The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1910-10-14
A Di1np1e or Two
Bv JOANNA SINGLE
Copyright 1910, by Associated Literary Press)

AoAAAy' NOI tudI HVSI0lI udQ mace
love to her-he did not know, in fact,
what love was, nor how to make it
not until he met Rose. And ROW that
he had met her, he did not know that
he was making love, nor was he
aware that he had learned one of
loves first Observation-Disclosures to the
world and forgetfulness of self. Like
the ostrich, hiding from his enemies
by thrustfng its head in the sand, he
was hiding from his own heart Mrs.
Transom wrote her son a long letter.
He replied, saying he was enjoying
himself and really had decided to
stay another week or two-in fact, he
would not say just when he would re-
turn.
Then 1t was that his mother packed
trunk and decided that a little trip
would do her good. She determined
to surprise her son and come home
with hint would be a natural and
motherly thing for her to do-and she
would see the girl who was keeping
him. The wisdom of her sex warned
her that "girl," though unmentioned
In her sons letters, lay beneath his
strange and sudden wish to dawdle
In a mid-western town at the home
of mere college friend.
Meanwhile Everett Transom was
becoming very gay and foolish, dis
covering that he had really never
lived. that the breezy western air was
the finest in the world, and that
western girls had much more at.
Effectiveness than he would have
thought possible.
And Rose was growing quiet and
serious-at little seasons, few and far
between, be it admitted. Her interest
was no longer feigned She began to
be little afraid. This man with the
resolute eyes and unsmiling mouth
would not be f1irted with and take
dismissal easily. She knew she would
be called to account
Things were at this pretty pass OF
loverlike doubt and fear, when one
J lovely morning Mrs Transom. quite
, unannounced, got out at the little
station, and finding a cab, came out
to the Reverton place.
| 1t was a beautiful day, and SEEING
the big house standing out by itself,
where she could not miss it, she
asked the driver to let her down to
walk a few blocks after her long
journey-besides, on foot, she would
be more of surprise
AS she entered the drive, she saw
coming toward her a pretty dog cart.
And in 1t, his hands holding loosely
! the reins which should have been
guiding the perverse spotted pony,
sat her sOn-her cherished boy
laughing and turning his face ridicu.
lously close to a very pretty, a most
unnecessarily pretty, yellow-haired
girl who raised back at him in a man.
ner, which was, to say the least,
frank! Neither saw her. But the
pony did, and not to run over her,
SHE'D.
His senses returning, the young
man looked up and saw his mother.
Not. believing his eyes, startled, full
of what he had been saying to Rose
how he loved her-he jerked the reins
the wrong way and the perverse pony
started sharply to one side, so sharp.
ly that In twinkling the cart upset
and dumped lover and girl at the as.
founded and frightened old lady's feet
Mrs. Transom tried to scream, but
her voice refused to come.
Then DR.. Transom was on his feet,
gathering Rose up out of the dust and
into his arms, assuring himself she
was not hurt, saying he knew not
what until she declared she was no,
even scratched. Then he turned and
dutifully kissed his mother. She
looked sternly at Rose.
"Your-new daughter, Rose" he ex
planned swiftly. Rose, very dutifully
received her future mother-in-law's
frig1d kiss