Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1888-04-25
TOO MUCH SUCCESS.

4OO MUM ooOt6oo'
Walter Palmer was waiting in Mr.
Graham's old-faskioned but pleasant
parlor for Clyde. 1t was his regular
weekly night for calling. Though, tc
be sure, he was often there upon other
nights, as he had right to be, for he
and Glide Graham were engaged
and expected to be married during
the winter.
Clyde came in very soon, tall
bright, handsome girl, with wealth
of rich, dark brown hair, and the
clearest. true eyes that ever looked
into n lovers. A dear, good girl
Clyde was, with but one serious fail
ing-she would have her own way.
If she took notion TO do thing,
she did it. And If she took notion
to make anybody she loved do any
thing, she almost always accomplish
ed that, too, but in such sweet, win
ming way that they could not find
fault with her.
Clyde came in tonight with very
bright face, and an open letter in her
hand
81 have such good news. Walter"
she said, sitting by her lovers side, a
few moments later.
"Ah. What is itp asked Walter,
with due show of interest.
"You remember hearing me speak
of my schoolgirl friend, Helen FL
roy p
Eyes, few thousand times" said
Walter, smiling.
"Woll, she is coming to pay me a
long visit"
"And you call that good news" said
Walter, elevating his handsome eye
brows.
Eyes. Don't you ?"
mo, l don't. foresee an end to
all our pleasant rides and rambles
and coy tete-a.tetes. An abomina-
BILE third party will always be along"
"Now, Walter, for shame. Helen
is the sweetest girl you ever saw"
mo, she isn't. / haven't seen her
yet"
well, yours going to. And l
want you to like her, Walt. She is
just like my other self to me-"
81 foreseo that she won't be at all
like your other self to me, Clyde.
| am sure shall not like her"
eyes, you will. Oh, she's much
better worth liking than me, Walt.
She is so intelligent. Why, she's lit
erary She supports herself by her
pen and teaching music"
Worse, and more of it. A must
cal blue.stockiug. The most uubear-
able com"
"Walter."
"Oh, l beg pardon, Clyde but, in
deed, l do have a horror of literary
and musical young ladies, that | can
not overcome.
"Ob, you'll overcome it in this case,
Walt; I'll see to that"
"When is this prodigy of perfection
to arrivei" asked Walter.
Next Wednesday, she writes"
Nearly week. I'll make hay
while the sun shines, and, Clyde, you
mustn't scold if l come every day un-
til that date
"More than likely shall have to
scold you for coming too often after
she gets here" laughed Clyde.
mo danger" said Walter.
The conversation turned just then,
and Miss Elroy was not mentioned
again that evening
1t was not until Walter was walk
ing home that it occurred to him that
he had not asked Clyde if her friend
was pretty.
cot course she is though" he said,
carelessly. "Clydie would not have
an ugly friend she is too pretty her.
self"
He did not think of il any more.
And, in fact, he had almost forgotten
Miss Elroy's expected advent until,
on Wednesday morning he was re-
minded of it by note from Clyde.
She said her father had been unad-
visedly called from town, and would
he please be so good as to meet Miss
Elroy at the 1890 train, and bring 4
her out in his buggy.
OF course he would go-but would
much rather not have been called on.
He was dutifully walking the long
platform at the dingy station when
the 1890 train came in. A few pas
sengers dismounted.
There was only one lady, small.
homely woman. in close hat and gray
duster.
"That can't be She" thought Wal
ter. That lady is young, but heav-
ems, how ugly. Still, as there is no