River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1890-03-27

/ her hat on, and I only knew her voice
was the sweetest had ever heard. AS
/ she held on to my hand and drew me
I toward the window, she was saying:
! You tease-of course you could not fool
me, even IL it is the First of April ! am
so glad to see you. and only wish
Leila was herer Leila was Lewis
sister.
II was not half as much surprised at
my greeting as the girl herself was
when She saw that she had hold OF the
wrong mans hand. Lewis was tre-
mendous tease, il seems, and they had
been expecting him East for some time,
and thought he had at last arrived, and
this was his joke in honor of the day.
I'VE had quite a laugh over the meet
ing and a pleasant but short call to-
gether. for Miss Mary, Lewis cousin
who, by the way, proved to be very
pretty and attractive-was Just about
starting for Lake Forest to visit some
friends. / met her mother and sister,
told them all / knew of Lewis, and
after helping Miss Mary into the car
riage and promising 70 call upon my
next visit TO Chicago-which inwardly
vowed would be soon-I babe them all
goodbye.
within four months had business
in St Louis. and a stop in Chicago was
made TO call at Mrs. Gordon's. You can
imagine my surprise and annoyance
when found their house was closed.
and no one of the three or four persons
whom / interviewed could give me any
/ information as 20 their whereabouts.
Some one suggested they had gone to
Europe; and as my acquaintance did
not warrant my making special in
| quiries. disguised my disappointment.
and went to work to forget pretty Mary
Gordon as best could.
THE next First OF April was beast
ly, rainy day, and was glad my writ
ing kept me busy in the Office. About
noon in walked Joe Streeter. You
never saw him?' Dan shook his head.
HE was a clever English fellow" con-
tinued Philip. whom / met in Switzer-
land, and afterwards knew quite we'll
/ while he was in New York for a year
on business for the Sun Insurance Com
pany. He was growing at the weather.
having a ride into Westchester before
him that afternoon, and begged me TO
go with him l shouted at the idea,
and told him was not going out until
went homo to dinner.
''As he got up to leave he suddenly
asked: Did you see the notice of
Thomas Maxwelrs injury day or two
I ago? IL was in the Times
Il replied. emphatically: Il never
read the Times now That was one Of
our topics for quarreling, but he did not
| catch me up as usual-only said: Pretty
sad affair. Maxwell fell from the plat
/ form of street car and broke his arm.
He was taken to St Luke's.'
ITO St Luke'sr l exclaimed; where
is his family? l thought they were all
back from Europe
- 4 don't know any thing about them.
said Joe; i hardly ever see Maxwell
now. Some one told me he mentioned
/ your name and wished to see you
ITO see me? That is funny / said
| most extraordinary. You know, Street.
er, was never intimate with Maxwell,
/ although we camped out together IN the
/ Adirondacks; there was no reason why
/ he should wish for me-.
Joe shrugged his shoulders and said:
1 If you won't drive with me you had bet
/ ter go up to the hospital and see Max
/ WELL With that he went out
Il tried to go on with my writing, but
/ thought of that poor chap lying in the