Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1888-01-05
BEHIND THE SCENES.

graceful woman ! have ever met. In
fact. size is-well, simply perfection
And Harry Moody drew long
breath Of rapture and proceeded to
light cigar
His friend, VIII Carter, glanced up
with IN amused smile
Pretty hard hit. sect he cXclam-
ed lightly. Your Lilly is very seraph
in your sight; but really pom honor.
you KNOW wouldn't give little Miss
Annie, the Cinderella Of the family,
for dozen OF your tall white lilies.
Harry, old boy If it's a fair question,
did you ever see your divinity except
in the most favorable light, under the
fairest auspices? You are wont TO
meet in gay society. She is becoming
" and oXpcusiyely attirod; got up ex-
Sessly to dazzle, and-dOn't look at
me with such savage glare, my friend,
but listen. My sister Nell is very in
innate with your sweet Miss Lilly Som
ers. She has dropped a stray hint
occasionally, which have not forgot
ten. And, in short-though | expect
you will annihilatc me for the hcresy
i'm my humble opinion. Miss Som
tell the plain truth, a fraud. She is
lovely in society; but. my friend, glance
behind the scenes, and IT'S my opinion
that you would be astouished."
Harry Moody was very angry, but
he lad sense enough 20 realize that his
friend meant well, and as Harry was
not yet engaged TO Miss Somcrs, he
had no right 10 resent the words which
(ah, there was the stiugD might, after
all, have some truth i'm them; for he
we'll knew that VIII Carter was not
man to speak the truth lightly. The
more that he considered the words to
which Inc had just listened, the more
Importance did they assume in his
eyes. AZ last, thinking SO much about
the matter impressed him with tho de-
sire to see for himself, and prove the
meaning of his friends mysterious
warnings.
And ut last, sometimes "a very
valuable and unexpected assistant
threw chance in his way that might
never occur again in a lifetime.
Stroling one lovely summer morning
in the vicinity of the home of his be
loved, Harry Moody caught glimpse
of "a small. sjdc-gate standing wide OPP
en-. To do him Justice, at the moment
The thoughts winch had proved upon
a,s mind Tor days had slippod from his
memory and ha iuyoluumriiy passed
through the gate.
"l rll go into the garlen,' he
Thought with "a smile. Lilly De- often
there lu the mornings. she says, and
as She does not expect me until to-
night, ! will surprise her, and she win
he glad TO see me
Alasl the real surprise was destined
for himself. He was lounging around
as these thoughts slipped through his
brain. Even rs they lifted away, he
came to a sudden halt, for the sound
of voices fell upon his car. Ho was
standing behind a tall hedge of arbor
Vitm, and was consequently screened
from observation, yet he could he1t
distinctly. Do not despjso him rs an
eavesdropper. doubt if there ia
man in tho world who would have act
ed otherwise.
"How dare YOU say such n thing.
Annie SomerS?' screamed a shrill high
pitched voice, which made the msus-
pected listener start as though he had
been Shot, chow dare you say it2
Apologize this instant, or | will make
you You wretched little nobody, in
tcrfering in my affairs"
But, sister Lilly, returned soft
sweet voice in a tone of depreciation,
''you know that am right, and that
il is not honorable for YOU to do sesuch
things. You did say that you would
marry the wcalthiCSu one of your suit
ors, no matter which one. l heard
you. AudYou said also that you would
accept Mr.. Moody it he asked you,
simply because he has plenty OF money,
You said, too that YOU hate him-pos-
itiyoly hate him Oh, Lilly, how could
you?'
How could She say thewords, or how
could She hato him which was it2
UWr, fr,t his heart thrill q little. 1t
Is So nice to hayea champion--to know
that one person in the world is ever
ready TO defend and approve you, in
your absence MS well as in your pres
cuvc,
Aud shy little Annie would have al
most died of shame had she dreamed
that the man whose cause She was
pleading was even then within hearing
of her words
But Lilly spoke, and Harry listened
eagerly.
"Yy,, said it, returredLHly som
crS in a lower key, but her voice was
sulleu and dcHaut u said il, / admit.
and / repeat it. hate HIM, and that's
more than sou do. and You know il.