Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-02-29

anu f-lI,.ii Hear feif3lll ~ SiiBut SNAKE
of tho head, and then a rendering OF
'Goodby, Sweetheart, Goodbyr iloatcd
down. Then they were really going away.
Evelyn, l don't think it's quite
proper for you to be standing there, came
voice from within, and which, by strain
ing my ears, l could just hear. My heart
beat wildly. and the girl turned to address
her aunt without leaving the balcony.
It's almost dark now and l can,
stay cooped up all evensng-our last ONT
too! What does papa want us back il
such hurry for?'
Because he wishes it; my dear
That's all the reason can give you You
really must hehp me to finish the packing
in few minutes.
"Then her aunt had revealed nothing
and believed her yet to be in ignorance OF
my presence at tho hotol. Lucky, but the
case was adesporate one. Evelyn returned
to her former position and leaned over
again.
where Are You Going To, My Pretty
Maid:' l began. There was momentary
pause, and then tho answer came In line
of Home, Sweet Home from my darling S
lips.
g Il do wish you would drop that vulgar
habit of whistling, again came the voice
inside the window
But, auntie, there's no piano to sing
to- WAS the somewhat lame excuse. Il
must do something, and l can't possibly
shock any one up here
'Then there was silence once more.
Back TO Yorkshire again. No chance
fhara ApyhDv eha ctilI cnrpd for 49,,
and must put her affections to II severe
test. 1t was our only chance of securing
happiness.
Me?' piped
Where Arc You Going To?' was again
utilized in reply.
Il WAS stumped for the minute. but a
bar or two from Big Ben. a favorite song
of mine, came rs u hazardous rescue. She
understood, bless herl But lengthy
pause interviewed before her answer. Love
and duty had a hard struggle. Then No.
Sir; No, Sir; No. Sir; Nol' was repeated
four times in succession. She refused
them But why so emphaticallys What a
silly idiot | was! Tho fourth time the
girl in the song said No she meant Yes
l breathcd again.
But about our departure. The morn
ing York train via Bath left at 9:45, the
earliest Waterloo at 7;i5, and we should
be easily tracked and our intentions frus.
trated in consequence If we left IL until
then. / consulted my watch 1t was
9:l5. The train up left at 1920 oh.
Why Should We Wait Till Tomorrow
went up without delay. 'Ali's Well from
above soon settled that question satisfac-
torily, but was followed Immediately by a
few bars Of 'Bradshaw's Guide ditty.
knew what she wanted, So after slight
hesitation, | waybled 4'ome Into the Gar
den, Maud, and chirped ten times. Hope
on, dear loved one;~we shall 'meet again,
from. Dream Faces, proved that l was
clear YMnderstood, and then she turned to
address Miss Alton in louder tones than
before
80 / declare you re nearly asleep, auntie.
m tired and have a headache too. We've
"a long journey before us so l think III 90
TO my room now. Don't disturb ma
there's dear, and packing won't take
long in tho morning. You'd better do tho
same
"A good idea, Evy; so we will, she
answered.
Il crept back, and minute or two later
Good Nights were exchanged, and the
subsequent slam Of door notified me that
Evelyn had left for her apartment.
:" by 9:45 | had settled up and left in
structions that my heavy baggage for
tunatoly not unpacked. would be called or
sent for in the course of week or less.
dangling an old telegram form in my hand
as did so, TO give color to my hasty de
par.uro. AT 10 prompt picked up Evelyn
under the pines in the hotel gardens, and
with dressing bag and small Glad
stone between us walked it to the station.
and eventually reached London safely
early in the morning. L put her in ono
hotel, where ! knew she would he safe
with strict injunctions not to venture out
until had fixed everything up for the
ceremony, and went myself to another
The long and short Of it was that before
we were anything like tracked the deed had
been done by special license, and the colo
mel defeated for once in his life.
Come round, did he? Yes. when he
afterward discovered that tho man ho in
tended for his daughter had already been
engaged for two years and got married
shortly after we did. Even l could have
told the old fellow that. had he been more
communicative and explicit in tho first
instance, for my rival turned ont to be
none other than the friend / was visiting
He actually admits now he couldn't have
wished her a better match, but, anyhow,
he
And Birdy broke off into Can't Change
It
He rose quietly from his seat and gen
ty opened the smoking room door.
Listen" he said IF you can't quite
swallow the yarn you will not fail to take
this in. -
Then he went through "Oh, Come, My
Lady Fair, " from the 'Gaiety Girl song.
Scarcely had he concluded than from away
in another quarter of the house came
the answering chorus of I'm coming"
from the negro melody Poor Old Joe :"
Half Il minute later in strolled Mrs. jack
son and Hartey's wife,
Birdy winkcd knowingly at us.
Give just been telling them how you
were practically wooed and wen by whis-
Ting, my dear, he remarked to his wife,
land they want another tuno before we
turn in
Evelyn blushcd. "No, Sir" ETC., she
warbled three times.
Then Jackson took up his candle and
marched up stairs with the strains Of tho
national anthem On his lips.--New York
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