The Wadsworth dispatch. [volume] (Wadsworth, Nev.) 1892-1899, 1897-03-27
Wadsworth Dispatch,
PUBLISHED sEml-wEEKLv
So 90 P.r Annum


1Ie LtAt ua5 sic called upon Elossie and
oFeheu' ooh'tlsetion ny wlsLlLg her the
rleatest LIABILITIES Il ought To have Gene
oelore dLu tUid sou how perfectly delight
u alh ana how Very bright II lutu1e, lily
dtAr, l leoi Lertlln is awaiting YOU
llUsalo laughed. WHAT'S Leah Seymour
up To, 1 Muhuerf" she thought. "h.r pro-
luse Availability somehow smells ot mis-
3hlet. Aloud She unsN ereu: 'tOh, we're
Leltner OF us u saint, but Jack IS amiuble,
AID l dare say we sDi,li get Oh tairly we'll
sogether. ILey tel LIE tnat your cousin,
nlrs. Prouoiit, Is quite Ill"
on, Mretchealy. Pm On my way to her
Iow. I'm Debated too. I'm SO anxious TO
near what kind OF u night she passed. Just
see!' And Leah drew out TOUR or five let
tiers from "a side Looket OF her modish coat.
i haven't hnd Lin-e 10 read one u these
yeti"
Really"
81 must hurry away to poor, dear
Amanda. 1t will lie such u dreadful blow
to me II she shouldn't get WE'LL"
"Of course" said klossie with the tips
Of her lips. She knew this to be one Of
Leah's talsehoous. Inere was more talk
between tie girls, aid presently Flossie's
guest uepnrtol. h Jessie went up stairs With
u queer, tingling sensation In every nerve.
Leah had Often given Ler the same feeling
CeiOre, but mover till now So a~cutely.
"Sne hates the engagement Flossie
muted. Isle d have given an ear to get
Jack herself. I'd pity her from the depths
OF m heart If l we're not sure she never
lad u spark of love tor him."
just then a servant appeared with a let
-.p. Miss Seymour must have droppess
this, l think, Miss Florence. l found 1t or
the floor just at the side of the chair In
which she sat"
Flossio o the letter and instantly REQ
ognized Juck's handwriting. She saw that
1t was still sealed, and she felt with q sud-
den dlsmay how fat" Ii was Her color
changed, and for a moment there came In
to her eyes a pained sparkle. Then she
went to ono Of the windows and let the
full, keen sunshine beat down upon u
while she scanned 1t inch by inch. There
was no date visible In the postmark, and
both stamps, the more she peercd at them,
showed signs of having been tempered
With. Turning the letter over, she studied
Its fastening. This, too, looked suspicious.
A smile crept between her lips, and she
slowly nodded. All the .fouble had CONT
out Of her gaze, but they who knew her
best could hive seen there q sly w~ickedness.
/ knew that girl was In for some nasty
trick, !" she murnured to herself. NOV
We shall see what We shall see."
Flossie SOON Wen duwn stairs into the
drawing room with the letter In her pocket.
She felt almost certain what would hap;
pom. next. Five minutes later the hall bell
rang, ind In came Leah Seymour full Of
eager Inquiry.
Oh, Flossie,'' she said, "I'm confident
that l must have dropped one of my letters
here-one of those, you know, that ! took
out while talking with you. l missed II
after I'd got to cousin Amanda's. She
lives just here, you remember, In Madison
avenue-apd, by the way, I'm SO glad to
tell you that she's ever SO much better.
Let NE thluk. This as the chair l sat In,
was it nots"
"Ycs," sold Flossie, "that was the
chair"
but l don't SEQ any signs Of the letter
anywhere" And Leah moved ~stoopingly
to left and right.
Perhaps you dropped it somewhere
else.".
Leah shot q quick, nervous glance al
Flossie. Was there q game of cbeckmate
begiLningP Had Flossie found the letter
and resolved tn do with 1t odious, horrify.
ing things? Had she opened 1t and discoy.
cred the piece Of white paper?
~ think, " said Leah, ''that / must have
let it fall when / took 1t out With those
others"
Apparently you haven't" said Flossie
In her most Innocent tones Just then the
near hall bell sounded.
"Ihnt's Jack, very probably" continued
Flossie, CHANGING at the clock. Hes com
ing to luncheon"
Leah paled. Luncheon At II O'Clock
In the morning." she faltered.
"He hus a way, dear old Jack, Of com.
ing two hours earlier than he ought"
Leah felt as II she were losing her head.
"Don't-don't mention to him, please,
anything about the lost ~letterl''
Nor" said Flossie, lifting her brows in
meek wonderment. why notf"
Leah stifed u cry of wrath. She had an
impulse to rush from the room. As Jack
presently entered, she stood lingering with
little f~eyerish clutches the back Of the
chair behind which she hud almost braced
herself.
Jack gave his greetings to both girls.
"Leuh's lost n letter" at once mercilessly
began f~lossie. And then she ratified off III
her mos5irgGnuoIs II full eXplana.
ton.
heantime s.,e had mcyed toward n table
iull OF bric-a.Lrac, ard While leaning over
i5 with an az Cf search u sudden little cry
t,cule ell her.
WHY, Lire it Is! One of the servants
must have 1uund it, =
Cove it lne!' cried Leah, slipping to-
ward Ler.
Dut + ~lUssic, with an august frown, put
1t behind l,er bu.S. "3io, Leah, ; size sud
~sternly. "Ihis letter is directed to you IN
jacks hanuN ritii 4. Wat Goes it Ineanf"