Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1896-08-15

little creatures who did not believe Il
allowing other people 10 be miserable /
she could help It.
Accordingly one afternoon she march
ed resolutely up to Nellie's house anC
rang the bell.
Nellie had seen her coming, however
and with some foreboding perhaps O.
the protector part of the object of hei
visit, instructed the girl to say that shs
was not at home.
ooh, yes, she Is, asserted Alice, conf
IDENTIFY. 81 saw her looking from behind
the wiRdow curtains of her room as
came along. Tell her she cannot work
any such little game with me. If
she doesn't come down and see me, /
shall go right up to her room. l have
something very important to say to hers
There was no help but to come down,
which Nellie did after a little delay,
looking, truth to tell, rather sheepish.
"Now, see here" was Alice's greeting.
81 have come upon a matter which, per-
haps, is none of my business, but don't
believe in two people making them
selves miserable about nothing. Now
answer me, honor bright, you were en-
gagged to Joe Robinson a few weeks age,
weren't your"
Nellie did not reply In words, but her
telltale face answered for her.
Every WE'LL" continued Alice, and
then right away you broke with him
Now, what did you do that for? Be
cause you saw him kissing me in the
road that same EVENING"
Nellie's only answer this time was to
cover her face with her hands and burst
into tears.
"That means yes of course" pursued
Alice, in the most cold. blood tone.
"And shows what dear little jealous
goose you were to suppose he would
care two straws about me after getting
you. He was merely helping me to get
my vail out of a knot, and 1t was so
tight around my neck it was almost
choking me, SO he had to bend close,
and you watching him from the window
yes, see you were from your guilty
blush-made up your mind that he was
kissing me, and got mad about nothing,
and have been making yourself and
him miserable ever since. You see /
have been putting two and two together
and have finally ciphered my way back
to that evening as the beginning of the
trouble. And suppose you have per-
haps seen us on a few subsequent &C.
casions when he has done some little
act of civility for me, and have imag-
ined that he was either flirting or max
ing love to me. You see, know all
about It, for I've been there myself.
You just wait until Charlie gets on here
next month, and I'll show you fellow
that | wouldn't exchange for all Bliss
Vile"
Nellie had listened thus far to her
friends rafting talk like one half stupe-
fed, but at the last remark she looked up
with an expression of relief and sur
prise.
fare you telling the truth2" she
asked. "Do you really mean that yon
are really-that you are not"
THAT am really engaged 10 the
dearest fellow in the world, and that ]
am not in love with Joe Robinson, nor
trying to get him from you, or any
body else" supplemented Alice, with
roguish dimple. $50 if you'll take my
advice, you will end poor Joe's unde-
served punishment right now. And"-
with quick look out OF the window
"by fortunate coincidence he is pass
ing along the road now Shall / call
him?n
Nellie made one last battle for her
pride, but 1t was no use. One tremu-
lous Eyes" fell from her lips in spite of
herself. What precisely did happen
next she could never tell; but there was
a swish of skirts, rush of footsteps,
and then she was crushed in an embrace
that made any kind of explanation at
once superfous and impossible, while
Alice looked on with beaming satisfac-
tion
"Well," she exclaimed at last, when
Nellie,s few disjointed sentences had
been rendered still more incoherent by
the rampturous kisses which punetuated
them, and Joe's ring shone once more
on her finger "since all has ended SO
satisfactorily, don't see what there Is
TO prevent our having double wedding
"Or l" acquiesced Joe. "May we,
Nellie? We have lost SO much time as 1t
is over this-that-
"Never mind about names,n inter
posed Alice, evidently feeling herself
mistress of the situation. "All's we'll
that ends well. and Nellie and l will
order our wedding gowns together.
Shall we, Nells"
The question was decided before Joe
left the house that time, you may be
sure, and when the next week brought
Charlie he proved a most valuable ally !;
SO that in a few weeks the two brides
stood up side by side In the double we'd
ding that marked the happy ending to
what had been for awhile such comedy
of errors.-Family Story Paper.
Delicate.