Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1901-08-15
LOVES own WAY.

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Il don't like to have you go skat-
Ing with Fannie Engle."
So said Mrs. Harte to her daughter
May one afternoon late in February.
"That is strange, mamma, when you
have always liked Fannie SO much
pouted May.
Nov, daughter, you know very
well why do not want you to go
with Fanny" and Mrs. Harte paused
and looked straight at her daughter.
And May did know.
Exactly one month before May
Harte had become engaged to George
Noble, as fine young man as his
name. But before her engagement she
had been very Sweet" as the girls
put it, upon Fanny Engle's brother
Horace, a young man Of poor habits,
and 1t was on account Of Horace that
Mrs. Harte did not wish her betrothed
daughter to go skating with Fanny.
But May was willful.
81 am sorry said Mrs. Harte, that
May acts so. Some time she will go
too far"
That afternoon q messenger Coy
came with a letter for May and a large
bouquet of flowers. The letter read
dearest May-I drop you this line
to remind you that we are to go skat-
Ing this afternoon, and Horace says TO
be sure and send you these flowers
with our compliments. He Will lolIi
us on the ice. Lovingly,
FANNY"
May read the note and smiled with
pleasure. Isn't that sweet OF Fan
n.y." said she,
But her mother sighed, She ala not
want May to encourage Fanny OF her
brother, for she felt that it would
lead to no good.
That afternoon May went skating
with Fanny and her brother, and it
IVES fully O'Clock when sne returned
Il am going to supper with Fanny
said she, "and as George was COMING
to call this evening shall drop him a
little line to tell HIN not to call be-
fore tomorrow
Mrs. Harte objected seriously, bu'
her willful daughter was not to be
turned, so she let her 20 her own way
though she felt that It was a mistake
for May to treat her betrothed in thai
manner.
Foolish May. She was actually II
love with George, but, like many ON
.er girls who have secured a goo(
young man, she was capricious ani
liked 10 try his affection. George hal
noticed her capriciousness. but bor'
1t good naturedly
That evening May sent her note tt
George telling him not to call, ant
then went to Fannys house to spen'
Tie evening"
II May noticed anything strang
about the conduct Of Fanny or he
brother that evening, she said moth
ing, but afterward she admitted tina
both had acted little strangely.
After supper Fanny suggested tina
all three go for walk, but when the
were ready to start May was surprise
to see Sleigh standing at the iron
door. Eve are going for a ride IN
stead Of walk whispered Fanny
, putting her arm piayfully aroun
Mays waist, surely, you will not re
! fuse to go with lis, dear"
Before May kenw it they were a
I seated in the sleigh and the driver wa
J rapidly speeding along down the stree
toward the main avenue which ia
through the middle Of the town.
Scarcely had they gone more tina
4 block when Fanny put her arl
around May and drew her head dow
on her shoulder. Dear May sal
|, she, there is something Horace and
want to say to you and we thougl
YOU would not refuse us"
And then to her horror and surpris
Horace Engle began to pour into h
ear his tale Of love and long aifectio
while Fanny added word here al
there.
May, too indignant to reply, put h
hands to her ears to shut out Il
\ sound.
Stop, stop" cried May. Such d
! honorable talk never heard. W
not allow you to speak to me this wa
" Remember that am the al!lancod WI
of George Noble. as true and soo'
, man as ever walked, and that W
not listen to such words" Then u
ing to her friend she said; Fanny
am ashamed Of YOU"
Fanny flushed and stammered. b
her brother said, THAT is all very W
May but you know 'all's fair in 10
and war"
Then again Fanny began TO co
May to consider the step which $
might take and make her brother