The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1886-11-30

"oh, no It isn't that. l expect to 60,
fast enough, But she's 60 punGtual about
writing. / didn't know bat che might
blind headache - said Lotto, inteITupdnR
he1eli. "That mus. be Il. Never
thought OF It till this minute. She's got
blind headache, and Is done up in cam.
phor like o mummy this minute, that's
what she isI She counts on me 10 choke
oil SLAM, and to read to father. Really, at
times, Pm quite useful member Of so.
ciety, at home, thought you'd never sus'
pect 1t, Fern"
"Is Slam SO very nolsy2" asked Fern
sympsthetically,
"a Oorliss engine" succ!uctly observed
Slams sister,
"There may be hopsa Of Slam by the
time he's twenty-five" suggeHted Lotto
ChesEfully, "Riter he's worn us all into
chronic nervous prostrRtion."
ITO be sure, ESbert 10 oldsrn Rssepted
Fern vaguely, "sud go handsome, Lotol
The girls know in Boston think he's the
handsomest boy In Harvard"
"Do they tell him soP
"Oh, no; they don't tell him so"
"But they tell you, and you tell him ,
U.m.m! Fern, | warn you beforehand, |
shall not consider your brother hand.
some man. expect TO 6nd him painfully
ugly, Don't AJAX mo, for ! shouldn't like
to hurt your feelings, hate handsome
men"
"You may hate Egbsrt, II you can"
slyly from Fern,
"Golngso soon, LotoT
"Golng SO late, Fern
"Good.night, my darling
Goodnight, my dear"
"6ood.nightW
'0h goodnight"
"Good nightw
It was late that evening, in fact, it was
too late that evening, when there came q
cautious tap upon FERNS locked door, II
was after the lights were out, and the laws
we're down, and whose dared them did so
sklllfully, Fern was light sleeper, and
shs woke readily, aud flashed to the door
like a little white dove,
"You, LotoW in whisper,
"Yes, Let me in minute, Fern,
softly through the keyhole.
The key sltd, and the door stirred, and
closed Ggalr, with the mutaneRs OF ex'
perienCed burglary. Tue two girls, like
couspirators. stood shivering in their
pretty ruiII I'd nightdretses, within the long,
broad ray OF moonlight that crossed the
silent room. FERNS roon.mate slept on
D ,acelully. Hone could make such re-.
mark Of a yonng lady, No might say that
sho snorod peacefully. She was q fat girl,
poor thing! Her name was Daisy Dudds,
"I'ye got my letter." whispered Lotto.
~ thought you'd DO happier to know"
"Oh, you deRrl am happier" sleeplly
said Fern, who was perfectly happy be-
lore, dreaming that she WAS the vAledtc'
toTiRn oil her claas, and graduated in a
ses.rrsen elk and broad vRlenCiennes.
"That green.and.pink sophomoTe-that
Dodge pirl-had 1t all the while. Got to
her room by mistake with her own letters,
She lust sent 1t around by Nelly Hope,
with her compliments. Nell has the
most urbsCOming niGhtgoWn in the COL
lege,n ,..
"Was It goTed2"
II believe 90. III strike match and
chow you mothers letter. Here, put
something on, Fern You'll get cold"
BY the pulling lAre Of several more or
less unsuccessful matches, the two girls
put their heads together over the letter
rrouChlnG aaeCtionately meanwhile under
Ferns sCarlet balmoTal sRiit, which Lotto
had pulled over Ferns shoulders, and
Fern hal pulled over Loto's, and then
both had kissed, and agreed to share 1t.
The fat Chum slept on like the just
The tired teacher opposite did not wake
The two girls vera accomplished whisper
erp, and Lotto read to Fern In q ghastly
sOltO uOce.
FRO De CONTINUED