River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1889-06-27

company there would be no wedding till
this afternoon, for must see GeNge
Alice. listen to reason There is no use
in going Jamison deceived you once and
who knows what he may want to do now?''
said Sharp pale and very excited
please lead the way, said Alice to Miss
Talkative, and the two entered the waiting
cab.
Number =, Washington boulevard (" said
Miss laxative to the cabman, and away
they went
George Jamison still sat in the same chair
where he had rested himself when he re-
read that cruel, cruel letter
He recalled all the happy days he had
spent in company with Alice He recalled
how, when he had asked her to be his wife
she had blushingly confessed that she loved
him. and promised that on the last Fourth
OF July She would be his bride. Then with
an involuntary moan, he thought of Sharp,
that man whom he had pronounced a wolf
in sleeps clothing And finally he remem-
bered how the morning OF July l. he had
received that little note which blighted all
his hopes and drove him from Alice's side.
just when he arrived at this point a voice
which he recognized as that of Miss TaIka-
tive was heard below
Bursting through his door he rushed
downstairs, but stopped ere he entered the
purlor. for a voice which he had good cause
to remember reached him
''Shall we go to himy Alice was saving
II thought | heard him in the hail said
Miss Talkative's voice. and the owner i'm
mediately opened the door, and Alice saw
her former lover with pale face and
naughty attitude.
"Oh, Mr. Jamisonr she cried What do
You mean by this" and she thrust before
him his note.
What do Imean?' herepeated II mean
lust what l say. is it not enough to have
ones affections tri1ed with without one
being twitted with il afterward|"
II never trified with your affections.
What is the meaning OF this?" and she
thrust before him a crumYled note
He took it and read Alice, I have de-
csived YOU long enough I am now going
TO leave. and you will probably never see
me again / am married man, and shall
return to my wife. GEORGE JAMESON"
What is this?" he asked in a bewildered
sort of way
Il received it through the mail the day
after you told me YOU We're going to St
LOUIS answered Alice, with a faint at
tempt at a smile.
20, lam commencing 20 see light at last .
said George 1.-The day l left July I, re-
ceived a note from you telling me you had
been playing with my love and that you
wer- eolug to marry Mr.. sharp
.T ne-cr wrote 10 How lucky did not
merry }. 81 exclaimed Alice. and in a mo-
meut more tho Two lovers were in each
others arms
.But about the ,ettcr." said Alice.
where did that come from2"
1T is enough for me that IL effected our
reconciliation I care not who sent e. an
swered George.
Miss Talkative had stood by, q happy
spectator. but now her practical sense
showed itself. and she said
eYou have both been deceived undoubt-
edlv. by that man Sharp Why should not
Mr.. Jamison take his place i'm the ceremony
this afternoon
This led 70 moro explanations and
George almost tainted when he raalized
that Sharp had been SO nearly success efuL
But he did take Sharps place in the cere-
mony. and that gentleman has never been
seen bv either George or Alice from that
day 70 this
Miss Talkative kept her secret Of the
ANONYMOUS letter. but never ceases to con-
graduate herself on her lucky curiosity.
And every time the Fourth Of July comes
around Mr. and Mrs Januson have a cele-
brati0n at home. E. c. GRAHAM