The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1898-09-30

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Sllf course you Slidil' 4 tell me you Wpnld
he here + GO 1901 first evening, yoa
didn't think It necessary 10 advise
yo, % all my movements beforehand
said dlren, col Ids, 3W bile he stood
before thu mani eipieeI criticaily ex.
[anlining M applique drapery.
HAT right, anduren quite right.
Now before they COME down let ME tell
yoq so,nsthing, a \, tu l'I.sa
have nostime to lose l'.e'neut went on,
se go aa ~ g. o nv nai kn ae
chine hints d classic allnsipn, you
know. I'll explain II another time See
here, knew we'll enough yOn'd be IS here
tonight. That was ny I told you
war coming ! Ss n 0W you want me To get
ont, don't YOU
For answer Vandureh only stirred s
es, yon do. Miss Prisey won come
aHow do you know that ~
lnent. I only want to make d straight
forward business proposition to you. II
I get out of this will YOU promise to pro-
pose to Miss Nab this very night Yes
'.1Vell, IN be--shot e yanduren ex-
claimed in an nndertone. Esss55s
Yes, I know said Clement. 1T does
seem a queer and quaint idea, but
there'll be timet for explanation later.
4 rustic Of skirts could be heard on the
stairs. .s} I. .
Eyes, /" said Vanduren, making his de-
eision .hurriedly, as one who leaps in the
dark. Is ss, #
s. ss(Iom1 for 3ynn--fnr rs Ehntho G,pment
whispered to him, as the skirts came
nearer the door of the sitting room.
- And tell her to take u day or two to
think it oyer-not to hurry. : AT 81.
M so sorry, Mr. Vanduren," said
Mab,s opening the door. .'Prisey has "a
headache. You are going to be here
some time, are you moi? In the city ?
That's right. She told me to say she
hopes you'll come again soon. She was
very glad to hear of y0nr return.
# The rest, for ten or fifteen minutes,
was small talk. about travelling and art,
Mexico and volcanoes. Then Clement,
IN conformity with his promise, "got out
of that 3s H. ~
Next afternoon the; two girls were to-
gether again, in their room. Prisey was
turning over a letter that had come to
her through the mail. 81 ~ .sSS*=5ss ~ !.
81 Il think you might let me. see it, s
said Nab. II let you see mine yester-
day. :s.,.3sss IS .5;$ .ss ~
At last, after some hesitation, Prisey
without speaking, handed her sister the
letter, which read: T,s I'd. a..i
''You must not think me over bold if
4: refuse to take your No for an am
swer and come back again within forty
eight hours of my defent at the Jernay's.
Something leads me to-. the conviction
that this is q specially favorable chance
for me to try again. Will you recon
slider your decision, or is there really no
hope for ME !? f:ss2l. : s
. =" In the latter case, .mercifully end my
10 !: tz,.tJulius Clement.
II wonder what he means by some
thing, :" Prisey remarked as Nab handed
her back the letter. "a ts..S s;s.>5 5iss
Nab was shutting herself up to think.
e. 81 tell: You what, Prisey, that man is
no fool" Nab paused awhile for further
meditation. HYes,'' she went on, it will
take q pretty sagacious woman to man
age Mr.. Clement. He sees into things,
does Mr.. Clement. Came here last night
to ask for my sympathy, Ell? Forgot to
town. Ny dear Priss, that man knew
very well that Tom was coming here
last night: It was1a plot to force Tom
Vanduren's hand. # l thought Tom
was as clever &s = -. - Z. IA!
> t':But as it sis?" Prisey interrupted, putt
ting an arm about her younger sister,
neck .tAs tits? What ~ ~; 4 IS , II Il &.
why, Prisey. I think they're keeping
step at last. Don't you?' - - s.: 8
y Then We needn't advertise for a par
rot?' said Prisey ST. Is. ! +
3 And the two sisters wrote two little
notes that evening. Mab's note was to
Vanduren and it said Come and get
p. M" Prisey's was longer. But the eff
feet of the two ~ communications was
much the same. &. g. %. r.
The two sisters and their two. suitors;
kept step admirably a few weeks later.
to the tane of 1.-THE wedding march
pfbYidence Yhlev IN n.