue Inevitable spr.ng
 eaning that must be undertaken and kccoa pli he'd, no matter how tempting. ly balniy su lshine hnl fragrant breezes and clou,lless skies clainor for prom enades and drives ill order to welcome them.
 Thus it harp ned that Mts Baldwin was enscunsed ln one of her chambers S with blue veil tied tightly over Ii, l golden Ina r. and ter muslin dress p'nnec mp in front, disclosing ray ishlne y-lnvci, feet despite the half w,n boots, With | basket lyiug in readiness beside her, ant her fAl htul d lv, Annia, waiting to con s,gn piles of waste tp deathly iynominy and the p.per and la9man.
 "Oniy one pile mrrt, Annie, ant aren't you glad we're so nearly done Here, you sort the papers, and I'll sr, that nothing worth saving has been pu with the music"
 And minute after the soft, rustl;ns stiffness was broken by sutltlen eiaculi. tiun from Mrs. Ba dwin. and Annie iCoke. up wide e-eyel, to see her reading a pen clled note with paling face and trembling , lips.
 :. It's letter lost, that's ar. Anni,. Go on with the papers. There is ma l at the door. Hi 20 down. You csI