The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1895-01-31
The INITIALS.
Ana the TroubIo m

They wern =, lrEouble They Made.
"Yon n merG TO have been marrad :,
Wilkins" sa; not p say another word NJ.
coldly. 81 I bauo hoberta We're de Yaro
t r%oe been deceiving me. p Al that You
ri Hven u.s. | will send Won Is h. oyer be
fraSS ana presents. There DUCK Your
Anto my decision. FareweiIr'o appear
heart hu nded' bewildered md a..
bled do" Unen, Ethelwald Wilkins " st,.
mansion .9e steps of the We're do 'VIyu,~
on in dream pissed down the street liIs,.
ana - h dow had come upon him r
account. iorce tenfold on thut
de- n Vo nad been engaged to Roberto W
trust;nee ior year, and no more u l. Hert-
found snu ana congenial couple conIS S'I =.
little .n co ana he had built neat and tost
p w;thi,a a life of exquisite b and had
w wd,iiln It's walls. In another happihess
hm ouinie nave been furnished md W W 1t
st SWEET mad blushingly surgast h4oerta
tons tons ana shades of its interior daco ,ne
bo nov T"a the fabric of his beautifu, ,,s,.
he knew NOT u i"iieh' and for what reason ,
tbran men Ethelwald had gone. poho
and bitterly. 'ouch and wept long
nn one sa;s had loved Ethelwald oorros.,..
s" roI' and it wrencbed bo ana
Shy 10 give him up. Nei heart
poner oooh from her pocket soro, r
eyes. 1T IL with tear-blinded
th ahat little piece of paper wos A. ar,
"a f ft come between her and bn ae lining tning
h HIter all his vows and nro,.,; ner ioVer-
rios i? ~, another" she sighed s.I1o 10 me
bo es III ms pocket note from Tho ,,;v J car
at law ,nWays tried to win him from me- VINO
false ' az she mas succeeded. How f;c Iha
But 7 WV" WI, unsteady is the love of nan
breaks IN th ,ear MN from my heart IL II
Vans on H. ID the attempt. If he loves MI ~
her." 'n"u me, let him take
ald,no,SS scrap OF paper was one that Etbar
i ,nowa;n had dropped from his pocket mn
fore 'i'i'ils her the night be
ba It. read as follows, some of tho r,,s.
love
embrace
always true to your
l told you last night
peter than any one else
come and see me as soon
B ~ III N. V. -.
Roberta bowed her head, and sobbine
uiiItStralne0ly, cried:
ANA yet Oh how I love himy'
Ethelwald Wilkins stood once NOR. no.
fore Roberta We're de We're.
He was pale and his face showed tnse,,.
OF recent suffering.
:! have come. Miss We're dc yere.r 6,-
SAID coldly, "to demand your reason for
ulsinisslng me from your presence wifi
OUT one word of explanation. II rs at
lenst due me. to state in what I have,
offended you"
Roberta handed him a scrap of paper.
'Read that. Ethelwald Wilkins she.
said, land remain in doubt no longer.
Nina Van Dusen will no doubt be able.
TO asst you, in supplying the words that
are missing"
Ethelwald scanned the paper eagerly
lie then searched rapidly through some
papers in his pocket drew forth the re-
n'ainder of the scrap, and placed them
together.
"Oblige me by reading the entire com.
mnnicatiOn. Miss We're de Vere,r he said.
Roberta read as follows:
=, Austin. Texas, Jan. 8, 1886
Mr.. Ethelwaid Wilkins:
Dear Sir,
l. have some love
the opportunity Be always true to your
own interests. ] told you last night
my prices were better than any one else
could give. Come and see me as soor
as Won can. N. V.D
Who is N. V. D.?" said Roberta.
IN. V. Dittlinger, the house furnisher.
who has the largest and best stock OF
furniture carpets. bianos and sewing
machines in Texas. and has the reputn.
ton of selling goods cheaper than any
house in Austin.
Roberta, come to my arms!'