The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1897-10-01
Uhr Sesala anil 0e,vs
A WILL AND A WAY,
OR A GIRLS MASQUERADE.
Written for The Herald aud News and
CopNriEhted by Ethcl.l

Copyrighted by Ethcl.l
Ono evening as Bertie was leaving
the store he picked up a letter that
Boy had dropped 1t was addressed
to Miss Paulina Drake, care Mrs.
Overflow" In picking it up tho let
ter dropped from the envelope, and
II replacing 1t Berthe could not help
seeing few words:
Dear Sister hanlina. just can't ad.
dress you as Bro. Paul, | again boo
roA /" confess your identity to you,
kind employer.
Here BERTHE resolutely thrust the
letter in the envelope He would not
read what was not intended for his
e,irs. but the letter was acmious one
and inStilled in his heart an eager
earnestly such as he had never felt
before He repeatedly found him
self with the letter in his hand on
the point of reading it, but he as Of.
ten resisted the temptation. Then
Bertle fell 10 studying over the few
words he had seen. He halt bel.ev
Ell he could see into it all. But sure.
~ 1t could not be rs he suspicioned.
tie would put the letter in con,
Splcucns place near P"ul's desk and
see If that fellow claimed it. So
next day when Paul came to his desk
Bertie was rewarded by seeing him
blush deeply as he caught sight of
the letter on the floor and hastily
pick it up.
oh, ah!-a-a letter / lost yes
terday. said Boy in relieved tone
as she hastily thrust it into her coat
pocket
"lndcea! don't | wish had found
H. From your best girl, of course?"
said Bortic, watching her closely.
"1's, from my best girl" came the
frank answer. She felt now that
ber'le had not caught sight of it.
"oi course he had not, the address
was turned down. Oh, but she'd he
moro careful in the futurc!'
And BERTHE Lawreuce-wbat was
ne thinking: The scales had al
most fallen from his eyes. "Impos.
s,bio! Great Scott! Gewilikins!
Well, the mischief! I dot't believe
IT, cant, l won't" ho thought as
nc watched Paul Burton bowed over
his desk. "Well, il 1t is true | will
make hcr or him betray herself Or
nut pshaw, it can't be! There's no
S'rl living who could pull the wool
over my eyes SO completely and SO
long, Aud he almost dismissed
the Thought from his mind. Later
ON, though. ho began to compare the
low words he had seen in tho lettor
with what hc knew of Paul Burton.
ITO began to understand Paul's mod.
'S', rrllrlng ways. Hc thought Of
several things that he had heard
,aul say. He was beginning to un.
"erS'ahd tho strange magnetism he
Always experienced when in conn.
pany with Paul. Hc no longer won.
d'r"d that Paul would never accom-.
pnhy hlm to the theatre, or attend
h'S club. Then he began to think
low he could mako Ro,. ho,ro,, l,a.
self 7, v,s 'r''"s her
,f po..:. ""' ''''"'i' he"rtless trick
,hinl tha, r'' hn ~ ,n was SO Plqued to
and So Inrn ..I'' .I,' '.''I'l 'naa' " dupe
Thn tn,n,,,s,;a, .f, -! chi' OF g'rl."
,l' tie was too strong. As We have said,
bvrlI" worked or PLAYED lust as q no.
ton t,ol. L;,,, !"'' "' no.
,;,'. ',, n N''i'' Now lie chose to
;T IL" rrinemhcred some lines
o. Irving ;. Cud"rhill's an1 ri,chel
them III 10 . low: ,,,,o -. IL,
~. "a H'9 OWN:
4" hai no arrayeG. fair yeucgaI.
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