Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1897-01-08
a LITTLE GAME or HEART S.
Trumps, However. wero Held by ths
Ono Least Expected.

Trumps, However. We're Held by ths
Ono Least Expected.
"Mercy. how tired md sleepy you
look" said the girl in the sailor hat.
II am tired" said the girl in The hi
cycle suit, but I'm in such rage tina,
l couldn't so I" s,eep if my complexion
vas ut stake"
Eel oil your wheel. perhnps?" said
the girl in the sailor hat: "well. never
mind your bruises if they don't show
OF course nobody would ever choose he
time to have the measles or a fall, but
think my luck is worse than anybody's
when it comes to-"
Don't talk of luck" groancd the girl
in the bicycle suit. you know Marie
and Clarence had II quarrel about u
week ago, and lie has been coming to see
me twice day ever since"
Seems to me that Is Maric's ill-luck
If it's anybody's," said the girl in the
sailor hat. She's been paying you 80
many compliments that know she is
furiously jealous"
81 hope so. Well. he asked me ycstcr-
day IL wouldn't go for an carly ride
this morning. ! hcstatcd at first. for
doubted il we'd meet anybody who
would tell Marie"
"She isn't SO friendlcss rs all that"
said the giil in the sailor hat.
perhaps not. Well, knew that
could let her know somehow, and il
would be worth an hour or two of sleep
to know how furious she would be, so
finally agreed to 70 with him.
AM Il Oh, 4 &.
"She wouldn't have, but told err my
self when she came In to osk nbout u
frecllle lotion-saih I'd be sure to know
OF one II anybody did"
"And what did she say about the
ride?"
"Said she was glad TO hear it it
would he good for my complexion. Then
she begged me come and stay all night
with her; said she wanted n nice long
talk with me-"
y "She must have been nwfully 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 bit. so I went. for
wanted to have her version OF the quar-
rel"
"And did you?"
no. didn't, md she was so nervous
and abscnt-mndcd that it WINS only half
fun TO tell her the nice things Clarcnc"
had been saying to me of late"
"Oh, you told her, did you?"
IL it was my duty. was sor.
ry afterwards, for she seemed rs anxious
for clear morning as II she was going
somewhere herself. She said she never
could wake early, and was so anxious
lest ovcrslcep myself that was awake
nearly all night. Clarence and were to
start from the house ut halr-past seven,
so 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 Il.
Then she actually hurried me off. lest
keep Clarence waiting"
81 should have suspected reason
f." such nmiability myself" said the
girl in the sailor hat.
"Should your Well, I didn't. Not
only was Clarence nowhere in sight
when I reached home. but ! sat on the
front steps for an hour without his put
ting in an appearance. Finally at half
past eight messenger hoy came along
with n note for me-"
From Clarence, of course; he was
late ard"
at was not from Clarence; IL was
from Marie. II was written in n very
shaky hand and it said: Dear Kate:
Thank YOU so much for waking me this
morning. Clarence and made up YES
tcrdny Just before I saw you md de-
cided to take IN early train for Milwau-
hcc. don't believe I'd have been ready
In time hut for you, and I'm sure I
couldn't have gotten out without man.
ma knowing 1t If hadn't had you MS an
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
live!"-Chicago Tribune.