The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1897-07-11
A BIG BLUNDER.

"A DlU DLUNDEh.
The most charming girl In Tho world p
said Mr.. Baltic omphntlo0lly.
"Tbats whnt nll u 'om says, aid hi,
friend, Nicholas Pcokloy. who rcjolood In
tho RlarinR fnot that he was nm old bach
clor past nll redemption, ''lta quito sur.
prisinR what number " most charming
girls there nro. Well, Dultio. wish you
Joy, I'm sure"
MIR, Doltlo rubbed his hands compn.
Gently
"You sec, said be-, "shc n rose. NJ
ono mny Suy In tho full bloom, Ia my
Myrtills, Just "a.
"shc looks all of that, nid his friend
dubiously,
"Enyioun dogl" thought Baltic b him.
telf m hc tr0itod brisltly down the street
And thus modltntiDR SIR, lIrutua lnliic
turned his steps 70 tho ehsket thnt ron
tnincd blH hearts jewel In other words,
the bousr WHORE Miss Myrtlln llopkinRon
lived,
Tho front door was open, 10 Mr. Baltic
whlkcd o0mplnorntly In. with the air uf Z,
man who feels himself thoroughly and cn
tirrly NJ home, ana tiplurd up the stairs
Dear pirl, IN piyo her n surprise. q"
HBid Mr Baltic "a himself
Miss Myrtiiln ant nt the pnrlor tnblo
her hack townrd tho door. buslly omployrd
In reading letter, whllr around bor las
scattered pens, Ink and pnpcr and tho p1r
nbhrrnnlin Of epiatnlnry orrunation.
"Onr oi NY notes, Thought the love
smittou swim but while these thonvhts
pna,od through his mind a board efenkcd
q warning Miss Hnnkinsnn locked
around with little ahrlck,
"Aly goodness grncioust' cried Myr,illn.
jumping up.
II have caught you. " cried MIR. Baltic.
plnyfnlly making n grnsp n, tbo not.
hut Miss Iloukinsun eynded bis moyo.
mcnt and thrust tho note under milo of
pcwspnperH.
hut as sho did 20 Mr. Baltic percriye,l.
tn his inoxprtsslbiu surbrisc and disiuay.
that tho billet. although In an unmlstnkn.
bly innsnullnr hand, WINS nobo Of his ten.
ming
" "MyrtillaW he exclaimed rcpruaohfully.
oh lirutuH dear, how You startled
my pour nrrvcsi" coosd Myrtillh, trimming
forward with outsttrtebed bands
t,f,r, Nr tnt,tr ,,,,,id .,i,,, ,,,,-,,,,,
nts words In which to dotnn,,d nm cFplnpn.
tlon from his sweetheart tho tote ,n.tc,c
was unfortunately intrrrupiod by the ,n.
tr,nes of Myrtllin's mnrrigd sletvr. Ilut
ns thcy pnrtcd on tho staircase MIR. baltic
hid.
"Myrtllln, when enmo this after
noon'-
Yes. dear" purrrd the fair rnalnycr
You wcru rAdlng lutt0r--a letter
from "A gentleman.
Miss llonLinsnn coiarrd
"nrulur, YOU surely don't doubt mor
"Win you let mo Hoo tho lcttorf"
"No q"
Mr. Baltic hanged out Of tho housc.
Miaa Hnpkinynn dissolved into toars
"Oh, drari oh, denrl Oh, denrl" nho
hcwnilod herself "Whnt shall doy"
MIR llaltiu wont home IN towering
passion II Jealous rngo and pcnnod a note
which would have done no disurvdit 10 any
tragedy hero IN tho land
v.,-...... t..,,....,, o., 49,. .,,....
tign IL al tho rauifnfigu tf fhnf tssFigl van
stiil prsist In rrfuAns 60 show me yarr clan
deallno corrug,ondrncr, niail regard our nu
tuAl relations at an cnd H. H.
II uthrr think that viii bring her
nround. II ANYTHING will, " he snid 20 him.
scif And won't post Il either IN
leave it at the door myself"
Tho dusk was only family illuminated
by hcrc and thcrc tho yellow glcam uf an
occasional gas lamp when Mr.. Baltic stalk
al up tn tho residence ui Miss llopkinsan
onoo morc Two lgur,s wcrc at tho ARIA
snto-a woman and man whispering In
the twilight
"Goodt" thought Mr. baltic. ITS
I,riduct md her younr man. IN siyo NV
notn to Bridget. Iiut as no approached
tho dread certainty stole over him that II
was not Bridget and her lover, but Myr.
tilln And-nnd-wboy
Stricken. na IL wcrc. 10 stone, he watched
Myrtiiln give the man money lie heard
hurried sentences exchanged. He saw the
villain crrp away. llken sorpcpt. through
,bo dusk
Now wns tho moment for action
"womnnl" no cried. uounoinv forth ON
the unconscious Miss Myr,illn. 81 have
detected your mnpcuyrrs al lnstl Quick.
civ, mo The racket of lctturs he handed
youl 1 snw himp'