Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1897-09-23

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she would have that sort 81 face. That1'
why I wanted to getss look At II. Z" .isss-
y Such men @ you began my neighs
Dor: sl.sa . s.- H. fa ,'.sss's es
Now, IL were not-a married man.
I continued, refectively, ''that is the
very girl I.would marry at once. Asit
is. Of course. I can't. But that's not my
fault, is it?' ,.y., MIS- 4 .s -, s.s 81.
4s# You are married r. said the lady
II am" replied. ~ gs sss,
"That makes it much worse" she
said. s 'f55$s 4.. s s3-r4'.s
Il, ION the contrary. it is my excuse
l said. ut is all owing to my wife.
If it were not Tor her I should be-well
very different"
"She must be a miserable woman
said the lady, If she knows of your
conduct. Ny heart bleeds for her. - -
Not at ALL" said. ''She is quite
happy; as happy as that girl. Now did
you ever see more charming girl p u.
turned and sent a nod in the direc-
ton of the girl who was pedaling along
quietly just behind the bus. She lift
ed one hand from the ;handle-bar and
waved it to me lin friendly response. sss
"Under the circumstances" said,
II think shall speak to her; otherwise
might miss herwhen get off Mt Sloane
street. Do you think she would mind p
Let me implore you" said my neiRh-
Dor; IF you do I shall speak to the con.
ductor." .. =.
N 1T would be grossly improper" I
said, unless he happens to be your
brother-or your cousin-or-'' rid rib
The lady shifted and looked round.
But the conductor was not III view. NE
leaned down, and the girl looked up
inquiringly, riding to the side of the
= bus. -" -:
~"I am going sto" get off at Sloane
street. I called to her; '''will you stop
there?''a S'~ ~"'' " 's', Is "''"F>
She nodded, and bending slightly over
her handles quickly outstripped the
bus and rode on past St. Georges hos
pital and5$downthe slope. ] leaned
back in,my seat and wafehed eher G ap-
preciatively as she foated away.
"Never in my life," I murmured,
have 1 seen anyone whom I admire
more A most delightful grill"
"A most disgraceful incident!" said
my neighbor. .s~p,~s ,xss'<
'You see" said, affably, 1.-TWO people
meet-'twas in a crowd-and% their
hearts rush together like magnets, or
poles, or whatever the things are. It
is#quite clear to- me that we were made
for one another. Don't you believe in
affinities? They are fun" .,.sss
h ut lis not a matter forsiesting;:it ii
a: very serious matter Is tamper in
this way with the innocence Of ssag
Ithink it is rather joke, II said. (
1T may be a joke for the manor,
rather, he may think so, mistak enly;
but you never by any chance think st
the girl. And I feel it my duty as q
woman to protest against"
"Bless my SOUL" 1 exclaimed, II
think of the girl always. She is never
out of my thoughts" A\'5'
''The grill" ,..... 49,. -:
Yes, the sgirl-that~girl. Didn't I
:explain?5 o.! here we are!"
"Sloane street," said the conductor.
I jumped up.
"Well, we've had most interesting
conversation" I said. 'You see, she's
waiting for me at the corner. knew it.
never underrate my attractions"
fAsfIsdescended to, the pavement, Celia
greeted me with smile Of welcome,
while the eyes Of my late Eneighbor
bored two holes in my back
Glow: lucky TO- meet like this" said
Celia. where did you see me frst?'
20, in Piccadilly," replied. But I
couldn't be sure it was you until / saw
your face. I want to get some tobacco
here, and then we can walk along home
together" =. -. =.
''Had an amusing day?" said Celia.
Excellent" I said, more particu-
larly the ride down."
'You seemed very much interested in
the lady on the bus" said Celia, as we
stopped outside the tobacconist's. did
you know herr"
"Never saw her BEFORE" said.
,..' Fright under my very eyes, too" said
Cel1a. "ss8 *a23ssat
II couldn't help it," I said. ''She
seemed to have some objection to me,
or to you, or to something or other
seemed to see something wrong IN our
behavior: s,,ss.s
Didn't she know was your wife 2"
asked Celia. 1 ] ,~, 80. y
'''She didn't know me, I replied. 4
o. "But didn't you tell herr" asked Celia.
: '".Well," I said, "now I come to think
of it, I don't believe I'd BLACK and
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