Griggs courier., 1897-12-31

der hesitation soften her usual wit and
brilliancy of spirits whenever Cameron
came up to her.
And where, in al the wide world
could any nature be- found more true
and lovable, more honest and straight
forward or one more fascinating, from
her changes and fluctuations of moods
and spirits, than Susan Hayershanl
Waring, the idol of my brothcrly heart
For the life of me could not, under
stand how man in his senses could fail
to appreciate that little girls immense
superiority over Louise Morrison, that
unreliable, small-souled young woman,
whose vanity was as all-peryading as
her astnteness. Two hideous traits.
The letter was-wcll, glance suf-
feed to inform me that it contained tho
usual rhapsodies and idiocies.
"Itwas in the first pages of the book, %
explained she, tearfully, "and, so you
see, Tom. that was sent to me; SO with
out noticing the address opened and
read the nonsensical thing. Do you
know, Tom, DEAR" continued Sue, and
in spite of her mortified distress, two
lovely dimples crept in the corners of
her mouth, sit was by a mere accident
/ noticed Louise's name on the en-
velope. It fell on the floor with the
address uppermost.'
''Well, child" I said, "an you have
to do is to notify Cameron of the ac-
cident. and let him try his hand ut an
efusive epistle to his lady love, or en-
close this thing just as it is to Miss
Morrison and write her an honest ex-
planation of your error. To my mind,
the first would be the safer plan of
the two. It would be little awkward
for you both, and will delay the ex-
tremely ready acceptance that is watt
ing for him, which is pity, as, if I
understood his extremely involved SEN
tences. he is hoping. I believe the fell
low wrote 'Pining,' or some such word,
this very afternoon. Wants to start
out on the new year with a CARLOAD of
illusions and fantastic anticipations of
coming happiness: Happiness, with
Louise Harrison!" added sardonically.
"Why, I venture to predict on next New
Years he will be looking around for a
method of escape"
I poked the fire viciously, for was
sorely grieved to note the pain way
down in the depths of Sues gray eyes.
and purposely I spoke roughly Of the
absurd affair.
T The little girl must needs grow ac-
customed to the situation. The
sooner the better.
"1'll send q note to him right off then,
Tom," Sue said, hurriedly. ''It will be
my New Year greeting to him." and
she laughed brightly.
But my eur could detect q iangle in
the sweet notes.
what internal fools men are," I
soliloquized, internally, and from the
vantage ground of my old bachelorhood
I looked with supreme contempt on
the blunders and misapprehensions
could note in the matrimonial ven
lures of my friends and acquaintances,
by which they SO determinately brought
untold sorrows upon themselves.
'Serves 'em right" / added, men
tally.
Harris, take this note around to Mr..
Cameron and bring the answer" di-
rccted to the butler, who answered the
bell. "You'll be apt to find him in"
Silence fell between us when the door
had closed, and I lit cigar.
Twilight had fallen, filling with it's
soft shadows the hooks and corners Of
the library, and outside the hustle and
animation Of the streeS were greater
than usual, for humanity, with it's