Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1900-07-21

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Great guns. Look at that girl. Rnb-
/ bit! Amt she an angel, a queen q
I princess? Rabbit, if it were not for my
/ uudying love for Molly | would adore
1 that girl. Rabbit, | am going to have
/ her handkerchief or something from her
/ IL have to do time for H."
4 (which girlE asked Rabbit
( The one escorted by that handsome
fellow who looks 50 pale-lO0ks trife
/ like me. Ten to one She has just reject
ed him. All, Molly. if it were not for
you | might be rejected by that fair be
ing myself. Rabbit, as she comes down
70 the carriage you take the left side.
I'll get behind AID OH the right, which
viii be the more difficult, as the pale fell
| low will be on the right"
Mr. Callaghan edged his way up and
slipped his delicate left hand cautiously
between the girl and her escort
singular thing occurred just then
He was close behind her. He noticed
that she blushed very violently all at
once and looked at the ground, just as
his own Molly did the first time he kiss
ed her
Then Mr.. Callaglen was conscious that
she held something ont timidly in her
gloycd right hand, bending her wrist
just n little Mr.. Callaghan looked and
saw something glitter.
He reached for the glittering object,
intending to snatch it from her when, to
his intense establishment, just as his
hand touched hers, she placed the OBJ
ject carefully in his palm.
He looked at her just for an instant
She was still looking down aud away
from the pale fellow and blushing still
more violently.
Dir Callaghan did not stop to ask any
questions. He got out of the crowd MS
fast as he could. well aware that he held
in his hand a solitaire ring.
He and the Rabbit met but a few
streets away. Mr.. Callaghan was flush
ed with success, but pensive. The Rab- |
bit was hilarious with success and not
at all pensive.
"Cally,' said the Rabbit, we're rich |
for Il month"
'What did you get from that grip |
asked Mr.. Callaghan in a rather preoccu- |
pied manner.
"Aw, nothing from her that was worth |
anything-nothing but little note. What |
did you getE9
This" said Mr.. Callaehan, holding up !
to the light n solitaire ring.
Great guns" said the astonshed Rab- !
bit
Let me see that letter." CalIaghan /
said abruptly. The Rabbit handed it to
him. II was a note written in a mans
strong handwriting and read as follows:
Nell hand you this in your box because can
not wait any longer Two years ago tonight
asked you To- marry me. Your parents have never
consented in all that time and they never will
Do you love me enough TO marry without their
consent? Ii you do, hand me your solitaire ring
viii come round at the close and take you to
your carriage You can give it to me then. If
you do not love me enough to do this, | shall
know what yon mean, and l will start for the
continent tomorrow, never to come back. JAcE.
Mr.. Callaghan was silent.
Well" said the Rabbit, we've made
a pretty good haul tonight, haven't veY'
Yes and we've broken a mans heart"
said Mr.. Callaghan.
Whats that" asked the Rabbit, un-
concerned.
That girl was giving this ring to the
fellow with the pale face. 1t was telling
him she was willing to marry him wheth-
or the old folks were willing or not, just
as Molly is going to marry me. Now, he's
going off with a broken heart, just the
way I'd have done if Molly hadn't CON
scntcd."
Very early next morning Mr.. Gala
CHAN stood at the door of a certain jew
clry establishment that is known all over
the world. He was just beginning to get
sleepy, for it was about his usual bed
time.
Callachan's proverbial good luck, to
say noIhng of his good Judgment, did
not desert him. He had picked out the
rte ,.1t1 1.li1hr,npt ot,J t,,, t,,it,,,t,a
or it had opened its doors Mr.. Gala
CHAN was racing up Bond street in q
cab. The driver stopped at a fashiona-
ble boarding house, and Mr.. Calloghan,
jumping out, ran up the stairs 10 the
third floor.
Out of breath and with a lump in his
throat from the fear of being too late
after all he pounded on the door in no .
gentle manner. A voice told him to
come in" He did so.
"Well, what do you want| asked the .
pale faced man.
AN invitation to your wedding" said /
Mr.. CalIaghan.
The pale faced fellow looked mp from
the trunk he was packing and mildly in /
quircd If Mr.. Callaghan was crazy. Cal /
laghan held the ring aloft, as he had seen /
the actors do with similar things in the /
theaters, and said, Behold your ring"
How did you get that ring asked /
the other, his pale face becoming sud /
denly flushed.
stole it," said Mr. Callaehan prompt
ly: stole it rs she was trying to hand
it To YOU The fact is she thought my
hand was yours. l have rather a fine
looking hand myself, I've been told"
"VuatE" asked the other in astonish-
mcut
"Ifs fact" said Mr. CaIlaghan. 81
stole it just as | said I did. Wanted
something to remember her by, she look
cd So pretty. Don't blame you for low
ing her not bin I'm in love myself and
fancy pretty girls a great deal
Luckily for you my side partner nab
bed your note out of her pocket nj the
same time Wouldu't spoil your happi-
hess for anything in the world. hunt
Oh round and found out who you were
end where you lived. Here / am. Mr..