Alpena argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1893-1909, 1894-10-03


1t itcbes so and feels horrid. Do
all ladies paint in New York;"
AT another time Mrs. Johnnie
would have burst out laughing, but
just at present matters were taking
too serious turn. Mrs. Johnnie
was beginning to wonder very much.
"But when are you to be married,
my dear?" she asked hastily. "You
haven't answered my question yet.
And what does Sophie say? For,
of course, you've told her all about
it,"
The girl hung her head, and Mrs,
Johnnie could see her bushes even
in spite of the rogue.
"You see, it's this way. Jack
hates a fuss and all that. He said
for us to get married first and then
let Sophie know. That was the
hardest thing | had to do-leaving
her without a word of goodby.-
But Jack knows best, | suppose
Only wish
Excuse me, Daisy, you mustn't
think me impertinent for asking all
these questions my dear. Is Jack
going to meet you at the stationP"
swell, no-not exactly, He's SC
busy at this time of day, you know
That's one reason why he sent the
dress and things. He said in his
letter that he had shown them to a
lady friend of his. She's to meet
me at the ferry and take charge OF
ME till he comes"
"Oh! And how long did you say
you have known a-a-Jack?"
The girl hung her head again
IL saw him first about six weeks
ago. He came down OH one OF the
yachts. He came down twice on
Sunday after that, and he's written
ever so often"
Mrs. Johnnie laid her hand tend
crly upon the young girls arm
"And do you really think, my dear
Daisy, that you know him well
enough to marry him? Wouldn't
it be wiser to wait a bit and take
your sister into your confdence?--
Why not ask Jack to wait year
for you and then see how matters
stand? He'll wait for you gladly
enough if he's really in earnest"
"Why should | keep him wait
ing?" she answered. "He loves me-
Isn't that enough? | love him and
trust him entirely, and he does the
same by me. Isn't that enough?"
Mrs. Johnnie did not answer fol
a moment. Her lips were pressed
tightly together, for, to tell the
truth, Mrs. Johnnie was making W
her mind to adopt desperate
measure. This car half full of men
was certainly no place for Il scene
And Mrs. Johnnie began to realize
that if she proceeded to do her duty
by this little glrl scene was bound
to come. The train was just slow
ing up for moment at little way
side station.
"Well, my dear, | hope sincerely
that you will find it is enough,
she said. Then, springing UP sud
denly, she grasped the carpetbas
and her own belongings.
"Hurry up, my child" she ex
claimed, giving the girl a little push
"Here's where we change cars, vo,
know. Come along"
"But | thought this train"--
Now, my dear, that's just wha
you mustn't do. Don't think, bu
follow my Instructions
Before the girl had realized wha
she was doing Mrs. Johnnie hat
bundled her out OH to the station
platform. The train moved slowly
out. Mrs. Johnnie watched it dis
appear with sigh of relief, ant
then she turned to the bewilderet
girl and spoke to her very gently.
"Let us walk over to the little no
tel, Daisy. We shall have to wal
there half an hour. Perhaps W,
can secure "a room there, for wan
to have a little talk with YOU"
In speaking of it afterwards Mrs
Johnnie always declared that to he
the walk from the station to TIN
hotel was by far the saddest par
of all that days ordeal. It wa
then that the magnitude of the worl
she had to do dawned upon her TO
the first time. Before they SHOULD
be standing OH that platform again
Jack. the Young girls idol, must b