Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1895-05-29

ing the fool Of myself have. and alb
solve yon from any connivance in the
matter May ask as an epilngue to tlais
comedy that You Will tell me who the
happy man is that / may congratulate
himg'
Her eyes blazod. and,her cheeks red
dcned. and how pretty she was AS she
looked at me as an angry queen might
look upon an offending subject
MIR. Bryting. F" she said scornfully,
81 had hoped 70 spare you pain and had
thought 70 say goodby 10 you after this
pleasant holiday by the sea as friends
say goodby. with SORROW in every note.
but now shall say goctby with I'M
feigned pleasure, and in parting viii
feel peculiar delight in telling you that
the happy man is your friend Mr.. Fos-
ter, and that he asked me only yesterday
80 be his wife, and / took this walk with
you to tell You so and did not do so be-
cause as You are we'll aware, you took
up all the time at my disposal with the
absurdly important question you had to
ask me-
What further remarks she might have
made have no means OF knowing, but
they would no doubt have gone much
further, for in an angry woman's game
with language she plays without limit,
but fortunately for my self esteem we
were startled at that moment by the
shouts Of party coming over a sand
hill to our left, and by the time we had
made rapid change in our outward
show of temper the crowd was upon us.
They had come out in search of us TO
join party for sail, and among tho
searchers were Mr.. Foster and Miss Nor
ton Under the circumstances it was not
o difficult matter for Miss Allen and my
self to effect an interchange Of escorts,
and accompanied Miss Morton back to
the hotel, leaving Miss Allen to the ten
der mercies of her fiance
AS Miss Morton and followed In the
wake Of the returning procession made
myself particularly gay, and she seemed
to appreciate me moFeNthan she had ever
done.
"What a color you have today, Mr..
Bryting" sho exclaimed as she looked
at mo with admiring eyes
81 wasn't aware of it, really" 1 re-
| piled, with culpable lack Of truth in my
words, for / knew must be flushed aft
er what had Just gone through, not
| withstanding the fact that / could feel
my face burning as if had been stand
ing in the hot sun bareheaded.
"Well, you have" she continued.
''and it makes you handsomer than I
ever saw you before. F"
Possibly" / said, speaking slowly
and with evident feeling, sit is because
the full sunshine of your kindness has
never shone on me before and given me
its radiance.
"Oh. she exclaimed, "this is perfect
ly deliciousi You talk just like char
acter in a novel "
sis it novel for man to love q beau
tiful woman?" asked, looking squarely
into her eyes, and thinking how much
prettier than Miss Allen she was.
fare you in lover" she asked. with
charming naivete.
AT this moment we were a hundred
yards or more behind the party, and it
was five minutes after ii o'clock a. m
"Oh, MYRTLE" said, with fervor
/ did not think Twas capable Of, don't
4 yO0 huOM b1ntO I'LL III AONt, uAiO 0O1 y
you know with whom? Haven't you seen
every day for weeks that you held my
heart in thrall, and that you were its
queen? Don't you know, Myrtle, TINT
have been waiting for and wishing and
hoping for the propitious time when
could tell you this? Now, am soon to
go back to my work, TO the dark and
dismal town, and before go won't You
give me your heart to take the place of
mine you have taken away, that its light
may make sunshine along all the paths
of the future my footsteps may fall
upon? Tell me- Myrtle, tell me?" And
in my wild ardor caught her hand in
mine and kissed it.
"Oh,'' she exclaimed. snatching il
away, "don't do that They'll see
us. I"
"What do / care?" replied. Gan
honest love fears no criticism.
81 know, l know" she stammered,
"but you mustn't talk love 10 Inc.
can't listen to you now. Jack Foster
and are engaged. He asked me yester-
day and we are to DO married in Decem
Der. -
And it was 10 minutes after IL O'Clock
a. m.-Exchange.