The World. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1891-1896, 1893-05-16


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,11bo5l b. seen you - h0pe you
arc Uc|IT'
-oaiic %. fIIss Lea. and your
Thank you. yeo. Mr.. WIntetho4-
Good morning.
Z Good morning"
Here tho street car leaves TIE rae-
scnrers on DE moist. tar-emeIiing
pavement. 70 20 their different waJA
but when Malta reaches home she
takes from her deEk the Invitation 70
row. for q second careful readinRi
49,. O.. ApFil 4 isp--ng penF MIns
nni1a; The fair. yarn weather. t1lrkl h1s
~ teat settled tnougb Tor Fo9 q nc river
wnIrou 60 win ne aolmorrou Il Ne das -
ciaaf. O next dsyilthe nrst picas.1t d.. =
ab0rti
whas couid b p.e1eantss o. rnors 10 ~
wishes th1n . rog via yo1 o. plroeant Apgf
1as. whcn - oan noat Win ne de - vili o
drau into 5000 Hhady cose = restf J pish
couId maks Il irresistbIa 10 rrnns ne ais
request. ~ least. ard believe nc = ever faitn
fully ro1rA AD1uancn WTEIKnHoFK
! wiii Ell for 70 stang hour ycu viii nane
70 The afternoon
She Il replacing The letter 10 the en-
veiope folding Il mechanically, when
By chance Il falls from her hands 70
the floor, and on picking II up she
turns II over. 20 that her eyes rest for
the first time on the tender and sna-
geative words written on the fourth
page, hitherto overlooked SEEKING her
writing materials, ahe dashes on sec
ond answer 70 make wrong right
which. aiaA Is read By Winterhon
few hours later with this Interprets-
ti0nt
49,. o., Apri y, 10 NY Dear Mr.. win
tsrhons Aftcr meeting you 10 the street or
20 when oarne horns took out yous Lester,
which happily had not destroyed. and rod u
over carefully 70 zee n II showed any signs Of
mental alteration y excuse your reserve y
your frfcnda
Now, 40 700 not know mo better than 70 wT1te
p tbs way % met Such things gro folly
enough in other ways, bat when Il comes 70
written words upon which 80 much depends
how can ono b 90 wildf
Ny friend forgive this scoidinei Il f. bccau0o
] am your friend hat write thus Did not
dare 70 speak frankly. who're now would our
long valued friendship bel ~ always, very
sincerely. MAZDA LIZA
She need not have rubbed IL In q
second time" he groans, for the poor
fellow Il hard hit. and matters, far
from being mendcd, are made worse.
Of course, he sends no second answer,
and she, too. q hurt A chance comes
presently 70 both the unfortunate ones
to free their mindA and be, on his part,
Is eager 70 let her know, quito inper-
sonaily, what he thinks Of her sex gen
orally, while she Is ready 10 explain
away her abjcct apology BY frigldity
Of manner when they meet
II was Of lawn party, 50 notable
an event that even Adriance, with his
newly-acquired eremite habita, could
hardly pass II by. Ho was carrying
for his hostess some long sprays Of wild
Cherokee roses. when he felt them
catch on some ono In tho throng, and
turned TO find his captive was MAZDA
Lea
ooh. Ill beg pardon. = he colors and
falterA let me free your dress from
the thornae
Thank you Mazda says, stifiy,
STOPPING to help IN tho dIscntanglinR,
though her hands are full Of bright-coi-
orcd hyacinthA Il seems necessary to
say something.
ARoses are 80 persistent. she falters
finally.
And at first sight, too he re spends,
struggling hard TO make Jest Of some
kind. They scem determined to make
new friend. There goes tho last one.
Good afternoon, Miss Lea -or--no," be
stands still with the roses. zone minute
why were you 80 careful not to let an
old friend oh, hang this nonsense, Miss
Mazda. can't keep up stage tallx--why
would not you 20 rowing. and why did
you write o second time to tell me
was o fool2.
81 did not write second time to tell
you any such thing-I wrote again to
explain
"Ycs. you made things as clear ~
mud
did ron read IL alp"
why, yes, II was only two pages. ;"
Pardon mo, II was four
A pause, and then looking up she
said sweetly; "Wil you please go
home and read my second answer
straight through, as you read q book
no skipping about. but first page first,
second page second and so on 10 the
end?''
Il need not 60 home, Miss Lea, al
ways carry my letters with me- He
takes II from his pocket and together
they read 1t
A., Ga, Aprfi "a. iso-- NY pear Mr..
winterhof; After meeting you on tho street
| car to-day wondered a good deal az your man.
i yvh ff1nk mn 1aA.