The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-02-02

A"AH"N AAA Aai'FNA ~ ANNI HHNif HAtHA
When he arrived at the depot Of the
pretty little Wisconsin town he found
himself anxlously looking around.
though he condemned himself for his
foollahness In doing so-why should
she be around the depot II she was In
the town?
After he had registered AZ a hotel he
wandered almlessly about the town,
adnlring the handsome houses and the
beautiful twin lakes. and watching the
launches. filled with happy campers.
dartlng 70 and fro. In the afternoon
he hired n boat and tried 10 fish. but
after a couple OF hours effort. when
only a couple OF slekly looking dog
fish rewarded bis efforts. he gave Il
up In disgust and returned TO the ho-
tel
AZ dinner that evening he was made
aware OF the fact that a circus was IN
town by a couple sitting across the
table from him. who had come In from
the surrounding country and we're go
ing. In the barber-shop also there was
nothing talked OF but the circus. i
made him feel quite AZ home 20 see the
enthuslasm created By the mere fact
Of a circus being IN town How diner
ent from Chicago. whore nothing
seemed 90 be able 20 command Tut
passing interest.
Then be- remembered that AZ home
everybody went TO the circua-why
shouldn't they do Il hereg-and per-
haps she might be there. He would
go 20 the clrcus
u was a little late when Joe reached
the tent he had not calculated on
how many would be ahead Of him for
the single BARRIERS chair nor how long
Il would take the hotel bootblack to
put n satisfactory gloss on his shoes
A. be entered the tent he went down
the open space 70 the ropes and start
INK az one end glanced as critically AZ
each face as the pickering Of the gas
0line lamps would allow. OF a sudden
be- stopped. rubbed hia eyes and looked
again. Yes. surely that was Margaret
looking fairor and more winsome than
ever appearing quito out Of place
among the rusiicn who surrounded her
and. wonder OF wonders. there was
an empty seat beside her. In a matter
OF ten minutes Joe had forced bis way
20 where she sat and found himself %
her side. She appeared glad 10 see
him and Joe fei, supremely happy as
explanations on both sides we're being
made-ih though he thought u strange
that she assigned no reason for her
sudden departure from Chicago.
All things must have an end and the
entertainment came 10 close. Joe's
request 20 "ses her home" had been
accepted and he seemed 10 be r., aiding
on air AZ he LEFT the tent with tbs IT.
ne hand resting lightly on his arm.
A they were nearing a crossing and
Joe was opening up a subject OF car
rying on a correspondence a woman'a
form came under the light across the
way. Margaret half turned around
70 ~ NANA Win ANaAtNNHf AuNAN =
MAJ Joe looked more closely and
saw a mlddle-agcd woman with a de-
termincd-looking face hurrylng toward
them. She took Margaret sharply ~
the arm and Grew her TO one side a.
she said:
Eve been hunting for you every
/ Whcra-What made YOU change your
soat1 We won't trouble this young
man for his company any further
with a scathing look al Joe-"ru
ashamed Of you. out with a young mar
and your wedding only three days on
TN be glad when Prank has you d
look after instead % me-"
And as Margaret was being hurried
away from across the street Joe caught
the gleam Of a ring on the little hant
that vas surTentltiously waved TO him