The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1890-12-19

only possible plan that 7 can think or II
this: You know my brother Bert comes
out from Cam bridge Friday morning 70
see me. Now - Mr.. Crayton xould not
be apt 70 call before the afternoon. the
best way i for me 10 Tell I;ert the whole
story-hoU xc wrote Mr.. srayton Tor !
lark r!thout She slightest idea that he
would ever come here. and also show
him Mr.. GraytoE's picture that he may
be able 70 recognize him. Thcn Bert
can 90 down 20 the station. ind Mr..
Grayton. and II he discovers him 10 be-
what his picture and letters have led
Us % believe him. . gentleman. he can
explain the whole matter 10 him and
bring him up 70 call on US a. 4 college
friend. II he finds that he Is not 4 gen
tleman. Is old. hidcous. etc. then, By the
use Of a little diplomacy he can prevent
his coming Up % the college. Now.
what do you think Of the plane'
Edith and Louise asscntcd TO the
proposition. and the i've Intervening
days az was then Tuesday, we're passed
BY the girls in restless anticipation A
note was dispatched By Christina 10 her
brother Bert bidding him 10 be sure 10
come over 10 Wellesley Friday morn
Ing. as she had something very impor-
tant 70 tell him. Edith and Louise pic
tured 70 themselves the surprise which
Mr.. Grayton would manifest when told
that IL was three girls. not one. 10
whom he had been writing. and that the
picture he had 50 r~apturously adored was
. composite photograph.
At last the ~cyentful Friday came anc
at ten o'clock Bert Lockwood appeared
After Bert had chatted for . few min
utes with all three girls. his sister took
him into the adjoining room 4 unfold
the story to him. Breathlessly did
Edith and Louise await the result
They could distinguish Christmas
voice telling the story. then came
sounds as OF hurried Explanations on
Bert's part. then . loud burst OF laugh
ter from Bert and soon Christina came
back to the room with a most crest
fallen expression on her face.
will he do il? Is It all right?"
eagerly questioned both girls in :
breath. What did he say?"
.'Oh. girls groaned Christina. shat
. Wellesley girl should live TO see this
day?-
"why, what doyou mean exclaimed
Edith.
II mean responded christisna dis
gustedly. that il j. ono OF Bert's pro
soking Jokes He and his chum OF last
year. Harry Pelton. inserted the adyer-
tisement in the n newspaper. and replies
were 10 be sem 70 Buffalo. where Mr..
Pelton now is. Mr.. Pelton took the
nom de plume OF Richard Grayton, and
when be wrote Bert that he had received
an answer from Wellesley, Bert's sus-
p~icion< were aroused. and he found OUT
By careful inquiries who the girls were
who took the mail addressed to Miss 1.
A. smith The rest Of the correspond
ence and announcement Of Mr. Gray
tons coming TO see US vas undertaken
70 csre me Of my love for =
While Mr.. GRAFTON is : rfect gentle
man. he is. Bert says one Of the home
lest men in his class
but the Photography gasped Louise.
.'Thcs1 handsome features. those
dreamy eyes which we admired So"
And that PARKWAY expression" in
terrupted Edith in which We thought
there was a tingc Of sadness Don't you
remember how we pitied him for being
compelled to worship only = composite
photograph. the shadow Of = dream?"
''Don't pity him any more" returned
Christina grimly. for that photograph
oyer which we all went into raptures.
that Apollo-like profile alas that a
Wellesley girl should be thus humil-
iatcd-Nas also a composite or Mr..
6rayton's class at Harvard.~-wal:er
{. Nichols. in Detroit Free Press