Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1898-08-27

imagine a gtTt CeTU 7ltHcn tthe me-
last evening about asking his name, as
if she wanted to be sure it really was
Wrinkle, and yet could not bring herself
to question us about him And sup
pose they are talking now. Do so back.
one of you, and see"
81 will, ;" l say, and 1 turn back TO
the door and open it quickly. Kathleen /
is standing very close to Mr. Wrinkle, /
talking most earnestly--too earnestly, |
think, for any subject connected with |
literature She starts violently as APP |
pear and moves little away.
"You seem nervous. Miss Walford, F"
says Mr.. Wrinkle. Kathleen flashes her |
dark eyes at him and exclaims: "Nerv-
Gus? Oh, noi' AS much as to say,
"You know did not start from nerv-
business -
murmur something about having
left my notebook, and go over to my.
seat and hunt for it most carefully 1t
is not there, of course, as left it with
Lou, aud while am looking for it Mr.
Wrinkle leaves, after a few words to
Kathleen about how long he will keep
us on the early writer's AS if did not
know he changed the subject ON my en-
trancel AS soon as he is gone turn to
Kathleen and see her hurriedly putting
a note in her pocket.
| kathleen Walfordl'' exclaim, and
Just then Lou and Hortense burst in the
room We beseech and implore her to
tell us how and where she met Mr.
Wrinkle, for met him we are certain she
has, and what there is between them,
but shs laughs ut all our questions and
declares she has no idea what we mean.
She never saw Mr.. Wrinkle before She
did not hesitate about asking his name.
She only meant. when ON entering the
room abe said. "Oh, cannotr' that
aha could not learn literature The note
saw her hide was only piece Of pa
per with her French exercise on it, etc.
But when we ask her to let Us see the
"French exercise, " she will nok Tells
Us we must trust her word, etc We
treat all her explanations with the con-
tempt they deserve and tell her mysteri-
ously that "She will see. >" which is
equal to the darkest threat But we do
not get hold of the note and we are tor
tured with burning desire to see Its
contents
In the evening Kathleen comes to Us
and proposes TO have sczae fun, but we
inform her that we are not having fun
with people who do not conhde in us
She gives us a look of reproach and ex
claims in a hearthrolxen tone. "Oh, il
you only lmewr" But we tell her IN
alphabetically that is just what W.
want-to know-and until she repose
in us the confidence we deserve she i
not one of us
Nearly two weeks have passed Mr.
Wrinkle seems to take no special notic
: of Kathleen, but every day one or tn
other of us sees Kathleen hiding note
y She is not good at deception 1 reall,
!, think / could do it better myself. w
wonder if Mr.. Wrinkle knows that w
suspect lie seems perfectly at ease an'
70 meets our eyes with the utmost equa
nimity, but then he's man, and on
T" can never tell what man is up to. A
least that is what our French teache
p always assures US, and she has bee
:, married and ought to know. AS tim
goes on we only grow more anxious {
- have ''our little mystery" as we ca
it, explained, and at last we decide w
y will not sit tamely by any longer an
have a romance enacted before our yer
eyes without knowing all the particr
- lars SO we waylay Kathleen afte
., school hours and explain to her calml
but firmly that although we dislike e,
tremely to resort to force, still, unle.
she consents to tell us all about herse
o. ., and Mr. Wrinkle, she will have tw
- pitchers of cold water-one after tn
y other-poured over her, dress and al
~ After which dire threat she reluctant
consents TO comply with our demand
and tells Us to come to her room aft'
Ie dinner and we shall hear all So we i
10 bar go and exist until O'Clock whel
ar by various strategies. we meet in h'
room
- "Imagins q girl very much like II
visiting at the country homo of her u
Pc Gle last summer, she begins, lookiI
=, around with rather amused expreasiC
/, ~ our interested fSceA
n Imagine how soon = girl of live
~ disposition would tire Of utter, ceasele
-. monotony-no companion of her ov
- age, no gayeties, no new novels
% short, most uDenjoyable period OF b
y life She would have left for her hon
- In the city, but this could not be ma
- aged without giving offense, % s
- spent her time consulting . calends
~ which hung upon the wall Of her rool
=. and noting with rapture ths passing
~ tedious days and the allow bat sure a
- proach to the beginning Of the ne
- month, when she was expected at
friends house for . vista
-, "One day, when there were abe
"a three weeks Of monotony still before h
tba she happened to be st the village no
. a. ordering for dinner some dish from
- landlady for which slle was famed
- "'Be sure to let us have 1t by 9, M
60 Sweeny,' she said, for we expect co
e. pany to dinner, and you know AT
49, Jane prides herself ON her punctuality
ha "'Yes, miss, it shall be there prom
a. although 1 don't know as 1 ought
49, promise it for have my hands f.