Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1913-12-27

yves IN the cier, ana might not Fe
tura for month.
and no further messagei What
did it meant Had Nellie OWNED his
Intentions, and. caring nothing for
him. thus speedily terminated their
companionship?
dise0nsolate Harvey wandered about
the streets, sun, moon and stars seem
ing forever blotted out Of the sky. He
had no heart for company, and evad-
ed friends and acquaintance. He
had to halt, however, as an eager
voice hailed him. and Nevil Prescott
came running up to him. They paused
under a friendly lamp post
Been trying to find you all the eve
ming, pronounced Nevil breath
lessly and Harvey noticed that his
detected face and mournful eyes be-
tokened that he was laboring under
some unusual stress of trouble
What's the row." queried Harvey.
rather indifferently.
Harvey answered Nevil with
groan." it's all overt"
What is?p
"Esther-Miss Kimbell. / staked
everything on a bold move and-lost
out"
"Oh, then you have proposed to
her. eh?" questioned Harvey, with a
sort of selfish bitter satisfaction in
realizing that some one else in the
,-a.la ...ac l., H. sar,a v,haDnv heat
with himself.
Yes, in way. | got word TO her
that / loved her. You know how tim
id / am l didn't dare to tell her so
to her face. She was to tie blue
ribbon to the shutter of her room IL
she cared for me. No blue ribbon"
and Nevil sighed dismally.
Try again. suggested Harvey, too
deep in the blues himself to give fell
low sufferer any comfort
I'm going to resign and go west
and become a hermit" declared Ne
vii desperately.
ooh, you'll get over it," insisted
Harvey, himself wondering how he
was going to recover from the death
blow to his own ardent hopes
Harvey managed to get rid of his
disconsolate friend and resumed his
lonely stroll. 1t took him by the
Kimbell place. Just as he was pass
ing its gate a soft voice halted
him:
"oh, Mr.. Dallas-one moment
please"
Harvey halted in some surprise. He
noticed that Miss Kimbell was very
much flustered.
Il hardly know what to say to you
or how to say it" she stammered in
an irresolute way. THE note you
wrote me"
The what" involuntarily exclaim-
ed Harvey
THAT you sent me by that boy"
faltered Miss Kimbell
why, sent you no note" explain
ed Harvey. Il saw it fall out of your
basket, and had the boy return it to
you"
Saw it-fall-out-of- bas-
ket!" repeated Miss Kimbell in utter
mystifcation. who put it there in
the first placer
I'm sure ! don't know" replied
Harvey. IF you still have the note,
you might show it to me. / certainly
will be glad to help you solve this
enigma" and a minute later he was
in the parlor of the house examining
the note in question.
A broad smile crossed Harvey's
face as he read the brief, extraor-
binary Massive. It spoke of love
and a blue ribbon! and was I'M
signed.
Do you know who wrote it?' in
CURED Miss Kimbell eagerly.
Il think / do-my friend Nevil Tres
colt, and he is one of the best fellows
in the world"
Il think so, too. murmured Esther,
and she blushed consciously. Il have
done you great wrong, Mr.. Dallas,
she added gravely. Il supposed you
wrote it, / told Nellie, and"
"A word from you will rectify it
all" cried Harvey buoyantly.
The word was sent-by wire, to
Nellie. Another word later that
made Nevil Prescott happy, and there
was a double wedding.
Copyright. 1913, by w. G. chapman.)