St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-09-19


u Fannie
~ W0 Fan-I'm sorry. too,
i but I've been with you
q longer than [ promised
myself when my visit was planned. Such
a nice visit as 1t has been.
Reba-It has been pleasant, and, Fan,
dear I'll never be your friend again if you
don't premise to come back just as soon as
ever Won can-that is, if you want to.
Fan-If l want to? Why. Reba. do you
know | am actually ashamed of myself for
my reluctance to leave you and my wish to
come back. Eve been a whole fortnight
from home, and, except the first day, when
| was homesck, | have hardly thought of
the dear ones there.
Reba-That's not Your fault. dear. but to
our credit. With everybody loving you as
we all have
Fan-Everybody, Reba?
Reba--Certainly. everybody, and as say,
with SO much love it has kept you busy. of
course, to receive it.
Fan-And return it, Reba.
Reba (teasinglyl-Well-
Fan-Oh. Reba (poutingly).
Reba latter moments look of affec-
tiOnate amusement, followed by an impul-
sive kiSs)-Of course, dear.
Fan-And | do feel so sorry about going.
Her eyes began to swim with tears, and
she presses her handkerchief to her lips)
Reba with soothing cheeriness)-Now,
don't do that; you're coming back, you
know, and the few months will slip away
quickly.
Fan-And the holidays will come, sup
pose?
Reba-To be sure. And Dick takes us
i'll the sleigh to such pretty places, and we
will go skating with him.
Fan-Does he?
Reba-Why, always. He never goes out
without Lyle or me.
Fan enthusiastically he NIGEL
Reba-The dearest fellow in the world.
Fannie nestles close to her friend at this
praise of Dick. The traces of tears are
there, but only like April rain drops on the
smile that wreathes her face.)
Fan-DO You know. Reba, that l think
he's the incest brother | ever saw any girl
have?
Reba-And so we think.
Fan-Isn't 1t funny. Reba, that I called
him Dick instead of Mr.. Coleman, and only
knowing him two weeks?
Reba-NOt at all curious, my dear Dick
is Just one Of us girlS-as it were You
couldn't help calling him Dick. I'm sure
he thinks nothing of it.
Fan (faint-heartedly)-D he?
had hoped that he-he-
Rtba-He what-dear?
Fan-Oh, that he--didn't think it strange.
you know.
Reba-I'm sure he didn't. All our girl
friends call him Dick and why-why, Fan,
L believe you're crying again.
(She buries her face ia Reba's lap)
Reba-Why, dear, what is it?
Fan-Nothng; nothing.
Reba (raising her friends head)-Of
course it's something, ami you must tell me
what
FAM don't know, dear. l can't quite
tell myself. but l guess its just a
Reba-Well, I'm waiting, dear
Fan-Just little touch of homesick-
maybe.
Reba-Being disloyal to us just when we
were boasting of your fidelity Well (play-
fully kissing herr must forgive you, l
suppose, but don't do it again. There
listen
Fan-Its his-Dick's voice.
Reba-Yes; I'll call him to cheer us ND
bit and
Fan (quickly)-No, don't please. lie
mustn't see my red eyes
Reba-Why he saw you crying when you
were hers the first day, and you remember
how he made you laugh.
Fan-YeS, but that was-was the first
day. He mustn't see me now (She goes
out of the door to the right Just as Dick
and Lyle enter by the one left.
Lyle-Where are you going. Fan?
Reba-,IuSt in my room moment with
some needle-work. (She follows Fan out.
Lyle crosses to the easy chair. Dick stands
by the center-table).
Dick-LyIe?
Lyle-Dicill
Dick-Rhat made Reba wink at you
when she went out?
Lyle-Did she"
Diek-You know she did.
Lyle-Did you see her?
Dick-I did, most assuredly.
Lyle-Then you know all that I do about
it. Put your own constr uction on it.
Dick--I have.
Lyle-Yes. What is it?
Dick-Well, the wink said as plainly as
the nose on her face that they wern't going
out with needlework.
Lyle-Why, Dick, you're awfully b right.
Do You know that was the same solu ton I
had for it.
Dick-Well, what were they going for,
then?
Lyle-Well, Dick dear. don't you think
you're pressing your inquiry too closely?
Dick-Not bit of it. What are those
two girls up to? What did they go out for
that they couldn't tell me and wink ed at
you about?
Lyle-Why, my amiable brother I can
think of several missions that would not be
necessarily mentioned to you.
Dick-0h. come now, don't be funny.
There's something up that they don't want
me to get onto, and if that's the case
why
Lyle-Well, let's have the penalty.
Dick--There isn't any penalty. only I'm
willing to clear out whenever I'm not
wanted and they don't have to run away
from me,
Lyle-Don't be a goose. Dick. You
don't know that they ran away from you
and | don't think they did. l understood
from Rebas grimace that she didn't want
to be followed. Her reason for being
alone with Fan may be most anything.
You know she is going home tomorrow.
Dick with blank expression of counte-
nance and certain goneness of voice.
Going home?
Lyle-Yes, tomorrow.
Dick-1sn't it rather sudden?
Lyle-Well. really, Dick, dear, it hadn't
seemed very abrupt to me. She only came