The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1907-09-07

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Again Fred caught the note Of Ger.
tain reserve, but he was not to be baf-
fed or restrained from saying all he
had intended to say.
You Know all about our mlsunder-
standing he ventured, at last.
Yes, | know" and now there was a
decided angry ring to the gentle voice.
I have thought, sometimes" went
on this unconscious culprit, .that I
should have written again, after a
few months, but I suppose Kate did
not care as she fancied, and that it is
better So"
Il think, Frederic Smith, you were
the one who did not care" said Aunt
Jane, reused at last out, of her natural
calm. "Or you took strange way to
prove your affection; you quarreled,
quarreled like two silly children that
you were, and then you chose to think
poor Kate meant all she said in anger
So you needs must take your dignity
back to town, before it could be again
1nsulted. without one farewell word,
or giving my poor girl chance, had
she wished, to get down humbly and
ask your forgiveness
Aunt Jane-why, Aunt janet" in
terrupted the young man, his voice
thrilling with indignation. Surely
Kate told you of the letter wrote as
soon as left her. How could you
think me SO mean, so unmanly?"
The little woman read truth in his
earnest young face, and she got up,
and stood with both hands on his arm.
Fred she said, II knew years ago
of two lives that were spoiled by just
such foolish mistake; let us right
this If we can. Now, tell me all about
that letter, for Kate never saw, or
heard one word from you since you
parted in anger that day in the woods. -
He answered eagerly, all his face
glowing with sudden hope.
1--WE had quarreled; it commenced
with a trifle, but we both grew angry
at last, and Kate gave me my ring and
said she never wished to hear from
me again, and was more angry, and
turned and left her without word.
After had cooled down I was as
ashamed and sorry as you could wish,
and I wrote a letter asking her for
giveness, and begging for a note in re-
ply, saying that 7 should leave the
next morning, and really know that
she meant all she had said, If had no
word from her."
who took the letter." interrupted
Aunt Jane.
"Kate's boy, Isaiah the Prophet, who
always carried our notes to each
other. He came back in short time,
saying: Miss Kate read hit and say,
mo answar."'
What did she do with the note?'
asked. Toe hit up he said. She
war mighty begaged talking ter Mars
Carlton, goin' ter ride, spec, see he
buggy and hos thar That was surely
enough; what more could I do, in JUS:
tice to myself, but leave?"
Fred" said Aunt Jane, eagerly, ''it
was all yarn, know; am sure the
Prophet lied and Kate never heard of
that letter. She has gone away but
will be home in a few days, and, my
dear boy, don't let your false pride
make wreck of her happiness and
your own"
Indeed, Aunt Jane, 1 shall not" he
answered. II had much rather make
a wreck of that false Prophet" But
his face was full of hope and JOY as
: he stopped and kissed the gentle old
face near him, and Aunt Jane did not
look in the least offended.
"And now, I must tell you of my
business; I am in partnership with a
gentleman much older than myself;
such splendid, grand man as he is!
You would like him, know, Aunt
Jane; he used to be familiar with this
town years ago, and said he had met
you"
Just here the anxious black face OF
Isaiah peered over the white gate
MARS Fred, sur, hab some business
with VOW, when Miss Jane done be
fro, if youw please, sur"
"All right" answered the young
man, and he added aside to Aunt Jane:
Il have some business with him, too
young scoundrel.'
Don't kill him, Fred" said she, .'fo1
after all, he is Hates property, and
she is fond of him."
Looking at it in that light" laughed
Fred, Il she'll deal with him most ten
derly."
So remounting his horse he rode
slowly down the pike, the small, black
negro at his side. who told of how he
had lost the last letter sent to Miss
Kate and fearing to tell him, had in
vented the story of it's delivery and
her answer.
well, it is all right now," said Fred
after making the young negro solemn
ly promise to stick to the truth in the
future. "But that first young story OF
yours made lots of trouble"
A few days later Kate came home
and know the unhappy mistake was
made right at last, for I saw the young
lovers standing side by side in Aunt
James flower garden, and Kate was
pinning rose on Fred's coat, and
knew from their faces that their love
story had, after all. had a happy end
ing, or rather, a beginning.
Aunt Jane sat on the vine-covered
porch, and near her Fred's partner, a
handsome man of so, and they seemed
to be in most earnest conversation
which afterwards better understood