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three young men together and Fate
which made them friends: one was
Jonn Lane from New York. and one
vas Paul Clyne from Boston. and the
third was Harry Chace OF Maine
Each OF the three WAS interested in
engineering and dam building and
the irrigation OF the Western plains.
SO as their work threw them togeth-
er, fAeg learned TO know each other
well
Each was engaged, but no further
than that did they tell one another
For the sake of girl each had left
his home and was working for for
tune and fame.
II was Fate which sent a jolly
party Of tourists in an automobile to
view the grand possibilities of their
work. and it was Fate which caused
q crumpled letter TO be thrown aside
with the waste papers where they
had eaten their lunch, and. hours az
ter they We're gone. It was Fate again
which whirled the letter on a brisk
Western breeze right into the face OF
Harry Chace and caused him see his
came staring from the dainty sheet.
and in the writing which he knew.
lie read It. Who would not? Az
ter awhile he conquered the chagrin,
rage and disappointment which had
possessed him in turn, and in the
evening, when with his two friends.
he said quietly that he had choice
bit of literature which he thought
might interest them
Go ahead" said John Lane, but
make 1t short. have letter which
must be written tonight, and so has
Clyne."
This Will help you write IT," re-
marked Harry, and he read aloud:
MY Dear May And SO you are
going on a tour up In the irrigation
country. Don't l wish ! was going
with you instead of staying here In
Springfield. / have lots to tell you
of this glorious summer which has
Just ended. / became engaged three
times, think OF itl and each one of
the three, is, or expects to be, civil
engineer, and they are somewhere in
the irrigation country. / have not
heard from either within three
weeks, as | told them not to write
until / was settled down for the win
ter Would 1t not be a joke If they
should meet? or course they do not
know each other, and | was too wise
to tell either one of the others. Now,
the first one is John Lane, from
New York. He loves me distractedly
met him when / was in the city
last winter; and last June l met him
again, and when he proposed l
thought | had better accept him as I
might not get another better offer"
VERY kind" commented Lane,
but his face was white.
Hold on, said Harry, you wait
till you hear the rest Now for num-
Der two. Mamma took me to New
port in June and we were there for
two months, and whom should ]
meet but Paul Clyne of Boston. He
is a regular swell and is related to
lots of other swells, so l said yes"
when he proposed; for really he
would be a much richer match than
John Lane, and he Is so devoted and
gave me lovely auto rides and all
that sort of thing. you know. L
planned to skip John Lane after
awhile and hold on to Paul, but"
1T will take two to agree to that"
commented Clyne.
Keep quiet" ordered Harry. Lis
ten to the rest But we went to Bar
Harbor In August and who should /
meet there but Harry Chace. He is n
perfect love. May. the best of the
three and the handsomest, and when
he proposed could not say no. Now,
what is a girl to do? / was sure that
loved Paul, and the surest of all
that l loved Harry, but now | don't
know. Each one gave me a lovely
riLg-John q solitaire, Paul dia-
mond and Harry a ruby But this
last month have met a Mr.. Jones,
who is immensely rich and very dis
tinguished. Mamma says 1t is my
duty to marry as we'll as l can, so II
he proposes, and the indications are
that he viii, / shall accept him. 1t
will be easy to get rid of the others,
for ! shall tell them my parents OBJ
ject, and they will But isn't 1t fun
ny that all four should have the same
calling or profession? | believe GER
tain girls attract certain men, don't
you? for there is my sister, every one
of her admirers was jeweller and
all of yours seem to be lawyers.
Now write me a long letter and
tell me all about your affairs. / hate
to get married. for then can't have
so much fun In firtations, but sup
pose / shall have to before long. l
feel almost sorry for the three. for
they professed such love, but OF
course they viii get over 1t. When
next I write I shall probably be able
to tell you OF my ne engagement
Low Iy.
sfinnie Morse"
The three yours men shook hands
In silent congratulation.
THE fair May undoubtedly lost
the letter." remarked John Lane 1T
Is blessed thing she did so. l know
the Mr.. Jones to whom she refers.
and I vote that this letter be sent
to him without comment"
And We second It" said the
others.