The citizen., 1901-05-17

that Our Mutual Friends engagcm. m...it
was announced. The next week receic-
ed an invitation to Our Friends wcddiu.
and RENTED my share of the price Of t.p
spoons to the Pirate. That was the last
of the love affairs of my friends that
heard for a long time, but now to my
own.
"A new family came to town. mother,
son and two daughters. Well, to ma e
long story short. became a frequcat
visitor at the house, and. 10 make a short
story still shorter, | became engaged tu
the younger of the two girls, who is now
your aunt. But | am getting ahead OF
myself
Il had determined TO win the lowing
cup by remaining a bachelor longest Ej.,
here | was engaged, and what was In
do! Surely one cannot work against
fate had just about decided to give un
all hope of the cup and to ask my 10 ne
bride to make the date rs early as posi-
bic. and so forth, when one evening
told her all the story of the wedding pres
ents and of the Pirate and my dilemma
about securing the cup. She became ~
cltedly interested as | proceeded and as
| finally told of the Pirates resignation
IN giving up his love because he could H.,
properly support her she burst into m.
exclamation, clapped her hands and rush
ed into the house 1--WE were on the por,l,
IN the moonlight crying: L knew he ws>
true. | knew it Astonished and p..-
picked. | could only attempt to follow
but she ran inside and called her sistrr
and hurried words. n faint exclamati, 4
and sobs were all | heard from the nr>
room.
Soon my excited fiancee returned. AM
l knew by her radiant face that my g..
was all right. any way. and HstrI..!
curiously to her hurried and jumbled.,A
planation. 1t seems that she had reca..
nlZed in the Pirate her sisters love-
whom they had thought unfaithful. Ill,
for whom her sister still retained all A.s
affection. or course. was dchgL,.. IN
and set to thinking. in company with H.,
betrothed, of way to bring the tt.,.
together.
We finally hit upon this plan. Th,
was vacancy Ill the teaching force
the school where | taught, which ncc,!
the KIND of preparation to fill which Ia
Pirate had had in college. The Pirate.
knew, was in hard straits financially a.4
would gladly accept position which w..
more remuncrative than the one he he,
Besides this, | could easily get the pl.
Tor HIM, as my accommodation coun. a..
for much with my superiors. As to VII
followed after he arrived we would 1
events take their course
And so the Pirate came and filled 4
position as teacher well. Hardly a We.
had passed before | induced him to .
with me to visit the two sisters laa
their mother). He, of course. did IT,,
know of my engagement and mrr,,.
thought | was a friend of the fam.
Imagine his surprise then, and his l..
wildcrment when | introduced to him III,
sister Of the girl to whom he had a..
engaged. After he had partially rccove
ed from aStonishment, the mother caf.s
in. withdrew with my future bride ai.t
left them alone. Soon the mother al
went away, and her daughter came iu
reunion must nave been complete al..
reconciliation sincere, for the Pirate
glowing face and thankfulneSs to me /:
few weeks were we'll nigh overwhc..
ing.
But all this time, you see, had ~,
eye on the cup and SO told him nothing 81.
my engagement for some time Man!
time one of the two sisters almost
the cat out of the bag, and my actra
must have aroused his suspicious. hu,
suppose he was too busy with his us5
bliss to take notice of me. At last 81,
day | waited for arrived. He unnouu,
to me his wedding day and ordered ti.
wedding invitations. Immediately i.
dercd mine also and set the date, NJ
the consent OF mother and daughters. Il,