The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1889-07-12

back her tears.
She reflected. with bitter shame.
| that probably he had not thought
seriously OF tia mere squeezing Of
her hand and whispered word or
two hut she had thought-she had
thought
| She shivered In her blank misery.
A tragically nippant little skit came
into her head;
"oh. would were dead now,
or up in my bad now. l
To cover my head now.
Ana have good cry
.sMss Burton said Mr.. Ryer. In
loud whisper.
And looking up Hetty perceived that
he must have been saying II Tor some
time.
liz looked stern. and the occupants
Of the stage were waiting stock-still
for Margery-
Hetty went on.
She did not know how she got
through her part-how she busted
, the mantcl and answered Mrs. Jefier-
sons inquiries and hirted with tho
man-scrvant in the background. and
/ even spoke to Dorothy; but somehow
she did.
.You must try to come on at the
proper time tonight. Miss Burton,
Said Mr.. Ryer. AS she passed him in
2 the wings. Even at that wrctched
y momen, she dimly admired his meek
a patience. Mrs jefferson had ruined
!. her best speech with gigglc. and Dir
Jefferson had Knocked over two chairs.
Il .And put a little more expression into
your lines. please, Miss Burton.
"a ..Ycs. said Hetty. drearily.
=, Dorothy jefferson made her exit al
sr the same minute. and Hetty was bend
~ ing her tagging energies to the task OF
e. escaping her
Ia Miss Mack was not however. TO be
escaped. The murmur OF applause
had risen to a clapping Of hands and
re stamping Of feet
- Miss Mack's blue orbs were bright
and her red lips smiling with excusa-
er bic triumph. Evidently she wanted
to sympathy and congratulations.
III She put her round arm. in its bal.
On loony sleeve. through Hetty's. and
~ pushed her into chair in the green
~ room. and dew another close TO her.
~ Hettv sat rigidly straight, with ar
iry icy smile.
.s- She was young. this fiancec OF JohE
~ I.idaelrs. She was not more than sew
III enteen al the most. She made Hetty
lue who was twenty. feel suddenly old am
he faded. And she was the prettiest LIT
NO tie creature Imaginable, from the TOT
or her high shell comb 70 her dizzy
her heelel slippers.
she was an artless little thing with
lie nj. She seemed TO have taken fanc
~ 70 Hetty. Het,y nodded grimy- IN
/ burst into confidential prattle; Hett
i'm. had never heard anybody talk 50 fast
~ .How did do it?' said she. wit
"a pretty anxiety. II was almost sur
MI I'd break down. Why. I've only ha
The 4 few days to study it But John ju'
~. made me take 1t: he said he knew
ked could. I've practiced with John u
,o'd lie al home. OF course: but that's al
~ avery bit How did ! do?"
lor. You did very well. said Hetty,
n voice which sounded like somebod
I'M else's.
M .Oh. did ~" cried little Miss Macl
I've You are so good to say it! I'm
cot clad, wish Harry was her
nm though" she declared. impetuousl,
art looking up at Hetty with babyii
his sweetness. Don't you?"
.Harry LiddeIl?' said Hetty. vagu
ofllv. She had heard OF him.
her. ..why. Of course" said Miss Mac
IN II hlithely, as though there was no 9th
I'm Harry in the country. ''but he's ava
.he YOU know. He's in college yet. y
Ian know. At first" said Miss Mac
ten with as guilclcss candor as thoul
dar lIetty were lifelong friend. "at III
was going to wait till he had grad
80 ated and was al home TO visit his pc
lort- pie. But we re 70 % marr'eu ''n',,'
IL ately after that. you know. and
was 50 anxious to meet them now. q
;cb,- 80 was /: and 50 / came Mann
br;s- thinks were too young, and I'm ARA
Mrs Liddell does. DO you? WI
~ \ Harrv's nearly twenty-five But
.orc wont make the least bit Of differer
fr.-h il the world what anybody thinks
,ainr going" Mr.. Rycr's carcworn 4
own was visible. in anxious searchil
INA Little Miss Mack rose hurriedly.
charming intantile face ripping v
r. smiles. "we're going TO get marri
; the anyhow" she ended. as she ran aw'
Hctty put her nuttering hand O.
eves her lips The dear little thing!
i,ion. dear little thing. She looked after
with lovingly. In that first blissful ore
been she did fairly love her. Was sh
. INT lIetty-thc same girl she had bee
o,ber moment before? And this the %
place? II did not seem 80.
hand. Somebody bending over her =
behind laughed in her car
fellow ..what do you think Of my sister
|, 80 llaw?' John Liddell demanded. =
dare babes in the wood. we call them.
,o;rd never mind my sister in-law.