Los Angeles herald., 1908-01-05

On unwrapping my package found it contained
handsome green plush album for photographs with
portrait of Johanna in the front and in very large
handwriting was inscribed the words, From Johanna
to Her Hero"
was rather embarrassed by this mark of attention,
for somehow seemed TO have gone on Johanna, SO
to speak.
The ornamental fruit which had bought pres
ent for her had been sent to the hospital the day
after the accident, quite uninjured, and decided 10
. send 1t to Nettie.
Just as had got the nurse to neatly wrap and
address it, and had arranged with myself to procure
the mumpy cherup she much admired New
Years gift for her. she entered-lite Nete, looking
so sweet and rosy-cheeked that forgot everything
but her.
She advanced timidly.
"oh. Mr.. Grappler.' she cried What can do.
give or say to thank you?"
Men it was that I rose to the supreme heights.
YER on the stage have seen more dramatic sit
uaton than would have been presented TO onlooker
at that time, if any had been present
"Antoinette," exclaimed. give your heart and
hand not in payment, dear. but as Christmas gift.
Antonette love you'll
She dropped her knees beside my bed and then
she told me shyy and sweetly that she had always
been interested in since her brother told her of the
loan made him She had always known was ia
vorte at Office, and when she met she liked
me, but-here she hid her face-"what of Johanna
Oh woman! Capricious, loving, lovely woman!
Forget Johanna" / said, "as have What kind
of ring will / get you. Nette
Would you believe it. the thoughtless girl am
swered Il like pearls and diamonds
was amazed. but women are all like squaws. ever
eager to bedeck themselves with shining beads and
Then Nettie produced parcel. This is for You,
know you like the imitation I hope these also
will please you" she said
! thought her sentiments well expressed
Thanking her l opened the gift and discovered big
purple grapes apples and bananas, exact duplicate
of my fruit piece.
was delighted. although very much surprised at
Nettie spending much money, and then trum-
phantly handed her my offering.
When she received 1t she tried to thank me- but
a bad attack OF neuralgia came 4
/ nut unin1ured around her. Il certainly
do think love you Horatio" she said, and laughed
right in my face.
l do not think altogether understand women;
but like them just well as if l did.
found the foregoing in a memorandum book OF
mine to-day 1t was written just three years ago;
and month later with my arm still in sling,
married my little Nettie.
Our firm has raised my salary every year. Fortune
smiles upon US, and we are very happy.
seem to have changed someway lately, for like
comedies now; and this Christmas gave my wife
sealskin sack. fear that rather extravagant on
my part, though Nettie thinks otherwise.
Nette says she was never more pleased in her life
than when she heard say after the Christmas din
ner yesterday that satisfied up to where Mary
tied the beads!' ! rather ashamed of myself
learned that remark from Curly, suppose
Neither do seem to admire that fruit piece much
now | wanted to remove it from our sideboard but
Nete said, mo, dear, let 1t stay, 1t shows really
loved you"
l should have thought it showed loved her: but
woman! woman!-who fathom the strange say
ings that emanate from their fair lips
l asked Nettie about that sample of the genus homo
of which the reading of my interesting little memoirs
reminded me.
am sorry to say she had slight touch of her old
enemy, from which she seldom suffers nowadays
when she recovered she uttered these enigmac words
Il got sample for myself after that. Horstio.
liked it well, and want no other
Then she kissed me.
Thou art the man." she said.
Now l wonder what she meant