The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1889-11-09
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ner twenty-nve years-sne Is ABOUT nv
age-but / have never dared address her
never shall"
"Couragep said Sparkle.
81 have none where Henrietta Maria
Evergreen il concerned, said Toddles.
''Do you ever see herr" asked Sparkle.
"Once year." said Toddles. ''I have
a farm down there which let. 60 to
collect the rent always call ON Miss
Evergreen. She asks me to take tea. ]
do. take her hand. We part. That is
all"
DO you never writer" asked Sparkle.
''Yes." said ToddIes, ''She il very
charitable. She holds fancy fair every
summer on her grounds for the benefit
OF an old ladies' home. send check.
BY the way, l have just addressed my
envelope containing it. It's there on the
desk. | say, 4 trust you are well,' etc.,
no more"
Say more next time, said Sparkle.
Toddles only groaned.
just then the breakfast bell rang. and
Sparkle hastened away. AS for Toddles.
he gathered up some sheets of paper
on his desk, put them into the envelope
directed to Miss Henrietta Maria Ever
green, added the usual check for the fair
for the old ladies' home, and put it In his
pocket to post on his way down town.
BE reached home again, as usual, before
dinner time, and was touching himself
up in his room when Sparkle knocked at
the door,
''Only to ask you if you saw sheet of
my manuscript ON your desk this MORN
ing. 10 ia the one read to you-the
soliloquy."
90, yes; remember. But it is not
here, said Toddles, rummaging his desk.
No, nothing here--nothing. Why, what
is this-what 10 this? What have done
great heavens-whet have donep"
WHAT roared Sparkle, catching the
eonteg gion Of horror.
Eve done what must cover me viii,
shsms 10 nay dying dayf' roared Toddles.
Here is the letter wrote 10 Miss Hen.
rietta Maria Evergreen--I have left Il
cut OF the envelope and put your manu-
script in instead. Oh, I've done Tive
done IL! And she will think have gone
mad, Why, I'd rather have died than
sent her that mass of stuff and nonsense
--theeing and thouing her. Oh, Lordr
HYoH said you admired it, Toddles,"
said the indignant author.
"From literary point Of view do
said the bachelor. "See here, you ex.
plainsd TO me that age was considered
differently from literary point of view
10 what it was in real life; so is lovemak-
ing. What is charming, I'm sure, in a
story 10 not suitable for a serious busi-
nses inan in real life. Oh, Tn disgraced
forever. She'll think l don't know
what I'll shoot myselfr'
''Toddles," said Mr.. Sparkle, gravely,
"doB't do that yet. Wait. Fate has
helped you out of your dilemma. The
fragment is somewhat disjointed, am |
aware, but il will go to that cold woman's |
heart 10 win win her, see if it don't"
''Slle win never speak to me again,
said Toddles. lyon don't know Miss |
Evergreen"
"Oh, know women in general" said !
Sparkle.
Whether he did or not. twenty four |
hours Of frightful anxiety on Mr.. Tod
dles part ended in the receipt of letter
from Miss Evergreen, in which she ex-
pressed surprise at the depth of his at
tachnlent, which she had never even sus-
pectsd, and confessed that the touching
language" inwaneh he had portrayed It
had won her heart; in fact, she accepted
him.
They are married, and Sparkle was
beet man At the wedding.--Mary KYLE
Da Has in Fireside Companion.