Wallowa chieftain. [volume] (Joseph, Union County, Or.) 1884-1909, 1902-01-30
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81 q DON'T Ike TO have You go skating
wiki Fannie Engle"
- said Mrs. Harre 10 her daugh-
rs- May one afternoon late in Febru-
by
That IS strange, mamma when you
Hhzve always liked Fannie 50 much.
4 Tg-:ei May.
Now, daughter. you know very we'll
w1y I DO not want you 10 so with
Fa-n.e" and Mrs. Harte paused and
Iook-t straight al her daughter.
And May did know.
Exactly one month before May Harte
had become engaged 10 George Noble,
- iue young man as his name. Bur
before her engagement she had been
very sweet" as the girls put IL, upon
+ Fannie Ensle's brother Horace. a
young man Of poor habits. and ii WAS
OF account Of Horace that Mrs. Harte
ID not wish her beJrothei daughter 10
. g skating with Fannie.
/ But May was wiilfuL
! an sorry,- said Mrs. Harre. THAT
May acts 50. Some time she Will 20
. yl1 far"
That afternoon s messenger boy
came with letter for May and q large
/ b1u4ue- Of flowers The letter read:
Dearest May-I drop you this line
. remind you that We are TO go skar-
IN. this afternoon. and Horace says
u Dc sure and send you these flowers
with our compliments. He will join Us
OF t1e ice. Lovingly. Fannie
Nay read the note and smiled with
pleasure Isn't that sweet Of Fannie"
said she
But her mother sighed She did not
want May 10 encourage Fannie or her
brother, FOR she felt that il would lead
70 10 good
T1a- afternoon May went skating
with Fannie and her brother. and il
was fully o'clock when she returned
i an going TO supper with Fannie
said she. and as George was coming
20 call this evening l shall drop him
& little line TO tell him not TO call be-
fore to-mOrrow.-
Mrs. Harte objected seriously. but
he- w.llful daughter was not 10 be
turned. 50 she let her go her own way,
though she felt that II was & mistake
for May 20 treat her betrothed in that
manner.
Foolish May, She was actually In
love with George. but. ike many othe-
girls who have secured a good young
man. she was capricious and liked 10
try hls affection. George had noticed
her capriCiousness, but bore II good na-
ruredly.
That evening May sent her note 10
George telling him not 70 call, and then
went TO Fannie's house 10 spend the
evening.
If May noticed anything strange
about the conduct Of Fannie or her
brother that evening. she said nothing.
but afterward she admitted that bolh
had acted little strangely.
After supper Fannie suggested that
a.. three go for a walk. but when they
were ready 10 start May was surprised
% see a sleigh standing at the front
door. We are going for ride instead
Of walk" whispered Fannie. putting
her arm playfully around Mays waist.
surely. you will not refuse 10 90 with
Us, dear:1
Before May knew it they were all
seated in the sleigh and the driver was
rapidly speeding along down the street
toward the main avenue which ran
through the middle Of the town.
Scarcely had they gone more than a
bl0ci, when Fannie put her arm around
May and drew her head down on her
shoulder. Dear May" said she.
there is something Horace and l want
to say to you. and we thought you
would not refuse US"
And then. 70 her horror and surprise,
Horace Engle began TO pour into her
ear his tale Of love and long affection.
while Fannie added a word here and
there.
May, too indignant to reply, put her
hands 70 her ears to shut out the
sound.
Stop. Stop cried May. such dis
honorable talk l never heard | viii
not allow you to speak TO me this way
Remember that am the affianeed wtfee
Of George NObie, Is tue and s@od
man as ever waIkek, and that vii
not listen to such wSeds-" Then tut1l-
ing to her friend. she said. Fannie, 1
am ashamed Of you"
Fannie flushed and stammered, but
her brother said. THAT is all very well.
May, but yOu know ais fair in love
and war"
Then again Fannie began 10 coax
May to consider the step which she
might take and make her brother so
happy. Horace has promised to turn
over new leaf II you will marry him
stop this sleigh Immediately. al
most shrieked May. i do not wonder.