The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1893-10-27

angling, stretched himself under an
old rine tree, and using his hat for a
desk, scratched off the following epis-
tie:
sBRooKsIDE FARM, Aug. 5.
"DEAR OLD BoY-l deserve no end
OF censure for my silence, but the fact
Is have felt disinclined to write even
you. You know i promised to tell you
if anything special ever happened to me.
Well own up-confess the soft i'm
peachment and all that. [ am fairly
caught and no mistake. There never
was another before and there never will
be again. She is all my fancy painted
her. ETC., but she is unattainable as the
moon, Have been here five weeks and
shall stay while she stays.
"You may call me fool if you like,
but can't 60 until she goes, and then
well, must make up my mind to
live without her. Dies she know? Not
except by suspicion. Her aunt has
limited to me of the brilliant match she
expects to make in autumn, so I'm
dumb, of course. Now that l have
freed my mind to you, l have one re-
quest to make. When | see you, don't
speak of her to me. l could not bear
it. Cupid's arrow, of which we have
jested so much, has struck me deeply.
&c. A."
He folded it compactly, placed it in
his pocket, intending to add the envel-
ope at the house. He fastened, seeing
it was short cut across the orchard.
AS he passed one of the trees he saw
Macy's letter lying on the grass. There
was no address, and only the signature
en-" AS the pages slipped in his hand
he caught sight of his own name. Could
human nature Withstand the tempta-
tion to read? He read just the part
concerning himself He sat down on
the grass to think. ''Shoudn't dare!'
he repeated. 'sThat means of course,
she is not at liberty even if she were
inclined.
''There is but one NJ. among us, and
so it must be Macy. And to think she
is sometimes afraid of me! | don't
wonder! must be ferociously cross
some days. | have to be stern in order
to keep myself well in hand. She's
silly! I'll end way to dispossess her
of that idea. TO me she is the wisest
woman in the world. Well, she has
evidently lost this here and l must
carry it to her.
He placed it IN his pocket and walk
ed on. Then a thought occurred to
him. ''She will miss it and come here
to look for it. | will leave it and she
need not know have seen it."
He retraced his steps, took the letter
from his pocket and replaced it on the
grass. Had he examined little closer
he would have seen it was his own let
ter he had placed there.
He was right in his conjecture. He
met Macy, who was on her way tc
search for 1t. She returned to her
room and decided too add postscript
When she opened it she saw it was not
hers. She looked for the signature 1t
read c. A. There is only one G. A. a.
mony us-it must be Mr.. Ashbys. >
She reso'utely closed her eyes to the
temptation to real it and started tC
find him. He was out in a hammock
81 lost letter this morning. she be.
gan, confusedly, "and when | Went te
look for it found this | thought il
was mine at first, but see it Is signed
G. A. Is it yours.
| lie took it and Recognized it.
| sYes it is mine; but yours?' III
suddenly put his hand il his pocke
and drew out hers.
'Why! That's mine. Where did vol
getit?'
81 found it and meant to bring it t.
you. Then decided to carry it back
and suppose | must have put mine
there by mistake
lie looked distressed. Each began
to wonder If the other bad read an,
part of it.
Il did not re;lI yours" said Macy IL
tone which carried conviction with it
"Well shall confess to you if yol
hang me for it. caught sight of m,
= name and | read just that part OF it
no more. I'm sorry.' Macy looked
astoni>hed.
"WelI you saw what going Over
, have given you! and she laughed mer
. rily.
yes, but you needn't be afraid Q
me, Miss Reeves. Now l am going t
ask you to do me a favor. Will yo
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