The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1913-07-04

NC . hou cuOuSus rem8rke0 Anne.
Again Rosalie shrugged her shoulders
and made wry little face.
For week Rosalie was blithe ano
busy with her music. The second week
Anne observed that the gayety was a
bit forced and that during the third
she moped n little. John had somehow
kept the other men OF her set away
from her. and flowers and drives and
theaters were less frequent. She had
no time to miss him.
In the fourth week he called-while
she was out. OF course she could not
know that Anne had phoned him to
come. He was leaving just as Rosalie
entered and shook hands with her COR
daily. He did not look broken heart
ed, and he seemed to be Of very good
terms with Annie, to whom next morn.
Ing he sent some violets. Rosalie saw
him out walking with Mary Dye. Then
he took Anne driving. She began to
realize that Anne was very pretty II
she was year or two older than John.
Rosalie's irritation reached its climax
one morning at the breakfast table
when her younger brother Ted remark
ed In a teasing drawl:
John seems to be taking his me,li
cine like n man, Rosy! He's all right.
and I am glad Anne seems inclined to
keep him I'm the family. He probably
appreciates being treated like human
being after the way You always walk.
| ed on him. The fellows say he's the
| best young lawyer in town. But ]
| should think you'd hate to have him
take his punishment so cheerfully.
| Rosyr'
BY this time Rosalie had reached the
limit Of endurance. She sprang up
| and. before any one could interfere.
had boxed Ted's ears soundly and fed
to her room. No one made comment
on the scene save that Mr.. Carleton
amusedly, met the laughter in Annes
eyes and told Ted that he would have
| no more of his teasing. Rosalies ca
PRECIOUS treatment Of John had long
been disapproved of by her family.
and. while they were all sorry for her.
they thought 1t time she should come
to her senses.
Time had been slow and torturing to
John. He wanted to tell Rosalie that
he loved her and her only. He wanted
to send her flowers, to give her every
desire of her heart, and he found it n
misery to see her or not to see her
Meantime he was very attentive to
Anne, who was becoming vastly bored
with his raptures and sorrows and was
longing for him to win his Rosalie and
let her go back to her old peaceful
ways.
At last one night Anne walked and
| heard Rosalie sobbing to herself. In
| the morning she pleaded headache and
stayed in her room till nearly evening.
| Anne had long conference by tele-
phone with John and took pains to
have her father and Ted spend the
evening elsewhere.
After dinner she went to Rosalie's
room and pleaded being tired. She
coaxed Rosalie to arrange her pretty
hair and don a pretty gown SO she
| could go down If any one should come
While Rosalie was sulkily doing as her
sister wished Anne heard the bell and
slipped down to answer it. She came
| back saying it was some one for her
father and asked Rosalie IL she would
| mind going to the library and bringing
| the book she had left on the table.
Rosalie. In her trailing blue dress.
went downstairs and through the hall
| into the library. She had half crossed
the room before she saw John sitting
In great chair in the dim freight.
She wanted to flee from him. but some
how her feet would not move, nor did
she find word to say. Then. to her
dismay. she knew that slow tear was
falling down her cheek. John came
quickly toward her. 1t seemed very
comfortable to be leaning against him
After awhile he held her off and looked
at her. She tried to smile
WELL" he questioned. "how shall 1t
be? You know you said you hoped you
would never have to refuse me again
I hope you will not. Just for variety.
| suppose you-take me-"
After the little minutes had cunning
ly slipped away and 1t was time that
he should leave her Rosalie exclaimed
in dismay:
"Oh. Anne's book! She will be wait
ing for'it"
II hardly think So" John asserted
dryly. Your sister Anne is wise. She
knew better than to expect you in a
moment when she sent you down to
me!'
"Sent me to.your Rosalie echoed.
"Yes. my lady! Do you imagine your
sister has been trailing me about for
her pleasure? She is more glad to be
rid Of me than-ever you werew
'Then-it-was not-Anne-everY
John laughed and bade her good
night.
III you were not perfectly sure that
1t was 'nOt-Anne-ever.' you would