Arizona weekly citizen. [volume] (Tucson, Ariz) 1880-1901, 1891-07-11


you reply:"
Yes" and presently the cool, retired
place was invaded by the merrymakers,
| and Laurence Weston beat hasty re-
treat.
The next day he wrote the two letters
he had promised-for he was a man Of
his word.
To Miss Sturtevant he wrote this:
DEAR MISS BLANCHE-I wish to apollo
gize to you for some remarks / made to you
last night, and to say that have changed my
mind concerning the matter / spoke Of. 1t was
really Of no consequence, and beg you viii
not give il any thought. Ii was only an idle
question, which merely amounted to nothing,
and in fact the cause which existed for my re-
quest no longer exists. Please treat the whole
affair as joke, and oblige, Yours,
L. WESTON.
On another sheet of the fine cream
note paper ne always used he wrote to
Miss Wellington thus:
Desc; MISS BiANCHE-Had time permitted
last night 1 should have urged you to accept
my hand and heart But the crowd was SO
great and the opportunity for private CONVEX
satiOB SO limited that il was impossible. You
promised 20 write to me-may hope for a IA
yor-lbIs answer IL so. please appoint a time for
fu'iy tu.sn ! ear commit it to paper. Yours.
l.. WESTON.
There" as he folded both letters and
place., them in their envelopes, II feel
sure of her reply"
THIS vas in the morning, and in the
evening Fred Bent dropped in, as was
us custom.
For = fayy moments the tg-o men
snokyi il silence.
.heu there WIS a knocl, on the door.
wi.1tH 3sr Weston answered.
SHE lie came back into the room he
L1xi 81 us land two letters.
az sou viii excuse me, Fred, l viii
read t.s,se." he s'.id.
ca. a-teil..y-a3 sh-ad. From the
fair cli:,rZseTs. l suppose"
L5uveaos Weston opened the letters at
rarGoDi
The Grst read like this.
DEAR 2TI:. yv-s-oS-AIthough your proposal
va, great surprise 10 me. for always thought
you were rot marrying man. 1 can say that
an Inclined 70 regard it-and yOu-favorably
II you viii call tomorrow at 20 shall be glaG
10 receive you Yours,
BLANCHE SrURTEvAST.
Blank disnay was pictured on his
features as he opened the other, and
read:
Mr.. Weston.
DEAR SHIT Is entirely iInmGterial 70 me
whether your language of last night was a Joke |
or not, and no apologies are necessary. Allow
me 10 advise you, though. that in well regu
lated society such jokes are considered insult. |
20 4 conan Yours.
BLANCHE WELLINGTON.
Watts the matter, Laurie: Yor
took as though you bad had shock.
said Bent.
80 have. Here, read these" and he
pushed the letters toward his friend
Bent read them.
Then ne burst into hearty laughter
Nv hat are you laughing att" asked |
Weston.
''Ha, ia! Because really, old fellow
cant help it. It's too good-well, if If |
isn't rich. Did you mean to do it,"
Mean TO 90 WHAT
Can YOU asl. me:- said Bert. tragic
ally. waving the two sheets of scented
note paper II the air.
What have ! done? For heavens
sake tell me if you can, Fred"
us it possible that you don't know |
YoU are not very shrewd, Laurie. or else
YOU are in love. and love, you know, Is |
'proverbially blind
SEQ on" said Laurence impatiently.
-'Why, man alive. you put your letters
IN the wrong envelopes, as near as | can
see"
A sudden ray Of intelligence darted
over Weston's face.
Il believe | did," he said ruefully, |
''aad see what q scrapt have drawn my |
devcted head into"
''C1ouli you make it up with Miss
Wellincton?"
Il fsel sure l could But Miss Sturte-
want has practically accepted me, and
see hC-- | must insult her"
"Ana Yet" unused Fred, ''you ought
70 explain TO Miss Wellington"
Il know It" distractedly, but if lido
G1nUs. also explain to Miss Sturtevant"
Now. honestly. Laurie, DO YOU care
anything for either one:
No. honestly. Fred. like and admire
one rs much IS the ether.
why not give them both upy"
"2r1 get into the Irire deeper than
am? Besides. am determined to marry
one Of them
~ "a, sa; B-it. rising 70 90, - arr
so-ry fcr ven. l.au-ie This is what
your assurance aJ.a sound common seasC
hare bought yen 20. For :.iy part, PIE
Ger 1'Oi.-tace. l;Jcdjy, ell fellow"
"GC1iby, cara lucGrT.fully FROM tht
depths as tie casy Chair
1t tae du1r Ercr halted.
81 s'.y. L@U1,r. IfiSi.t help you o..
. mig marry 1.,c % thea.
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