Sun River sun. [volume] (Sun River, Mont.) 1884-1885, 1884-02-28
BY LUNA'S LIGHT.

- .---------
'Well, what will You do, girls? As
for me, I am going down to the old
well exactly ut midnight to seek my
fate"
A little shrek Of terror broke from
tho lips Of the two listncrs.
''How dare you do that?' cried Lily
Bell, petite blonde who looked timid
enough to fec from her own shadow.
"Why, I'D be afraid to go there in
the broadcast daylight. Tho most I
shall venture to do is to go down col
lar backward with looking glass and
candle in my hands. And that's ter
riblc; ughr'
And a cold shuddcr ran over her lit
tic figure ut the very thought.
"And you, Agncsr qucricd tho first
speaker.
"Oh, I shall sit up long enough to
watch you two foolish virgins start
of Oh yorr ghostly trips Then shall
write some names on slip Of paper
and simply go to bed and dream on
thcm. None Of youf ghost walks for
me, please" said Agnes Troy, rather
large framed, very bright-looking bru-
netto who wna, in reality, n much
greater coward than her companions.
1t was Halloween, and tho three
girls had met together ut the homo Of
Lily Bell for the express purpose of
trying some of the lovers spells said
to be effective on that mystic night.
But, while they arc talking over
Their mysterious plans, with many
superstitious shudders and bursts of
merry laughter, VIC will go back two
years and glance ut Il brief chapter in
the life Of Dora Sterling, the young
lady who declared her Intention Of
trying her fortui. at the old we'll.
She had lover then, George Mark,
ham-as noble II fellow as ever breath
ed. And it WAS her own fault that
she did not have him still. But jeal-
ousy! jcalonsy!-ah mo! tho trouble
it has caused in this world of ours!
Dora was then eighteen; bewitch-
ing girl with laughing brown syes
and smile like sunshine.
Only one thing marred hcr lowell
ness i'll Georges eyes, and that was
tho spark Of jealousy i'll hcr nature
which was ever ready to kindle into a
blaze at moments notice.
This was very annoying to her lover
who, though devoted to Dora, possess
sed genial, merry nature which de-
rendered him Il social fayoritc.
More than cne young lady cnvied
Dora hcr handsome lover, and Dora
knew it. And of one she was particu-
larly jealous.
Clara Conroy was sparkling, bril-
liant girl OF about Dora's own age,
who loved gay song or waltz, or
still better, II skillfully executed pratt
cal joke, fur more than she loved to
say her prayers.
Being well aware of Dora's special
weakness, it ono day entered into
Clara's fertile brain to play joke
upon her, and "give her something tc
be jealous off," as she expressed it.
Accordingly, after much thought
she dispatched two notes-one te
George, inveigling him to romantic
spot near fountain in the village
park at hour; the other anonymous
of course) to Dora, informing her that
if she would pass that particular spo
at n specified time she would have thu
pleasure of seeing her lover in th'
company of her most dangerous rival
If she DORA doubted tho writer
statement she had but to 60 and So
with her own eyes, etc, etc, as let
ters of that kind usually go.
George kept the appointment, OK
pecting to meet the masculine chur
whose name had been appended t