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

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+ Go away; its no use, Nab said
Prisey Cartwright to her sister. as4The
thing has been settled ages ago, SO far
as | am concerned. Hush up, now
hush up!''S.=:5 e s3zz.s 80. s.::.
Ages ago" Nab echoed, refusing to
hush MT believe it must be ages
ago. Well, if you persist in this unreal
sonable course, Il zsaS
| Il don't persist any more than you,
Look at how You did with Tom Van
That was a long time ago. I didn't
Isaid at the time you wouldn't do as
much for me. Then you went and did.
the very same thing after ALL '5@5s. 10
! Don't care,@ ~Prisey said, doggedly.
II will not marry off and leave you for
any man under the canopy Of heaven.
Them my dear, since we cannot get
our ours, saitors to keep step, 50 to speak, we
quiet and dignifed maidhood. Let's
buy parrot or something, Prisey.' - 2:
The front doorbell rang while the two
young women were discussing their
mutual affairs in their own room on the
second floor. Just as Mab's brilliant
had thrown both the sisters into a TT of.
laughter, the servant girl of the board
ing house appeared at their door with a.
square envelope addressed to- Nab.
swer.'' .aE sffisfts 4IE.T- -.
i, Here, Prisey," said Nab: as soon, as
must; be for you.. It's, addressed to ne
1es-no-wait a minute" 81 ~ E5 !
Then she read to herself: MY dear
Miss Nab: Do you intend going out this
evening? sH not will you : see me at
$50? 1 have something to say to you of
the greatest Importance myself, at
"Here, Prisey, read this And Nab
handed the letter to- her sister. What
do you think he means ~ Then she
added, speaking gently to. avoid being
heard by the servant girl, who was wait
ing at the door, do you think he's got
us mixed up?" ~ gs s sss.$. Z !. IN. .s.E ! d
As Prisey read the, note her, blue seyes
YOU'RE keeping Jane waiting, Nab !.
Nab turned suddenly to the door:
Tell the boy, Yes ~ = she said. That's
all the answer there isl '.s.;+ %....
The door having closed behind the
servant there was a silence of some mo-
ments between the two sisters. They
seemed to take the incident in. contrast
ing ways. The brunette Nab stared, as
child might stare at an elder sister,
Frisey was her elder by year-who has
met with a calamity and perplexed by:
her GOODNESS under it. Prisey~ went on
with her occupation, which happened to
be- pulling feathers from an old hal
rearrange them on a new one.
These two orphan girIs hnd been alone.
together in the world for SO long that
each expected to understand every in
most feeling of the other by intuition.
Don't you careS'' Nab said at last
II z said Prisey, looking up from her
feathers for one moment. What for?
Was ! right. Prisey?'' *
Perfectly right, child" sss s. -.
At the appointed z hour Mr. Clement
rang the bell and asked for Miss Mabel
did You say Miss Mabel ?, : Jane:
Eyes, Miss. Mabel ,s..., r ~
Jane really felt uncertain as to-
whether Mr.. Clements memory had not
p!ayed him d Z trick. - II II Il
80 you have something of the great.
est Importance to say to me2 Nab
asked him when she had taken very
! Elves, Miss Nab. I / iot,e Won won,t,
hurry mo. Though sf1it1 7 saw .tha oroat.
est ;ynor i ,n, r. that noi say sne grea
Oh. we'll. -. - = -. : ~ -
I. TO YOU, / thing she said. !, But /
don't want to hurry YOU. It's very slop-
AOh. now don't make I'm of mo. ), :,
'':How =, Nah asked innocentlv. ..Re-
cause asked if it was sloppy p u.
said Clement. Look here. Miss Nah. 81
course you know what happened last night
-at the Jernay s-to me, / mean Ss=,s
{ = Nab only fixed her dark eyes on him
and when he hesitated said go on. z 81
We'll, want to know tiff you think
Julius Clement had a fine mustaele
which curled with boldness and grace, and
which he always stroked and pulled when
he was in doubt or i'll deep thought: On
this occasion he was in both, and he act-
ed accordingly. s.s. !; 8 Mill
70 You need a great deal OF sympa-,
thy s. Nab asked him: :s-s4. g5s ~
II don't know whether I ought. to say
L do, Clement answered. he had al
ready worn out his flrst en- arra ssnlent
ana was Deglnmns 70 warm 20 ms sup
Jee, JET Iernaps ought 70 CONSIDER te'nuta my
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