The Tupelo journal., 1913-12-19

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turn for month.
And no further message! What
did 1t mean? Had Nellie OWNED his
intentions, and, caring nothing for
him. thus speedily terminated their
cCmpanionship?
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 Trescott
came running up to him. They paused
under 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.
Whats the row." queried Harvey,
rather indifferently.
Harvey answered Nevil with a
groan,' it's all overt"
What is?"
"Esther-Miss Kimbell. / 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 a way. got word to her
that loved her. You know how tim
i'd am. / didn't dare to tell her SO
to her face. She was to tie blue
ribbon to the shutter of her room II
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 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 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 it's 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.
81 hardly know what to say to you
or how to say it," she stammered in
an irresolute way. 1.-THE note you
wrote me"
1.-THE what" involuntarily exclaim-
ed Harvey.
THAT you sent me by that boy"
faltered Miss Kimbell.
"Why, l sent you no note," explain
ed Harvey 81 saw it fall out of your
basket, and had the boy return it to
YOU
.Saw iu-fall-out-of-- - bas-
ket!" repeated Miss Kimbell in utter
mystification. "Who put it there in
the first placer"
I'm sure l 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
tho pOta in question
A broad smile crossed Harvey's
face as he read the brief, extraor-
binary missive. 1t spoke of love
and a blue ribbon! and was un-
signed
do you know who wrote it?" in
quired Miss Kimbell eagerly.
81 think / do-my friend Nevil Tres
colt, and he is one of the best fellows
in the world"
81 think so, too," murmured Esther,
and she blushed consciously. Il have
done you a. 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 Trescott happy, and there
was double wedding.
Copyright. 1913, by w. q. Chapman.)
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