The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1894-02-12
make up my mind what to say he left the

make up my mind what to say he left the
| table hurriedly.
Il walked to the clerks desk to leave the
key with him. Blipp was leaning on the
counter and greeted me pleasantly As |
pulled out my room key Miss Silyey's note
fell to the floor. Blipp stopped, picked it
up and very politely handed it to me. In
voluntarily his eye caught the address and
he gave start. He recognized the hand
writing. BY tho way he remarked pleas
antly, I want I'd SEQ you.' We went into
the parlor and hd opened fire at once.
'Hornady,' hb began dramatically, It
was bad enough with only two of us, with
only Spinks TO work against But now you
have come, and you've got note from her.
You talk with her, go walking with her,
sit in the box at the thester with her
'Blipp,' said ], i am your guardian angel
and left him standing stupefed.
"The troublesdms note was nothing more
nor less than an invitation from Mrs. and
Miss Silvey to join them in a box party.
Neither Spinks NJ ror Blipp had been invited.
Matters had reabhed such crisis that |.
being a married man, could not accept
this invitation without complicating the
trouble
II went straight to Miss Silvey and told
her that as leftt next morning it would
De Impossible for me to accept the very
KIND invitation. took occasion to suggest
to her that she might invite Mr.. Percival
Blipp. She looked at me furtively, and
asked1f didn't think it would be asking
too much of him. told her that was
positive that it wouldn't be. You know
she said, Mr.. Bllpp and | come from the
same place, and he fathrr feels that we ex-
pect him To make it pleasant for mother and
since we happened TO come at the same
time and are stopping mt the same hotel.
You see don't want to infringe on his good
nature-for he IL good natured, she added.
something seemed to flash across her mind,
And Mr.. SpinA sf' she asked Oh / re
piled, he is going out with me-
i am so sorry you are going away just
as we are gettng acquainted The last
thing she said to me was in reference TO
Spinks. You sPem to have formed great
liking for him, she said. You and he are
almost constantly together. l am glad you
like him, she added conlidingly. He is
very popular in Spokane and has great
future, ] think. And Blipp. said. She
did not hear me
THAT night I went to the theater, and
from quiet conner, safe from observation,
! looked down upon Percival Blipp seated
beside Miss Silvey, glowing with happiness.
stumbled upon SpiEks as went out. lie
glowered upon me and strobe on
II caught an early train for Atlanta next
morning. My interest in this three cor
nered love affait lad become so great that
l was half tempted to stay and see the out
come. | heartily regretted to lose sight of
the three young people altogether. /
thought of the hotel clerk He was nice
Young man and seemed to know his bust
ness. | started to tell him about the af
fair, but he gave me a knowing wink. i
know, he said And will you write me
how Il comes out.' l asked. He nodded
Il have pictured a hundred different ends
to the affair. Once | even pictured to my
self the possibility of my becoming n wild
over and marrying Miss Silvey, Then
saw her marry another fellow. But the
termination thht suited me best was the
one in which PtrciVal Blipp married her.
My speculations were ended this morn
ing by the receipt Of this letter:
Hotel ALPHAnETTA Chicago
B. Hornady:
DEAR StR-i accordance with your request
have this to write: Mrs. Silvey and daughter
paid their bill yesterday and had their trunks
checked TO Spokane Falls, Wash. Hardly an
hour afterward ?. Bipp paid his bill and had
his trunk checHcd for the same place. w.
Spinks leaves today, trunk checked for New
York. Your Obelient servant T. jenkins
-Atlanta Constitution.