The Mena weekly star., 1896-10-07
A LITTLE GAME OF HEARTS.
Trumps, However, Were Held by the
 One Least Expeoted.

One Least Expected.
 Mercy, how tired and sleepy you look. said the girl in the sailor hat.
 q am tired" said the girl in the bi. cycle suit, but I'm in such a rage that l couldn't go to sleep if my complexion was at stake"
 "Fell off your wheel, perhaps?" said the girl in the sailor hat; "well, never mind your bruises if they don't show. Of course nobody would ever choose the time to have the measles or a fall, but I think my luck is worse thar anybody's when it comes to-"
 Don't talk of luck" groaned the girl in the bicycle suit. You know Marie and Clarence had quarrel about a week ago, and he has been coming to see me twice a day ever since."
 Seems to me that is Marie's ill-luclx if it's anybody's," said the girl in the sailor hat. She's been paying you so many compliments that l know she is furiously jealous"
 ''I hope so. We'll, he asked me ycster- day if 1 wouldn't go for an early ride this morning. I hesitated at first, for I doubted if we'd meet anybody who would tell Marie"
 "She isn't so friendless as all that" said the girl in the sailor hat.
 Perhaps not. We'll, knew that I could let her know somehow, and it would be worth an hour or two of sleep to know how furious she would be, so l finally agreed to go with him.
 And did she find it out?"
 "She wouldn't have, but told her n.y. self when she came in to ask about freckle lotion-said I'd be sure to know of one if anybody did"
 And what did she say about the rider"
 "Said she was glad to hear it. it would be good for my complexion. Then she begged me come and stay all night with her; said she wanted a nice long talk with me"
 'She must have been awfully jealous if she took all that trouble to conceal it."
 "I said I'd go, but that hated to wake her up so early. She insisted that she didn't mind that bit, so I went, for wanted to have her version of the quar- rel"
 And did you?"
 "No, didn't, and she was so nervous and absent-minded that it was only half fun to tell her the nice things Clarence had been saying to me of late"
 "Oh, you told her, did you?"
 TT felt it was my duty. was sor- " afterwards, for she seemed as anxious for a clear morning as if she was going somewhere herself. She said she never could wake early, and I was so anxious lest oversleep myself that was awake nearly all night. Clarence and I were to start from the house at half-past seven, so l had to get up at six Marie got up and made me some coffee-said she'd told her mother she was going to do it. Then she actually hurried me off, lest keep Clarence waiting"
 q should have suspected reason for such amiability myself" said the girl in the sailor hat.
 "Should you? We'll, I didn't. Not only was Clarence nowhere in sight when reached home, but I sat on the front steps for an hour without his put ting in an appearance. Finally at half- past eight messenger boy came along with a note for me-"
 "From Clarence. of course: he was late and"
 Tt was not from Clarence; it was from Marie. It was written in a very shaky hand and it said Dear Kate: Thank you so much for waking me this morning. Clarence and I made rp yes terday just before I saw you and de- cided to take an early train for Milwau- kee. I don't believe I'd have been ready in time but for you, and Pm sure couldn't have gotten out without mann ma knowing it if hadn't had you as an excuse. Yours, lovingly. Marie.'
 My gracious" cried the girl in the sailor hat, land to think you can never get even with that girl as long as you live!"-Chicago Tribune.