St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1910-08-06

Anne, now AuSn1
igshed.
Eyes, / think l am lucky" Anne
said, complacently.
81 think he is lucky to get Anne.
said loyal Gail.
"Oh, Gail, you are partial" Anne
chided. "Wait till you see him and
then you will wonder how ne could
ever have chosen me-.
"Haye you got his picture? Fanny
| asked.
Anne shook her head.
What is his manner" questioned
Hilda
His name is Theodore Rivington
Reese" Anne announced the name
slowly and with becoming reverence.
"What a beautiful name!" Gail
breathed. do you call him Teddy for
short?"
| "Oh, mol" Anne looked startled.
mo, indeed! Teddy would be horribly
out Of place-with him."
Theodore Rivington Reese" H1lda
/ repeated. why, that name might
have come out of novel! Mrs.
Theodore Rivington Reese! Doesn't
| it sound grand?"
Makes John Wilbur sound pretty
shabby. doesn't it," Gail queried mis-
| chievously.
poor joint" Anne pulled on her
/ gloves while the girls watched her
with mingled feelings of envy and in
| terest and regret.
well, | must go" She rose.
Come and see me and We'll talk 1t all
| over. You haven't said word about
yourselves"
How could we when we were so in
terested in you?" Gail asked. You
are forgiven for your long neglect Of
us, we understand everything, now"
IT knew you would" Anne said
"And you are happy? But of course
| you are!" Fanny hung upon her
anxiously.
Happy" Anne's voice had the
| hush of exceeding joy. my dears,
you will never know how happy until
you each find the one man for your.
SELF
II suppose not" the girls said. They
| followed her to the door. When she
had gone they returned solemnly to
the radiator.
II knew no ordinary man would get
her." Gail reflected at length.
isn't it wonderful" Fanny unused.
Fate does indeed Turk in unexpected
places. Anne herself never dreamed
of this when she went south for her
fathers health. Tall and blonde and
handsome and rich! Such lucky
grill"
"She didn't say" Hilda said, little
sharply, thinking of plain good John.
who had courted Anne unsuccessfully.
II know she didn't" Gail returned.
firmly. But we all know Anne
wouldn't have him If he wasn't all
that and more"
Within week the whole town was
agog over Anne's unexpected engage
ment. And when she began to pre-
pare for her betrothed's visit, her girl
friends f1ocked to offer their loving
service with no attempt to conceal
their curiosity to see him.
AS his visit was only to last three
days, on account of his not being able
to leave his business for a longer
time, Anne had decided to hold re-
ception for him the evening Of his ar
rival
Theodore Rivington Reese was met
at the station by a closed carriage, 1t
being rainy day, and of course no
one caught glimpse of him during his
rapid passage to the Gabe home.
Fanny, Hilda and Gail, braveIy
logged in finery fresh for the occa-
sion, went together, flushed and fut-
tering with excitement AS they en-
tered the large old Gage parlor they
beheld Anne standing very tall and
stately in all the glory of pale yellow
organdy. fair picture surely, ii the
sight OF all men, with her betrothed
beside her.
The girls stumbled through their
greetings and retired with precipitate
haste to the privacy of the corner be-
hind the winding staircase. where
they chung together for some moments
speeches.. #
He Is nearly half head shorter!"
gasped Fanny. Then, Jerking her
black and blue arm from Gaiis un.
consciously cruel grip.
And he wears eye glasses and ha
Is getting fat and bald, and he ia
every day Of forty-five," walled Hilda.
And he keeps a hardware store
Oh" moaned Hilda.
But she loves him!" cried Ga,, IN
vindication.
Yes, she loves him." Fanny agreed
Girls, If love can do that it can do
anything"
And she might have had John VIII.
bur-" Hilda said.
Then their solemnity gave wavn
historical giggling, which lasted min
John Wilbur, who had been lookine
everywhere for Hilda, came neenine
around the corner and inquired what
was the matter