Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1898-03-10

were In full sight of an old ladv who
had just leveled her opera glass full
at them from window.
EYES," Perlina had answered and
young Kolt blushed rosy red, and "his
| soul,' like that of Gloriana. in the
Wild Irish Girl, presumably went on
a Jig to heaven" for the band was play-
ing delightful dances for their edifica-
ton; and afterward, when they had
had supper, Perlina locked herself in
her room and wrote to her Aunt CAT
ferly Her letter ended thus:
$50 you see I'm engaged, and YOU
can't twit me any longer. don't sun
pose poor Kolt will ever set the river
on fire, but he's a good-natured fellow.
and can just twist him around my fin
ger. And, remember, you are bound to
give me a handsome wedding dress,
and have always promised me poor
ma pearls the day I was married.
Your affectionate niece,
"PERLINA."
Mrs. Gafferly signified her approval
by return of post, and Perlina's mind
was at rest. It did not trouble her
much that in less than week a te1e-
gram summoned Kolt to the city. She
could use the fast-fading days of free
dom better without an engaged lover
at her side, and she certainly made the
most of them. She plunged into firta-
ton in way that frightened even Mrs.
Kerosene Newbody, and was happier
than she had ever been since her
search for husband commenced. AS
for poor Mr.. Downhill, she quite snub-
bed him, now that she had no views
concerning him. Meanwhile the absent
kolt wrote love letters, and she an
swered them.
Never shall I forget my feelings
when you went out to ride with old
Downhill," he said in one of these.
II really thought for a while that you
liked him.
| And to this she replied:
"How could you fancy that I should
like superannuated old creature like
that? only took little notice of him
out of pity"
Poor Perlina! Life was certainly
very much checkered. One morning
Mrs. Newbody opened New York pa
per, and, having glanced down the col
umn of marriages and deaths, gave a
faint shrek and looked at Perlina in
terrified way. Perlina snatched the
paper and saw this record:
Suddenly, on the til, Edmund
Kolt."
Edmund Kolt-there was no doubt
of it. Mrs. Newbody looked at Perlina,
expecting to see her faint. To her sur
prise, the young lady, though very Sc
rious, was quite calm.
Poor fellow" she said; "I'm very
sorry. Do be quiet, dear Mrs. New
body! Don't let's have scene. No one
knows we were engaged, and you need
not tell 'em. I don't want my season
spoiled"
Then she arose and went to her room,
cried a little, bathed her face, used
some pearl powder on her nose and
went downstairs to charm Mr.. Down
hill by beaming upon him and asking
him how he could be so dreadful and
neglect her so.
In a word, now that the old love was
gone, she took up with the new" and
in week Mr. Downhil1 had proposed
and was accepted. And the astonished
Mrs. Gafferly received an account OF
the situation which greatly surprised
her.
Old Mr.. Downhill was rather more
obstinate than even Mr.. Kolt had been.
He asserted his rights, and insisted
upon the open wearing of the engage
ment ring.
There was no more Irritation for
Miss Milkin, and evey one knew what
had occurred She wore a diamond
ring of value on her finger, and was
guarded by her old beau from morning
until night. He even wrote her several
notes between their parting at mid
night and meeting at nine in the morn
ing, and in one of them he referred to
her Irritation with young Kolt.
Miss Milkin was one of those un-
lucky victims to love Of letter writing
who can never resist putting things
down in black and white. She wrote
this sentence in her reply: You
naughty, naughty goose! How could
care for a STRIPPING like that? Poor
fellow! he was very nice; but only a
bow YOU know" And when she had
written it she thought how much 1ol-
lier it was to run about with him than
to sit in a corner with old Mr.. Down
hill, who was always afraid of catch
} ing cold, and who would not let her
{ dance because he could not. Still he
was rich, and she was engaged at last
after all.
One evening she walked the piazza
with her betrothed, leaning on his arm
in the most conflding manner. The
evening train was in, and people were
waiting for the stages to bring the new
corners.
AS they ratified up to the door some
one was seen waving white handker-