St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-07-23
HE HAD THRILLED WITH HER.

HE HAD THRILLED WITH HER.
Boston Globe.
Miss CarraWay had finally decided to
accept Mr.. Juniper - whenever he
should ask her. For more than year
he had shown very plainly that he
wanted her; Miss Carraway had not
been sure that she wanted him.
But about Christmas it had suddenly
occurred to Miss Carraway that she
would be nine and twenty on the last
day Of the old year, and on the brink of
her thirt1eth year itseemed prudent to
recognize good offer when it came.
and close with it.
And now for more than month she
showed, quite as plainly as she ought,
that she was going to be unkind no
longer.
Why, then. did he hesitate? Had he
changed his mind? Had she worn his
patience threadbare?
A pang of regret shot through her.
She had chiefly done it to veX Clara
Canoytuft, who certainly liked him,
and to show her that as for her Miss
Cnrraway) she could take him or she
her.
Christmas eve Miss Carraway found
out that he had gone away to keep
Christmas somewhere, and he had gone
without calling to say good bye. And he
mad been back nearly week before
coming to see her and old Mrs. Carraway
at The Seedlings"
Long before he came, however, Miss
Carraway had heard rumor.
The rumor said Mr.. Juniper was going
to be married-would probably bring his
bride home after the Christmas holidays
and had, indeed, been engaged ever
since he came to Mudcombe Parva as
clerk in the Mudshire and MireShire
bank in High street.
Then arose yet more sinister report;
that this wolf in sleeps clothing was
already marrIed-had been so, in fact,
when he came to MudcOmbe year ago.
Miss Carraway was furious; he had
tritled with her affections, she. said, and
though she had always laughed at him,
he could have been no gentleman to be
laughing all the while in his sleeve at
her.
But Miss Carraway had the wisdom
to say all this to herself. And no one
but Clara Candytuft seemed to think
she had any grievance. Clara Candy
tuft was insufferable, and she had the
insolence to assure her Of her cordial
sympathy in this trial.
Then Mir. Juniper came to call and
Miss CarraWay had to put the best face
she could on it and appear in excellent
spirits. She Overdid the spirits bit and
seemed slightly hystefical.
''l've got favor TO ask you, Miss Car
raway."
well, what is it?"
l..
row." said Mr.. Juniper, land are going
to reside in it as soon as the woTkmen
are out and the furniture is all in. But
there are so many things about which
a Woman's judgment is the best in at
fairs of this sort, that Mrs. Juniper
begged me to get some lady here to go
with me and give me her opinion of
things"
Mrs. Juniper! 1t was, then, only too
true-the worst rumOr was the true one.
Perfidious wretch!
Did Mrs. Juniper suggest my
name?" gasped the young lady with
smothered wrath.
well, yeZ, she did; fer Pve told her
already seems to know you, but you
must know each other much better
SoOn."
Miss Carraway nearly stamped with
passion.
Its odd you never talked of her to
me-" she said, bitterly.
well, yes it is odd if l really didn't.
But surely must have. Will you come
and see the house with me?"
OF course she would. He should not
have the triumph of supposing she
cared. She care! Not she!
So they went. 1t proved to be dear
little house, delightfully."- cosy, with
pretty views outside and pretty furnI-
ture and fittings within. Just such a
house as Miss CarraWay could have set
tied down for life with
However. she would praise nothing.
Mrs. jumper would certainly fihd 1t
damp house, she said. and Mrs. Juniper
would be easy to please, indeed, if she
could stand the paper on the drawing
room walls.
In the drawing room was pile of
Mrs. jumpers music, chiefly songs, and
very oId-fashloned ones. They were all
marked "Selina juniper"
Gracious, what name! And such |
songs-she must have bought them be- !
fore the flood"
Poor Mr.. juniper seemed quite de-
pressed by her adverse criticisms.
Il SO hoped-we SO hoped. L mean
you would like it." he said dolefully.
Miss CarraWay shifted ScOrnfully.
Very good of you to care, Pm sure"
she snarled.
''Of course l care, Angelina"
Mr.. Juniper!"
He called her Angelina before, but to |
do so now was an insult.
why are you so changed?' he cried. |
''What have done ID yOu?"
Il think" she said, with last desper- |
ate effort at calmness, you might have |
mentioned the widow"
1.-The widowr
Il am sure she is a widow" insisted |
Miss Carraway. scornfully. Mrs. Ju- !,
niper. L mean"
why, of COURSE" said he. more puz-
Zled than ever.
And you never said. when you came,
that there was one"
WAS one%'
"a Mrs. Juniper!. Or admitted you
were married"
But was not. Only" he added, II
soon wanted to be-very soon after | |
knew you."
Miss Carraway sat down on the sofa.
Aren't you married yet?" she asked.
Not that | know of. Are you?"
''And Mrs. Juniper?"
MY mother; what of her?''
$50 your mothers the widow? You've
not married one?'
Mr.. Juniper was also sitting on the
sofa.
ssI'rn SOrrv Won hate the bousa an no |