The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1907-08-21
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= Copyrighted. 1867 by 2. C. PARCELS.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
By ARNOLD NORTON.

WOuiu Lave lf;lukly admitted lL 10 Mol
IL Gray but for pride's sake His
transgreSsionS consisted of seeing an
other young lady off on the train. The
seeing off" meant buying her ticket
and getting her trunk checked, and
that might have been forgiven had
not something else followed. She had
to change cars at junction five miles
out, and she was in such fear that she
would take wrong train and bring
up in Texas instead of Connecticut
that the young lawyer was prevailed
upon to accompany her thus far. OF
course Molly happened by the merest
accident to fluid it out. and the fact
that Blakcly had said nothing made
a mountain out of molehill. 1t was
that little trihe that brought about
a quarrel and disturbed the center OF
equilibrium of the whole United
States.
Miss Molly was fortunate enough to
have two aunts. She was Aunt Re-
bccca's ward and resided with her III
the city. and her Aunt Sarah lived
about thirty miles out and had advice
to offer on all occasions. but more es-
| rccially in case of lovers quarrels.
| When this quarrel had lasted week.
and when the young man. after seven
slccplcss nights. had determined to
sink his pride and send aowers and
follow them i'll person. Miss Molly was
| tossing her head before the glass and
saying things to herself. particularly
that she would show Mr. Arthur
| Riakcly what was what aud teach
| Him Il lesson To last him al. the rest
of his born days. She'd teach him to
buy tickets AID check trunks and ride
-e-e' 20 functions With girl Who had
once referred TO her hair as plain red
instead of Titan.
Ten minutes later she had decided,
to visit her Aunt Sarah. A message
| vas sent ahead. aud Aunt Sarah was
nj the depot to meet Ilcr The niece
| received Il warm welcome ana, follow
ing plan perfected on the train. she
forced herself 10 be unusually gay ana
! appeared in the best OF spirits. They
had scarcely reached the house, how
| ever. when Aunt Sarah patted her oa
the shoulder in motlcrly way and
said:
Now. then. you poor child, lets bear
Ill about IL. waI,t 10 assure gou III
the Start that You have my entire SIM
pathy."
WHY, auntJ-, what do you meau:'
Don't try 10 fool me-. yong lady.
I'm not your Aunt Eebeccn. but youl
Aunt Sarah. Has that scoundrei toycd
with your heartstrings and then walk
ed Off? When Sister ReDecca wrote
me that he had Il Roman nose and a
sandy mustiche. set him down for !,
scoundrc"
The young lady tried to brazen it
| out but was cornered and had to tell.
She made ii as light for Arthur as she
| could, but when she had finished her
story Aunt Sarah said:
You have done just the right thing.
That young man needs a lesson You
| arc going to stay right here for the
| rest OF the summer, and he may write,
telephone and telegraph until he is
gray headed, and it won't do him any
good. The Grays have never allowed
any one to walk over them, and they
are not going to begin now. Ii you
don't make him get down on his knees
and ask your pardon a thousand times
| over, YOU are 10 true Gray
Molly went to her room greatly dis
satisfied. She had had quarrel with
Arthur Blakely, but there were lots OF
things to Ike said In his favor, and it
| was real mean of Aunt Sarah to pitch
Into him as she had. The young lady
presently found herself arguing thar
she had perfect right to feel hurt and
injured and be week getting over 1t.
She had brought along his notes ana
letters, OF course They made quite
large bundle. She selected three or
four and read them over; aud then she
had good cry.
Aunt Sarah had said that the CONVEX
sation would be resumed next day.
| Molly woke TIP with a determination
that nothing further should be SAID.
After breakfast she took her kooA
and HE'D herself to the hickory grove
down in the meadow, and there she re-
manned till the horn blew for dinner.
She read little, She cried a little and
she thought a great deal. II she had
had the hefty bundle Of Arthur's let
tiers with her she might have cried
more, but she had carelcssly left it
behind her and did not wish to go back
for fear of Aunt Sarah AS she reach
ed the house she ran upstairs to look
over just one letter. and minute later
scream resounded through halls and
rooms.
"What on earth is it?" demanded the
aunt from the foot OF the stairs.
'My-my letters are gonet'
"What letters?"
"Arthur's letters to ME. left them
on the floor beside my trunk"
''Then you'll never see them again.
A tin pcddler came along about 10
o'clock. and wanted to scare 10
enough paper rags to buy dipper.
picked up what could find, and as
thought the bundle was something
you had thrown away cIiucked At in :,