Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1884-03-07
GgRTRUI,lHl'lSs DISSOLUTION.

enough OF welded bliss!n declared Ger
trude Meserye, with emphasis, shaking
her pretty little head. 81.
Just wait until Mr.. Right comes
along, laughing nv responded her friend,
Lucy Evans. ~. .4ss3
There will not be any such person.,
in this case, was the decided answer.
Oh, mol OF course not. A certain
young lady is so unattractive, and not q
bit Of firt either, !" said Miss Evans
with mild sarcasm.
Gertie colored. and rolled her lovely
blue eyes up at Lucy in a way that
most people, men especially, found ex-
tremeIy fascinating. s
Now, Lu," she cried, you're making
fun Of me, and I'm in dead earnest. /
know it's all very nice to have plenty of
beaus, otherwise girls would be obliged
to lose many good time for how could
we go to parties and places of amuse-
nent unattended? But as for being
married, that's different thing. Why,
4 don't know single throughly happy
welded couple, and I don't believe you
do, either!" II.
H t'Well,' answered Lucy, refectiyely,
= I had never thought about it before,
but I must really confess you are i'll the
right"
"Iknew. I was!" triumphantly. ''Now
Just let me name over few of the girls
who were schoolmates with us, and
whose prospects certainly were fair.
There's Annie Lawton--only been mar
Eried two years, and her husband scarce
ly spends an evening at home with her,
much less takes her anywhere, and
Annie always was the gayest Of
the gay I don't see how she bears such
neglect. Then Nettie Cummings, her
husband already notorious drunkard.
To be sure, she had driven him to it by
being that detestable thing, married
iirt. Lizzie Gerard--a confirmed in
valid, to whom her husbands wealth
brings little happiness. Florie Merton,
united to q poor man, with a whole
brood Of little ones to bring up. Flo
has to work hard enough now, if she
never did as q girl. So I might go on
ad infinttum. Bah! It's enough to dis
gust anyone with the whole subject.
No! I'm an old maid, and I mean to
stay one?'
+ ''Not such very old one" said Lucy,
smilingly. "But seriously, dear, I
think you are a little too harsh. I
know I can trust my Horace" a tender
/ light creeping into her soft eyes. and
7 playing about her sweet lips, "and I
i hope he can trust me"
Z, II should hope sol" cried Gertie, Civ
ing her friends hand little squeeze.
.,"Do forgive me, Lu! I ought not to
have run on so, and you just on the
brink of marriage yourself. Horace
Vincent is splendid fellow, and I've
no doubt you'll be the model couple I
have looked for in vain SO long"
! "And make q convert of you:"
eyes; for [ already am convinced that
marriage ought TO bring happiness. IF
! it does not, wherein lies the difficulty 9"
be failure!" answered Lucy, touch
! Of noble pride and confidence in her
voice
"There comes Mr.. Vincent, now" ex-
claimed Gertie.
i. $50 it is" said Lucy, CHANGING eager
~ out Of the window.
Stopping only to fasten few fresh
flowers at her throat, she ran down to
meet her lover, with face illumined by
happiness into positive beauty.
Left alone, Miss Meserve sighed au-
dibly GLOW full Of Joy she u.s." she
murnured. IT declare it is enough to
make one envious, roaming idly about,
toying with the many knick-knacks
which she already knewby heart, in a
restless aimless fashion.
It was an inviting room, this of Miss
+ Evans, exhibiting the quiet, refined
taste OF the young mistress in all its ap-
7 pointments. OF its two windows, one
/ looked over trim fields and distant,
wooded hills, to where the sunset rays
. painted the sky. The other looked
straight down the broad, shady road
which led to the heart Of the dear old
Town. Coming up this street was a
horsenan at sight Of whom Gertie ut
tered little cry of surprise and delight.
"Rodger Magill How splendid! l
havnt seen him but once since lie gradu-
ated from the medical school three years
ago, and went North to enter o hospital
as house doctor. l wonder if he has
obtained good practice yet How
handsome he isl" as the gentleman dis
mounted. ooh, dear, I don't look fit
to be SEEM" with Disguised glance at
her simple muslin. s.Rodger always
was SO particular about lady's attire.
I wonder if Lu was expecting him, I
should have thought she might have
told mel" S&.5Ess. > .sss 81.
4 "Gertie& DEAR" called her friend,
'come down There's some one here
4 who particularly wishes to see you"
Gertie blushed. Directly, ~. she
answered, stopping moment to calm
her r1nWonted excitement /.
The picture that met her eve as, she
entered the draBing-room was a lovely
one. Lucy reclined gracefully in 81 low
rocker, and behind her chair stood her
lover, tall, slight and graceful, bending
his proud head to catch her low tones.
Near BY. Magiil, magnificent of form,
rarely beautiful Of face, with, manners
that were the ideal of ancient chiyalry..
& He,5 Too, was standing. and us Miss
Meserve approached, he met her more
than half way, bending low as he
said: Stse5
S Int happiness is mine, in once