The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1885-04-17

miAg over With inpostadSs. I slkl az,
patched Tom TO aux auntie II rs micEt
have hot biscuits for TED, ;.and Tommy.
dear. added our heroine insihnstin9.
~, you II run overto Willow NNm.
won't yon, with b note, and IN finish
Your reihs before you get backP''
"A!l right; see that you do" was
the patronizing response, Is he rush.
ed OF to execute his mission. AZ soon
as he was we'll out Of sight and sound.
Nell exclaimed. s'Why, Alice. don't
you seq Why, It's as clear as day.
f09f Harryp how clever of him. !"
Perceiving that I did not compre.
mend. she continued "Dos't YOU re-
member how provoked / was because
Harry declared alphabetically that Of
course he would make me an apology
"a sweet apology'-and-here it is''
holding 1t up against the sunlight,
triumphantly. shall send him q
dear little note. say the apology is
accepted. and ask him 10 tea, and,
ctasping the sweet treasure in both
small hands, she fastened to the
house. and lost no time in penning a
few words which would pardon and
rccall the crring one, Aunt Mary
gave US carte blanche, and tnuuh d..
ilght VS. expressed At tho prospect Of
..xnt biscuits, fresh butter and golden
honey.
Prompt to The moment came the
repehtaht Swain. Greeted with
smiles was he by lovely little maid.
en-. dressed in an exquisitely lifting
pale blue cashmere sobc, particularly
becoming 10 my fair cousin.
Not word was said in reference to
the past.
AS for Harry, he looked picture
of puzzled delight at his loves mag
nanim,ty. We seated ourselves about
Aunt Marys bountiful board, and
aftet eaSh had been served with cold
chicken. jelly and light snowy biscuits,
almost too hot IL touch, conversation
be ggYs,;o ,..,... :. 4, i.
got that thing there for P" inquired
MIR. Blessing, indicating tile lar.
':Just waitand you will see, Z" nodded
our pretty hostess, as with tlexterous
fingers she quickly looscned tho TOP.
AT this moment l noticed a peculiar
smile pass over Mr.. Blessings ecun-
tennnce.
Expectant Tommy, who could no
longer restrain his feelings, demanded
liberal and immediate distributiot.
Ton, keep quiet!" -l.cd Nell. "It's
my turn first"
"of course, that's only fair" echoed
the chorus at the table.
"But hadn't you better wait tilt"
81 don't see the reason why" stam-
mercd the bewiidercd Harry.
The chorus united in u full cry of
"oh, hush!" "That'll do!'' "Give us
some" ETC., etc., until our friend Har.
~ was rendered quite audible.
Nell poured q generous quantity OF
honey over her deliciously buttered
biscuit,
"Ahf" murmured she, raising it tc
"Ah" echoed the sympathetic
cbcras. The lovely mouth closed
quickly over q goodly bite.
"Nell!" shrieked Harry, "what are
you doing!' and grasplng her arm he
sprang from his chair, overturnine the
jar and running the blue cashmere for.
ever.
My cousin covered her face with 4
napkin and fled from the room. I fol.
lowed her. MIR. Blessing did not wait
further Developments. Tom rolled
on the floor in IN ecstasy of merri.
nlent, while poor Aunt Mary and I'm.
Gle James were left solitary and sur.
prised at the tea table
1t is necessary to tell our readers
how Sainly poor Harry tried to ex-
plain that in the humility of his spirit
he had purchased a large lar of the
very finest liquid glue at Killers gro
Gerry, and how he contemplated help.
ing with heart and hand to complete
tho album which had occasioned SO
much disturbance. He had brought a
charming collection of peace offerings,
and was naturally confused to find his
mueillage placed upon the supper ia
blep
I am sire you will readily see that
nothing short of unceasing devotion
to fancy picture albums, albums large
and small, of all sorts and shapes and
sizes, together with a collection of
character cards from all corners of
the civilized world, and. in addition,
an humble submission to the newt
able in the form of crcam-chocolate
bon-bons-then. and not till then, did
our fair Nell accept 'a sweet apol-
ogy. "-Suuday Mercury.