Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1900-01-23

You thought l was Eleanor, she
persisted.
mo. / didn't" he cried.
"Oh, know" she said coldly.
"How horrid Of mel But you would
never let me know" he said. weakly
admitting the truth.
1--WE thought il . joke-you didn't
know" said Esther Driscoll, not think
ing how such statement would sound.
"You thought 1t Q joker he re-
peated.
"Oh. I thought you knew-that you
must know. And you remember what
you said"
Yes, he did remember what he had
said--to make an impression that might
repeat itself in his praises to the sister.
And he said now:
why. Esther, don't be goose /
meant it--every word. OF course knew
which was which,"
II he said this with all sincerity. she
repulsed him, and the more she did,
the more he began to think she was
worth while. AS for her she thought Ii
very fine and noble Of him, while she
hated herself
And just then the pretty one entered,
prettier than ever.
~'Ah, you two" she said. II made
the proper delay"
"It was, Eleanor. a mistake" said
the plain Miss Dfiscoll
"A mistaken"
"He thought ! was you"
"Mel" said the pretty Miss Driscoll.
blushing. Now, IL couldn't be-
~ never did" said Angus, begging
your pardon. But you know there is
only one Esther"
"She's a dear good girl. said the
pretty one.
"The dearest in the world. And his
fib did not seem so much a one that
moment The plain Miss Driscoll began
TO weep.
please TO CO." she entreated.
81 will Co." said Angus. "But !
shall call again. I will prove to you
that am speaking the truth. What il
did think you Eleanori now know
you are Esther. Do you suppose l can
forget those letters that made me happy
in the long watches. in an uncongenial
messf You are Esther to me. and
Esther you shall remain.
He said all this q bit too much In
the strain Of defamation, but he was
in earnest He felt he must persuade
her.
"Do 60. please" she said.
"You would better CO." ssid the
pretty one.
twill go now" he said. 81 hate my.
sek-for hurting you"
~ am not hurt. +" she said proudly.
"Ah, I am then.' he said. going out.
The pretty Miss Driscoll followed.
cts Ridiculous" she said at the
door. "She ought to have known we
were only flirting"
"Only flirting T. said Angus.
why. I was engaged then.
"Ah, you are Eleanor. l had forgot
ten. Esther wrote that Eleanor was en-
gagged ! am very glad Do tell her that
! have thought only Of her. And he
paused. "She was the little girl whom
] played with so long sgo-that bully
little girl. And she wrote that letter"
And then he laughed.
"why. she was the Esther. after all. "
he brushed by the pretty Miss Dris-
coll and entered the room again. She
stood there. dry eyed now.
Its ridiculous. she said, "and I'm
dreadfully impolite. Do stay, at least
for a cup Of tea"
al haven't time" he said brusquely.
Haven't timel" she asked In sur
prise at his manner.
After the way you have treated me,
Miss Driscoll" :"
"You know wasn't to blame for the
mistake.
"Oh, bother the mistakel" he cried.
"There wasn't any. It was Esther, the
old tomboy, I was thinking about; it
was the Esther who wrote those letters,
don't you sect And you threw me
over"
"You talk that way because Eleanor
IL engaged" she said.
81 talk that way because Esther Is
not now engaged TO me, he said.
ats ridiculous" she said family.
"It's horrible, he said.
"Oh, is it,"
Besides, I'm only here for the day.
I Just had that time, and then I'm go
ing back to the China station. ! shall
have no more letters" He relied on her
ignorance Of naval usage.
"You are going awayf" she asked
family.
"What difference does it makef You
don't care"
"If il were not for that mistake, IL
IL WEREN'T don't care whether 1t was
Q mistake or not, she ended, whether
you are fibhing or not-I'u make you
mean what you cay now"
"You needn't" Angus said. laugh
ing, "for you have.
Now, strangest part Of 1t all. she
really had, and they lived happy all the
rest-that Is, all that has been 30 far
Of their lives. And know what am
saying, for have this true story-now,
don't say it's an old one-frop GER
tain charming lady who loves dearly to
gossip bit-may she forgive me-and
who would report the least symptom OF
what Is phrased domestic infelicity."
I can believe il, for, strangely, the
plain Miss Driscoll has become the
pretty Mrs. Mcfarland. But all naval
marriages are happy, authorities say.
and some naval ladies are charmingly
firtatious when their husbands are
away, charmingly devoted when they
are near. But Mrs Angus Mcfarland
never fiirts. and have said she is now
quite pretty--s few years so change
some women--and she could Hirt II she
wanted to.
Ne Success without Love Of Work.
'sTo win success In any vocation. tho
present day requires hard, persistent.
conscientious work, the best equip
ment that is possible and the employ
ment Of every resource that can be
commanded" writes Barton Cheyuey
In The Ladies' Home Journal. Even
the young mans milnner. his personal
ity, 10 a factor that makes itself felt In
his work. while executive ability and
sood, hard common sense are elements