The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1898-09-02
An UNUSUAL DECEPTION.

Just then the Office boy entered.
Lady to see you-Miss Lansing" said
he. The editor sat up i'll his chair, all his
listlessness gone. z~s'-
In moment there entered a creature
whose beauty struck John Laurence
dumb He stared at her in wonder as
she came toward him, and not till she
hesitated in embarrassment did he get III
and hold out his hanl>. 49,
How do you do, Miss Lansihg?'' he
said, awkwardly. You have taken me
by surprise
-, L did not intend to collie so soon,' she
replied in a voice that waited him to the
green meadows and ripping waters Of hel
stories, but wished to see about attend
ing some art school" -: 'f'' --~
''You do your own illustrating?'
Yes" -.-.
You are greatly blessed, Miss Lans.
He brought lot of papers, and with
quiet enthusiasm called her attention tC
certain paragraphs: but she seemed very
Indifferent and soon rose to go. - !.
Have you friends in the city," zhe
asked when they reached the hail.
NO, 1 know no one. l have a room
On Thirty-second street." ;.
When he found she intended to walk
he seized the opportunity of accompany
ing her, and from his leisurely manner
you. would not have guessed that every
idle moment was increasing the already
crushing pressure Of WORK to each square
inch of his brain.
Miss Lansing had said that she would
not stay longer than a week, but siN
passed, and she was still in the city. OF
all those millions of people she knew
only two-Laurence and his sister. He
was thinking Of it one morning while
finishing some work preparatory to tax.
ing his sister and Miss Lansing out fol
the afternoon, when the boy ushered in
Miss Lansing herself. s ~
Mr.. Laurence" she began quickly
can you give me a check for those stor:
gram. l must go"
He gave an exclama ton of dismay.
.oh, yes; l. can give you the meney,
He went up to his desk, and in a mo-
ment returned aud held o,it slip of pa
per. = &
.....: when =, g sea se;" hs asked.
1T is 10 now - CHANGING at the~clock.
VIII come to you in an hour, Them
"Goodby," she said, softly, and looked
Nlsttully up at him. When she met his
1ook the blood rose to meet her quickly
lowered lashes
He stoea looking down at her, then
"Goodby for ana little a5fse Tb hfr ne said
tendefly, and then the door opened and
she went quickly out.
Nneh Laurence rang the bell at Miss
Lanslng's lodging place the trim servant
home"
, ,,Gone! But her. train doesn't 20 till
:. g! don't know; She went away and
isn't coming back
is worse that hunting for a needle IN -
haystack. After waiting and watching
untii long after her train time it snidenlT
occurred to him that she might have sent
word to him., and he left the denot in
even greater haste than he had come
ne cnu!d see her again. Orviile was
not 80 Tar away: But why had she left
.! nlm no word? The longer he thought of
1t the more convinced he became that she
had sent him a message. y.
The assistant editor, Graysop. was in
the outer room when he entered. =.
Lady in there waiting for YOU. Lam
renee, sid he, looking up. "Our new
genius. Miss lansing "
y AS he opened the door a tall, angular.
unprepossesslng woman rose to meet him
:. 81, = am Miss Lansing of Orville," she
-
Laurence turned to shut the DOOR As
he did SO the woman's eyes fell mon p
manuscript lying upon his desk, and she
sn :.f9I, it up with cry of surprise.
manded. - VIC e.
What do you know of that?o he asked
why, wrote it. I gave it to my
cousin to illustrate She stopped, and
comprehension flashed into Her face.
u
handed in intense excitement. 10y.
g. u do not see -: '<% Ia
oh, i can easily prove IT is mine" she
interrupted: Just bring me- the person
who gave it you. How did Won get # -
he told her briefly. She interruDted him
with cry Of dismay when he spoke of
the q 60. other Miss Lansing's departure. :
- you 1ou did not pay her?' she. cried. ,s =
CO. Yes, l paid her: Don't get. excited. !"
there is anything wrong I viii,
. s'She captivated you, did she? We'll,
you were useful tosher; you helped her to
run to her worthless artist lover" :
=. Sit down, said Laurence, sternly. his
face, until now very white, becoming red
With What she thought was anger. 'sWho-
eyer e, sne IS, she, is gone, and Z must know
~''she is my cousin. nv father reared
per with u.s. She, wanted to marry a
good-f for nothing artist, and, to get AVA
from him we sent her TO nv aunt who
lives up the river here. She has already
Illustrated my stories, SO I gave her some
work to take aloDg.ss@I wired her at her
sa unit that was coming and she should
send send my y manuscripts to my address here.
4 cart 4, have her arrested for forgery, can
the same as mine. What can II.
A Here GraysOII whose c1ItiosifV "a rorr, Sol