Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1913-12-04

turn for month.
And no further message, What
did it mean? Had Nellie OWNED his
intentions, and. caring nothing for
him. thus speedily terminated their
,ompanionship?
In a wretched state of misery the
disconsolate 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 acquaintances. He
had TO halt. however. as an eager
voice hailed him. and Nevil Prescott
came running IN to him. They paused
under a friendly lamp post.
Been trying To find you all the eve
ming. pronounced Nevii breath
lessly. and Harvey noticed that his
detected face and mourniul eyes be-
tokened that he was laboring under
some unusual stress OF trouble.
What's the row." queried Harvey.
rather indinerently.
Harvey" answered Nevil with a
groan," it's all overt
What is?"
"Esther-Miss Kimben. staked
everything on 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
world was in the same unhappy boat
with himself
Yes. in way. | got word to her
that loved her. You know how tim
id | am. | didn't dare to tell her so
To her face. She was to tie blue
ribbon to the shutter of her room if
she cared for me No blue ribbon"
and Nevil sighed dismally
Try again. suggested Harvey. too
deep in the blues himself to give a fell
low sufferer any comfort.
I'm going TO resign and go west
and become a hermit" declared Ne
vii desperately.
oh, you'll get over it," insisted
Harvey. himself wondering how he
was going to recover from the death
blow 10 his own ardent hopes.
Harvey managed to get rid of his
disconsolate friend and resumed his
kimbell place. Just as he was pass
ing its gate 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 Won
or how to say it," she stammered in
an irresolute way. The note you
wrote me-
The what" involuntarly exclaim-
ed Harvey.
That you sent me by that boy"
faltered Miss Kimbell.
Why. sent YOU no note" explain
cd Harvey. II saw it fall out of your
basket, and had the bog return it to
you"
Saw it-fall-out-of - bas-
ket," repeated Miss Kimbell in utter
mystification. Who put it there in
the first place."
I'm sure l don't know" replied
Harvey. IF YOU still have the note.
YOU might show it to me certainly
VIII De Slad To hclp YOU solve this
enigma and a minute later he was
i'll the parlor of the house examining
the note in question
\ broad smile crossed Harvey's
face as he read the brief. eXtraor-
dinary missive. II spoke of love
and blue ribbon! and was un.
signed.
Do YOU know who wrote it?" in
quircd Miss Kimbell eagerly.
Il think l do-my friend Nevil Tres
cott, and he IS one of the best fellows
in the world"
Il thinl, so. too" murmured Esther.
and She blushed consciously II have
done YOU great wrong. Mr Dallas"
she added gravely Il supposed you
wrote it. told Nellie. and
a word from YOU will rectify 1t
ALI" cried Harvey buoyantly.
The word was scut-by wire, to
Nellie. Another word later that
made Nevil Trescott happy, and there
was a double wedding
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