The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1907-08-17

Kentucky town and to the little wo-
man In brown
II became such bother to him az
last that after he had been a year
away, on the fourteenth OF February,
he sent Miss TimmOns a letter telling
her all about IT, II the letter was sen
tmcntal for a man rly 40, what
did it matter, for after III age has
very little to do with 6 heart. lie
had told her II she did care for
him, TO spare herself the pain OF an
swcring--hc would know by her
silence that there was no hope for him,
but while he lived he must think OF
her and be her friend.
And so two years went by.
Miss -immOns, in her quiet Ken
lucky home lived as she had lived be-
fore John Newman came into her life.
Her days were full OF usefulness, and
she had but little time to indulge in
idle dreams OF what life might have
been.
Sometimes she would think Of John
~ " man " llh u nan bibIt niiN' 9A'S
was scarcely conscious Of herself.
The letter, she had never gotten.
and so life went on, with little to
break the monotony for two years,
and then a great event occurred the
greatest the town had ever known.
Miss Thompson was married that,
in itself, was not wonderful, for she
was n very pretty and very attractive
girl. but she married man much
older than herself, and there were
marvellous stories Of his wealth.
The wedding was the grandest af
fair that the county had ever known,
and the happy husband invited tho
wedding party to accompany them on
their Journey to Santa Re and back
Mrs Thompson was not very well
pleased with this arrangement, as
both Alice and Jack were in the
party, in TACT she only consented on
the one condition that Miss Tlmmons
could be induced to join them
Miss fimmons was invited, persuad
cd against her judgment to accept
and almost before she knew il. found
herself one OF a gay and happy party.
being whirled over scenes so new and
beautiful to her. that each day seemed
too short TO enjoy all the pleasure
that II brought
Tho dining room Of the Las Vegas
hotel was nearly full, but one table,
almost I'm the center OF the room, still
waited. with tipped chairs and an ex-
pcctant expression from the stir nap.
klns and snowy cloth. to the big bowl
OF roses in the middle.
Johns head was turned and so he
did not see the party TN they were
seated. but there could be no mistake,
he knew them AT once His heart beat
SO rapidly that he know almost the
cross man next must hear t.
Miss Timmons sat with her back to
him. but he know that slender grace
ru form. In It's quiet dress o., brown
cloth
Miss Thompson sat on the other
Ido. then two young people be did
not know then Jack aud Alice What
a KAY dime they were having. lie
could sro her face aow aud then. as
she spoke to the groom Surely he had
forgotten what a sweet and noble face
it was
Then lack saw him. aud he knew
that his plan TO slip ont unobscryed
DIS them must be given up, ho must
Eu through an Introduction Wen. II
was best to have It over after all.
Then the party rose and John rose
also and Joined them as in dream.
and suu In a dream he felt lack grasp
his hand aud heard him say
So glad to SEQ YOU mighty for
tunoto want YOU to meet my new
brother in law
Then he was being introduced and
had shaken hands all around and
walked out on the broad ycrauda with
them. and II was only then, when the
sweet morning air touched his face.
that he came out OF the daEo and knew
that Miss Thompson was the bride!
llu had not even thought OF that
ilo found himself presently az the
farther end OF the wiGo Ycr~"Aa with
Miss Timmous whore he had taken
hrg - show her a better Wow ot the
mountains against which the hotel
.rs.s but now that they were In full
command ~ that GOOD view he
sey,ng5 t' have forgotten H.
4 hoped YOU would write" he said.
0nhans at her with sad eyes.
llug hva,t Nttrrpd strangely. she
booked up w2udcrIuEly
said for you not a. answer ths
IntIer unless YOU could answer as /
Wished hu, ! hoped YOU could. Mis-,
Tlmmons
llar gaze vas nun ~ wonder now
J don't understand" she said 4 never
had = letter from YOU In my life. Mr.
Newman
rhoU he told het eagerly o' the let.
..r he had written her, aud finished BY
eHHne II YOU had soften it. would
Ngu Hayc answered."
he dared nc; take her hand. TO-,
.h.rg vere dozen people wa'k!sE the
lre3uaa before them
Sh. lnokcl away tF.m hlm a, he
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