Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Anacortes, Wash. Ter.) 1882-1887, 1884-01-26

after hers-this Edith to whom you
are Dick, darling!"
Dolly"
"Can you find no other word with
which to defend or vindicate yourself
except the repetition Of my nameS' this
last with unnatural calmness.
The temperature had waited round
from the torrid to the frigid zone.
"Have you gone-mad? slowly.
eff have, find the caNse-there.S
Scornfully she flung him the crum-
pied note.
He snatched it eagerly and read
every word.
Then he lifted up face of, if posi-
BILE, more intense, utter bewilderment
than before.
"Where did you get this, Dolly?
There"
She pointed dramatically to the tum-
bled overcoat.
"There?" in blankest establishment.
"Therew
He glanced from the note to the coat,
from the coat to the note, then back
again to Dolly.
She was longing desperately to
steady her voice and still her heart suf'
fciently to ask him how he liked Ger
ster, lust to exhibit piece of singing
sarcasm; but she could not to save her
life
There was blank silence moment,
then Dick walked over and picked up
the overcoat.
Hank! What was that?
Not laugh, surely.
Yes, a laugh.
The maddest, merriest, widest peal
that ever rang from human lips.
There on the hearthrug stood Dick,
the coat fallen loosely on the floor, his
hands on both hips, and laughing
well, he was.
"Dick - in faltering amazement.
EYES," howled Dick.
ooh, Dolly, it's the best joke of the
season."
"Oh-h-"
And then he was roaring like circus
mad schoolboy again.
"Dick- mel"
Then, seeing her white, anxious face,
he grew suddenly grave.
dolly, did you look at the envel-
ope?"
Il saw none"
He showed her the envelope that had
futtered unnoticed under the table.
She read the address:
RICHARD HARVEY, ESQ,
1872 Blank street
"Dolly, did you particularly notice
the overcoat?"
A fra,,,,,Io,,o sgNnw
"Look See that velvet collar-those
buttons, this pocket-book Is this my
overcoat?"
"Oh, Dick, my dearest, forgive me?
No, no, nor
She was sobbing in his arms now.
"My darling!'
'But," bubbling again into boyish
laughter, what good joke! To think
that should walk home in, and that
you should mend, Dick Harvey's over
coat Wonder if his folks are going
through my pockets now?"
"Who's Edith?"
ellis sweetheart, whom he has to
sneak off to see, because of formidable
heiresse staying at his house at present,
to whom his folks are trying to marry
niul. ne tolu NE III aDout IL.
Dick" shy arms went creeping
round his neck, and blue eyes grew
luminous through their tears, "Tm
never even going to be jealous again.
I'm not going to ask you where you
were tonight" with triumphant hero
ism, underlaid by stratum of madden
ing curiosity.
''My pet, was just going to tell
you, but these will speak better than l
can. You see had not quite forgot
ten what tomorrow was"
He had drawn leathern case from
his pocket, and touching spring dis
closed set and necklet of milk-white
pearls on turquoise-velvet bed.
"Oh-h, Dick!"
A long-drawn breath, rapturous
lighting of blue eyes, lifting of rosy
lips, and then-well, when she got
through Dick thought himself repaid.
wont there be fun at the Office to-
morrow. Jealous of Dick Harvey! But,
by Jupiter, what reception Igot Oh,
Oh! Dolly, Dolly, it's the best joke
on record"
And Dolly joined him merrily; for,
after ALL is not the sweetest laughter
that which springs from tears?