Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1884-01-04
FRANK VA RNEY's t1HDI OE.

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5 Ii was hot, dusty, and inc olnfo rtable,
( and the spif,.ss Of fhe little operator
were at tie lowest ebb. She was 50
i tired of IL all, tired of the noise and
confusion, and the stirring, uInnansnerly
crowd; tired even of the ceaseless clat-
j ter of the instruments thst she had
once thought se, musical. =8s
NV here arc Your blanks? s said q
eheery, little Voice dc the little receiv-
4 Ing window. ..t)h, beg pardon, here
]. they are:r And then q moment later,
hat beastly pens you telegraph leo-
/ pie always have' Do you buy mp all
the defunet pens Of the public schools
for the use Of your patrons e. 81 s. .ss,
She raised her head impatiently, and
/ encountered pair ut n1ischievous
brown eyes that were regarding her
with rather perplexed look. !, Il ss3.ss9.
AZ he met her eyes, he Redeemed a
little, md said: * 5 =. b :x&s
Can you send this message through
for me at t,f1Hef & -. 4 n
Eyes, air. Thank youH' 4.. ..1@
"a very wnrn day. Good-after-
boonl'''' III z. sss z%
The straw hat was lifted from his
brown enrls Tor = moment; and then
after snothsr prolonged stare he was
gone. 5# sss 3, p s5Z Z
Laura Arnold looked after him, with
q tumule Of pain Ia her heart. -
And 1t waa thus they met, after five
years Of separation they who had
been saoh friends in the old days.
How silly she had been TO think.of him,
and cherish his fond, foolish, parting
words, nj these years! And now, when
at lnss they met, he had no word Of
gTeeting for her, only the careless cour-
tasy of = stranger. Il .:*... 5s. S=.
She knew he had been successful. and
was eminent in his chosen profession.
Perhaps he did not care to recognize
his old playfellow, for life had not gone
smoothly with her since they parted;
and she told herself proudly that she
was glad be had made no sign.
Il hog your pardon, 2 said q voice at
her elbow; aud she turned quickly to
see him back nsain. ''Surely | cannot
be mistaken. II is Laura Arnold"'
Eyes, it is Laura Arnold. ''Fshe said,
rs she put her hand in his. 4 am very
glad to see you, DR.. Varney.'
III was Laura and Frank, between
us two, once upon q tine,' he said,
holding the slim white hand closely in
his. Are you going to put me at
arm s-lcngth because I did not at once
recognize my little gypsy In: the very
proper, not. to say stately, Young lady
who looked ready to snub me at the
slightest provocation9 .t.< g.
Laura and Frank let it DO, then, -
she said brightly. '.But what has
brought you from home this hot wealth
.erp'' \ r. :. + ..5.
1.-THE medical convention and-other
business; but please may l>of11ne inside,
and talk to you comfortahlysppr's b.
3 eff Won will make yourself as eom-
pact as possible. This office was not
intended Tor the aecaxanlod ation Of peo-
pic who have six feet Of perpendicular.
itv to dispose of. - r. s@ ~ I,
He came In aud sat down opposite
her, watching her while she worked.
and making gay comments on the peol
pie as they passed 49,. !
What a handsome, goodiy face. II
was. and how pleasant to have hin,
there. chatting OF the old 1one and
friends, until she seemed to sn7al the
naignonette in the old garden, and heat
the babble of the little stream in the
meadow, where they two had spent sc
many happy hours. ..... = !
i. '.:Do you know" he said, as he watch.
ed her pen glide swiftly over the piper
1.-THE telegraph has always been the
mystery of mysteries to mee 4 have
not a much better idea of it now chan ]
had when we pounded the poles, on
our way home from school, to heal
what was going over the wires" y,
''It is not hard TO understand, she
said laughingly. What were YOU
doing when you should have been study.
ing your philosophy and familiar SCH
ence? You were always an idle boy :
II will be good, now have found
my little mentor again" he said. lean
ing forward. with q dangerous fascina
ton in the brown eyes. = II wonder
how + have n1anaged go rub long g. al
these years without yOIl.''s,
~ III think you have borne up wonder
Z fully. You don't seem to have peakse
and pinned - a4{Eg.s;s .sns :sSS75s1 ss
&. &. s.,Fell, no. that is noh III innSsa line,
But that is naore than i car 'ss;a Say for YOU
Laura. Suppose we. insk H 81 bsr nairi
d nj 8 will esxcha1n, geS trade secrets.
y shall e.x1plailn3 this mystery Of the TUE,
E trra,h f,f whiehsy;;p1, sa.e tltt.hiph DriiAst
.ess, ana Il viii 4,sI YOU l,e,w toaplieat bscL
some d. the ol.-fi,1i, roses go 81 In tfa,se NE L
Il cheeks IF yours. ',5f
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q ..When sfall We conn, 81 ~ ~ 10 ri
s M ira i ,,fs,.: scr;ntion !.
that yom shall o., On viii, me fpr s rive
tt,-n,orrow n1oTninp.,, IL :. ..s.S> .fSs E.
ss;,at, Hauld be,S i,t.b,,e.
i am. afraid # is net possible. .I must l,f
b ssres at aiptt O'clock. q, " F. :E=5 I 81,
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