Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1918-02-14
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DyF. A. MITCHELL

opportunity W WIlte you Slice leitNIuSt
you last September, though have had
something especially important to tell
you. You will remember that when II
left you | said II have presentimentE
that will meet my fate" / have sincel
made up my mind that presentiments,
like dreams, foretell the opposite. Il
met man, the very day parted from
you. but instead of being lover het
treated me abominably. He accused
me of stealing his scarfpin.
When the train reached Beverly It'll
was quite dark. The station was bad-i
ly lighted, and you know my eyesight!
is not of the best. The oculist says Il
must wear glasses, but glasses are not
becoming to me and will not. WhenI
/ left the car 1 saw a young man evil,
IDENTIFY looking for some one he expects
ed to arrive on the train. / was abso-l
lutely sure he was Will. / fastened toI
him and threw my arms about his
neck. He disengaged them and looked
at me like thunder cloud.
pardon me-excuse me" stam-i
mered. Il thought you We're my broth
err
He lifted his hat politely and all;
would have been well if l had not.
looked down to avoid his gaze and seen,
something glisten on the floor. picked
it up and was looking to see what it
was when the man said in a freezing
tone:
"Ill trouble you for my scarfpin."
'Your scarfpin." 1 replied. ii
thought it was something l dropped"
..It's my scarfpin and I would advise
you to return it Immediately. There
is policeman over there"
/ stood feeling like snow image.
To think that the fellow should have
mistaken me for thief. Then, hand
ing him the pin, / said: eff you do not
know a lady when you see one / GER
tainly know a gentleman. would not
advise you ever to pose for one"
This brought him to his senses. He
began an apology, but l turned away
from him and, seeing Will coming to-
ward me, joined him. But didn't kiss
/ him till l was sure he was my brother.
i We left the station together, got into
the car and went home. l hope it will
be "my fate" to meet this man again.
| Won't give him piece of my mindg
Mr.. Arthur Troop to his chum, Alec
Harding:
-. BY the by, ] was at the staff
the other evening looking for my
ter, Cornelia. When the train came in,
strange girl alighted and, malsing
straight for me, threw her arMs about
my neck and kissed me. My scarfpin
fell on the floor and thought she had
put up job on me. She said she!
thought was her brother. 1 made an
ass of myself, threatening to call pos
liceman.
A few evenings after this went toi
dinner and dance at Mrs. Van Win!
kles. Who should be seated at the DIM
ner opposite me but the girl had in
suited. She looked at me as though,
she considered me only to be touched
with pair of tongs.
After dinner inquired who she was,
and learned that she was living with
Mrs. Van Wrinkle, at least temporarily,
Wasn't. it odd, though, that she had
given me bid, not knowing that / was
the fellow who had inSulted her? AS
soon as l knew that she was in her
own home, so to speak, | laid my plan.
When the dancing commenced /
marched up to her and asked her to
dance with me.
AS. tnd Oh nod hntA 40
M me. Since then have stopped wor-
: ,ying about her. I'll tell you some more
bye-and-bye. -.
Miss Harrington to Miss Stanford:
, =. When l last wrote you said
/ would like to meet again the man
who accused me of being Il thief. Well,
have met him and he proved himself
a better diplomat than l. Indeed, in
stead of crushing him, he crushed me.
. Aunt Sarah gave Il dinner and dance
for me, and who should be one of the
guests but this young man. His name
is Troop. After dinner, While we We're
dancing, he had the assurance to ask
: me to dance with him. l turned my
back on him and walked away with all
the dignity could muster. Everybody
in the room saw me do it.
This lady called me to her and asked
q me What ii all meant. When told hel
e she said that l must apologize to Mr.
d Troop for refusing to dance with him
V lie being one of my own guests. This
l. upset me completely, for my adviser
= was thoroughbred and well yerset
= in social requirements. simply coul(
not d6sit. But did as well. l Wen
to Mr.. Troop and asked him to dance
with me. We sailed away, neither o.
us referring to what had gone before
Y ! had thought that | could not do sucl
II Il thing and survive; but after it wa
o done and he was so deterentiai and at
d tentive to me was well satisfied witt
'e myself.
)" Mr.. Throop to Mr. Harding:
to -. haven't told you the result 0