Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1897-07-23
A LITTLE GAME OF HEARTS.
Trumps, However, Were Held By the
One Least Expected.

look" said the girl in the sailor hat.
II am tired" said the girl in the bi.
cycle. suit "but I'm in such rage tina.
I couldn't go to sleep if my complexion
was at stake"
"Fcll off your wheel, perhaps ?" said
the girl in the sailor hat; "well, never
mind your bruises if they don't show.
OF course nobody would ever choose the
time to have the measles or fall, but I
think my luck is worse than anybody's
when IL comes to-sas So
Don't talk of'luck," groaned the girl
in the bicycle suit. 'You know Marie
and Clarence had quarrel about
week ago, and he has been coming to see
me twice day ever since"
Seems to me that is Marie's ill-luck
sailor hat. "She's been paying you so
many compliments that know she is
furiously jealous"
II hope 50. Well, he asked me yester-
day if 1 wouldn't go for an early ride
this morning. l hesitated at first, for l
doubted if we'd meet anybody who
would tell Marie" Fk
"She isn't SO friendless as all that"
said the girl in the sailor hat.
perhaps not. Well, l 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 go with him.
"And did she and it out?"
"She wouldn't have, but told Ter my
| self when she came in to ask about a
freckle lotion-said I'd be sure TO know
Of one if anybody did"
"And what did she say about the
ride?''
"Said she was glad to hear it II
would be good for my complexion. Then
she begged me come and stay all night
with her; said she wanted a nice long
talk with me-" t& 5sHt
'She must have been awfully jealous
| If she took all that trouble to conceal
It,"
II said I'd go, but that hated to wake
her up so early. She insisted that she
! didn't mind that bit, SO went, for I
wanted to have her version Of the quar-
rel"
"And did your"
'-No, didn't, and she was so nervous
and absent-m;nded 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 your"
VI felt it was my duty. was sor-
~ afterwards, for she seemed as anxious
for a clear morning as If she was going
somewhere herself. She said she never
could wake early. and was so anxious
lest oversleep myself that was awake
nearly all night. Clarence and were to
start from the house at half-past seven,
SO l had to get up at six. Marie got
| up and made me some coffee--said she'd
told her mother she was going to do it.
Then she actually hurried me off, lest
I keep Clarence waiting"
IT should have suspected a reason
for such amiability myself" said the
girl in the sailor hat.
II Should you? Well, 1 didn't. Not
only was Clarence nowhere in sight
when reached home, but sat on the
front steps for an hour without his put
ting in an appearance. Finally at half
past eight a messenger boy came along
with note for me-"
Il From Clarence. Of course; he was
late and" i,re
ut was not from Clarence; IL was
from Marie. ! 1t was written in a very
isshaky hand and il said: Dear Kate.
Thank you 50 much for waking me thi.
morning. Clarence and I made up yes.
terday just before I saw you and de
u cided to take an early train for Milwau.
Il kee. don't believe I'd have been ready
In time but for you, and I'm sure !
couldn't have gotten out without mann
ma knowing it II hadn't had you as ar
excuse. Yours, lovingly. Marie
my gracious," cried the girl in the
sailor hat. "and to think you can never
get even with that girl as long as YOU
hve!s-Chica9o Tribune.