The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1893-05-27
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. German letter If should writs you
one"
'If you wrote it. perhaps not, Ed.
gar, she answered, archly.
that went round. but he 'owed her
one." and it suddenly flashed into his
mind that Jack Martin could help him
pay his debt.
The next morning, while Nelly was
busting the parlor in white apron and
dainty cap, the doorbell rang: The
lassie's cheeks flushed with a pleased
exultation; she had seen Mr.. Theodore
Martins colored man come up the steps
with q note in his hand. Tennis, of
course; old Jack. was certainly put
ting on style, though. Why hadn't
he asked her while they were on the
cliffs?
Susan brought the note in on the sill
yer waiter.
lob say as how he bin tole " ait fer
answer" she said.
every well, Susan. in a min .ite."
Eleanor tore open the note. What in
the wide worldl She gazed at it up
it in; then, in spite of her disappoint-
ment and vexation, she broke into a
merry laugh 1t was written in Ger
man script!
The merriment was of short dura-
ton.
ell boo L cant answer now. L IL
send Mr.. Jack an answer later in the
day." But the flush of pleasure was
now a deep red. 1t was very mortify-
ing. after her boastful tone of the day
be fore.
''And not answering it promptly
just gives me away at once" she
sighed. ''Well. I'm afraid deserve it.
1 hope it is asking for the tennis game,
though; that would be worth the work
Ill have to put on it. Let me see. Tho
Aie6e F'raulein' is plain enough" She
ran her anxious eyes down the brief
page. Eyes, here is 'Freitag' and
'Abend.' Nothing could happen Friday
take it for granted Oh dear! what q
bore!'
Down she went on the floor las girls
do when life gets too much for them).
with German dictionary on one side
of her, primer, and the vexatious
note in her lap: and there. would you
believe it, Wilbur found her when he
came home to lunch, dustcap decidedly
awry on her tossed-up curls, rs if she
had been tearing her hair, face still
more awry, with a suspicious dewy
look about her eyes, while the idle
buster was enjoying life on the floor
beside her.
Wilbur took pity on her, and from
the vantage ground of his collegiate
course found out that Jack was politely
entreating her. in very frst-course and
imperfect German to play tennis on
Friday.
'Well," she said, with a long sigh of
relief, sit is the tennis, then; that's
some comfort, anyhow. But just
wish 1 could write Chinese! If
wouldn't give old Jack some trouble to
find out whether will play or not!'
"Hello!" cried Wilbur. The mention
of Chinese had suggested something to
him.
~ say, Nell, you can fix him nicely.
Here! give me a pencil"
In very little time an answer was
ready, and small Joe, just in from
school, was promised piece of chew
ing gum to deliver it at once.
''Say you were told to wait for an an.
swer, Joe. Nhatever you do, don't for
get that" was Cellie's last injunction.
Eyes, that was a fine turn to it, Nell.
I wouldn't have thought of putting
question in it,
Joe came back presently, with the
chewing gum, but without the au-
swer. Jack says he'll send an an
swer later in the day. he reported,
thiclzly, his mouth being full; and he
was decidedly aggrievcd by the roars
of laughter with which his message
was received.
'Jack couldn't u been glad much,
whatever your note was about Joe
said, Elaring at his brother and sister;