The state republican. (Jefferson City, Mo.) 1871-1896, 1890-01-02

run over to Mrs. Brownlcw's with o
basket OF fresh laid eggs and mothers
compliments, and found the old lady
busily mending away at a torn gray coat.
l put the basket on the table, forgot
what / came for, and remarked hat 1t
was a warm day. l had on a light shawl
and the fire cracked merrily on Mrs,
Brownlow's hearth. She looked at me
over her specks and 1 looked steadily
out of the window while l united my
bonnet strings.
30" she said, when she had looked at
me closely for half b minute, ''you have
been running, I STE by your red face, so
of course you are warm"
did not tell her that 1t had taken
three-quarters of an hour to ''run' a
quarter of a mile,
After awhile she found she needed a
button that John had told her lay III his
room on top of HI desk.
"Just III up and get it for me, there's
a dear, 1t will be right on top, for John
never forgets."
So up l went, slowly, step by step,
feeling as though I were walking on my
head. l hated to go near his room, and
yet I longed TO sec it. What If he
should come home n n mo In 1T!
The thought lent wings to my feet, and
in a moment l stood before the desk.
On its smooth, polished top lay the but
ton, and l laid my fingers on it. The
desk was open and a number of papers
and thick books lay scattered about on
1t, n as my eyes fell downward l came
as near fainting as have ever done in
my life. Percy, Percy, Percy" scrib-
bled all over a visiting card and John
entirely scratched out! 1 snatched the
button and How down stairs. did not
near a word dear old Mrs. Brownlow
SAID after That All L could think OF
was the card that lay on DR.. desk
and OF a largo sheet OF paper that lay at
home In my bureau drawer with DIR.
john brownlow'" nnd-and sometimes a
very feminine SUBSTITUTE 1or doctor
written all over 1t IN my own irregular
c~hlrosraphy. 1here seemed TO be pins
and needles IN the chair in which sat,
ana never knew now got out OF the
mousse only came TO after mad care
iully torn up ana burned, Dlt by Dit, the
paper a treasured Tor SO long.
Dr. John came over the next day, n
we went oil together Tor a walk. lie
gave me a great deal of highly instruct
I've Information about some Mowers had
pickett Gaining mem by all sorts OF IN
COMPROMISING Latin names and sald
yes ana no like an ignorant school girl,
ana was evidently expecting to n
something In the road we were coming
back' ana suddenly he stopped talking.
lhcre was dreadful pause like a min.
ny could thlnk OF ncthlng TO say, n
~ INC same moment eNactly stopped 10
inc rlght slue OF the roau nj pulled n
reed' ana he stopped to the left SIDE OF
the foau ana pulieu u reed, ana then we
ooth laughed iittle ana Olushed a great
ueal anu walked on
'fercy. Inc name ounde very
sweet ana my hcart beat maoly, after
stopping LOT 4 moment. '"hat Is inc
use Oh al thlS' lou know mother tod
me IN sent you up 1or that button yes
teroay' n you must nave seen.
Little girl you sd" the cara that lay
therc'
lie paused LOT an answer, put we Kept
on walking, 1 couio not nave stopped
ior the "orlo. les
'lcrcy' sweetheart, you were not
angry
lie TOOK my hand In a simple fashion
ana tried TO see my eyes turned my
hehd away. NO
lie put MS arm around me-hls great
strons ARMAND are" me gently TO MN,
II love you. Llttle girl, Will you tel
me that TOO!
iost my mead completely. With Q
via cry broke from MIN and rushed
down inc road never stopping until
reached the pack stoop OF our house. lie
was not lar pehlnd me II waited un'
I'll ne came up.
'Hooo-oye' lercy', lie only said thai
AFTER we haa stoou slde by SIDE Tor long
time' Ills tone was Just as always, only
there was a ring OF sadness IN 1t thai
went straight to my heart n sent the
not tears TO my eyes. knew he hac
not UNDERSTOOD me at all, and, indeed
IL would nave bee a dllhcult matter FOL
any one 10 nave done that l was no
Responsible LOT any thlng might do to
DAY. hlm' and he mad SAID -.
love you, and was ioolishly ashamed
ana g~loriously happy Just threw my
arms around his neck and looked int
his loving eyes and kissed the dear lips
and then l slammed inc door IN his fac
and new to take refuge with my ole
Dlue-satln friend.
The next evening there was a ball a
Mayor Wentworth's. Tom Woods wa