Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1886-10-07
for your crossuess. Telephone back
my pardon, DEAR

and said, in u jubilant tone: Il for
give you, ten thousand times, you
blessed old sweet ! And won't you
forgive me once, you precious b? I've
been crying ever since you went away
mad at me-
Poor dear = was the reply. Il wasn't
mad at you at ALL
And IT, Uelly replied, Il was par
ticle mad at you, I've got all over it,
and was so sorry for my unkind words
that could have cried my eyes out,
and did, almost
WELL said the telephone, 'bathe
your eyes and come down to the hall,
and III 90 home with you.
And stay to dinner amended
IIelly, all in twitter that she was to
have Betty again in the house, and that
without first giving the invitation.
OF course I'll stay to dinner, replied
the tele phone.
You're the sweetest thing in the
world p said Helly, quiverlng with de.
light.
You're another y was the reply.
Come along to the hall y
In fifteen minutes Helly was down
town. AS she entered the hall, Glenn
came down to the aisle to meet her.
You look happy as queen,' he said,
recalling the mood in which he had left
her.
Il feel as happy as a queen,' she re-
piled. huoyantly Betty and l haye
made up.'
Il am glad to hear that said Glenn,
for Betty was very much hurt this
morning. She said, most decidedly,
that she never would make up with
you, unless you made the first advan-
ces.'
| And yet she made the first advan-
ces.' Helly said, with triumph. 1t
was splendid in her, and just as Lice as
could be-
At this point, lady called Glenn to
assist in putting up a Gloss of flowers.
Helly hastened oyer to Betty who at
that moment happened to be sitting a
little apart, weaving wreath. She
! did not lift her head. even when Helly
stood close alongside.
Dear Betty y said her cousin, slip
ping into a seat beside the wreath, 1T
was just the sweetest thing that eyer
was for you TO make up, and to offer to
go home with me without waiting for
me to invite you. / think it was grand
in you-so much nicer than to stitch to
silly promise made in anger.
'Why y Betty began.
Helly went on, eagerly, without no.
ticing the interruption. But invite
you now, with all my heart, not only
to stay to dinner, but to spend the af-
teruoon, and stay all night and all next
week and all next year and forever and
foreyer !,
But, Sold Betsy, Il don't know
You showed what lots of sense you
have by not laying up my foolish
Words Helly went on but honor
bright Betty would you have given
up if you couldn't have done it by tel,-
phone p
BY telephone = said Betty, her face
full of question. what are you talk.
ing about 7 l can't understand you,
What do you mean p
'Why, I mean this wasn't it easier
to make your confession by telephone,
and ask my forgiveness by telephone,
than it would have been standing face
to face with me ? Wouldn't you say
that it would Re easier, Glenn p She
continued, as he came up.
Il haven't made any confession, OF
asked your forgiveness by..telephone, oil
iD any other way Betty declared.
What = cried Helly, you hayen'
confessed by telephone ! Who did,
then /? Somebody did y
Glenn was smiling with a compre.
hension of the situation. Il was the
penltent,' he explained.
WAS that you, Glenn p Helly said
her face sobering at the revelation
The voice didn't sound at all like
yours
well. as to that, suppose person
uses higher pitch OF voice than nat
tural in speaking by telephone. Be
side, you haven't heard my telephone
tones enough to be familiar with them.
so you hadn't made any advances :?
Helly said to Betty.
Not an advance Betty laughed.
And I'ye gone and invited you t
my house to stay forever y Helly said
I'm so glad don't know what tt
do, for 1 was wishing to make up
And though 1 didn't ask your forgive
ness by telephone. have asked it by
this note, which 1 meant to send to you
by Glenn Betty drew scrap OF pa
per from her pocket, and handed it tt
Helly, saying MY bond to keep the
peace with you.'- Youths Companion
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