The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1896-11-05

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- ~ hegxld~ = l9smd exelolms6. With
soms anxistv.
'xeu nust b vssy niss - hin tAsa.
Ie4xim - you do care Tor him ~ .
1ltllo. Oh, I DO want 70 - you -
happy % an, deari' cried Phyllis.
"A sensible woman can ~ Just -
happy unmarried" !" said Maud, who he'd
dabbied In serious literature.
''NonsensA you know she can't, and
we're not going 10 discuss those silly
questions, We had much better settle
about the bridesmaids and where We
shall live. Well live somewhere near
each other, won't we3"
"Yes, dear, Of course. Chelsea II
nice, isn't II? George has . married
sister there, though that might be .
drawback" answered Maud.
''It would be" assented Phyllis; "Ar-
thur likes Campden HILL"
'But after all, Phyllis, I'm not at all
sure care enough about George"
slow annoying you arei" exclaimed
Phyllis. "Just when everything was
settled. Look here, Maud; write him
. nice little note and ask him to lunch
or tea, or something; your mother
won't mind, or say you'll be at home on
Sunday, and then-then you can ar
range things, you know. That Will Be
the best way, for IL IL silly to pretend
you aren't in love with him."
"Shsll really writer" said Maud.
with show Of hesitation.
~Certainly; here are the pepper and
pen and everything. Write II here, and
ri send Jane, to the post with II at
once"
Maud succumbed TO her friends deter
mination and wrote carefully-worded
note to Mr.. Stratton, in which she gent
" reproached him for not having been
70 see her mother and herself lately, and
she said how glad they would be II he
came to lunch ON the following Sunday.
Phyllis was satisfied with Il, md
rang the bell for the maid. ''Now,
darling, everything will como right.
she said. "How happy he'll bel Tmay
call him George, too, maynt I?'
Maud blushed and said she supposed
she might. and Just then the servant
came in.
'"Take this to the post at once, please,
Jane." said Phyllis.
eyes, miss, and this letter has Just
como for you," answered the maid.
Phyllis took the letter and the girl
left the room with Maud's note.
Whom Is your letter from? seem
to know the writing" said Maud.
"Only from Ethel Jervis-C Carter; she
does write to me sometimes about moth
ing in particular" answered Phyllis.
She had not read many lines OF the let
ter before she gave q little cry of dis
may.
''What's the matter ~ asked Maud, Sec
ing her emotion.
Nothing" stammsrcd Phyllis. "At
least. nothing interesting; and I don't
believe it's true"
Don't be silly. Phyllis; tell me what
IL is?"
"There; read i'll" said Phyllis. and
Maud read
"You win be glad to hear Of my en-
gagement to George strakton; you and
Maud know him, 20 you win understand
how happy lam. We hope to be married
soon" Maud read more; she was very
pale.
Thanks" she said, giving the paper
back; 1T is very interesting"
I'm 20 horribly sorry" began Phyl-
liz.
"For having made fool Of me? You
ought to be-" said her friend, stonily.
II never meant" said Phyllis.
"You made me write that wretched
note, I shall never forgive you," said
Maud, drawing on her gloves, and ris-
ing from her chair with the air Of cast
ing the dust Of her friends house from
her feet. lF
"It was mere suggestion" Phyllis
pleaded.
1T was extremely bad TASTE"
"But you agreed with mel"
mo; It was entirely your doing" {"
answered Maud. However, Of course,
II does not really affect me at ALL"
"Of course not" said Phyllis.
Maud swept out Of the room, went
home, and wrote second note to Mr..
Stratton to congratulate him on the de-
lightful news she had Just heard, and
would he bring Ethel with him to lunch
on Sunday?
Phyllis remorsefully resolved that she
would never again try to provide con-
solation for desolate friends.-Madame.
Not DisloysL
A number of years ago, in a section
where the methods Of holding elections
were notoriously loose, man who had
in his employ lar1e numher Of nearoes