The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1884-02-15

mira bounced on it, while she wa
sweeping the day after twas written.l
An last of all, Ruth calculated to say
Come. June, jokes a joke. We
don't bear no malice. not even siste'
Anna. You mustn't. Just drive II.
back home
But. YOU sec. Master Frank, Ruth
had liked Brother June more than sh
thought, an all week the idea of actir
such part, even to oblige Anna ans
have some sport. CALLED her the worst
She couldn't bear to think of it. She
begged Anna and Jenny to let her of
an Jenny to play the part of Anna
herself. But, no; they insisted on heI
keepin' to her promise. So. between
her bein' so mortified and so afraid o
hurtin' brothers feelin's too keenly,
she was pretty well unnerved wber
Anna and Jenny pushed her out of the
door to run to the sleigh. Then. too
there was me. June hadn't happened
to say word about calculatin' on INV
goin' to Parson Latham's with 'em
Ruth felt worse than ever.
oh, June" she said. with her
golden hair all fallin' down on hel
shoulders an her voice choked with
erwin, will you, will you forgive mel
Please do. dear June, I'm so ashamed
of myself. Whatever shall do, tc
show you how sorry l amp
June didn't answer for a minute
His eyes were flashin' an his teeth set.
l could see that Anna Gayler was ou1
of bis books forever. But what
couldn't see was goin' on, Jest in that
identical space o time. Brother June
was findin' out hi: own heart at last.
He looked at Ruth an remembered
what good true friends him an herr
been during all their pranks and
capers. He was discoverin' what 8
beautiful face she had; for she was the
hsnd>omest of the three, an how she
felt at havin' helped in mortifyin' him.
She was good, true girl, was Ruth,
under all her mischief.
Ruth says brother. coming UP
closer TO her an holdin' out his hand,
don't say no more; please don't. It's
who ought to beg pardon of Anna. an
all Of you. | do Especially Of you,
Ruth. know now that l haven't ever
cared so much for Anna as-as I have
for somebody else. What a blind
fool a man can be. if he only tries.
Ruth, came down this road tonight to
get married to woman | thought ]
loved; please don't be angry. nor think
me q weather-cock as I've seemed to be.
want to go back an tell Anna. an
your folks an mine an all the village
that I've married the girl love. There
the difference
Ruth Gayler started back from
Brother June. / could see how white
her face had grown in the clear light
June she saws, sharply. IL don't
understand As she spoke she tried to
draw away her hand. and June went on
quickly: But l do, an l must make
you see it
Il quietly turned away, under a pre-
tense o. the horses bein' restless. 1 was
dumbfouuded. June an she stood
there. with me little way off. They
talked an talked. would only catch
June's voice now and then; not hers
at all. knew now that she loved
brother, an that. whatever he said.
she'd Lave TO fight against herself, OF
June would carry any point he chose
the han some, persuadin', shamefaced
fellow.
"All at once he turned round and
called out with laugh th.t rang over
the fields: .Hurrah! Brother Eben: I've
Won nv wife, An he came over to
the sleigh, half leadin', half liftin' Ruth
Gayler in his arms, with her a-laughin
and tryin' to make him keep still an
goodness knows what all. | lined in
with all the fun. an we had a real good
frolic. But it ended in our goin'
straight on to Parson Latham door an
gettin' out and Brother Juniper an
Ruth Gayler, blushin' and tremblin' .
bein' married then an there, before my
eyes. an my drivin' home to the Gay
lers' in my best style
you can imagine how the village
was stirred up when next day part q
the story got out. Only part; for all
the widows folks kept Annals share in
it still as a mouse; an so did June an
me. Everybody wanted to know why
in the world the two young folks'd been
married in that queer, sudden way.
Nobody outside of US two families ever
found out. As for Anna. she was Just
as delighted as any woman could be.
Shed suspected how Ruth felt and
June, too. all along, an had hoped that
after this joke was all over, brother
might think some day seriously o
Ruth. But, of course. she'd no notion
of so sudden = wini-up of the thing. in
jus. the way she wished. As for Ruth
why. she made June the best an
lovin' est wife in the world an he :
been as happy with her as the day i.
1npy at tho farm, ''-GOo1 Thrsr