Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1891-07-11

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all sorts Of amiable things, and was
fool enough to kiss another girl. She
rather dared me to do it-you know
the way some girls have-and By the
most dreadful i'll luck Jennie saw me;
and look here
He took something from his pocket
and held it out to me. 1t was airing
cluster diamond.
pShe sent that back last week." he
said, land I've wanted to die ever since"
And he rolled over on the grass and hid
his face.
"Oh, 90 and make up with her,
| Franz, y said I.
I've tried, said Frank; "she won t !,
speak to me-she won't look at me-.
Sue sends my letters back unopened.
No; it's over, and | shall never be
good for anything again.
He seemed to mean it.
She gone to Washington said he,
''and they say an old Senator is N liking !
owe to her. She'll marry him; l know
it is out of spite, but she'll do it,"
$50 after her, ,and cut him out" said I.
4 start tomorrow for Mexico-a
business engagement, signed anf con-
tracted for I'm to DO the sketches for
work on Il certain part Of the coun try,
III hope I'll never come back said
EE,nN.
never saw any one look so desperate.
| Frank | said, sif you really are as
mad about the Girl as YOU say you are.
I'll promise you to 90 after her myself,
force her to be reasonable, an1 coax her
to make up with you
'tIts impossible to do anything Of the
sort, he replied; ''but if you could
my God. if you could, | would lie down
at you feet and worship you
LAS I'm not japanese idol, or any
thing of the sort, | sha MT ask you to do
that" said I. II owe you little debt
of gratitude, remember. I'll go to-
morrow, and you can depend on hearing
good news"
He shook his head.
"You re dear, good fellow" he said
81 don't believe any other fellow living
would do SO much for a friend; | don t
indeed. And, Jack, look mere, | shall
be down in Mexico soon, you know
less you should perform a miracle. Then
-then-oh, good heavens, telegraph to
it, and I'll fly through fire and water,
Or, blood, to her side.'
Wears what, Jack?" / asked
ooh, said he, II felt as though YOU
could read my thoughts. This ring
AXE it with you. If she ever says, I'll
forgive him, say, then put this riag on
again And when she docs
"All right" said |.
And he kissed the diamond, AL put
it in little box and transferred it to
me
And now her name and address,"
"You don't even know what!' he
cried.
| did not tell him that he was desper
ately in love with another girl when we
last met He was in real trouble and l
did not think it right to joke with him,
and he wrote the lady's name: Jean
nette Donald" and the hotel where her
people were stopping on card, and
said again:
mo use, Jack, no USE. she said she
would never trust me again. She meant
it,"
A week from that time | was il
Washingt ton, and Frank on us way to
Mexico, aud had CALLED on Mr. Donald
on business matter, concoctel by my
father to help me on t.
Dear old dad was as deeply intereste /
as |, and | had thus teen regularly III
troduced to Miss Jeannecte.
She was beautiful blonde, with
, golden HAIR and violet eyes, and the
sweetest smile. aud little, p9nsive way
> that made me fancy that she regretted
Jack.
But was very artfll. I lalgnei and
danced with her, anI walked WITH her,
and talked with her, AMI mae her &c
quaintance very thoroughly before ever
mentioned Frank At last one DAY
said
.You know Frank Lllwi-, Do yol
not, Miss Donaldl I've heard him spea
t Of you.
Il was once slightly acquainted wit.