The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1897-12-23
MY SISTERS CHANCE


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s.ls. ubsfs sae he'd betB to uest ID,
poslusa. She bad 40 creu letter 10 bel
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I'm saIas 90 bsye = besal Listen, AID
Abe praeeried 60 reed us bet letter.
/ INN r,...nriff. Iuti, to tell yaa
Hts.t f,,srs n mia. n.. fallen 10 love
v,,t ,~,, .ba,oyt.pb Hans. utloaer.
.,s ~, ,bs lo.tap, IA, ,rg,bsr alfe He
#t.rrsg.d 10 see ygur tirlars sud II Won
mi, sp.erttible hear, Al once He asked
k,a3. ef 4ge.ilsas sbaat you. and
when be loopd outt.st,oa wers 'hucr
f,e,r be,,iJ he had GOOD mind 70 com,
and .se Won Mebbe there uss the chance
bs'5 been looking for advised him to
c,ma You osn tell by irving, | said.
Aad-bs' eominsl He bas got some
bn.irass IN ttsns.ct in the city on
/ Ibu,st.y and be uill .top A st Homes
vile on "wednesday and visit you Be
kipd 10 the moor man. snd-send me SD
pylt.,loa to the wedding.
Hastily,
AUNT MAkIA.
That last like Amt M.tis, Isn't IT?
cried Elizabeth, half amused AMI bali
indignant She's boupd to have iun It
somebod,s expense. can imagine her
l.osbinV eystytime she thinks Of the Joke
she copsiiets she bas pllyed on mel
She didn't exactly send him,
responded. Bn, | think she rather en
ooutssed him to come. Whats that she
,oys sbout "wednesday? Todsy's Wednes
dsy. Enz, beth, and you can look for
your sdntter by the next train. The let
ter onsbt to have cot htre Yesterday, yCuI
.ee nv i,s date. Gosnd get ready to en-
tertsin him there's no time TO lose.
Fan thoroughly ont Of patience with
Ann, Maria. ,sid f iz,beth. I've notion
to 90 away somes here and stay Till he's
gone.
Rut be'd me- again if be'. so desperate
smitten with yo1r pbotograpb, or he'd |
st.v tiu Won came home. or he'd fall in
love with me and you'd lose your chance,
| snid. No-stsy and face the music,
EIiz beth,
know wbstTu dol cried nv sister,
the notwithstanding trait common to her
and Aont Maria coming to the surface.
I,Il ptetend I'm deaf. and III have some
finn ont of il ss well as Amt Maria,
Yon cant carry ont sucb deception
without getting caught atlt. | said.
Trust me for that cried Elizabeth,
with spsfklipQ eyes. think she BEGAN
to be GLAD that Aunt Maria had encour.g
ed the uldower 10 come, Now, remem
ber. I'm totally unable TO hear a word Of
orr insry conversation. II will be peoes
sary for Won 10 almost shout at me TO no
der,tspd what you're saving. And be
sure to keep from laughing. The fun oil
depends upou keeping up the deception.
We must not let him discover it, for that
wonld make us nlicnlous. you see,
Iberel hear the train. We can expect
him stspy moment now. Oh, dear!
know shall want TO laugh. but | sbsp't
do it-you see il dol I'll 20 and get
ready to receive him. When he comes I
you mus, meet him, aad bring him in
and introduce him. and away ran nv fun
ov,pO sister TO Get ready for her visitor.
Ten minutes later man coming ,
down the road fom the station. and | ,
as foon AZ | set nv ewes on him that :
i, was Eizsb.tb's sdmirer. he w,s at ,
ass, io,,v tive vesrs oId With vs,v sol
mn looking face and an cir of having ,
,is Sunday clothes on. But perbsps his -.
.,rsnd made him look soberer than usual ,
md feel m At esse. I met him at the =,
,oo,
Does Miss L;z,betb Jones live bere2 be .
,.kod
Yes sir. snssered think she's Il -
,eo,,ns von Yons,e the ,sptlemsp on, +
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