The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1898-10-28


Well, she was: q wOuld-be writer, az
poor, sensitive, neur0tic creature, Ike me-
only not 30 nasty she paused for con-
strAdlctt0n, hut he was silent DBL
She wrote 4 book. once. she cOntin-
There Wss 4 Womssa IL ita bittef, ' hard,
Hsses hs lfs own ss
lseally.n o6escnsl aramstys C Il .s4A',fs She
p psaii;sa s1 81 sg lGgksa sps'aaF|y pp
., mot her true self-her betteE SELF bel
J, Not according TO my tale. Well, the
book went on fairly well for FIRST yenr.
.ture. but q great critic dashed thesheroine'
''asYou oWn the heroine was bad9s. The
inquiry seemed forged upon him, it was so
sudden and vehement. = -
7 Yes-oh, yes!.s But the criticism tiiurt
passionate girl-terfibiy. She Worried all
cried over it she-she-" Her voice broke
and she tbsnshedt q way "a tear, with All
"And d she hated the criticc?" '~='S =
"She hated the critic, or she thought she
/ There was a long silence. s>=,.,-ysss
did she take her revenge upon HMM
syonr taleYI His tone was chilly with as.
'S%shs1 aassatIto, BUN s*sst aegad -,
, "Wbea t She ~ met him she lldn'' T., know
that heswas the critic" IA t,3ss}
.H aa s sG 3s 90 = '0Se Wl'n ner tuot
''.Did she like himt-;Agnesa'"' His face
was still scold,' but his voice was almost
fierce ip its eagerness. ..,a51c@tntj ;:
"But when he told her that he was the
II didn't saay say that lie told her. -,
'Bnt he, did didn't hep .s-f...s>
"Yes-in the story II:
$50 she; hated; him p .p>s.3'i :it9.. =.
.t"Y-es-nor exactiy-I don't know"
Her hands kept opening and closing aim
lessly. Il 49, - ;a.:F7 -
ANYHOW, she resolved upon revenge?'
Yes, "a sort of revenge" 2 81.
"A sort of revenge? She shrunk and
quiyered Mt the scorn in his voice. !;
You should read the story she
my God!'a he cried; 'des1 not know
NO. unanswered firmly, "you do not
know it,
"Then I should like to hear" But she
knew that he had hardened his heart
"We'l, she resolved to let him so. on
"A sort of reyenger
'She made herself as attractive as she
could, She wasn't very pretty, you know
| merely small, pale, big-eyed'-" =
"For Gods sake!' he cried fiercely and
hoarsely.
gwen, somehow she made him like her,
"Hated him all the time?''' ~; y -
:"No-o.-not altogether- in the tale =.
'Then he proposed to her.? -
ayes; he proposed to herr ...'S e:
l. )" Lamely enough-but earnestly" There
was the rage of a Gagged animal under
meath his quiet voice. :; 80 =. >? :. (,
"Oh, no! Not lamely, at all; honestly
and manfully and lovingly He was II
splendid character-in the tale It was
strange that he could not read the nero
worship in her tone. ". ...g; ~ :
but she thought he wasn't?'
: "No. She thought he was. She knew
he was.' She, tied her ., handkerchief
tremblingly in knots. i : Ti*S ~ Il
| me. do not understand"
|: no" she said spasslonately, looking up
at him with white, drawn face and quiy-
ering lips, and eyes full Of pain; "you do
not understand. He did not understand z
did she not refuse him? Did she not
tell him that the criticism had nearly
broken her hearth Did she not tell him
that she had resolved to take the; bitter
est revenge that a; woman could take:
his books to find the ways that ATTRACTED
him most, to make hiih care for her? Did
she not tell him that she Had meant him
to propose that she might refuse him
Did she not say that she wanted him to
care for her all thea rest of bis ife?' He
stood up and lowered over her like an ac-
cusing angel. o.. .. =,
YES" she said with sob. But :
conduct as that!''' .,- IT
"Ah, but she had lot more to say if
he would have heard her., But he cursed
her and went away-in the tale!' vs.
"Agnes!' She sobbed uncontrolledly
behind her handkerchief agnes, for
mercy,s sake tell me what she would have
told him if he had not gone" She looked
+ up With, a tear-stained face - ..,
She would have told him." she said,
steadying her voice bravely and laying her
finger tips upon his arm, that he had
conquered her passion and her wicked
| ness; that she had found out how great
| and strong and kind he was"
Agnes, little Agnesl Would she have
told him that she loved him?'',..
~ don't know. 'The-the tale
stops ,..,. Y y -
But our tale, dear?'' There was some
thing in his voice that was past describ:
ing. ..~,
Then she looked up at him. with eyes
! trimming over, and whispered a word SO
brokenlyR that he could scarcely hear. But
| he took her in his arms; and held her as
closs as she could be, and she tried to
co. Aggie, &Aggie,'' lie ,cried;;@''I ought
| to have aknown--afw oman's mercy
49,, She lifted a flushed, happy face and
| threw a pair Of Slim, wilful arms round
his=neck. - 'No;'' whispered, my dear,
dear boy. A ewoman's loyev'e-Black and
! White. = :