Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1884-01-04


II think she Il one 81 tic most beau-.
tiful Indies have, ..F..r seen, and, I
lssin4a fne, o1ie 81 Htlas I,rsndest do
4 tsel 'ask on seem u, az ID exested in
* am. The truth il, 8 IL slid. look
Ing straight ahrad % him, and speak
ing fast, 1.-THE ineslieal cQnyention is
not the only business tkat brought me
TO KinHsto hare thought seriously.
Iof asking kata .IHoMsrd Is Sc my wife.
| y met her Inst sum Isics ~ Long branch,
Land again III stlle winter, and / do not
think She viii say no.
There WAS d moment s silence rs the.
Egirl struggled with the sudden feeling
OF bitter pain and desolation that came
ovcr her, aud stroye to say the kindly
coi,,nlonp place words that we're expected
of her, Il 81. a
| And then he went on: .sf s
s t may seem odd that should tell
| you this, Lalra, even before Il have
spoken To her, bnt we have been almost
brother and sister, and 1 would like to-
have God-speed from you before I make.
| the plunge. = 81.
| on haYeit Frank she said brave
| II. May you win the woman you love-
I and every good gift that life can giye.!''@ !,
| But the delicate beautiful face was
very white when he lifted her down At
the door Of the station, and her eyes
Ibid not meet his when she bado him
good bye. And III DR.. Varney's heart,
as he drove away, there was curious
dissatisfied feeling, that he could neither
analyse or account for. # XVI S1< 81
| TWAS not quite dissipated when he
sat that evening on the pleasant piazza
Of Mr.. Howard's house, with the scent
| ed breath of acacia 5and roses coming
| up from the garden, and Kate, looking
very beautiful in Ter cool white muslin,
| by his side. And his thoughts would
| wander to q lit lie figure in simple ging-
ham dress, and q delicate pale face set
ina 2rame Of soft brown hair. ~
! kate, "She said at length, shave you
ever noticed the little girl in the te1e-
graph office down at the station2''
| .'What atquestion!' said Miss How
ard, arching her brows In some sur
prise. GOT course I know there is q,
| young person employed there in that
capacity; equally, Of course, that is al
| / know about her. :. 6 s@*=s
| But DR.. Varney, honest fellow, never
knew when he was snubbed, and blum
dered on; Il 8 FL.
| II discovered in her: yesterday the
Oldest friend ! have. They lived close
| to us until q few years ago, and Laura
| and were almost brother and sister.
I had quite lost ght Of her until I met
| her yesterday = IS zs@5 @< ..a5. 4
THAT is very nice, but / don t see how
it concerns me- said Miss Howard
coidly. 3 ~. = W s TX j. T. s.,s>.
.:Sho is quite alone in the world,
Kate, and i Thought if you would call;
| upon her and be friendly with her it
would make herlife here so much more
| pleasant 5= -, F.. :
! Il call upon. that girl? You must be
dreaming, doctor!' @-:..
why not? :: She is true lady, and
| it would be an iact$of charity, Kate q
! ..Perhaps your standard of what con-
| stitutes' It lady and mine differ was
the naughty response. 'sAt all events
| / have no desire to add to the list of
my acquaintance at present, and SO
must decline the honor you propose to
do me- ;ss ~ =. i 51 i ~ s.t =
After a cold goodnight DR.. Varney
>took his leave, feeling hart and angry,
and resolved that he would take more
time to consider it before he spoke the
wdrdsi,e had come to Kingston express
I y to speak. 1885,. '-, :: Z T.
Nor did the note he received from
Miss Howard the following morning
half playful, half apologetic-alter his
decision He would go home and
think it out. among his patients. 1t
was not q question to be decided lightly.
ton, and over to Laura little den.
She was busy, and did not look up
for y moment, and he had time. to note
how white she was, and there We're
dark circles under the pretty blue eyes,
/ that told Of q sleepless night %s.- ~: i,
| She looked mp with q little smile of
I welcome, but did not invite him in
/. He waited for no Invitation, how
+ ever, but went inside the railing, and
with the light of a new resolution on
his face, bent over her, so, q sEss.ssss,3
'''What have you been doingsto your
self, little girlP''she said very tenderly.
II am afraid my prescription was not q
! good one. Shall give you new one?
i orshave you LOST faith in my ,treatmentPp
gu had better get Miss Towards
! consent to your plan of treatment. It
I is just possible she might object to it,
replied Laura with ,tereed laugh. #rs
6 !, Miss Howard has nothing TO 90
Iwith it, Laura. Shall / toll you what
1.-THE new prescription ISL 1T u.s. to 60.
/ back 10 the home with Ine---to the.
dear old mother who alWays loved you,
lal will Ssire ron d Il adj der Welcome
IEthyn She could rive any one else TO 60
as n, wife III, you come, dear'fp's
t. She looked ii With q startled express
sion. which changed 50 e one lt as naughty
AS Miss Howard own
IIss.s Kate Toward has rejected rou, AND
lyon come me in s1pialle 81 she said
Is eho ks ID s 8 .A
81. aura, have Il given you cause
Ito think 50 badly OF mn? Miss Howard
K did not reject me, FOR She has not had.
| tile olporturity. Isncyer real 81 cared
/ for anyone but yotl, though you may
lind it hard to- believe it afterm folly
yesterday. I was attracted by Kate
tsHowari's bealltty, but I never loved
her; and finding you here, bus saved I, Z q
me from d great mistake. = @.5s y. q r.
/ He would have said more, but her
.scall'' was sounding on the instrument.
and 4 customer was pounding on the.
! railing in a frantic endeavor to attract
her attention. III & ct. It'll Il sss. III
You shall take the day 10 think
about il, and i viii be waiting for my
answer when you close The Office this
evening he said at parting I.
t But the glanee from her long lashe,'
eyes, as she baeie him go, was AL the
| answer he need ed. zz 55 gsl
/ And now they are married, and hap
i py,' with .ellil dren rornd them. lAnsett