Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-05-23

and wa making an ofrcr Of her heart and
hand.
"Thcri you are silent again" said she
"Oh, joint / believe you have fallen IN
love with somcb1dy-tAat you arc engaged
10 somo English girl. Tell me nt once " IL
4 10. that may not build my poor little
air castles only 20 have them knocked
oytr."
II have never dccamei Of engaging my.
soilp said l. II haven't been In love. aud
don't think myself In circumstances 70
marry"
u bcgn 10 breathe again." said Miss
Smith. AS % circumstances, | can make
dollar 60 ne far NJ five. ri show you
how To live on next 10 nothing, and live
we'll kis inc again. Jack; am 10 happy
/ When shall We 40 housekeeping"
Her view u the matter evidently was
that she had proposed and been accepted
However. ! kissed her. She was 40 cyi
IDENTIFY respectable that could but believe
these proceedings customary In America
felt that my friends should have Informed
/ me how far these Yankee girls could 20
| IL must b. that no one thought IL wrong IN
TN. part Of the world; for knew thu,
| MlssSmlth was respectable, aud her father
a man Of good position. Moreover. she had
an Innocent air, with all her boldncss, and
/ could have fallen Ia love with her on the
{ spot bat for her curious conduct. This
however. ruvoltod me. She sat there. after
/ this astounding behavior, without trcmot
In her voice or blush upon her face. and
hgnin remarked
'fm 70 happy. jack"
Obi what were these American girls
made on
us.a.u..ta . ..a.,.. 81, -. A. -. q. A ......
which was not quite up 10 my idea of the
wealthy Mr.. Smiths residence. but was
very respectable. and Miss Smith ushorcd
me Into parlor which seemed to me 10 be
| full Of girlA In tho back one tea table
was spread.
"iiyc asked everybody 10 meet yon," she
said. AN the dear girls who were In the
last class Mt boarding school with me-"
Then, having caused me 10 deposit my
hat upon the rack, aud having somehow
dlsposed Of my travelling bag. she took me
by the arm and whlrlcd me about, intro.
duciug mo u Kate aud Ann, Tilly aud
Nelly, Jane and Eliza. with last nam.
which did not catch, or forgot on the In.
stAnti aud each one made some remark To
the effect that dear Tiny had spoken 30
much 81 mc-thnt she thought Of no one
elso-that they supposed she was happy
now. etc.
My bowlldcrmont grew greater. bat was
determined 10 sce the affair out. II was 10
me a curious rs any strange ceremonies
among the CannIbal ISLANDERS would have
bccn.
This was apparently bctrothnl party.
| However, they could not marry mo against
my will In any land. When IL came TO that
should assort myself
At last we wero all summoned TO tho
table.
"Your place IL ut the foot, Johnny" said
Miss Smith, and stood behind my chair.
waiting for the ladies 10 h. seated. when a
servant whispered something la Mis-.
Smiths ear, nj which she turned pale.
looked NJ me for u moment with an unut.
iernblc expression In hcreycs aud ilcd frum
the room.
The pirls looked after her; one followed
her, came back aud whispered to the others,
who. one after the other. left the room.
1t occurred To me that the clergyman had
arrived. and that the matrimonial cerc.
monies were about To h. celebrated. and
decided 70 get nearer the door. II might
H. that my only hope lay In flight A. l
entered the front parlor saw that the hall
wa. deserted. On an upper door voices
7 WV hfh'Af Rhh a'Nh' 'NN NtttAltA 10 nc III
/ Mysteries. Shortly masculine voice said
ieroelJ, "I'll settle himr and youth IN
travelling stume came rushing down
stairs three steps at time.
lie entered the room In which I stood
and advanced toward me.
what Ia the nearing Of all thlsw said
he
Exactly what l should like to know.
air." said l.
II am John Smith," said no.
80 am J." answered.
II arrived from England In tho -"
said be.
80 did l." replied.
II am Miss Smiths brother" said he
The truth began ~ dawn upon me.
u an not said l, aud then a. grayely
as possible RELATED the facts that / have
ALREADY told you, at the same time produc
Ing from my pocket letters which gave
witness 10 my yerncity
This 10 n dreadful thing for Tiny" said
the young man. I'VE have been ,eparnted
since our childhood, She IA very eScitnblc
and Is terribly mortified. She believe,
that you purposely played trick upon
her. aud really don't know what TO sayi'
Don't cay anything" replied. III
may have my hat and portnanteau III 10.
No doubt ! eau lind my friend very easily.
III get cab, have tho Address.J
1T Is awtully absurd" kaid tho other
John Smith.
"Awfully" said |.
with these words we parted, and nbou,
M hour afterwarl had shaken hand,
with another Miss Smith, Jolly, middle
aged lady. who enjoyed tho story that
told her hugely.
A. for tho other Miss Smith. had no,
known the street 20 which she took mo OF
the Number Of the house.. discovered
that thoro were several pages Of John
Smiths In the directory. md she has passed
out OF my life ~ completely as though she
were one Of those mysterious females who
aeeost the young princes Of '''rho Arabian
Nights Tales" entertain them splendidly,
IN marble halls, where fountains play aud
slaves serve curious dalnties. and who at
dawn have vanished with their servants
ana palaces as though they were but Wis.
Ions Of dream.
Had IL not been 40 fancy this story
might have had more romantic torminn.
tlon, for still remember her ~ the love.
Hest and sweetest creature whom | ever
met, and have often followed some pretty
hgure Tor long blocks, only TO discover,
when at last got a glimpse Of her face,
that 10 was not my Miss Smith. However,
am not old yet. The world Is not very
large place, when you come TO think Of Il.
may meet her yct,-Mary Kyle Dallas In
firvside Companion.
hrs. Myrrs Relieves In Educating women.
Mrs. Annie Nathan Myers is one OF the
clever young women OF the day. She was
0 a.a.a 4.