The Elbert County tribune., 1898-10-13


-n,,,s dron in some day and that she
Nj. CoiiIs-would be obliged to confess
that the photograph had been turnea
over for Identification to gay young
bachelor. Jack Coils had put on sv,ns
to his brother-in-law about the mater
and had at last declared hatiy that ne
had no time TO waste on such trines.
Then q letter addressed TO Mrs Ber-
nard Coils was handed In at the nat.
and not noticing the difference In the hrst
name. Mrs. Jack Coils opened and read.
"Dear L--You never even wrote TO tndnh
me for the photo 1 found out your nat
, and left It there for you week before :. ias''
why don't you writer Marjory n.
'.Marjory X" wrote on very pretty note
paper but she omitted her address at the
head OF the epistle. So things were no
nearer solution than they had been.
Tot" said Mrs. Colts. 81 wish your
fairies would help us. The janitor cant
and / don't know what mas become VI
your uncle Walter"
Tot had by this time fully persuaded
herself that the original of the picture
was a fairy.
That evening when Jack Coils wife
showed him the note from "Merjory X"
he said. "Oh, that reminds me- / saw
Walter yesterday. lie has 1t in leather
case
HAS what Jack?"
'.why. the photograph. of course. Wal
ter's gone crazy. Says he'll die rather
than give It up"
'.Did you explain to him the necessity
Here am making quarrel between this
girl and her intimate friend. wish sne
she would call here and let me explain II
all to her.
you'll find II awkward to explain un-
less Walter consents to give back the
picture. which he won't
And Coils laughed, as his wife thought,
evry unkindly. She vowed that next morn
ing she would herself go TO her brothers
office and force him to give UP the pho
tograph.
TOT Insisted on going down town with
her mamma Tot did not know the sa-
credness OF New York mans business
hours and anticipated some pleasant frohc
with Uncle Walter over the possession or
the fairy lady's picture. They had got
on the street car and were walking as
fast as Tots little legs could go when
the little one suddenly exclaimed, There
he Is, mamma
There indeed. was Walter And as soon
as his sister caught sight OF him he
turned abruptly to the left. Tot and her
mamma made after him but he was evil
IDENTIFY in hurry and soon Increased the
interval of only five yards to ten.
- As he sped towards an elevated
railroad station he thought he heard
cry of walter, Stop behind him. Then
passers-by began to lnterfefe with his
progress and point in the opposite direc-
tion And at last big man caught him
by the arm and said. Lady and little
girl-want YOU"
II was then that Mrs. Coils remcm-
bered and believed her husbands words.
walters gone crazy" lie turned round.
lifted his hat and said as II every breath
were precious. "It's all right. Come on.
Ellen-1vc got II now. Come TO the Gle
yated." Then he hurried on and people
! on the sidewalk. believing that n heart
less husband and father was trying TO
run away. wished they could find time or
a policeman to apprehend him.
The mother. carrying her child. reached
the top of the station stairs. breathless.
Just In time 10 see Walter push past the
ticket-taker at the gate of the train plat
form. Mrs. Coils was afraid her unac
countabe brother would take an up-town
/, train and escape her, as she slapped a
quarter down at the window and. regard
less OF the 20 cents change. pushed on, In
|, her pursuit.
And there, on the platform, was Walter
trying to scrape acquaintance with a
, very attractive young woman. who GER
tainly did not seem inclined to meet his
advances.
, 81 have to beg your pardon" he was
saying. as he fumbied about in an inside
pocket of his coat. II have been trying
to catch you for two blocks-two weeks
, more than two blocks. It's this-this pho
. tograph. It's yours. isn't itg'
| There was no sweetness in the girls
, eyes ns she turned and took from Walters
j., hand seal-leather picture holder in
WHICH WIS Inc sWttt-tytu HictuTt
had worried Mrs. Collis
, "And who are you, sir?" she said.
"oh, I'm Brown. Walter Brown is my
name My card
And this is Mrs. Brown" said the
girl turning to Mrs Coils and Tot.
, "Er-no My sister. Mrs Collis-Miss--''
, miss Marjory X. believer" said Tots
mamma, while Tot stared and smiled at
+, the fairy lady.
, Thereupon the expression OF the origi-
.t.u
of the picture. only with something of be-
, wilderment. Also Walter turned and
, stared at his sister. wondering how
she had picked up the name of the mys-
terious original.
An uptown train drew up, but this
group of four paid no attention to It,
though the conductor and the gateman.
r and the book stall boy all looked at them
, very curiously.
81 live Mt Brownstone Flats" said Mrs.
Coils. 81 think you mistook me for an
/ other Mrs. Coils. didn't you?''
II see now said the girl. "rm afraid
I've given you great deal of trouble.
Did you get my note to Laura? You see
! she was Laura Wakely last spring. now
, she's married and--I suppose she doesn't
. known I'm back from my outing In Nova
Scotia. had the photo with me that
day. and she had told me she was going
into a hat on that block. 1t was the
grocer at the corner who directed me 10
Brownstone Fats. He told me there were
no other fats on the block. You must
let me call and explain It all TO you. Mrs.
Coils"
OF course Mrs. Coils had no objection
to ths. In fact. she and Tot went I'm
town with 'Marjory X" on the elevated
cars. leaving Walter somewhat out in the
cold. but hopeful. And OF course Inc.
fairy lady told Tot what the "IS'' stood
Tor. And-Weli at this present writing.
, Tot calls the original of the photograph
| Aunt Marjory'' sometimes and some
times Aunt Fairy" For Walter had
looked at that picture until he had fallen
head over ears in love with its original.
81. =.