The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1899-06-02

why, thought heroes never waited.
and that above all they didn't accept de.
feat readily and beat a retreat. But /
am glad to see that you have evidently
accepted the terms Of peace and have
modified your claims For my part, since
we We're good friends before You devel.
oped imperialistic tendencies, am wills
ing to let bygOnes be bygones." +
but l don't want byg0nes to be by
cones. 1t was because l thought"
Dear me! How could you. do such n
thing? always understood that soldiers
were not allowed to think"
-, mot when under urders,' he replied
"but your orders were not quite tangible
enough, and l thought it allowable to use
my discretion"
but have been told that discretion
makes men retreat instead of advance.
But the orders last gave you were sure.
~ definite enough"
had either cOuntermanded them or
wished to-. And didn't feel it could be
possible that after having been so dear
to one another you could be so cruel as
to throw me over simply because I want
ell to have you all to myself and to have
the right to let all the world know how
happy l was"
I'm short, you wanted to have the right
to make all the nice fellows Of my ac-
quaintance recognize your belligerency
and not let me have any more goou
times"
"Now, please be earnest, Gladys, dear.
You know how much l love you even
though l let anger keep me away for a
week and make me utterly wretched.
not that knew you wanted to make up"
What on earth is the man talking
about?" said Gladys, with Il pretty affec.
tation of wonder.
At this point Lieut.. Holloway began to
fear that he had allowed himself to fall
into an ambuscade, and he prepared to
defend himself.
thought you wanted me-"
Dear me! What could have put that
into your head? I'm sure If you didn't
come because you wanted to yourself |
couldn't think Of OBTAINING gyou for a
minute. l know you are expected else
where and that the town is simply full
Of reconcentradoes, who are dying for
your company" and az she said this her
tone was decidedly irritating. The lieu
fare of this kind, and as he was getting
the worst of it he decided on immediate
action. Taking the arrow from his Dock-
ct he held it out to her.
II thought you meant this to he a to-
ken that there was to be peace between
u.s.
Gladys blushed crimson when she saw
the little splinter of wood and tried to
stammer that she didn't know what he
meant. Her embarrassment proved that
she understood only too we'll, and the
soldier proceeded to deliver an ultimatu m
at once.
DO yot, surrender" he asked.
."Qh, give me time to think" she re-
Indeed, I won't. l am tired of this
manana policy. and will agree to nothing
that her little folly had been found out
and that the lieutenant was in deadly
earnest in spite of his TESTING words,
Gladys surrendered.
After their differences were made up
and the terms of the treaty agreed to,
Lieut.. Holloway said laughingly:
so you actually believed all that non
sense ! told you that night about be-
witchifg with etfigies and, tried to- de-
stroy My heart by piercing It with All ar
row--}ust as II you hadn't pierced it long
before"
But why shouldn't / believe in it?
1t brought you back, didn't itY'
"Oh, nonsense! would have come
lived without you''
You were managing pretty WE'LL" she
SalU, With pOut.
Not nearly, so well as l appeared to
sage of the arrow so readily"
But you couldn't help yourself. You
were under the spell. you know"
Spell nothing. l cnn hardly believe
that YOU put faith in that old, NONSENSE.
cal mnmMery."
But it brought you back" said
Gladys, with II wise shake of her head.
And, seeing there was nothing to be
gained by arguing the hero dropped the
Portable as possible, as became a gener,
| ous conqueror.-Exchange.