The Meeker herald., 1913-02-08
Reduced.
to an
Absurdity
A L.dy'. Pant In an Aa.is
Of Honor

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One afternoon toward the close Of
the seventeenth century q young lady
was sitting In the garden In the. rear
of her home In New Orleans when .
negro came from tho house bearing q
silver saiver ON which iay = sealed
note
Mile. Therese. can you tell me
where l can tind Marse Georser' asked
the boy.
instead Of replying. the girl took the
missive from the aalver and looked II
over. especially examining the hand
writing in which the address was writ.
ten
.who brought itr' she asked.
"A Guild boy"
Whose bOyY
II spec be belongs to MARI Win
ston."
Mars. Winston was the intimate
friend OF Clarence Warneld. and Clar-
ence Wartieid had been attentive to
the young Judy who was inspecting the
note George CarDoux. her twin broth
er, WINS 80 wrapped up In his sister
thSt the idea OF her marrying any one
wis abhorrent to him. He said that be
5kouid be perfectly willing she should
marry provided the man Of her choice
was good enough for her. but that man
had mt yet appeared. Mile. Carnoux.
from the opposition her brother bad
shown to the attentions War0eld had
paid her. Suspected that her brother
had insulted the latter. and this was
q challenge. But she could not under
stand. II such 1t were. why Louis Win
stOn should not have brought 10 inn
poriant communication himself In
stead OF sending It BY slave.
81 viii 20 and ace u can 6nd him."
she said to the servant. "Let the boy
wsit.'
ahe went into the house and up to
her rOoln. taking the note With her. Her
brother was not at home. and she had
little fear OF interruption In what she
was about To do. Sitting the paper
About the seai-envelopes were not
then used she read the note. It was.
as she suspected. challenge War6eld
hnd sent through Winston. who ex
planned his sending It BY Q slave be-
cause II ne called himself Mile. Car
noux might suspect the object Of bis
visit. Winston said Warield hoped
that Carnoux would withdrew the ian
guaRe he mad nsed that morning. for
~ considered the affair very uufostu-
nate. and Il should be atnicably settled.
Mile. Carnoux knew her brother toe
well to believe that he would withdraw
anything ne had said 10 the face Of
challenge. She sat With the letter 10
her hand for long while revolving
plans in her head for preventing the
meeting She loved Warneld. and her
affection for Der brother was OF that
strength that Ia natural between twinx
AT last she came to a conclusion. TAX
ing from cabinet bundle Of her
brothers letters. she replied to the note
in his name. Initiating his bandwrit.
ing. appointing for the meeting the
next morning at 8 O'Clock IN the wood
near the city. where most duets wers
fought. Then. sealing her note With
wax. she called q servant aud told him
to give 1t to the boy.
hour Inter he found his sister waiting
for him expertantly. She told him that
word had come from q plantation own
ed by the CarnOux family that the
ievee on it's border showed signs OF
breaking and his presence was needed
there at once. a.
Now. Carnoux was not well pleased
at this news since he expected q visit
from some friend OF Warieid's. whom
\ he had insuited that morning. But on
Masking II my gentleman had called &c
see MIN and being assured that there
hnr not he reluctantly mounted 4 horse
and rode away. leaving orders that any
one calling was to receive an expiana-
ton OF his absence and be told that he
would return Just as SOON AZ be could
secure the safety OF the plantation.
Mile Therexe. who had sent her
brother away ON a FOOLS errand. knew
that he could not 10 to the plantation
and return before the next day was
hnif spent. As soon rs he bad gone.
having eliminated him temporarily
FROM the problem. she gave herxeif ur
to thought us to what sue should dc
further While George was Of an ex-
citabie disposition and a 6ery temper.
Th-rese had the advantage of him in
rooiness. and she ps'~sesSed more phys.
icai strength. Indeed. though George
WAS by no means etSeninate. every ons
said fhut rherese should have been the
boy instead OF her brother. She was Q
tribe heavier In build and was half an
inch taller. ,r
Evening came and she had formed
no plan. nut at the hour when the
cafes were crowded an idea got into
her head that accorded rather With
the nature ct man than that Of wo-
man. Going to her brothers room. she
selected suit OF bis clothes and put