Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1902-06-11

audaciously. He felt better now tho
ice was broken, and by. the time that
IL or IA little tickets had been dis
posed of he ventured on the remark
that had been on his lips for the last
20 minutes.
Il did not expect to meet you
here" he said, trifle nervously.
Dorothy appeared to be counting
her money in the little bag at her
side.
Really" she said, list1essly, "but
the world is so small, you know.
One is constantly running up against
acquaintances.
He bit his lip angrily, and turned
to demand of a shy young man III
he would take a rattle Ticket in q
tone so fierce that the unfortunate
youth dared not refuse.
THANK you very much" he said,
meekly, as Dorothy handed him his
change with kind smile. George
Fraser looked at her curiously, and
she turned her laughing eyes to his
dissatisfied young face.
REALLY, Mr.. Fraser. she said, re-
provingly, "you will brighten people
away if you speak to them like that;
I was petrified myself"
II am awfully sorry" he said, hum
blyl "But'-in lower tones-"it real
ly was your fault"
II don't see that" But her color
rose a little, and she asked for an
explanation.
Another turn round the hot, crowd
ed hall, and he announced that there
were only two tickets left.
"Are there?" She counted her
money. Eyes, here's % shillings.
Suppose we each took a. ticket, that
would finish it up. What are the
numbers left?"
"Twenty and thirteen. Which will
you have?"
She pointed to the number 20.
"All right, that leaves me -.
Lucky number that, you know. But"
-stamering and hesitating-"what
name am to put on number 2o?''
She raised her eyes to his, half in
dignant, wholly surprised. II should
have thought it just possible that
you might have remembered my
name?" 1t was impossible not to no.
tice tho culver in her voice. =.
His eyes looked steadily into hers.
"Rememher!" he said, a trife un-
steadily. II wish to Heaven didn't
remember--things. But your-you1
married name, Il meant"
my married name?" She gave a
little tremulous laugh. "But am
not married." she said.
He drew a long breath "But ]
heard it in Africa; some one wrote
it to a fellow in our regiment. And
my letter, before I left England
You never answered that, Dorothy
She did not seem to notice that he
had called her by her christian
name. MY cousin, Dorothy Seton:
was married three months ago." she
said, with heightened color, staring
intently at the tea cosy. "And
never got any letter at all--George.'
Her eyes involuntarily sought his
NOW.
"Thank Heaven!" exclaimed the
boy, rapturously. ooh, I can explain
everything now, Dorothy, darling
Let's go and sit on that seat by the
palms for just five minutes!" AND
they did so. But Mr.. Fraser's ex
plantations, satisfactory an they ap
peared to be, were not condensed in
to so short space of time as that
"What has happened to them?" ex'
claimed Lady Allenbury an hour
later. "That tea cosy seems to take
lot of getting off. All, here they
come"
The pair in question sauntered up
looking delightfully."- bored and limo
cent. Only Dorothy's friend guessed
that anything had happened in that
one short hour.
Here's the 25 shillings, Lady Allen
bury" exclaimed George, in tri
umph, miss Seton'-a slight emPha.
sis on the name-"will give you the
money" And Miss Seton did so with
considerably heightened color.
''Thank you both so much," said
her ladyship, fervently. "Now let's
draw a number and finish it off and
get rid of it. Dorothy, dear, put the
tickets into your little bag. Per
haps I had better draw one"
The flashing rings went into the
holland bag and returned again hold
ing a tiny blue ticket. Number 10
"Mine!" gasped George, in tones o.
horror. "What on earth can I dc
with the thing?"
Lady Allenbury smiled beautiful
innocent smile. Keep it until 70,
are married. my dear boy" she sug
gested. dorothy, give him hi.
prize"
He held her fingers one moment a.
he took it. my lucky number" h,
whispered. The girl in pink watch
ing with jealous eyes, wondered why
Miss Seton blushed so.
And Lady Allenbury is convinced
that the whole affair is owing to he,
own perspicacity. II saw it from til,
first" she announced, complacently
when Mr.. Fraser turned up to te:
the next afternoon, and boldly statet
that he and Dorothy were engaged
"And you really owe something t.
the tea cosy. 1t really n't"-point
ing to the offending article which re
posed on the sofa-"isn't so bad"
George Fraser's reply was emphat
ic as he gazed from the resplenden
union jack and the scarlet soldier.
to Dorothy's little face:
"It's-it's lovely!" he said.-Iady',