Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1895-05-06

have taken old MIR. Adderly's house,
opposite?"
"Well, yes sir, if you please re-
turned the handmaiden. 81 met their
cook at the grocer's the other day,
and she said that her masters name
was Black-Captain Choker Black -
and that he was staying here on leave
of absence with his wife and daughter,
sir"
"Oh, indeed; did she happen to
mention the young lady's name"
eyes, sir; she called her Miss Eva. 3"
'Eva What a charming name ~
murmured Mr.. Willoughby to him
self; and then he added aloud:
"lhat will do. Jane, thank you"
Mr.. Willoughby Vance was bach
elor, twenty eight years old, rich, in
dolent and tolerably good looking.
He lived with widowed mother in a
pleasant house in Albany, and, hav-
ing nothing else to do, had fallen des-
perately in love with his pretty VISA
Wis, and anxiously sought an oppor-
tunity for IN introduction. However,
having discovered tho name of his
enchantress, he determined to address
her anonymously by letter.
Having decided upon taking this
step, the next thing to be done was to
put it into execution, and, having
shut himself in his little study, after
many futile attempts, he succeeded in
forming an epistle to the lady to his
satisfaction. begging her, if she valued
his peace of mind, to return an answer
to "W. N, Postoffice, Albany" That
done, he went out for n walk, and
dropped the letter in the nearest box.
Regularly, three times day, for a
week afterward, he called at the post
office to see whether an answer had
arrived for him. As the week ad-
vanced Willoughby began to lose his
appetite, and grew SO restless and
irritable that Mrs. Vane, like fond
mother, fancied that her dear boy was
i'll, and begged him to consult their
medical adviser. But her son laughed
at her, knowing we'll that his com
plant was beyond the doctors skill
to cure.
He was beginning to despair of ever
receiving a reply, when, to his great
delight, on the seventh morning, a
letter was handed to him by the post
master, written in dainty female
hand, and addressed to "W. "" Al.
most unable to conceal his emotion he
quilted the postotiice, broke open the
Il he
They evidently were of a pleasant
nature, for he read the letter ovel
again, kissed the envelope, put it il
his breast pocket, and hurried home
to SEQ his inamorata looking out o
the window of the opposite house, al
usual
For moment his first impulse was
to salute her respectfully, but i'm
mediately afterward he bethough
himself that as he was still incognitt
the young lady would perhaps feel in
suited by the action. Besides, hov
could she know that he was "W. V. p
SO he went indoors, and amused him
self for three hours in inditing u repl,
to her letter, which he posted tn,
same afternoon, and in due course
second answer arrived.
And SO matters went on, constan
Interchange of letters being kept VI
for fortnight, during which tim,
Mr.. Willoughby Vane spent his day
running to and from the postofIice
writing letters and watching his fai
neighbor from the window of til
dining-room.
'Confound It'll" he would some
times say to himself. elbow yer
provoking the dear girl is She neve
will look this way. do wish / coul
catch her eve. if only for moment