The suburban citizen., 1902-06-14

would tell his heart that Jean was fOr
him the "fairest fair"
The very reserve OF Carrie plqued
him into lowering round her while the
soft. tender light in Jeans brown eyes
lured him again to her side.
The last day of her visit came as last
days will. The two girls were In Caro-
lines room when Anthonys sleigh
bells were heard jingllng up to the
door Said Jean. peeplng out:
"Tll just fasten my waist with your
pin. sweetheart. and run down; you
can follow when you're ready"
MY pin?" said Carrie. IN pretended
anxiety. Don't you know there's a
fatality about pins as well as knives
They prick and let out love. if they
don't cut it. Besides those old High
land Scotch dirks have something IN.
canny about them"
oh laughed Jean. you're talking
just to keep me. l know your tricks.
But wait a minute, do. for decency's
sake. One side of your hair is down.
let me tuck it up. What girl you are
never to look in the glass;
But Jean was eff, careleSsly fastan
ing the uncanay old Scotch pin OF
brooch.
Presently Carrie quietly descended
Clever as she was. she was fairly
puzzled at the position of the enemy,
as she could not help considering her
declared lover. For Anthony had with.
in the week followed his ears aid come
TO an understanding with Carrie, VOW
ing her to secrecy. She had an un
comfortable suspicion that Jean, too
was bound to secrecy. and that An
thony was equally in love with both
AS she entered the drawing room
ready for the sleigh drive, Jean ran
for her hat ard jacket. No sooner
was she safely out Of the room than
Anthony clasped his darling Carrie
to his heart.
Ten minutes later. Jean found them
looking over new song. She gazed
surprisedly at the front of Carries
rough, woolly jacket.
What new idea Of decoration IA
thls?" she asked
There hung Caroline's queer Scotch
pin, upside down, by one of it's jew.
eled knobs! Instantly it flashed en-
Jeans mind that half an hour before
she had worn that pin, when Anthony
had clasped her in his arms. murmur.
ing, precious Jeanw Every vestige
of color left her face. 1t had not
needed the glance from Caroline's
scornful eyes to Anthony's face, Gerce.
ly crimson, to confirm her horrible fear.
Jean would have fallen, so sick at
heart was she, had not Caroline's arm
encircled her, while she said in tones
that. as Anthony himself afterward ex.
pressed it, burned holes in him:
Two fools we have been. indeed.
But thanks to this blessed little pin"
kissing it-"a greater fool, because
knave as well, stands revealed. Cour-
age, Jeanw she whispered to her fall
ing friend. 1--WE wish you q pleasant
sleigh drive, sir"
Our crestfallen general retreated
without a word. So covered with con
fusion and dismay was he that he left
his sleigh at the door and walked miles
under the fierce battery of n sudden
snow storm. so self disgusted thai he
actually wished the seety snow flakes
were bullets that could penetrate and
end his misery.
1t was a bitter lesson to the lncon-
slant lover, but as far as Caroline and
Jean were concerned it came too late.
They treated him so coldly that he
soon left his uncle's house for more
congenial quarters, and amid new sur.
roundings began Il new and better ca
reer.
Caroline and Jean survived the loss.
Carrie was persuaded to accompany
Jean, early in the spring, on her Euro
pean tour. Let us read over Uncle
Andrews shoulder a sentence out of
her last bright letter from Rome;
Jean is all but engaged to young
Count Cancinl, heir to an illustriou1
Roman house."-Wavcrley Magazine.