The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1902-01-10
IOve's Own Day
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3 DON'T like to have you 90 skating
with Fannie Engie."
so said Mrs. harte TO her daugh-
ter May one afternoon late in Febru-
airy.
THAT is strange, mamma, when you
have always liked Fannie so much"
pOuted May.
"Now, daughter, you know very well
why l do not want you to go with
Fannie" and Mrs. Harte paused and
looked straight at her daughter.
And May did know.
Exactly one month before May Harte
had become engaged to George Noble,
as fine young man as his name. But
before her engagement she had been
very Sweet" as the girls put 1t, upon
Fannie Engle's brother Horace,
young man of poor habits, and it was
on account of Horace that Mrs. Harte
did not wish her betrothed daughter to
go skating with Fannie.
But May was willful.
81 am sorry" said Mrs. Harte that
May acts so. Some time she will go
too far"
That afternoon a messenger hoy
came with a letter for May and large
bouquet of flowers. The letter read:
Dearest May-I drop you this line
to remind you that we are to go skat-
ing this afternoon, and Horace says
to be sure and send you these flowers
with our compliments. He will join US
on the ice. Lovingly, Fannie"
May read the note and smiled with
pleasure. Isn't that sweet Of Fannie?'
said she.
But her mother sighed. She did not
want May to encourage Fannie or her
brother, for she felt that it would lead
to no good.
That afternoon May went skating
with Fannie and her brother and it
was fully o'clock when she returned
Il am going to supper with Fannie, )"
said she, land as George was coming
to call this evening l shall drop him
a little line to tell him not to call be
fore tomorrow"
Mrs. Harte objected seriously, but
turned, so she let her go her own way,
though she felt that it was a mistake
for May to treat her betrOthed in that
manner.
Foolish May. She was actually in
love with George, but. like many other
girls who have secured a good young
man, she was capricious and liked to
try his affection. George had noticed
her capriciousness, but bore it good ma
turedly.
That evening May sent her note 10
George telling him not to call, and then
went to Fannie's house to spend Tie
evening.
If May noticed anything strange
about the conduct of Fannie or her
brother that evening, she said nothing,
but afterward she admitted that both
had acted little strangely.
After supper Fannie suggested that
all three go for a walk, but when they
were rea to start May was surprised
to see a sleigh standing at the front
door. I'VE are going for a ride instead
of a walk" whispered Fannie. puttina
her arm playfully around Mays waist
surely you will not refuse to go with
us, DEAR"
Before May knew it they were al
seated in the sleigh and the driver wa'
rapidly speeding along down the stree
toward the main avenue which raj
through the middle of the town.
t Scarcely had they gone more than {
5 block when Fannie put her arm arounc
May and drew her head down on he
shoulder Dear May" said she
? there is something Horace and l wan
to say to you, and we thought yol
= would not refuse us
And then, to her horror and surprise
Horace Engle began to pour into he
!. ear his tale of love and long affection
while Fannie added a word here ant
T there.
Il May, too indignant to reply, put he
i hands to her ears to shut out tn
sound.
i stop, stopr cried May. "Such dis
honorable talk l never heard. l will
/ not allow you to speak to me this way
Remember that 1 am the affianced wifi
t of George Noble, as true and good
?. man as ever walked, and that l vii