The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1902-07-18

self lhoweSsr, fefJshe1 hVSneD deina .1lohs
with psf guessing no doubt that / would
Etaaks herl to task It tie 1rsts opportunity,
for ! felt sorry for George, though he
did, behave SO stupidity.
Here she is now, said Aunt Kate .one
morning, as 7 passed the library a door.
eCome here, Anne. MI -Olcott and I
have just been talking about YOU. y: e
observed look of CONSERVATION leone
over Georges, face, but my aunt :contin.
ued: He has done you the honor to
ask. for you hand in marriage and have
given my. consent" ~: 80 3t.&= ~, r. ~
"But, Aunt Kate: I -gasped, she
doesn't mean me-" Then I began to crv
for very Vexation, and When / saw how
blank George looked 7 laughed in the
midst of my tears -: -: r';};.t !:
@"Why,~l |: never saw You hysterieal; be-
fore. You see, MIR. .Olcott, she is quite
overcome: She is SO highly organized,
so sensitive I shall leave her to your
tender care.'c Aunt Kate smiled. with in
slnuatlng sweetness as she sailed from
the room. Il had been. laughing most, un-
comfortably, but suddenly realized that
it was not exactly joke, and I started
wildly to follow her. ::,' ::,,:;'.:-.. ::
.,"Anne, stay here!" George. commanded
me, and, strangely enough, 1 obeyed. 1T
is through me that you have been placed
in this unpleasant position, so leave the
explanations to me. Now, go to your
room, little woman, and dash some cold
waite! into your eyes. Your hair, too,
needs arranging, though rather like it's
present disorder better than your usual
prim STYLE" Georges tact in relieving
the situation by this commonplace talk
was. a grateful surprise to me. Nv
aunt's misunderstanding him Il half be-
lieved it was willful) had certainly put
me in the extremely uncomfortable light
of being forced upon him. A,:,s =.
Some time later, when I came down
stairs, met George in; the hall.
GIVE been waiting for you, Anne. I
wish to show you something" We
walked along the wide ~veranda until we
came to the recess where my favorite
hammock, swings: In it, with their
backs to us, sat Howard and Louise. His
arm was undoubtedly around her waist,
and Aunt Kate was complacent1y en-
bordering in a rocker near Bly,, was
dumfounded. I turned to George, who
was remarkably calm.
"Anne,' called my aunt, as she caught
sight of us, "Come join u.s." eyes, do"
chimed in that gracious Louise. 81
want to tell you of my happiness. Aunt
has told me of yours"
LOUISE" cried, what do you mean?''
"rhat Howard and I are engaged" she
answered, defiantly. And the young man
beside her kissed her in shockingly un-
abashed manner.
"Anne and both wish you every hap
piness, and trust you feel as kindly to-
ward U.S." said George, and looked at
him in anazement. -.
:"But, George-Louise-wh does all
this mean?" T managed to ask. Lou
glared at me threateningly and motioned
wildly toward Aunt Kate, while George
took me gently by the arm, whispering,
Don't make scene, dear. It is you 1
love after ALL Can't you-won't you let
the mistake pass?" IL.
1 suppose it was not very self-respect-
ing or high spirited of me to accede, but
as L looked into Georges eyes I was
forced to acknowledge to him, what I
had never admitted to myself, that
loved him. ..,'.:.. -.
We are going to be married immedi-
ately. When. I complain that I never
had any wooing, George says that he
really loved me all the time, though he
was attracted by Louis youth and beau
ty, but it was really my wit, good sense
and lovability that kept him dangling
around Rock Glen. Of course, take all
this without single grain of salt, and
never permit myself to speculate on what
might have happened if Howard Maxwell
had not onnoaro1 ,1n0n tho scono proh
ably Aunt Kate would have come to the
rescue. Even now she has the provok-
ingly satisfied demeanor of one who has
gained victory against all odds.-New
York Daily News.