The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1897-08-31

ueT your WlnuOW ut' . O'Clock. 1ON
can desrcnl easily apd" join mo at
the gate, where will be waiting
with u horse and buggy. Why,
jamie, that ia easy. You can go and
no QUO will ever know it. And, re-.
member, havo II very important
question TO ask you tonisb ',nie.
My jamie, will you go w4th L.e."
[ waited brrathless for Jane Muvi.
ol's answer. She said: >....
"Ycs, Tommy, l will go with you"
That wus jest tho anser 1 wanted
her to give, fer scon my way clear
it she consented to his arrangements.
Purtv soon after went IN the house
Mr.. Simms explained that he had to
60 to town to mail somo lottcrs, an
OF he went. knowed what he wus
goin' fer, but + didn't let on. I
went abunt supper purity carly an /
hoard hlm when he como home, an
permediately aftor hoard Jano Ma.
rier sail upstairs to her room, an I
kuowed ho had brung the maskcrade
outfit. / confess that my conshinco
dashed mo consider .blc, s. to speak,
about tho plan | wus contemplate
in, but tho chance to tone down that
abominable male firt was too good
to throw away. Whom thoy all cum
i'll to supper, Jeems said he had to
go to town on some dizziness that
night an wouldn't bo homo till late.
L wus glad to hear it, you bot! L
put double dose Of sleepin' pow
doris in Jane Marier's coffee, an |
knowt d that when she went upstairs
to dress she'd be SO near asleep that
she'd be- shore to lio down, an |
knowed she'd sleep sound till mid
night or longer. Soon es Jeems
loft Mr.. Simms remarked that he
must hurry or he'd be too late at the
party, an off he went.
| seen with satisfaction that Jane
Nlarier was purity nigh asleep when
she went upstairs, and l knowed them
powders wus adoin' their duty. I
didn't take timo ter wash the dishes,
| jest covered 'em up. I went up
them stars nimble es a school gal,
an shore enough Jano Marier wus
stretched on the bed sound asleep.
[ lit the lamp an begun to put on
that maskerade tinery My heart
heat like drum an | felt as giddy
al L don't know what. 1t wus the
purtiest dress I ever seen, an wus
sorry to keep Jane Marier from war
in it, but knowcd | wus doin' my
dnty,-or rather, l should say, I
knowed wus in fair way of get,
tim revenge on that feller. I put on
tho black curly wig, the white slip
pers, silk gloves, etc, an L felt Jest
like dancin' a jig, I wus so pleased
at the way fortune wus asmilin' on
me. At 8 o'clock l nimbly as q squir-
rel wint down tho ladder, an met
my "Tommy" at the gate. He caught
mo in his arms an swore he'd kiss
mo IT, 1T wont for that "blastod maskr'
Well, / wont Il lool1in' fer nothin' O.
that kind, an J. begun to think T. wus
occupyin' critical posishun. l
talked es little os possible an wus
mighty glad when we got to Squire
Fenton's.
The men all dressed in their mas
keradcs after they got there, an if
"Iommy" hadn't told mo who he
wus | wouldn't Il knowod him frum
the rest. We'll, wo danced an dane
ed an waltzed an waltzed an |
never enjoyed myself better in my
life. There's Il powerful fascinatin'
influence in waltz, anyhow. / felt
1G instead of SIS, an l wondered if 1
really wus married to Jeems am had
grandchildren; nn' l found myself
wishin ! wont, en- all sich nonscnsc!
We'll, all things must end, and I'm
sorry to say that party wont no ex-
ception to the rule. Soon we wus
homeward. bound an 1 begun to won
der if Jeems had returned an if so
what would he lsay. l didn't have
time to dwell on sich thoughts, fer
all at once "rommy" put one arm
around me an give mo Il powerful
squeeze ana sed:
"Janie, darling, take off that mask
an let the beautiful silvory moon
light shine on your lovely counte-
nance"
III don't want to take it off, please,
Tommy" whispered, as I strug-
gleG from his clasp. L wus afeard
he'd kiss me,-no, wus afeard he'd