The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1907-07-20
ALL A MISTAKE.
BY Frank A. Myers,

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(Coninued from last iksue.)
II was with several other girls at
the time"
:. II never saw you pom my honor"
"That'll do, If you say that
well, do" ~.
IF you say so I WILL" -
Il say So"
Then lot 1t all pass"
More of like nature was said, but
it is not essential to this story to re-
peat 1t, and SO we spare the reader
the pains Of going over their real
earnest repetitions. Suffice it to say
they had made up, and begun again
where they had left off,
Before Mel left her at her own gate
he had agreed to drive her to Kalida,
a village eight miles away on one Of
the many railroads leading out of the
city, where she intended: to visit an
uncle fora few days. He had proposed
the drive, saying it would be- more
pleasant than going by rail-. And she
said she thought so too.
So when Sunday afternoon came
they hoped in top-buggy. and sped
away along the smooth, turnpike, past
farn-houses and, green fields, to Ka-
Ida It was an enjoyable ride. They
talked of everything but what each
felt deepest down in the heart. No,
no; 1t was not love, but somehow the
little past difference had a welding ef-
feet and made them somewhat more
agreeable to each other than before.
They seemed to be continually on
guard. against any slight misunder-
standing. that might possibly arise.
Nevertheless each endeavored to hide
the effort to be particularly nice. They
couldn't do it, but they thought they
had done it very cleverly. The truth
Is they had acted very shrewdly diplo-
matte, and each knew the other was
so doing.
Lest it be thought needlessly atten-
tive to rather insignificant details,
their conversation will be omitted, ex-
except a few remarks thai we think
| have direct bearing on this true
story.
the slant rays Of the westering sun, too
Interested in themselves to behold the
glortes Of nature, when Mel said:
I amt superstitious, are you?"
"Me-not But why do you ask ?"
She Ibid not know but he had his for
| tune. told and was going to tell her
some Of it.
"Why, there's a. gang Of gypsies near
the city, and I've thought some Of 60
ing and having my fortune told" He
laughed.
=: would you believe theni?" She
looked straight at him.. -
Yes. of course" not meaning a
word he said.
Lots are going and Il believe i viii
too when ! get back. :. -. =
+ ~:':W;o9uld you bellows them % turning
htHswords on her. .--..--
~ es,,.Df course" 1aughing shyly,>.
YOU don't seem to believe Ii for
tunes.''
= Don't r. t. a. il *.
::"why don't you?'' disregarding. her
cunning answer. -
It haven't said I didn't"
mo-" not In so many words. but
Nor any other way" interruptine
him.
:, : :"All right, then; you do believe in
them, and so do I, and that far we
are. agreed" =
Il believe in fortunes" she fastened
to say, but don't believe anybody
can .foretell them. That's the way I
look at it, /.
'I"guess that's about the way look
at it too
Agreed again." She had begun to
think they were. congenial, at least to
some extent. She would not have
breathed this idea then for the world.
Lots. Of fun in it,
That's all" she answered..
That's a good DEAL"
Say, when are you going. I should
like to hear your fortune told"
would you?"
1T would be fun"
IF you want to hear 1t, I'll wait till
you come back" he said.
will you?"
%But 1 must hear yours too"
All right. A bargain" she said
gaily, looking away across the broad
fields.
She said he should call for her at
the end OF week and they would 70
together E9o cold ho .,~o,,,, -.