The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1886-06-10
written words, which she proceeded to

miss ELECTRA.-I shall pass your home
at sunrise tomorrow morning; it is your
birthday. If | see your face at the win
! dow, | shall take it as sign that you are
| willing to accept my card.
MALVERN TRAyERs."
..ob i,>deedj'' Mrs. Ignatia grew red
On IN ia as she comprehended the
IN the face a. $50 il i her he
purport of the wol - - IN ~ ~, - ne :,
been coming to see, IA. sf'ra7o,s 80
finger in that pie, Mr. Naive. " - :, : f1s. o,2
I'll take charge of this documen,
self. And it won't be Electra fac
you'll see at sunrise"
And carefully secreting the paper, she
hurried out to the warm dining-room
and the waiting breakfast.
An hour or two later. Mrs. Fever
sham, arrayed in her second-best things,
appeared in the kitchen, where Electra
was mopping the floor.
I'm going over TO see old Mrs. Dimi-
ty. | heard she was ILL., she an
nounced ..And | shan't be back to
dinner, so you needn't mind cooking
any. There's enough left over from
breakfast for you"
And Electra made no comments.
having better discretion than to ques-
ton anything her stepmOther chose to
say or do.
1t was short time after the dinner
hour when Mrs. Feversham returned.
Tine old woman's pretty i'll, an l
promised you might 90 over an stay
all night, an set up, if need be" she
informed her daughter. You can
walk easily enough, for the snow amt
very deep"
Electra had no objections to make.
and it would have made no difference
if she had as her will was seldom con-
suited.
Old Mrs. Dimity lived with her son
and little grandson in small but
coy cottage situated in the very heart
of the woodland.
She welcomed Electra cordially, but
disclaimed the need of having any one
to sit up with her
But I'm glad TO have some one to
talk to-" she added, land to look after
things a little"
Electra and Mrs. Dimity chatted for
awhile, when the Old lady fell asleep,
and after time her little boy Sammy
came back from an excursion in the
woods
Look a-here," he cried, "what l
found in n tree
And drawing crumpled paper from
his pocket, he laid it in Electras lap.
Miss Electra Feversham.'
Why, it was her own name! And
with some natural excitement she eX-
amined the contents of the envelope.
A birthday card from Malvern Ira
vers! Electra's checks burned rs she
read the written words.
But how could it have got into the
tree?'r she wondered.
Sammy could throw no light on the
subject, except that he had climbed a
tree after squirrel, and putting his
| hand into a hollow OF the trunk, he
found the paper.
':And now | shall not be at the win
dow to see him!' thought Electra, with
| a pang.
Then the thought came into her
| mind:
Gould she have been sent away on
purpose?"
And suddenly the truth flashed over
| her-her stepmother had discovered the
| card and secreted it!
Electra felt thrill of indignation at
| the thought.
''It must be so,'' she declared But
| / will let him know somehow
1t was growing late. and Electra was
| getting supper in the little kitchen,
when the other boy, Tom. came stamp
| ing the snow from his feet.
He was not alone, for Electra could
hear him talking in loud, good-humor-
| ed tones.
Presently the kitchen door was flung
wide open, and Tom was saving:
walk in, Malvern, and get good
warm fore you 60"
Then to Electra he said:
Here's some chicken-jelly an elder
mother; his sister sent 'em. I'll just
turn 'em over to you; fur I'm in a
hurry. Stay to supper, Malvern"
And away he rushed.
| Bat Malvern did not stay to supper.
He stayed long enough, however, to learn
that Electra intended to remain all
night, and that she would have to walk
home in the morning.
Let me come and take you home in
the trap" he urged
And Electra consented.
Mrs. Feversham looked vainly from
her window at sunrise the next morn
ing. No living creature appeared. But
a couple of hours later she was more
surprised than pleased to behold her
daughter and Mr.. Malvern Travers
driving leisurely up to the house.
well, | declared she began, angrily,
! when the latter had driven awaV
But Electra coolly drew out the inter
cepted card, and exhibited it to her as
tonished stepmother, who thereupon
concluded it would be wisest to hold her
| peace.
Truly, the ways of Cupid are past all
finding out and the mischievous little
god has many and diver expedients for
| assisting the course of true love to run