Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1913-06-24

gown. which. BY tho way. seems to
have been the literal truth
Il cannot tell you how delIciously
romantic II wasl But It turns out all
prose for me- The poetry Of Il II
yours! An hour OF 30 later small
boat made It's way up the lake at life
and death speed. and made directly
for the bow Of our boat. The young
ster who was rowing the same. hand
ed me a letter and disappeared again
as swiftly as had his chief before him.
In the light of the lantern I could see
that the letter was addressed to you'll
After all, love is blind, for that Law
renee, whoever he may be, had been
deceived by the gown-as you win
see.
"Once in the privacy Of my own
room had to decide what to do with
the letter II forwarded 1t to you,
IL would be too late to actI ] inclose
the letter. Stop right here and read
1t before you finish this"
Evelyn had, of course recognized
the handwriting OF "the inclosed;" but
now she obeyed her cousin and read
II again, this time Understandings.
"Ol Evelyn, My Darling: (And Bees
sizes eyes had looked upon thatD !
cannot resist. / must break my vow.
Just once more plead. That dear,
familiar, ravishing gownl The quaint
turn Of your dear, golden head which
no one one earth Is capable of except
your own precious self (IndeedD
Do not think followed you up. | did
not even know that you ever came to
this town. Darling, you and | will
never be able to forget. Write me
one of your adorable little letters and
tell me where ! may meet you-alone.
You must let me see you just this
once more; then l will go away to
Japan or any outlandish place you
want me tol Only, Evelyn, you will
say stay" won't you? You can, you
must. / shall call at the postofice ev-
cry hour till hear from you" etc,
etc.
Evelyn's fever ran higher and high
er every time she read this very or
binary lover-epistle. At last she hap
pened to remember that she was read
ing a letter from Cousin Bess. She
returned to 1t languidly.
Now / am supposing that you have
read the letter. Isn't 1t document?
CA document Humph!) You see,
positively couldn't allow you to drive
to despair and perhaps to death. SO
chivalrous a sutton. ! am sure / have
acted for the best. / got out your
last letter. copied your handwriting.
THE thing l told him simply that
Tor was it your was going home
this morning. and would see him any
evening he chose to call. It was the
best could do. signed your in
itials, and then / actually posted that
fraud of a letter. did not put in any
tootsie-wootsie, not knowing exactly
how affairs stand Otherwise, / would
have. Now you be at your prettiest
every evening till he calls-and you
won't have 20 wait long after he gets
my letter. Yours in an agony Of sus-
pense.
COUSIN BESS."
Cousin Bess did not have to dwell
long in her agony of suspense. Half
an hour later, fancy free, she was so
occupied building airy castles In
Spain that she never heard the loud
ringing at the door-bell. She didn't
notice anything at all. indeed, until
some one rushed in through the parlor
and made real some OF her castles by
anafchin0 har in his arms
Explanation was impossible. That
infatuated boy would have none of it.
He stopped her every time-in his
own way, and finally exclaimed impa-
tiently:
Confusion to explanations It's
all right as 1t isl"
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