The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1889-12-28
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rore me win M concealed astonrsn.
ment.
"You seem surprised"
"Yes--at-at the singular fate that
brings this meeting"
AT nothing elseT she asked, archly.
found no words to reply, so re-
mained silent
"You don't remember my singed doll,
1 supposeI"
81 have reason to especially remember
that doll. 1t makes me quite sore to
think of it,
You behaved very chivalrously. And
the book mark gave you. You have
treasured It, of courseg"
"Of course"
She looked at me searchingly. 1t was
evident that she knew was prevaricat-
ing
I'm that whole school there was but
one who was kind to me-" she said, i'm
pressively.
Perhaps some Of them would be glad
to show you some attention now."
"Only one was kind. And that one
whom do you think"
81 can't tell"
You"
''For heavens sake, Red stopped
short.
"You fought for me-.
l blushed. l had never considered
that had fought for her, but that was
obliged to fight.
81 got thrashed."
'The kindness was all the more ac-
ceptable."
II was not especially apprcciative when
you offered me your gift
You fought for me-"
There was no one near. We were
standing close together. l felt for her
hand and gave it quick pressure, then
dropped 1t. In another moment she was
whirled away in waltz by a handsome
fellow with tawny mustache and blue
eyes,
After the last dance and we were 60
ing hoGzc. saw her again in her wraps
in the hall.
May 81 TO see your" l asked.
eyes" Then, with her eyes swapping,
she added: "Come and bring the book
mark. Let me see; I'm engaged every
night for a week. Come New Years
eve."
"And not without the book mark?r
She had just time before the door
closed behind her to give me mischiev.
GUS look, and say, "No.'
Ny position was embarrassing. had
permission to call with book mark and
no book mark to call with
l had no intention whatever of fore
going my call for want of a souvenir.
Nothing would be more easy than TO
duplicate the book mark, and as to prac-
ticing the deception Of offering it as
the original, 1 had no qualms OF con-
science whatever, having perpetrated
many such sins of far greater enormity.
asked my sister to make book mark
for me, and warned her not to do the
work too carefully, initiating the stitches
Of child.
Armed with what l considered q fair
imitation, called and sent 1t in with
my card. When she entered the draw
ing room scrutinized her face to see if
there were any signs of her having dis
covered that the token was spurious.
She held my card and the book mark In
her hand, and as we seated ourselves
she tossed them ON to the table. So fal
as l could discover, she believed the
book mark to be genuine.
at is very good of you to have kept
that souvenir so long," she remarked,
fixing her beautiful eyes on mine.
Don't mention it," observed, In.
clining my head deferentially.
"How carefully you must have kept
it. It's not the least dingy."
at was very good of you to give il to
me, you know. Then, when a book.
mark is kept in book it doesn't get
dingy."
"Inever thought of that"
Dear creature. How innocent. Just
then l glanced at the book mark lying
beside my card on the table. 1t looked
as fresh as the card. A girl will swal.
low anything in shape Of compliment,
thought.
81 really think it is more perfect than
when gave it to you. The spelling is
certainly improved. II remember