The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1894-05-26

ulWsJ>NNhll q ers, as he dashet
S@NXNNpy into the room
NSEXN& II where his siste
A~ was reading; &c
have bran new
conundrum for you'll"
WE'LL" said Nan. lifting her eye.
with a resigned expression, 'slet'.
hear it."
Why are you not like mirror?''
why am ! not like mirror" re
peated Nan, wonderingly. us it be
cause have no mercury on my back?'
"Oh, pshaw! Give it up.'
i suppose might as we'll It would
take more brilliant Individual than
pretend to be to guess your conun.
drums"
well. then, the mirror refectsr'
shouted Will, starting for the door as
II he expected personal violence.
well, but. VIII, what do you mean?''
protested Nan.
"Oh, the stupidity of these girls; you
make joke for their benefit and you
have to sit calmly down and explain 1t
to them. Why. look here; it's as plain
as your face in the aforesaid mirror
Tor out of 1t, either, for that matter).
IT you had been like aforesaid mirror
would you have quarreled with such a
dandy young chap as Harry Fernald,
and would he have been sitting in
church with such a chump Of girl as
Mat Maynardp l tell you it makes q
young brother feel mighty small to be
obliged to invite himself to go tandem
riding with a young fellow whose sis
ter's given him the go-by."
You are ridiculous boy ana you'd
better return to your grammar ard not
NEEDLE with the affairs of your elders"
returned Nan, freezingly, as she buried
her face in her book
As the door closed behind her brother
Nan burst into tears. The months of
estrangement from her lover had been
hard enough to bear, but to see him de-
voting himself to another girl was
simply Uncomfortable.
Six months before, Harry Fernald
and Nan Somers had been engaged
lovers and were intensely happy except
for occasional quarrels, which We're
caused by Mans provoking fondness
for making tests of her lovers affec-
ton, and his angry resentment of the
same.
Harry was 30 much in love that the girl |
felt she was perfectly safe in teasing |
him as much as she pleased. Nan would |
never tell how it came about, but one |
evening Harry left the house declaring !
that until Nan made him some apology, |
everything must be over between them
Since that time not one word had passed |
between them, and they recognized |
each other. when obliged to meet, only |
by the most frigid bows
Nan sat rejecting" now with a ven
geance. In all these months she had |
been assuring herself that Harry's |
feelings toward her had remained un-
changed, and that sometime and some
how verything would come right |
But the sight of her lover walking into
church with Miss Maynard, a girl
whom everybody knew had for years
cherished q regard for him, was token
to Nan that her foolish obstinacy had
lost her the man she loved
II won't intrude on those foolish
virgin tears" came hooking voice
through the keyholc. PITY Mat had
the oil I'm off to school. Good by"
''Oh, WILL" exclaimed his sister; 'just
wait minute. l promised to send a
note to Nellie Parks to let her know if
I'd go to rehearsal tonight. | wish
you'd leave 1t on your way to school"
Talk about grammar" grumbled
viii. where's the note?' Il
Il forgot 1t until this minute" cried
Nan, who was flying upstairs. 1T
won't take a second to scribble it."
In a very short time Nan ran down
stairs with twisted piece of paper
which she held out to her brother, say
ng: There, didn't even stop to adj
iress 1t, you see. I'm sorry kept you,
put you won't be late, know. Now
lon't forget to leave it, there's dear"
II didn't say I'd leave it, did I?'' re-
urned Will, provokingly, as he dropped
he note into his pocket with the
,reatest indifference.
VIII rushed out of the house and i,
lown the street until he turned a cor
Ter, when he stopped, took the note
rom his pocket, UNFINISHED 1t and read
S follows:
my own SWEET: Everything is all right
Ome to-nikut ~ q 10 Ion iufkck TOUR ionu |
NAN"
"Good Lord!' groaned Will ''What
note! just like girl. l declare, 1t
,akes me sick. My own SWEET
But suddenly the expression of dis
uss IN the boys face changed to ono :,
wild delight, and leaping high in the !
ir and waving the note over his head
Q shouted:
III do i'll will! l will! The joke =
the season, by Jove!' T.
The flavor of the contemplated joke
ust have been very pleasing, for Win :,
ii to laughing. He laughed and
ughed until he was obliged to lean :,
yainst fence for support After he
I'd recovered, he fshed in his pockets =,
I'd brought forth penny which he
ed with extreme satisfaction.
Lucky l had it" he observed, as he :,