The enterprise-recorder. (Madison, Fla.) 1908-1933, 1909-09-30
The Future Mrs. RlthGfSpG0n.
~ RATE I. WILSON.

There .s stay b. one %. or
American fayo-..e. about a nan -1s
assisted -.a'-lms-y ~ making a. I'd
vance entry Ia BIS l.a-g On %. dag
met ny fate received r.. IT,
tD.Tzt!ll from .aat s.s-y, and Ezy.1g
made w ~ M.a9 ~ take q wife. s.-
having been EY I.s-scelt.. zs never
10 have fallen .a love, aa4 seeing l.-
the sligltes. Is, s5e.t cha: ever
should, ] determined % .e- tz.s Ez--
age the affair FOR me. 80 7 5Cs.e-
ny dlaTy a. random. aZd carefully
refra.1lLg from observing he date.
wrote. On this day met the future
Mr.. WthsrsIg9l VITA q .1a1 re-
moved from my Hild ! closed the
book Sow .et the lady keep the aD-
pOin'melt aad abe would fad ne u
laggaTd
The weeks passed by. and each
morning ! opened nay diary With an
eKDectant eye FOR nay prophetic entry
One day IN The late spring ! received
letter from Clara Crawford Inviting
me - spend a week AZ her farm IN
the BeTkshires. She was % have
house warm!Hgof old friends, abe said.
certainly came within that class.
We had known each other ever since
she was liule more than baby and
sported long yellow cgrls. She was a
mighty hne girl fun Of energy and
resources FOR doing the unexpected.
Her fathcr ROD fzFs k.r . --.t.. fF..rx
fortune, sufficient 70 have enabled
her 70 have nervous prostration at
once and enter upon life Of useless
ness II her .ucliLations had lain In
that direction. But Clara, after grad
ua'ing from college, took a course In
law IN order that she night manage
her own property AMI save herself
from the possibility Of dishonest or
stupid advisors. Her strenuous life
had seemed 70 prevent my seeing
much Of her after she became too old
70 play Hare and Hounds, % Prison
ers' Base ' and other like games. She
taught sewing u q class Of girls and
algebra ~ class Of boys In the col
Isge settlement, and In the meantime
look LESSONS IN every conceivable
Thing herself After skirt dancing,
Fencing and boxing her delighted f.
male friends excltedly demanded
What will she do next?. Her next 7
was the farm, and this was ny first
notice ~ N. As came 70 think OF II.
Cara had sort 81 dropped me from
her Invitations NJ late. She used 10
ask me On her yacht, bur I always
had something eise On hand. She in
Vited me % dinnecs and supDers while
she was going 70 cooking school, and
SAID she wanted 10 try things on her
friends, but / nearly always he'd an
engagement, A / thought this an
over going ~ On the train, It oc-
Cured to me that Clara had not been
too busy 10 forget nae, though / had.
with the rudeneEs OF an old friend
PAID little heed 10 her cOurtesieg. by
Joye, thought !, i've treated her
shabby. ! wonder she asked me 10
her house warming. On account Of
AUD lang syne,' Of course. Won
der who the others will be-" Then
with sudden interest | thought Of the
entry IN my diary. Perhaps the fut-
urc Mrs. Wtherspoon would be there,
So ! fell 10 dreaming of what she
would be like and forgot all about my
hostess.
Clara was at the station with a
smart little buggy and a spirited
young horse. She was good to look
upon In her white linen and correct
gloves and shoes as she flashed her
broad smile at me, displaying her fine
teeth and deep dimples.
So you did come, after all, =" she
laughed as scrambled In, while the
young horse plunged and reared at a
passing electric. 81 wouldn't believe
It till 1 actually saw you. You won't
be sorry you came when you see the
nice girls I've invited
one nice girl was inducement
enough" / replied, with an admlring
glance that was genuine.
was the first guest to arrive. IL
seemed. After supper, Clara, leaving
her aunt knitting on the piazza, took
me over the farm and pointed out all
the boundaries / had never noticed
before what handsome girl she was.
She must be getting along In years,
too, | thought. I'm FIVE years older
than she is, and I'm thirty-fve. She
must be thirty. BY Jove, but she
doesn't look II.
Dolly Bingham is coming up to-
N ~ said Clara. as we walked