Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1893-09-14
TWO CHALMERS.
He Might Have Boon Happy with
Either, But.


Mr.. Middleton was In love, hopeless
ly, irretrievably in love; and he felt
sure that his passion was re turned
That being the case, and his financial
condition warranting him marrying
whenever and wherever he pleased, one
might expect him to be very happy
man, indeed; instead Of which, he was
plunged into the lowest depths of de-
pair.
The trouble was this: Mr. Middleton
was in love with two women instead of
one, and he positively could not decide
which of the two he wanted to marry.
lie loved them both with all his heart,
and he was certain that each of them
was only waiting for him TO make his
declaration in due form, to tell him
how much she loved him in return.
The first young woman at whose
shrine he worshiped was Dora Paine, n
sprightly little brunette with charm
ing manners. n beautiful face and un-
usual intellectual gifts. lie had known
her only year, but they were on terms
of the most friendly intimacy. lie was
"a constant visitor ut her fathers house
and her ready attendant at places Of
social amusement. lie felt that he
must become either less or more ut
once; his manly instincts demanded
that ne shoulu uelay the mater no
longer But there was agnes Moulton;
during tne preceding winter an oiu
friend OF ms ihother hau VisitinB her
young orphan girl by that name.
Agnes was in great sorrow and
summed all gay society Mrs, urytah
oegged MN 10 come oi,en 10 helP ner
cheer her VISITOR ana this cneerihB
process hao leo 10 MS seconu ,niutuu-
ton lie had eorresponaeu WIN agnes
ever since she went oacK 10 her oroth-
ers hone' ana ne was sure rom the
tone OF her letters that shc returne"
ms anecuon'
"hat was nc 10 uo' ne Pu%Nieu over
the reiu'iVe merits VI oio,'ue "'iu oru-
hette' Weigneu ~ 'no pai1nee Vho nu'
nerous virtues or eaci'' 'rieu every Poss'-
oie ana inposs iole pun lor nnuinB VuV
one own mn, uh W NO PurPUse' iie
was 700 thorOughiy aslHiiiea VI i'i'i,Seii
70 take anyone 'iiUo us eoul'uo,'es' urs
urytah was ms nearest iiulroh'y iri ',l
out sne stoou III 'oo inSiina,e reiu'.onS
win AsnVa W 70 SOi''',I' :" iO' ~
ment II u were any other matter, nc
Wouid go 10 Josephine ouC nc coulu
never own hlnise'I sueh lopi 70 her'
| nc nau hnoWh 'osePh,no terrurS VI
us me ohly year MS JUNIOR sne
seemed quite Passee compared 10 the
girls 10 whom ne Paiu ms nuuresses
nowadays I've was tn,r'y-hve now
ana ne rehe,hoereu WIN Whut inPa'
tlehce ne huu Waiteu ior inc uoy ne
attained ms majority that nc might
Jay ms fortune at her Ieet IN true nc,
roic iushion' one was twenty tncu, unu
now she had laugneu at MN ior
sAiy BOY iheir ir,enus''lP hao re-
nna,neu uhi,nPalreu, however, aii 10
sephlne nau gone on teaslhS anu ieetuT'
ing MN Just Us she hau done since they
We're oapies' III la'er years tneir
friendship nau grown 70 DC u very
P,eaSan' one a,u 'osePiiine see'teo W
III az niS PelPieN'Si.S' uu,, siie hH" ''uu
no niue snare IN ms professional s,llI sue sue
eeSs' "uS nc nav no,e' sPons" " I'o.
Oh love ",iairs' ,hueeu' tii' ms present
Sileihlna ne nau never hau my since ,
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0seI ~ nc sPene sv1uinEs Il. tne
iae aom a,,s t 80, 80 oeaoi1 nu ven ~
iNn ,,,.L ~ ,hnn on. . S
Gov t,on, AHnes hal Iii ali ,,s oId
eoi iio"1 49, a'l'' ~ 10 ~
power over MIN ne was growing tnih'
Where was TINS matter 10 end'
one night at inc cluo' no saia 70
orother member; Iiai, what 90 you 40
when you can decide between two
apparently ePuaily goou courses OF ac'
ton1
Toss up settles things every time,
ieeoie orain over ueelSions that won
decide here you re- Gus heads OF
tallsf
ieaus' TOT Agnes nc Salu 10 MIN
sen ,---, u
hal Threw up tue CON- he "hteheo
the result eagerly "a, >.
Iaiis' exclaimed mar ana taiiS u