Daily Republican., 1888-04-25
nay M aArUH-MAKING.

l had always taken pride In being
a match maker, and as | thought my
brother-in-law, Dwight Morley, and
Nellie Bloom, my dearest friend, wonld
make very suitable couple, | wrote
and asked them to visit me,
KNEW they had met two years be.
fore at Happy Hill and were rather
attracted to each other, though that
may have been only my imagination.
l told Nellie when l drove her home
from the depot that 1 had made some
plans for her future happiness, that l
had sent for some one TO meet her.
IL ought to have told you that
was-was already engaged, !" she stam-
mered, bursting into tears.
II am vexed," / said, "for l had
picked out the incest person In the
world for you, and now you have
ruined all my plans. Bat tell me who
the fortunate man is who has wrestcd
you from my clutches"
"I'll tell you alter q WHILE" said
Nellie, ''and then you can send me
home again."
Tho train brought my brother in
law, and / went to the station alone to
meet him and my husband.
Arthur was always in my conf
dence, and / talked as chose.
"Oh, Dwight" said, "you see o
thwarted schemer before you, / had
asked young lady to meet you; pur-
posely to make up match between
you, and her affections seem 10 be en-.
tangled. Very unworthily, / should
Judge, from the fact that she Is dread
fully ashamed of 1t. But you are
really very, in fact, very like your
brother, who is In my eyes the most
perfect Of men, and think If you
exert all your powers OF fascination,
you may cut out this unworthy person.
The girl is worth trying for-pretty,
sweet, bright"
Halt there, my dear slster!' cried
Dwight, holding up his hand. awe
all know your grand hobby, but 1t Ii
no use planning In this case. l oughi
to have told you before, but I've beer
engaged twelvemonth or more to the
sweetest, best, dearest girl in the
world. l know you'll like her, bu
she insisted upon my silence, and
"Oh pshawp' cried. totally out o.
temper. 'Don't tell me anything,
beg. OF course, you've made goost
of yourself. or you'd not have kept tht
fact quiet so long. don't care, I'm
sure. You're quite your own master
Oh, you needn't laugh, Arthur. II
had plans for Dwight's good, and
thought them frustrated, surely may
feel justly provoked. It's for thei
sake; not NINE"
drove home in silence, left then
ct the gate. and sulked in my owl
room until the tea bell rang. Thel
my duty as hostess compelled me b
| go down stairs. l glanced at the glass
saw that everything was neat abou
my dress and sauntered down yer,
Slowly.
| Arthur was waiting In the dining
room, but neither Dwight nor Nelli
was TO be seen. --.-.-.
"See here, Rosa," said Arthur
"Don't show your temper. Dwigh
is thirty and Nellie twenty five, TT,
some younger couple. Don't min
Them" ....
'But who is sheP''
Dwight has not told me yet" h
said.
l caught up my parasol.
at is somebody perfectly dreadful
l know" said, and went away I
, look for Nellie.
, She was not on the balcony, nor tn
! veranda, nor in the arbor, and | war
dered away along the path beside th
river until l came to the little beai
house. We had the prettiest arbo
there, all shaded with clematis, an
from it heard the murmur OF voice
cooing in the sweetest tones.
"Such delightful surprise"
"0h, how glad l ami"
~ never dreamed of iti' etc.
And mingled with these words -ol
could it be so?-yes, sctually-lhei
is nothing else like the sound-kissin
I-sott. rapid, passionate kissingl
The next instant the shadow of m
blue parasol fell upon the doorwa,
and saw Dwight and Nellie sittiE
! beside each other, with his arm abo
her waist.
) "Welll For engaged people,"
Slieu, tnluk you arc very iTlenoly
And my wrathful eye smote them
with lightning, and they, the harden,
e wretches, only laughed. "And not
l bit ashamed of YOURSELF" l aske
Il "Not Bit taken aback7"
I'll But Nellie was In my arms no1
= crying out:
y "uh, don't you understand Dwig
II is the person I'm engaged top
a And Dwight cried, In the same m
ment:
/. at was Nellie meanti You ina
II the match two years ago, witho
y knowing iti'
vi 1t took me five minutes to undo
i stand, but then l laughed with the
= and as heartily. and we were as hap
d La party around our little tea table IL
:, night as Dwight and Nellie are o-dI
- happy couple, and l could not s.
I. more if tried.