The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1908-10-18

| OF asking her If there was any truth In
the report that she and Frank Wilson
were TO be married in the fall But al
ways when he would try to bring the con-
Yersation down TO anything personal.
Susie would find something to do that
would call her away.
Mrs. Bromly was now able to sit up In
her large arm chair, but she did not like
Susie to leave her long at a time. 1t ia
once again all hallow eve, and Susie Ia
spending the night at the Bromly home.
as she has done SO many nights of late
Both she and Silas are thinking of that
night one year ago when so many things
happened and when a cloud had drifted
in between them. And both had surely
resolved to try their fortune in the good
OLD time-honored way; that is to visit
an unoccaped house at midnight. and
there look Into mirror by the light of
single candle. Then you are supposed
10 see the face Of your future partner In
lie looking at you In the mirror. There
was an old house on the south side of
the dwelling, about 100 yards away that
was admirably suited to their purpose.
SO Su-ie, just at dusk, quietly slipped
a mirror and a candle out of the room
that she was occupying, and carried them
TO the old house, and hung the mirror
up ana placed the candle just inside the
door. Then she went back to the house
and attended to Mrs. Bromlys wants.
aud looked after the evening meal. Silas
being man. and naturally less afraid of
darkness, resolved to walt till midnight
Defore he went near the house. So the
evening passed off pleasantly and Mr..
and Mrs. Bromly were in bed and sleep-
ing soundly by 10 o'clock. All things
being arranged for the night Susie and
Silas said good night and went to their
rooms, but not to. bed. For both had
firmly resolved to know what fate had in
store for them before they slept. Susie
was getting very nervous by Il o'clock
and threw herself across her bed and
tried to compose herself and get her
courage up to the point of going out
alone into the darkness. Silas all the
while was walking back and forth on tip
toe IN his own room and wondering what
face would look over his shoulder into
the mirror, saying to himself that IL It
should be any but Susie Dayton's own
sweet face he would take the mirror and
fling 1t from him and never look at an
other woman while he lived.
While he was thus musing the clock
struck the half hour, and he thought it
time to collect his things and go as 1t
would take some time to get ready.
Susie waited what seemed to her to be
the half hour almost up, but what by
actual count was little over five min
utes. Then she slipped out of the house
with match in hand, and feeling her way
through the darkness went on to the
door of the deserted house. Then light
ing her candle she looked with fear and
trembling around her. Gathering up all
her courage she stepped inside and start
ed across tho empty room to where she
had hung the mirror. Then bearing a
noise she turned and looked toward the
| door, and seeing a man standing there
| she gave a faint scream and taking a
step forward. would have fallen II Silas
had not caught her in his outstretched
arms.
| Silas held her closely and whispered,
Susie, dearest, how IN the world hap
pened you to be here? Don't be fright
ened, darling. 1t is me- the one that loves
you best. Susie, sweetheart dearest, I
have loved you all my life, but thought
l never should find the courage to tell
| you So" Then looking up through happy
| tears, Susie whispered:
IT thought so, too. went with Frank
| Wilson all last winter just to make you
| Jealous, but could not do 1t; you did
not carei" IT did care, too" said Silas,
| ut almost broke my heart; and I am
going to make you pay for all that have
J suffered by giving me a kiss here and
| now"
So they went back to the house, happy
/ in each others love, and no cloud be-
! tween them. And there was a wedding
| at Christmas, but 1t was Silas and moi
Frank who was the bridegroom.