The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1901-05-03

linquish it for one, if one chose to let
him! Why need she care? He was clev-
er, but she had known many clever men.
Why? Why?. She repeatedly asked her
self the foolish question. blankly gazing
at the, fire: But the answer was far
from the CHEEKY CRATE
Having decided that she really did not
care, after all, she rocked her 1.-the young
body toward the flames to cast his letters
there.
Don't! Don't burn themv'
Startled, she turned and quickly rose to
face the intruder. He had entered the
thickly-carpeted room, unheard, and also
unseen! because of the gloom which per-
Mr.. Longford"' Her cry was weak
and tremulous.
He seized the letters from her crasp.
looking reproachfully into her eyes.
They are old letters" she ventured.
answering that look.
old? Do you forget as, soon as that
ly: then he moved as if to go.
Kemorsefully, she extended her hands,
and he continued: Like a fool, came
here because 1 thought you would be
glad to see me. 1t seemed as though l
could not live without you. You glad
| find you destroying my letters--and
they! have become merely old letters I'd
you! They are not 50 very old, unless
one has a bad memory. A bad memory
makes all things seem too far off to care
about"
Her eyes were downcast as she re-
piled: II have very good memory -
He clasped her hand lightly. And my
eyes met his something quite irresistible
in his look forced her to say: They
could never be really old to me-
And YOU were glad l came:" Both
! little hands were in his.
oh ..oh; $! 50 glad, Hal! I thought you did
His arm went round her so gently.
She was too happy to wish to explain.
What, dear?" he asked, eagerly.
''You know. your last letter-and, be-
sides. even the others seem to get more
and more Indifferent
Rosemary! Your letters almost froze
% fls ei91!' did so want 20" to care lit
''Oh. was that it: But in that last let
ter you said you had not mailed the
other one. written two months before.
1t was such a silly excuse. and it was
just your Irish way, I thought. to pre-
tend you loved to write to me-and it
made mo miserable.''
Then You didn't believe that about
the unmailed letter?' He laughed heart
i'y:
II don't see anything funny in that. -
SHE. said in the pretty pouting way she
had.
1T is rather queer not to be believed
when you're telling the truth. just be-
cause the truth sounds like a 'chestnutty'
lie. and very silly one at that. And
when one is telling that truth to the
dearest girl in the world"
He kissed her smooth hands and put
them I'D to his glad face. Then he
kissed the rneful smile off her lips.
You don't believe me. Ell, sweet?"
She slowly shook her head
And now, you do believe me, don t
you?"
II Just have to. you know Now-now
well, everything is changed"
80 it is. marvourneen, or I'd know
the reason why
And the glow upon the two young
faces was good to look upon. 1t re-
manned long after they had deserted the
lighted hearth to walk up and down the
broad veranda. They were watching
the New Years coming-their New
Year. they said
Not even the cold light of the moon
could quite efface that radiance which
was of love.-Anna Cosulich in Times
non,norof