The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1882-12-14

shaking little figure on the hearth.
rug.
He took one stride toward her
but at the sound of his voice she
had sprung to her feet with crimson
cheeks and dangerously sparkling
eyes.
''Stand of, sir! Don't dare to
touch mer
"Great heaven! Dolly" in di-
rect bewilderment.
Don't Dolly mer' facing him like
dininutive tigress-"don't dare
tor
dolly"
Don't mention my name so soon
after hers-this Edith to whom
you are Dick darlingr"
Dolly
''Can you find no other word with
which to defend or vindicate your
self except the repetition of my
name?' this last with unnatural
calmness.
The temperature had waited
around from the torrid to the frigid
zone.
''Have you gone-mad?" slowly.
"IfI have, find the cause--therer
Scolnfully she flung him the
crumpled sheet.
He snatched it eagerly and read
every word.
Where did you get this, DollyF"
There"
"Therep in blank astonishment.
She pointed dramatically to the
tumbled overcoat.
"Therep'
He glanced from the note to the
coat, from the coat to the Aote, and
back again to Dolly
/ She was longing desperately to
steady her voice and still her heart
sufficiently to ask him howlhe liked
Gerster, just to exhibit a piece of
stinging sarcasm; but she could not,
to save her life.
There was a blank silence a mo-
ment, then Dick walked over and
picked up the overcoat.
Hark! what was that? Not
laugh, surely!
Yes, a laus The maddest, mer-
riest, widest peal that ever rang
from human lips.
There on the hearth-rug stood
Dick, the coat fallen loosely on the
floor, his hands on both hips, and
laughing-well, he was.
''Dickp in faltering amazement.
'Yes - howled Dick. ooh, Dolly,
it's the best joke of the season.
Oh h"
And then he roared like a circus
mad school-boy again.
''Dick-tell mep'
Then seeing her white, anxious
face, he grew suddenly grave.
'Dolly, did you look at the en-
velope?'
II saw one"
He showed her the slip that had
Auttered unnoticed under the table.
She read the address:
ORCHARD HARNEY, ESQ,
1872 South - St, City"
dolly, did you particularly notice
the oVercoatY
A tremendous "Nop
Look! See that velvet collar,
those buttons; this pocket-book /!
Is this my overcoat?"
ooh, Dick my dearest, forgive
me! No, no, nor
She was sobbing in his arms, now.
"My darlingl But" bubbling
again into boyish laughter, "what
glorious joke! To think that should
walk home in and that you should
mend Dick Harvey's overcoat!-|
Wonder if his folks are going
through my pockets now! Who's
Edith His sweetheart, whom he
has to sneak off to see, because of
a formidable heiress staying at his
house at present, TO whom his folks
are trying to marry him. He told
me all about it
"Dick"--shy arms went creeping
around his neck, and blue eyes
looked luminous through their tears
-''Pm never going to be jealous
again. I-Pm not even going to
ask you where you were tonight, "
with triumphant heroism, underlaid
by stratum fmaddening curiosity
"BIy pet, l was just going to tell
you, but these will speak better
than can. You see, l had not
quite forgotten what day tomorrow
would be-
He had drawn a leather case from
his pocket, and touching the spring,
disclosed a set and necllet of milk
Waite pearls on turquoise velvet
bed.
"Oh--h, DickI
A long drawn breath, arapturous
lighting of blue eyes, lifting of
rosy lips, and then-well, when she
got through, Dick thought himself
well repaid.
won't there be fun at the office
tomorrow Jealous of Dick Har-
veyl But, by Jupiter, what a re
ception 1 got! Oh, oh! Dolly,
Dolly, Dolly! it's the best joke on
recordr'
And Dolly joined him merrily;
for, aft all, is not the sweetest
laughter that which springs from
tearsy
Grandma.
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