The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1903-10-30

aletter reAched Broth of q I'm,
That fellow = comm o. th1a'
ever, Tom informed him think
there must Sc STUNT ssinatinE
about him, cause Misc don't;
seem able to tell him h1sgl ln 6 wanted
here. He Is IN q awful hurry too.
guess he Is afrade her fthst 10 come
home Unexpected. Il4 r. sli1sshs
I Is no good. wish could talk "a
sumboddy. But there no ma speek-
ing to Miss Laura's aunt an she,
thinks about Is housekeepin and hired.
girls N. b. he called me cub twice
aEane." i u I. y.
The very next day brought the third.
disquieting letter. ...s
we were out riding to-day" Brother
Tom explained, '.and I. was gettin. A
the little seat behind and guess he
didn't kno how sharp my ear is. Its
like that with measles sumtimes II
spose. Anyway heard a lot that he said
and what do you think? He wants Miss
Laura to run away and marry him.
You ought to have heard him beg her.
Amt it shaim? Sutch q nice GIRL
and nobody to 'sho her what mis-
stake she is making. Anyway know
the fellow is afrade of her father; cos
he said as mutch-and somebody
ought to find out about him rite away
cos its Friday mite he wants her to
CO." ,..-~-5 :. - =. ~,
Brother Jim looked at the letter
long and earnestly and the frown on
his handsome face deepened. Then he
pulled pad of blank telegraph mes
sages from drawer.
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They are waiting for him at the VIII
lage station, Miss Laura in the pony
phaeton and Brother Tom on the plat
form. =
And Brother Tom grabbed him and
drew him to the phaeton.
''This is my big brother, Miss
Laura" he cried with a tremor of
pride, and Brother Jim found himself
bundled in beside the pretty girl,
while Brother Tom sat up on the lit
tie seat behind. :"
we have been expecting you so
long and so anxiously-at least one
of us has," said the pretty girl with
a quick blush, "that it seems quite i'm
possible that you are really here
doesn't it, Tommy" ..,
HE looks real to me-" replied tho
smiling Brother Tom as he landed &
heavy thump on Brother Jim's broad
shoulder.
And how delightfully."- pleased. this
pretty girl seemed! Was it an assumed
delight? He looked around at Tommy
and caught him grinning. y.
And what charming little feast
they had, and what delightful little
mistress of the household the fair girl
made. Il
And after dinner Brother Tom: drew
Brother Jim away from the lovely
presence and took him for a stroll to
the little lake. So,
"Well?" said Brother Tom as they
trudged down the shadowy pathway
between the trees. .,.s,i, -,
"Well?" echoed Brother Jim.
mice, isn't she?' -%.~ :S:.E~>%
Every nice.' ,'s1z2--7- ~ *sss--
ibid make it too strong about
herr" ~ -.
Els this a confidential converse
tion?" inquired Brother Jim with
short laugh. n ''s.+..
ut isl Brother Tom replied.
"And not a word to be repeated TO
any third party?"
mot word"
"Well, then," said Brother Jim, you
didn't make it strong enough" -
Whereat Brother Tom landed a
heavy blow from a puny fst~in tho
midst of Brother Jim's waistcoat.
Good old JIMMY" he cried.
And then it was that Brother Jim
rut a heavy hand on Brother Toms
shoulder.
"See here he gruf1y said, where IL
that black-mustached fellow with the
snaky eyes?"
ooh, just made him up" said.
Brother Tom.
And Brother Jim suddenly laughed.
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