The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1882-02-03

HutHIlH. lay ~ NH{ thu tE1I kIFM
splendid; day BY day the woods took on
brighter. warmer hues The ride from
NJ $3.50 10 Hammond took me past
lovely little clumps of trees. gorgeous
with their wealth 81 color. Pleasant
farm houses. set In the midst Of yellow
fields. and over All the rich. ripened
sunlight falling like garment. Over
al the golden haze. wrapping every
object in trcmulous. tender beauty,
the year was dying gloriouSly
was going homr one evening after q
days work In Hammond. tired but still
with restful. contentcd feeling in my
heart A good deal 81 the sunshine of
the day hal entered into my soul. All
! the day had had strangely clate feel
| ing; sense d something about % hap
pen. Only that my life was one Of
those In which " nothing ever hap
pened." ! should have said that some
coming event cast it. shadow before. ]
was not given 70 superstition, and %
concluded that the delightful weather
and good digestion were the secret Of
| II all.
entered the car. 1t was full as
usual. People on their way home from
| their summer pleasuring There were
young people and old people, and peo-
/ pie who were not young. and who
would not be old There was the incy-
table commercial traveller. the crying
| baby, and the woman who had lost her
trunk -she's always on hand. and there.
1 right in front Of me, as ] passed down
the aisle, sat Louis q. Hamilton. Our
eyes met. and my cool recognition was
acknowledged by ready smile and an
| outstretched hand. ! could not very
well refuse to shake hands with man
simply because he did not write good
letter. and was uncertain in his spelling,
and who had, after all, only done just
what said he would do. So gave
him my hand. and before | knew il was
seated beside him, and we indulged in
mutual stare for the next minute.
WELL he said. Fate throws US
together again; why. | wonder.
= Fate!' said |. ..otherwise the ne
nessities and exigencies OF business. l
am going home from my days work,
and you are"
{" / am in search Of afalse prophet. one
Margaret Doyle. and see how my perse-
verance is rewarded. Fate has played
right into my hand. Margaret Doyle,
why didn't you answer my letter?N
+" i did answer them--everyo one. How
dare you call me 10 account? You only
proved my prophecy true one You
may consider yourself quite free from
blame And | felt was growing
somewhat incoherent, and stopped.
I" You arc not very clear, and re-
member you as remarkably 50. What
does it all mean? You said you would
write TO me-"
"You said you would write TO me.
You are quite excusable for changing
your mind. y
WYATT moment; don't give an opin-
ion; continc yourself to facts"
We'll. then, answered every letter
ever received from you"
Never wrote you but one, and to
that received no reply"
Mr.. Hamilton. this may be vastly
amusing 70 you, but it's growing decid-
edly disagreeable to me"
SO It's 70 me-"
~ received four or five letters from
you, and answered them every one"
Why. dear Miss Doyle, l tell you
most sincerely that l never wrote you
but one letter. I looked long and anx-
iously for reply, and never received
i. How disappointed was you cannot
imagine.
~ cannot reconcile your statement
with the fact that have letters from
Louis G. Hamilton, four or five.'
"Then l pronounce that you have
been imposed upon. There must be
some other man who has the honor 81
tearing the same name do. How did
you direct your letters?"
Just IS you told me-Box l39, St.
Louis"
You didP Well. then. Just there lies
the trouble. You should have directed
to 1897
II should have done just as l was
told. and your letter said l39."
"Oh, dear! and It was all my mis-
take. Don't you know how easy it Il %
twist a 5 into an 8. don't doubt did
II; and that other man has your letters
meant for me. Was he q good CORE
spondent? May be I'm intruding?'
don't mind telling you now. see
ing its as it's that he was stupid tc
an alarming degree-only original in
the matter Of spelling. / noticed 4
slight difference in the writing, and Z
decided difference in the style Of com
position; but thought, Of course, thai
you were you. and 50 kept my part d
the contract till that other man grew
disguised, evidently. for he dropped thu
correspondence. Who Is he, wonder
and what possessed him to appropriate
another man letter."
They probably came to his box
/ His name on the outside, and not being
troubled with any foolish notions D
honor, he saw no impropriety in takinl
what was apparently his property. !
was probably fun TO him. Ill lool
him up when ! 60 back and thrasl