The Arkansaw traveler., 1882-08-06

Great heaven. Dolly in direct bt wilderment.
 Don't Dolly me :" facing him like s
 Dolly
 Don't mention my name so soon after hers-this Edith to whom you are Dick darlHg..'n
 Dolly
 " Can you find no other word with which to defend or vindicate yourself except the repetition cf my name:' this last with un- natural calmness. The temperature had waited around from the ,orrid to the rigid zohe.
 Have you gone-mad: slowly. If 1 have. find the cause there Scomfully she flung hum the crumplcd sheet.
 He sna,ched it eagerly and read every word.
 Where did you get this Dolly
 There -
 There :" in blank astonishment.
 She pointed dramatically to the tumbled overcoat.
 .Thercz :"
 He glanced from the note to the coat. from the coat to the note. and back again to Dolly. Q ss
 She was longing desperately to steady her voice and still her heart ufilciently to ask him how he liked ierstcr. lust to eN- hbit piece of stinging sarcasm but she could not. to save her life.
 There WAS blank silence moment then Bick walked over md picked up the oecrcoat.
 Hark Wha, was that: Not d laugh. surely,
 Aes. a laugh The maddes,. mcrricst. widest peal that ever rang from human lips.
 There on the hcarth-rug stood Dick. the coat fallen loosely on the floor. his hands on both hips. and laughing well, he mas. " Dick, " m t4l,eriHg 2mhement.
 "Nc,." howIcd Dick. oh, Dolly. ns the hes, Joke of the season. Oh-h
 And then he MAS roaring ike a eire ss- mad sehooiboy again.
 Diek teli me z=.
 Then. seeing her white. anxious facc he grew suddenly grave
 Dolly. did you look ii the envelope saw none.
 He showed her the slip that had lut- tered unnoiiccd under the table
 She read the address:
 kItItAki iAkxfS. i~p..
 igs SeHit-si. Ils. l" Dolly. did you particularly notice the oscrea.t
 \ trcmulous No
 Look See that velvet collar. those buttons: lhis pocket-book . Is this my eNereeat:
 oh. Dick my dearest forgive me No. no. no,
 She was sobbins in his arms now.
 :" Ms darling, Bu., buhbliug again into beAi>h laughter, what | slorous loke i'o ihnk thal l should walk home m. and that you should mend Dick Harvey over coat Wonder Ii his folk, are going through my pockets now Who's ,Edth:' His sweetheart whom he has Ia sneak ofi io sec. because oi Il formidable heiress stay ing at his house ai present. to whom his folks arc trying to marry hlm He told me al. ahou, II,
 "lhek shy arms went creeping around his neck. and blue eyes grew luminous through thcir tears m never golng tu be le',inu, ag4in Tim not even gong Ia ask you where you were tonight. with triumphant heroism. underlald by a stra- ,um ot maddcning curiosity. My pct. Was jus, gong to tell sevi. but these will speak better than l can You see had no, quite forgotten what day io-morrow would be.
 He had drawn leather case from his pocket and touching the spring. disclosed a sct and nccklet oi mllk-whiic pearls on a torqufsc velvet bed.
 "oh h. Dick
 .Flong-drawn breath. rapiurous light ing of blue eyes. lifting of rosy lips. and then well. when she got through. Dick though, himself we'll rcpa,t
 Mont there be fun al the office to- morrow. Jealous of Dick Harvey But. by Jupiter what a reception got Oh oh. Dolly. Dolly, Dolly its the bes, joke on record
 And Dolly lencd him mcrfily for ai. ter all. Is not the sweetest laughter that winch sprlngs from tears
 Emhalning in Italy.