The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1886-11-17

some Ngricl falrs VII. 4er -He..f ftr.
aud her charming fH4uurr- ana eoI.tu
/ wonder that tlrk hal at f4.-..a at,f,. 20 r..
/ si>t tn -peil Juf fh-fi-ld MT knYs
I III ~'=cre' an wer, not all nv -tma4
the Win thu frai. ltfte crra' ~. 1T
whom Tie fir pillow "a ..-isacds U5s
could Young man b. - Gckfes Va ~
Old pr9verb. out u -ight put IF miud.
u prove trne again in HI CO.. c9ufe-.
Wa beginning - be- much disappointed
In Jack
Il il lcf you kup~ + the fir pii.pw rea.-
~ dpe- her ATTY yogd lr aid u iHe in :
light nlppant way tha' quit. yexea a.-.
a. he badt H. good-by a few day- .atar.
telegram had come Ia him from the lis
tani city, and although knew We should
all mis- the bright Young fellow. W.
heartily Glad Of anything That would tax
iiin away from beautiful Muriel Fale-.
Not that had au4ht against Ter: on tae
contrary. ! va, charmed with her nY-eIf
Tor she was no coqu tie but a sincere.
sentle. noblc-heart.d Y9uu. girl still. I
couldn't help seeing taat matter, were se-
ginning to take a serious turn with her a.
well Il with Jack. and thought i ~
l4gh time that such ~caudalnus prorceHl-
ms should come To- an end Indeed. I
had half a mind to teH Maricl myself all
abnu; that mysterious pillow only thar !
had promised Jack eternal secrecy in r.
gard 10 1t. Now, though / am an old
maid, and supposed Ia have all an old
maid : procliyities for meddiug with OH
er people concerns il j. hot often tia. |
eecpihc 20 greatly Interested in TIM ran
dom way at quiet summer resort
But Muriel and Jack and the little con.
snmptiVe maiden had somehow crept.
each one Of them, right into nv foolish
Old heart, and felt strangely RESPONSE
hlc Tor the future happiness Of them all.
Moreover, Mnricl mother al placed her
under my charge for the remainder Of the
slllnncr-we were to talk French toretl.
or preparatory - her European trip IN the
fall-and WHEN the frank Young III.
knowing my interest in Jack began Ia
show me the letters that came 10 her on
his return 10 the CITY. The burden weighed
upon me all the more heavily Each let
ter, as | could plainly see grew more and
more lover-like. TIL at last Mnricl ceased
to show them to me. but would read mo
short sentences here and there with a
charming hlu>hina hesitancv that could
not fail to interpret.
One day. however. there came to ne. -
well a. To Muricl, a letter from Jack. and
as ii viii explain to You the Whole ,itaa-
tlon. especially the romance OF the pillow
far better than my garrulous talk could
do. am going to give it 10 you in full
My DEAR Miss IlAEDAcKE,=I promised
to let You know If the fir pillow vou 50
kindly helped me make for my poor An
cora pussy really dill her any good
Mothers letter about her quite worried
me while | was with You at the noun
tain>. for She i Of a rare breed. and +, n
great pet with Us all The doctors told
IL Ter sickness was case Of confirmed
con umpton. hui since sleeping on the flr
pillow her cough ha- grown le,, frequent.
and her appetite j. decidedly better. |
think She fully appreciates. too. the deli.
cate strawberry fragrance We took that
lan9 pleasant ak around the mountain
To secure If she RECEIVERS. ~ now feel
almost Sarc She viii. hope t. have the
pleasure of presenting her la vou-thr
Kind henefaetor to Whose infinite IA
tiencc and forbcaranee She owes the pret-
~ fir pillow upon which She i SauudIy
Sleeping at the present writing.
ono word before | close. Con.ratu-
late me, dear Miss llar,acrc upon having
Won for my own the dearest. sweetest it,
tie woman in all The wide world Mnricl
will tell You all about it.
"Ec>taticaly yon'>.
JACh ftENrR.
-LpYa'N Ba-ar