Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-09-05

.See here. Tom, I'll tell you. really do love
her very dearly and I'm going to ask her to
| marry me the first chance get. I've seen all
| sorts of girls in my lifetime and firted with
them and all that sort of thing, but as for
Jessie Carver, II love her. really do" The
| figure started and trembled little and turned
as if to go away, but hesitated and remained
! where it was as though unwillingly compelled
to stay. Gordon Dare! CIRCULATED Tom. The
| figure again started, and this time hesitated
| but a moment, then fled into the house and up-
stairs to her room aud there INDUCED in a little
cry for joy, then set her busy little head to
| planning. Gordon Dare" again calculated
Tom. ''Yes," cried Gordon, Il am resolved to
marry her. She is better. far better than any
Tom, "to think of Gordon Dare falling in love
with country girl But l am glad it has
| turned out this way instead of the way 1
feared" As they went into the house Tom
kept saying to himself, Well. well: well, well, "
and when they went to bed, Good night" said
Tom, land good luck to yon."
Jessie. after overhearing Gordon's declara-
| ton and now knowing who the pretended Mr..
| Smith was, as have said before, set her busy
| little head to planning. She loved him. of that
! there was no doubt in her mind. She had not
listened to his bright conversation and witty say
! ings without admiring him. BY degrees she had
drawn from him in the more quiet serious talks
that they had had something of his true nature;
she had seen that he was good and true and
/ that beninu a certain cynical air which he had
affected of late lay real feeling of love for his
| brother man. She knew that he was kind
| hearted and Ii the main unselfsh: and when
/ he had told her of the kind of life he lead in
society in winter and at the great watering
places in summer. leaving out about the
| tennis, of course. and his reasons for being
tired OF il all; and how he loved that true char
acteristic of a noble man woman which
I he had seen wanting in SO many
he had met in his gay career-sincerity; how
he had come up to Hangers in the hope of
meeting with that quality, and that in her he
had not been disappointed. She had begun to
/ love him then, and now that she knew he loved
her. her young heart was almost ready to burst
with joy. But oh, what wretch" she laughed
| to herself, ito pretend he knew nothing of
tennis, when he is the very best player in the
! whole state. III make him play for such a
! story. He shall play, and before he wins me,
too and her black eyes flashed with deter
mination she thought of how she should
make him suffer. and Gordon, all unconscious
| OF the penalty Miss Jessie scheming to
lie him pay for his violation of the ninth
! commandment, spent the rest Of the evening,
; as usual. with her in q corner of the ROOM re-
| Jo!cing tina. the black eyes beamed on him SO
| sweetly and that her smiles were more fire.
quent and genial than ever.
the young men who were to take part therein
| we're In a high state of excitement, for they
were to play for prize indeed A most start
ing announcement: had been made and a piece
Of news circulated around the courts which