Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-10-22

cancellng stamps outside the door like
everything. Afterward told her Il wasn't
fair. and she laughed az me. Then we
went home"
Did you kiss her going homer" his
uncle inquired
NO; ! didn't have a chance"
Were you not alone with herr"
Yes. but"
Did you kiss her after you reached her
homer"
No"
why didn't ycu?"
well, the eiectric-llsht l. too bright
near there
"Humphl Isn't there a tree or a tele-
phono-poe In front Of her house,
yes. but what
Couldn't you have sneaked the girl
into the shadows and kissed her az she
wanted you tor"
But how do you know she wanted me
To kiss her2'
His uncle gesticulated TO high heaven.
Didn't you notice that she looked up
TO the windows and remarked that the
folks We're all I'm bed and asleep? Didn't
she scan the street closely and then edge
softly into the darkness Of the electric
light shadows and become silent as n
she had some great problem on her
mind2'
IL believe so. but didn't think
"Of course not; you are not a chump'
but you are atroclously young
And to-day" Freddie hurried on. for
he was anxious 10 get away from the
| memories Of the previous night and OPP
portunties lost, "she sent me a note in
school with another one from Charlie
Mack and-but I'm going % lick him!
what forY his uncle asked.
"For trying to steal my girl"
cot But how do you know be is att
tempting such grand larceny? And are
| you sure you can whip him.
| Fred produced two notes i'm answer 70
| the first question and shifted at the last
Deloise's letter:
Dear Fred: 1 have got an offer from
/ Charlie Mack asking me to bee his girl
and ] may accept him if / don't get any
more. i won't decide. though. Tor two
cor three days. Didn't We have fine
| time at tine party Are you going 20
Bertha's party on Saturday night? I've
got 10 get my history lesson. so good-by.
/ Yours with love, pELClSE.'
ner succinct "oner" from Charlie
| Mack:
Dear Deloise: Please accept the offer
/ Of being my girl Yours truly
/ CHARLIE MACK"
| NOW. what am / TO do?' Freddie ask
/ ed. but his uncle had suddenly discovered
/ a frog I'm his throat and gone choking
/ from the room.
! Thursday night Freddie again came 90
| his uncle with a letter I'm his hand and
a fearful countenance His uncle took
/ the letter and read:
Dear FRED: I've accepted Charles
offer because IL came first and am going
! 10 Bertha's party with him Saturday
night Are you mad? Write and tell me-
SO If you are mad.
Of must hurry now ana get my rhetoric
lesson. GoOd-by. In haste.
"DELOISE.
"P. s.-Be sure and let me know If YOU
are mad
/ Young man" Freddie uncle began. al.
ter he had read the letter you possess
prodigious quantity of love and de-
plorable absence Of fnesse. This young
/ woman. true to the instincts Of her sex
is leading YOU q chase, and you now
have the chance of giving her a run Tor
! hor money Take your pencil and I'll
( dictate a letter which you'll afterWard
COPY and send TO her tomorrow ln
school
| MY Dear Deloise." his uncle dictated
! "bv AN means go with Charlie; he rs a
! good fellow. and | hope you'll go Win
! him n long time. MADE or course. not
! VIM the ideal / shouldn't think of
Winding little thing like that AlWdys
/ vour friend FRED MAXWELL"
"But. Uncle George. 1 don't understand
| IT," Freddie protested
81 dare cay YOU DON'T his uncle re-
torted. But the girl will She is seye-
raj years i'm advance OF You IN conpre-
/ tension"
! Friday night Freddie informed his uncle
/ that Deloise walked beside him from
/ school and scarcely noticed her accepted
! fellow" Sunday morning he came BUST
! ling into his uncle's room with beamins
face and excitement sticking out all over
him.
81 went home from the party with De-
loise last night. and Charlie Mack is
awful mad He took her there, and /
sat beside her an the evening She fol-
/ lowed me all around, and We ate supper
! together. Charlie followed us home. bat
We ran around the house. and l kissed
! her when we got I'm the doorway And
| She said she was only joking about being
| Charles girl
Uncle George smiied-a peculiar smile,
! He knew the sex.
Before the church bells had changed
that morning Charles little brother came
/ 20 the back door and gave Freddie the
| following note:
Fred Maxwell: II you want 20 fight.
meet me behind Old Stevens'5 woodpile.
Yours truly. CHARLIE MACK"
From his window Uncle George watched
! his nephew meet the rival behind the
woodpile. He saw their lips move, arms
| wave. and feet stamp. Presently finger
was agitated i'm close proximity 10 face,
/ and the action precipitated u blow, which
was quickly followed up by many. When
the meeting had resolved itself into q
| series of blows, kicks, bites. "wrastlng,
and hair-pulling. Uncle George resumed
his Sunday paper remarking 10 himself:
well. there's a woman in 20, as usual"
And he smiled eain-he knew the sex.
| Five years later Deloise stood at the
| same window from which Uncle George
| had looked upon the two boys who strug-
| gled for the supremacy Of love She was
| looking at the same spot and smiled.
as she had many times since the bOyish
battle was made known 10 her. Just
then her husband stepped from the pass
Ing street-car. He looked up and caught
mis- wife's smile, and his face lighted up
IN joyous recognition.
II was thinking Of the tight those two
absurd boys precipitated out yonder, and
the recollection made me smile" she said.
"Well. while they were disputing their
right Of possession ! won the dearest
little woman in the whole world and
Uncle George proceeded 10 strengthen
the statement by kissing HIS young wife
A Noble Little Yankee Man.