Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1904-09-16

Oh, YOU don't know
He glanced at her a little uneasily
8 On the gloom. They were standing TN
8 der the tlees, and there was ne one
near. He slipped his arm round her
/ and kissed her.
Are YOU really sorry, darling?' he
said.
She laughed again.
Yes. dreadfully. Tomorrow, it'll
all be cleared up
CLEARED ,p?'
She nut her hand on his arm and
drew him further under the trees.
Yes. Come. I'll tell you all about
it Who's thatT'
He pcel'cd at two figures in light
I dresses vanishing in front of him.
Miss yining and somebody / don't
know They're gone now"
She laughed again.
Miss Vining. oh, it's too
loyely!'
He glanced at her suspiciously once
more.
Too lovely what's too lovely? l
thought Miss Vining was great
friend of yours
so she is. Don't you think it's
very nice fer nc TO have friend like
Mamie Vining-sueh a rich friend
to take me about and be nice to meT
Il suppose &c." he said, without en-
thusasm. "She's very rieh-of
course
Immensely! Moneys nothing to
her She's dear, too-a real dear"
she added, a&ectionately.
He did rot answer. The subject
seemed 10 elnbarrass him.
AT least" she amended, "she is,
You know. snly-Fm getting mixed.
But 1 must tell you tonight, some
how
WHAT"
She patte9 his arm softly with her
fingers.
Il should have liked to have kept
] it a secret until the last moment she
] said. until l had to give You a we'd
ding present, you know" He WINGED
under the Night touch of her fingers.
why are you squirming about like
8 that, Dick? l shall have to give you
Il wedding present. Its quite the
proper thing. Bride to Bridegroom
for" She broke off with q little
triumphant smile. I'm not sare |
can tell yuu-it's so delicious to think
j you don't know"
He WAS silent for a minute. She
] was really very puzZling-and distract
]. ingly pretty. He bent and kissed her
again.
She looked up suddenly.
"You do care-don't you, Dick: she
said. You do really eare?''
Il care more than anything in the
world" he said earnestly.
After an, there was time to break it
off quietly before
Yes, / know you do" she said soft
ly. That's why I'm going to tell you.
You see, we are good friends always,
and one OF us was rich, and one Of us
was poor, and the one that was rich
decided to come TO England, and take
the onh that was poor with her"
"YcS:" be said, incomprehensiveiy,
as she paused.
We'll. you know, in books, when
there are two girls like that, they play
Il trick At least, they did ia
book We were reading just then"
What trick?'' he said, with grow
Ing Bnc3Siness.
They change places. The rich girl
takes the poor girls place. and
His quick movement startled her.
She looked up, but it was too dark to
see his face clearly.
Whats The matter, Dick?"
Nothing" he said. i'll an odd voice.
Go on"
And l said, oh, do let us do that
and she didn't mind-sne said it would
he rather fun. SO we did"
Did wbatf' he said, desperately.
Changed places-what dear old
stupid You are! Changed names. I'm
Mamie Eining.'
There was dead silence The
mans face wore an indescribahle eX-
preSSion-if she could have seen it.
Do You mind my having such a
lot of money!" she said. 81 know YOU
don't think much of money-you'ye
said SO more than once Don't you re-
member what you said about people
"ho marry for money? Well, you
wont marry NE for mine, at any
rate"
There was light step behind. They
'hFS4ed to find the girl who was not
SHINE Fining standing beside them.
HcT friend held out her hand 10 her.
"h, Helen. want to tell you'll
"Ih' Son TO be the first to know" she
said I'm engaged to Dick. Will you
eofsratulste us, please?'
-, heten stood still and looked at them.
mere was great pity in her eyes.
., 40 she said, slowly; II don't