Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1897-01-08
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"Mercy, how tired md sleepy you
look" said the girl in the sailor hat.
81 am tired" said the girl in the bi
cycle suit. but I'm in such rage tina:
couldn't go I" s'eep if my complexion
VAS at stake"
Fell OH yorr wheel. perhaps p said
the girl in the s:ilor 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, hut
think my luck is worse than anybody
when it comes to-"
Don't talk of luck" groaacd the girl
in the bicycle suit. You know Marie
and Clarence had u quaryel about d
week ago, and he has been coming to see
me twice n day ever since"
Seems TO me that is Marie's ill-luck
If it's anybody's," said the girl in the
sailor hat. "She's been paying you SO
many compliments that know she is
furiously Jealous"
II hope so. Well. he asked me ycster-
day If wouldn't go for an carly ride
this morning. ] hesitated at first. for
doubted IL we'd meet anybody who
would tell Marie"
''She isn't 50 friendless as all that"
said the giil in the sailor hat.
Perhaps not. Well, knew that
could let her know somehow. and it
would be worth an hour or two of sleep
to know how furious she would be, so
finally agreed to 20 with him.
and did she find it out?"
"She wouldn't have, but ! told I ar my
self when she came In 10 ask about n
freclde lotion-said I'd be sure TO know
OF one il 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 me come and stay all night
with her; said she wanted n nice long
talk with mo"
y "She must have been awfully jealous
II 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 n bit. so went. for
wanted TO have her version of the quar-
rel"
"And did youP"
''No, l didn't, and she was so nervous
and abscnt-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?"
II felt-it was my duty. was sor-
~ afterwards. for she seemed as anxious
for clear morning as II she was going
somewhere herself. She said she never
could wake early, and l was so anxious
lest | oversleep myself that was awake
nearly all night. Clarence and | were to
start from the house at halr-past seven.
so | had TO get up at six. Marie got
up and made me some coffce-said she'd
told her mother she was going. To- do il.
Then she actually hurried me Off. lest
keep Clarence waiting"
81 should have suspected a reason
f." such nmiability myself" said the
Girl in the sailor hat.
SHOULD You? Well. didn't Not
only was Clarence nowhere in sight
when l reached home, but sat on the
front steps for an hour without his put
ting in an appearance. Finally at half
past eight n messenger boy came along
with a note for me-"
Prom Clarence. OF course; he was
late and"
at was not from Clarence; IL was
from Marie. II was written in very
shalIy hand and IL said: Dear Kate:
Thank YOU so much for waking me this
morning. Clarence and made MP YES
b terday Just before saw YOU and de-
cided to take ON early train for Milwau-
kce. don't believe I'd have been ready
In time hut for YOU, and I'm sure I
couldn't have gotten out without mann
ma knowing ii 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.