The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1896-10-01
A LITTLE GAME OF HEARTS.
rrumps, However, We're Held by the
One Least Expected.

Erumps, However, We're Held by the
One Least Expected.
''Mercy, how tired and sleepy you
look" said the girl in the sailor bat.
81 am tired" said the girl in the BIZ
cycle suit, but I'm in such a rage thai
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 L
think my luck is worse than anybody's
when it comes to"
Don't talk of luck" groaned the girl
in the bicycle suit. You know Marie
and Clarence had a quarrel about a
week ago, and he has been coming to see
me twice day ever since"
Seems to me that is Marie's ill-luck
if it's anybody's," said the girl in the
sailor hat. shes been paying you so
many compliments that 1 know she is
furiously jealous"
81 hope so. Well, he asked me ycster-
day if l wouldn't go for an early ride
this morning. l hesitated at first, for l
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. Well, | knew that l
could let her know somehow, and it
would be worth an hour or two Of sleep
to know how furious she would be, SO
1 finally agreed to go with him.
:, And did she find it out?''
SHE wouldn't have, but told her my
self when she came in to ask about a
freckle lotion-said I'd be sure to know
of one if anybody did"
"And what did she say about the
ride?"
Said she was glad to hear it 1t
would be good for my complexion. Then
she begged Inc 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."
81 said I'd go, but that hated to wake
her up so early. She insisted that she
didn't mind that a bit, so | went, for
wanted to have her version of the quar-
rel"
'And did you?'
ono, | didn't, and she was so nervous
and absent-minded that it was only hall
fun to tell her the nice things Clarence
had been saying to me of late"
ooh. you told her, did you?"
II felt it was my duty. l was sor-
ry 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 | was so anxious
lest oversleep myself that | was awake
nearly all night. Clarence and Iwerc tc
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"
Il should have suspected a reason
for such amiability myself" said the
girl in the sailor hat.
should you? We'll, L didn't. Not
only was Clarence nowhere in sight
when | reached home, but / 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 note for me-"
From Clarence, OF course; he was
late and"
ct was not from Clarence; it was
from Marie. 1t was written in n very
shaky hand and it said: Dear Kate:
Thank you so much for waking me this
morning. Clarence and I made up yes
terday just before | saw you and de
cided to take an early train for Milwau
kee. | don't believe I'd have been ready
in time but for you, and I'm sure
couldn't have gotten out without mann
ma knowing it if hadn't had you as ar
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.