Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1885-08-08

question Minnie at all about him.
or she may suspect something"
The black poaieS were at the de.
pot the next Tuesday evening, and
came home again bearing a vision
of loneliness in the person,of Minnie
Little.
She wassdelighted with the conn
I try, going into OBSTACLES overGuth-
RE Cottage.
"Ineversaw bdt one place as hand.
some as this, and thatis George May
nard's in the suburbs. You ought
to see it, Sue"
No reply from pale faced Susie,
and Minnie ratified away upon some
newly.discovered beauty among the
FLOWERS.
After a:time Minnie and Guy be.
I ganeto quarrel politely whenever
they were together. Susie looked
on in establishment, and sometimes
Eshe hid to Use her enlteavors;l TO pre-
went an open rupture. s 2
Although Minnie dotted on the
ke Ss!s:s she did not like the PEG:
y: aey we ss Ifo bItsd III tsalI, sue said
ss Y who had sffoTg otte his oMIl
Ioldena TRADES aboutst he country,
was almost'angry.
Think of a man sspeudingahis
.wholeslife behind a yoke OF oxen,"
she said.
..But I don't, drive oxen," :retor.
ted Guy, making a personal matter
oft. 81 drive the best Of thor
oughbreds."
ssrhey are uot like Mr.. Nichol-
son's,v sighed Minute.
ssMr.. Nicholson Is a simpleton,n
said Guy, soto voce.
s"Mr. Nicholson has q lovely turn
out" returned Minnie, severely
s.And, OH! he is just splendid, al
ways ready to take one where she
wishes to 60"
1But am ready to take you
wherever you wish to co." said
Guy, looking at her reproachfully.
"Oh! I suppose so, bat then.I
don't care to go anywhere" Care
lessly.
Ant then Guy would hitch up
the dcspised span aud drive off the
village and spend,the whole day:
"Sue," Minnie would say after a
time. "when do you suppose Guy
will come back!"
Pm sure do not know"
sDo yousuppose he-went off be-
cause he was yexeu at mcin
81 can't say. If you thinkSyou are
to blame for his absence, why do
you tease him soi'
Ooh! don'tknow,n Minnie would
reply, and then she would be so 81;
lent when Guydid return that he
could be angry. with her :; for that.
"You are the strangestpair," said
Susie one evening, whens she had
tried in vain for an shour@to make
them talk. 81 do belieye you are
lin love with each. other."
That must have: haStened sm:stterS;
for the liext lnornin gsatlley Hepe
both missing.
After her work was done Susie
sat down upon the piazza to await
their return.
She was engaged upon some in
tricate fancy work, and while bust.
Fly counting her pattern she heard a
step near her. She looked up to fnd
George Maynard's brown eyes fix.
ed steadily upon her.
"George!" she exclaimed.
"Susie!" he cried, aud caught her
to his heart.
For IL long, delicious moment she
remained there, and then she drew
away.
"Your wife!" she attempted to
say severely.
..Yes, if you will have me-" re-
pilCu 0COi Sc
"But-but, are you not marriedl'''
"Why, no. What made you I'm
J agine thata"
For answer Susie put D1innie's
letter, which was in her pocket, III
to his hand.
III see," he replied. "I'll ask her
what she meant by writing such
nonsense as that. But think she
meant me, for [ proposed coming
down here with her."
An hour passed By during which
George told Susie Of d piece of un.
expected good fortune which had
beiallen him. He wished to be mar.
risd immediately and take her to
! the home Minnie had spoke Of. Susie
had scarcely consented when Guy
and Minnie were seen approaching
them, the arm of the former thrown
about tue slender waist OF the lat
ter. Ali the mischief had come back
to Guys blue eyes. He took off bis
hat to the couple On the piazza, ssnu !
SAID, solemnly.
81 want but Little here below
When the laugh had subsidized
i George turned to Minnie.
.Look here, Minnie Little, what
did you mean by writing to Snsle
about Mrs. George Maynard7"
"Guy has been telling INC some.
thing about it," she replied. IL did
not know that [ had done so. Let
me see the letter.
George handed it to her. She
read it and laughed.
lit does look so, doesn't itY But
my dear friends, that is nothing
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