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

Il have my buggy mere, ana IL II
only short drive to Mr.. Graham's,
said Walter, with bow and n smile
mentally thinking how homely she
was.
81 am quite ready" said Miss Ell
roy.
"Have you trunk =
"Oh. yes. Here is the check"
"Give it to me, and / will have the
trunk sent out in the express wagon.
She handed him her check, and he
noticed that her gloved hands were
small and shapely. But her face wa:
plain and sallow.
In a few moments they were driv'
ing over the smooth road. but very
little was said. Walter did make two
or three attempts to talk about the
scenery and the weather, but Miss
Elroy only answered in monosylla-
bles, and he soon gave it up.
"Hang it," he thought, 81 can't talk
to a bluestocking. What does she
talk about, anyhow? What could
Clyde sec in this plain, silent piece
that could engage her affections? !
would as soon ride with wooden
woman"
Clyde herself, all bright and spark.
ing, met them at the gate. She in.
sisted on Walters coming in, and af
ter Miss Elroy had been shown to her
room, to rest and change her travel
ing dress, she came down to him.
"I'm so glad you were the very first
one to get acquainted with Helen.
How did you find heri" she said.
Walter burst into a laugh. "Oh,
charming, charming. Our converse
ton was most edifying. / think she
said yes twice, and mo- once" And
he laughed heartily again.
81 see you are determined not to
like her." said Clyde, with slightly
offended air.
"Oh, well, l don't care about liking
any one but YOU" said Walter, pos
sessing himself of her soft hand" un-
less you 60 on the principle of love
me, love my"
"Now, Walter you are too bad"
said Clyde, pouting.
Forgive me, then, and I'll come
back tonight and make my peace"
said Walter.
He soon took his leave. Clyde did
not urge him to stay until Miss Elroy
came down. But after he was gone
she said to herself:
"Now l am going to make Walter
like Helen. 1t won't be a bit pleas
ant for me this summer, if they don't
like each other, because l want them
to. wonder what she thought of
him"
When Helen came down to the par
Tor, she asked her how she liked Mr..
Plumer.
Really Helen had not been at all
pleasantly impressed with her friends
lover. She had read the laughing,
light in his eye, and thought
him very conceited. But she would
not say so. She was inclined to be
non -commilal, and Clyde understood
it.
We'll" she thought, II foresee a
task. But ! want them to like each
other, and have Helen come to visit
me often when l. get in my own house.
And l mean to succeed, too, so they
may as well yield"
When Walter came in that night,
Helen and Clyde were together in
the parlor, and he had chance to
them.
Miss Elroy, seen for the first time
without the Disgusting linen buster,
was, he was forced to admit, rather
more tolerable than he expected.
"She has fine figure" he thought,
"and very nice hair, but Heavens,
what a plain, sallow face. How diff
ferent from my bright, pretty Clyde.
her eyes are rather good, too.
But how Clyde could be so fascinated
by girl with such homely face, |
can't see"
"I'm afraid, Mr.. Plumer. you did
not find me very agreeable company
On our short drive this morning." was
Miss Elroy's first remark.
And it was so entirely the truth,
that for almost the first time in his
life Walter was confused, and did not
know what answer to make.
But without giving him time to
make any, Helen went on, I'm fact |
mad been up all night in the cars, and
vas so tired and sleepy l could hard
y speak. But if you will excuse me
Tor once, ] will try to make amends"
Her face lit, as she talked, the col
,r flashing into her cheeks, her eyes
'parkled and her voice had such
sweet, magnetic tone that it thrilled
Walter all through. He had found
he charm. This girl was not plain.
She was bewitching. Transfgure her
ace with the light of love, and she
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