Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-03-28
WHO Was APRIL FOOLED /?
Written for the News"

Written for the News"
"a letter for you, miss"
Ivy Grover turned round on her
plano stool and, as she took the note
and glanced at the superscriptlon. her
face wore a puzzled expression. OPEN
Ing It she read:
No. l2G Jackson St, Rochester,
April L. 1s9-.
My Dear Miss Grover.--I scarcely
| know how | dare address you. and
yet / feel that l must know my fate.
| | write to ask you the question that
trembles on the lips of every lover
and makes him dumb before his idol
| May | call you mine forever?
Trusting you win favor me with a
| speedy reply, / am yours devotedly.
LELAND WHITE.
The note fluttered unheeded to the
floor as with clasped hands Ivy sat in
deep study. She was unable TO
analyze her own feelings. That Le-
land White, who had called quite fire.
quently during the past winter. and
VINO had been her escort upon a few
occasions, had actually asked her to
marry him, was almost beyond her
comprehension or belief. Rouslng her
self with an effort she sought the
solitude of her own room; whilst she
SHpuiu Ddttle WIN TINS TfSt serious
question. of life, which had come to
her.
Hello, what's thisl exclaimed Lee
land White that afternoon, as from
pile of business letters thrown upon
the desk In his fathers bank, he ex-
traeted feminine looking missivc.
addressed to himself. Curiosity caused
him to brush the others aside while
he opened and read the following:
20
April /. ls9-.
Your manly letter of today was a
great surprise to me as so far as
have observed. you have manifested
nothing but the interest of u friend
IN me. l have, however such a deep
respect for you that / have no fears
OF anything but happiness with you;
therefore l do not hesitate to accept
the honor you confer upon me by
choosing me as your companion.
Ever yours truly,
IVY GROVER.
Leland's face was u study such an
would have delighted the soul of an
artist. When he had finished reading
he exclaimed impatiently: What
the deuce can be the meaning of this!"
CHANGING again ut the letter he noticed |
the date April LIST. Hem! practical |
Joke played by some one. But how? |
that's the question! Has she received |
me Joke letter and is this her reply, |
or Is this all there is to 1t? How / |
wish knew her wrltingl II she did |
not write II some other lady did, that's |
certain; this is no mans hand nor
imitation either. Now how out of II? |
l like Miss Ivy well enough. but. as to |
proposing / certainly had not thought |
OF that Confound practical jokers
Il don't want the girl to suffer
through It. How wish / knew
whether this We're genuine or not. II
! mad written and this were her reply.
l should call this evening with ring
ana bouquet; she certainly. would
expect me. but IL she knew nothing of
II that would be rather awkward
What shall l do? l know. IN call.
can surely tell by the way she re-
ceives me, what she knows about IT
or suppose | can, The bouquet can
do no harm and the ring can wait.
After all | don't know of any one else
want and. as father was saving the
other day, ! really should be thinking
ABOUT getting married. ] have paid
attention to no one else since my re-
turn from Europe. Yes. | shall call"
Here his reverie was Interrupted and
day. '''e
Il wonder II he will come tonight
ne surely Will" murmured Ivy as she
set alone that evening in the drawing
room. She wore very becoming pale
plue SILK which Leland had admired.
Her heart beat painfully and she ex-
perienced peculiar sensations.
ring at the door caused her IN
start, blush and tremble; n moment
ater the maid opened the door saw
ng: Another letter for You Miss"
IVY seized It eagerly. yes" she
thought, sit IL his writing" Tearing
1t open with trembling fingers she
cad the words April Fool!'
She stood for moment as II par-
llyzed then the girl realized for the
irst time that 1t was the first day of
>prll and that she had been made the
subject of n Joke. With this realIza-
Ion, came the thought that Mr.. White
mad not written the letter which had
brought such happiness to her and
which she now drew from her bosom
md crumpled In her hands with the
'ther one
But he Will get mine he will get
nine And oh, what will he think?"
she walled. In her distress she failed
o notice another ring of the door
'ell nor was she aware of the open
ny of the door until the maid an
bounced Mr.. White He advanced
With both hands extended. but wv :
stood stll covering her face with her
lands. He gently drew her hands ,
way asking tenderly: Dear Ivy, ,