River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1893-07-27


mind. ''Your father and I certainly
| ought to know whether the objecs IF
your affections is worthy of them"
But knew that you and papa Hs-
approved of him on account of his pow
erty. And OH, mamma. had learned
to love him so dearly that could not
stop loving him"
"Who2" questioned her mother. some
what impatiently.
mir. Redmond" answered Irene,
softly. and then she FASTENED to speak.
when she saw her mothers quick look
of disapproval I'VE are not engaged
mamma, and of course I would not
have done such thing without telling
you. But we love each other. and
neither of us can ever marry another ="
well. well!'' was Mr.. Henry Middle
tons comment when he heard the story
that evening, 80 things have come to
that pass. / told you il wouldn't do to
trust To the appearance of things. You
know how we were ourselves in our
counting days. BY the way, | have
just heard to-day that John Redmond's
aunt has died and left him her fortune.
ruffied surface of things"
And 50 il did. And not long after
that the mystery of Irene's Indifference
toward her many ardent admirers was
explained by the announcement of her
engagement to Mr. John Redmond, the
handsome young lawyer, no longer
penniless-
Irene" said Evaline one evening,
entering her sisters room and closing
the door behind her, Il just want you
to tell me one thing. You're not like
any lover ever read about in any story
book IL YOU could love him all this time
and not send him any messages of love
or receive any from him. for I've seen
every letter that came from him, and
there hasn't been a word of love in one
of them
Are you sure. my dcar?" said Irene,
smiling roguishly.
She stepped quickly 10 her little desk
and drew from a drawer a tiny package
of little square folded papers as thin
and as delicate as the butterhy's wings,
They were not quite an inch square
when folded. but when Irene unfolded
one of them and held it out before her
sisters gaze. TO her surprise Evaline
saw half sheet of japanese silk note
paper covered with finely-writteD, yet
perfectly legible. characters.
I'm not going to let you read it.
puss," said her blushing sister, but
this is one of my love letters"
But how did you get il, I'd like to
know" insisted Evaline
''You have been bringing them to me.
every one. answered Irene.
"Me? / only brought you two, and
all the rest of his letters were to papa"
Nevertheless in every one of them
came one for me"
For you?" CALCULATED Evaline in sur
prise. And you let mamma open that
one and ran the risk of having her find
yours2'
mo risk whatever, my dear, for they
were every one hidden under the post
age stamp, which | simply dampened
and released and then pasted back on
again in its place"
''Oh, OH exclaimed Evaline with
long-drawn sigh of surprise. That
beats all the love stories ever read in
books. And was there one under the
stamp of each one of papa's letters,
and was that what you wanted the en-
velopes brought home for? You told
me a story about that paper cushion"
Not bit of story" responded
Irene. laughingly. for here is the
cushion all completed; and now, you
need not bring me any more envelopes.
because I do not think care to make
another."-J. +. CowRn, in Boston