The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1901-07-05

Finally Elsie said shyly, why don't you,
/ BERT"
He came close TO her and read her eyes
/ IN silence, and the temptation became too
strong, and he yielded. Il believe YOU
mean 1t, and if you do I'm going to take
7 you with me, though | won't elope.
won't steal You away as though we were
ashamed. How can |, though, unless
Bangs brings more than | think he WIZ"
Dixie is my own. too" Elsie venturcd
umidly. why not sell her? And as for
stealing away with me. no one cares
/ where | 20 or would bother to come and
see us married except my chum, Nellie
Grant. Ill fix it all right at home.
know 1t isn't the right or usual thing for
me to urge you to take me, but l have
only you, Bert"
She hung her pretty head and cried a
little. SO Bert agreed to take both horses
TO town. make all arrangements and meet
Elsie and Nellie ut ; O'Clock.
Then they rode back to Elsie's home
and she told the groom who came out To
meet her that Mr.. Drew was going To
take Dixie over To Nellie Grants for her
TO ride in the afternoon. Miss Grants
horse is lame" She finished glihly.
Bert looked at her in some astonish-
mcnt lie coulI have told the ucces.
sary lie but the unnecessary cmbcIlish-
mcnt was beyond him. He did not know
women very well. Elsie ran nm stairs
with a careless "soodby." Bert rode
away, leading Dixie.
Elsie changed her riding habit for
tailor made gown. filled small hand bag
with small necessities and rang for Il
maid.
Il don't want to go down to luncheon.
Bring me up something light and ask
Porter if father or his wife say anythin.
about my absence ut the table"
When the girl came up for the dishes.
she brought the report that master had
said is Elsie out to hnch:" ana mis-
treSs had said, Il suppose She is at Mel
lies.
'Much they care whore | am" NUT
tered the girl. Marie bring ME my
writing tablet she said aloud. Then she
penncd the following bitter little note:
Dear Father was not at NeIlic's at lrprn
time; nut a, You seem to care So li,,,a Whore O.
luneH Think J VIII lunch tomorrow ua t.o tl5.
t-:.i, '" ''..' am going L" 'e married.
linn as NJ. ,,.l'. I.... '',' l''' - i.l- WY"
We la,e sotl s.r r.nios III Iia,rrr,
position in Denver. so Won .asl moi rr..,l,, ,..r
sell even to provide an allowance fir ne l.rs.
after know j, viii he relief to you to t.,e
me CUT OF 'he way and provided for. Is>a.
Having written this cold little note
LlSie cried bitterly and would very likely
have tora il mp had not the ~taGd of
wheels drawn her attention fo tho win
dow Ihr,r was lpr Lgnl.,,n, fl.I.~
.ralIrptlv I.-. time, his ,...,,,,, ,,..f ;.. H.,
III. l ~ ~
S"' W." ''f.' .''' ann i'N'a- I''N
Ia>>'I '''"''a jAeHi hat s"'t't IT,.
ANA >ur N.a'Tl tine note IN Cuu~nruru~
place on her dCSk
Thru new Thought struck E.r .N-ir
SHOULD She ..,. O.,.L,,,+ l........ g..
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"'-.''+ '" '' "''i '.'.' '..-- ''
SHt 5 summoned t"ah, ~" situ".a-. a'H
SiI4 she had q iNUNN eli clothes size want.
OF To send west and would hp frgu De- r.
down 10 tir station fur her anil ..,
world 90 latp,. 4u3 ,+..,l 4, ,l,.. .,......
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=" ~ "".' N.,' >'"h i""'"ea -l" .Ni
~ '''I E''@' a.0l h'a' Der WAY iu lcl
I't.HI. N'iir Grant
Nellie was Younger and more iudiscr,et
than Elsie aud She entered very re9.IHy
into her plans. and tho two a.,.,r,rit.,,,
mot Eprt at tb.. ,,,,,.,i,.,.l inn, ,.I ,...-
u.+ ,,. ~, l;.....i H..
' tl'H' ,'' '''' '"..''"
va 81" ,VN amy 90 H'''' ON 'H' W' ponies,
ne H'u ms iIrtuSc ana already trIt sure
success and happiness were all the future
had for them
They were married Lv instico ~ tLn
peace whose wifi opj J,r.l,,,. .,.;,i.
Neuia C,,,,t ,,.,l,, -,