Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1900-02-23

rich dark husband apd many children
and that she would walk with many a
lad before she found the right one"
"Do you want to marry Johnnie
GeorgeY asked Jane Anne when the for
tune telling was concluded. The fair
haired girl blushed furiousy and turned
away but Jane Anne was relentless.
Her feelings were not very fine. She
spoke openly Of things another girl
would hardly have whispered. She re-
peated the question impatiently.
mo" said the other, driven to bay and
showing fight, as even the gentest crea-
lures will. "Yo' can have him an well
come. Yo' did draw him from me, an yo'
can keep him, but, oh, anwel. "nwel
did low him, and do now whateffer
An look yo', Jane Anne Jones, twas me
he did low the first"
"Well them" said Jane Anne, who all
this time had been maturing plan in her
mind, 81 amt goin to marry Johnnie
George neither | don't want other folks
chaps noa indeed, an if yo' doesn't have
him now somebody else will maybe a
gypsy CONAN An he have got 'stifa-
cat. soa he could easy have the names
changed an 20 he married next week.
Now MS will find him an tell him."
Johnnie Georges consent was minor
detail which Jane Anne did not take into
consideration. lie was playing in CO.
coanut shy while Jane Anne had been
having her fortune told. Jane Anne
brought him out, and he found himself
face to face with his late sweetheart. 1t
was an awkward moment. Jane Anne
alone was collected and calm as usual.
The orchcstrunc burst noisily into the
"SwccthcaTts' Nalsc," and Johnnie
George gisglcd ncryously to hide his en-
barrassuCut
look yo' here. Johnnie George" be
gan his ianccc. IL ben thlnkiu o. things
bit. an now | come to the point.
ont marry go. but here's your ole
sweetheart ready TO have yo'-yo' be,
bain't youT she said, turning to the girl.
who did not answer. She was crying
quietly and would have run away had
not Jane Anne's hand lain heavy on her
arm. "Ncll. she be-" continued Jane
Anne who under other circumstances
would have made n splendid champion
for her sex. An. Johnnie George, yo've
got that there 'stifacat, so yo' can jest
get the name changed an get married
right Off, an ! doan't bear yo' no malice,
Johnnie George. What | be doing iSs
for your good. an go shall have that
ciIht day CLOCK win the likeness OF the
lf'hce Naies on the door Wass puy.
An WIhu N"' she Nalu 10 the lalr halred
GlIl' No see ne 90 uIlhS nome MS wages
an take on ms h"''S Tore hc DO SIT down
TO the hre o nights. Inc two who had
listened TO inns eNhortauon IN mute ST.
fence continued staring al each other
"heh Jane Anne haH ieit Ihem ana as
appeared ID thc crowd Inc man was
the hrst To hnd ms tongue. Ills ideas
worked Slowly out ne had comprehendcd
what Jane Anne wanted INN to do. His
old sweetheart was very comcly; perhaps
he had even thought regrctfully Of her
when counting the more practical, stron-
| ger minded Jane Ammo. certainly Jane
/ Anne had been mast'rtuL She had hard
| y let him nave drink the whole day.
| lie ana not think he would ENJOY life
much WIN hrr always al ms elbow.
| Shail we DO as she ana say me dear!
ne asked the GlLl hashiully.
bS Whlh II 20 be. saId she whose
! love part""k ot mat divine quality when
bcareth all things endureth all things.
men us uiI we'd SAID he with eco
nomcal thoughts OF the marriage ceruh
cate III MS pocket
II was beginning TO rain when Jane
Anne l'it the talr, brlInaht lights haired
on the shows ana as she leit the town
bohlnd heF the noise or the shouts and
IauGnltr ana oaths dIed away but she
c"uIu sun near the ceaseless blatant
music OF the orchestrone as she made
her way up the bill. There was moisture