Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1882-03-23

paper, he at length finished one. He
told her how dearly he loved her; of
how sweet the hope had been to him
that he might call her "wife," and ask
ing her if she could return his love, to
wear the bunch of violets he sent her,
in her hair that evening.
81 shall watch for these flowers, and
shall learn my fate from them. If
they are in your hair 1 shall know you
return my love; if not-then God for
ever bless and make you happy, dar-
ling, though 1 can never call you
miner
Taking a box from his desk, he
placed the letter and flowers in it, and,
tying it tightly, called the boy whose
acquaintance We have made on Mrs.
Evans steps.
Il want you to take this to Mrs.
Evans and inquire for Miss Maud; be
sure you give it tone one else. You
know where it is, don you?'
Eyes, sir; any answer"
NO." said Frank, absently thinking
of the answer that Maud would per-
haps give him that evening.
He knew that she always seemed
pleased and happy when with him, and
though not conceited or vain man,
he hardly thought her answer would
be no.
But their love seemed destined not
to run very smoothly, for the note that
would have made Maud so happy, new
er reached her, and this was how it
happened: The aforesaid small boy,
having received the box, proceeded to
carry it in the way boys invariably do,
swinging from side to side, wrong side
up Or any other way, it made no differ
ence. Of course, this one came to
grief accordingly. Having one finger
in the string tied around the box, he
was swinging it to the best of his
ability, at the same time gazing in
open-mOuthed admiration at a boy
about his size who was pommelling
one several degrees smaller ON the
other side of the street. Being occu-
pied in looking at them, he did not see
the ice on the walk, and consequently
came down with force that brought
tears to his eyes.
Having sat there moment rubbing
his head with an injured expression of
he gathered himself I'D
and limped along to pick pp the box.
Now the string had slipped of the box
when Johnnie sat down with such
force, and the poor little violets slipped
off of the walk into the gutter, while
the little note, lying against The snow,
did not attract his attention. Taking
up the bouquet of flowers, he deposited
them in the box, and tying the string
securely round it, started off at a good
round pace, arriving at Mrs. Evans
door without any further calamity be-
falling him.
A Young man who was talking TO-
some one had seen Jobnnie's fall, and
espied the note. Picking it up he
called to Johnnie, but as that youJit'S'
heels were just disappearing around
the corner, he did not. hear.
The young man., 5hrusti0g the note
in his pocket. forgoS all about it, being
IN great hurry to- catch the train,
with only five minutes'le m which to
reach the depot.
X
Ten o'clock saw Flank making hip.
way through Judge BIS Brilliantly
lighted parlOrs. hooking eagerly aroun6I
he espied Mauas surrounded as usual
~ a crowd, for size had many admirers I.
>eside the young.lawyer.. Heco1ld on. /,
y catch glimpseof heRrow and then 4
10, standing quietly, he'waitet tll the |
crowd parted and he WIS., abs TAD see
her plainly. Looking, lSe'coad see n. ]
FiClets; he rubbea mis- e1esraReA looked
gain, but it did not imrECTe his vision
there were ce5tainly 10 viGle1s in I
he SonDy brown hair.
HIS stood there Seehng himself grow /
Wits and cold, till he veas conscious \
hat his face wGuid telih strange tales !
{ am 0ne accost9d him. Turning. he /
eft the loom, going out IN the .weTan- !
la, and there sat aRd fought thstoItter
light cut. A less maniFNnan would
have Slamea MaIdtrwoulJbhave aecused
ier &C leading hiCn"On 9Or haP own
but ne love 81 her tcO.well.
lie aSsne was to otstme; 70 had though
L was, love- he read in ta0 brown eyes
0aised 80 shyly t@ his; q she iifi not |
loUe him, that TxSs enoJ9h; he, would
1eveT make helvHnhapaY, by slI2ding
10. it b1t would try and be Cas.l fish,
enough tn be happy wtsn he ssW her
30 in 9Oms other szaan's I'VE.
Af5eF q time ae went back 10 the
parlGH l-nOwinglhe she Nd be CaSstion-
ed AZ 10 his nCn-appeG rance e uae did,
not
New Maud Rad seen Prank when + n
ente1ed the roons first and mi1seG him
when he disar 3eared, wondering whaS
had become of him. .Ehen hs-enCeroa
the paAlOrs again, she stood talking 10.
sOme one. locking at Aer as hs passedi
he said Good evening" and Quie Ay
passed on TO where HISS FeEtOn stcSd.
and Maud heard him ask he ntO dance.
Annie FeAson was a Sunny little
blonde. and Frank lad paid her more
attention han anyone else ezoept
Maud. And now, Ihen she saw hem
together, sAe thought what if after
all he does Dot lovO-me? He has aotssl