The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1921-03-10

| three months, and Rosy was extremely
anxious to contide her engagement to
her friend, so she ran to open the
door. Before their greetings were
fairly over she began to pave the
way for her confession.
"Hugh was here last night" she
smiled.
"Hugh whoY Kathryn asked, al
though she knew as well as Rosy.
Hugh Howard"
"Well, what of it?" Kathryn asked,
going over to the mantel and arrang-
Ing her hair before the glass.
"Why, I-well-he was here" Rosy
faltered.
Kathryn turned you don't mean
to say that you are interested In himT
she said. There was real concern in
her voice
"What makes you say that2" Rosy
cried, her eyes filed with tears.
Kathryn forgot her hair, and took
her friend in her arms. an tell you"
she said, softly.
Erich knows Hugh very well In
deed, and he told me the other night
that he was crazy about a typewriter.
Those were his very words"
Poor little Rosy began to cry. Per-
haps, if left to herself, she might have
sent for Hugh and asked for an ex-
planation but under Kathryn's per-
suasye direction she wrote him the
following note:
Il am going to ask you to forget
what happened last night, to treat 1t
as though it never occurred. Do not
try to see me, for l never want to
meet you again.
ROSE PARSONS"
"And now you are coming to our
summer cottage with me-" Kathryn
said decidedly, and before Rosy recov-
cred her breath, Kathryn had ex-
planned to Mrs. Parsons, packed
Rosys suitcase, and borne her away.
As the cruel letter slipped from her
fingers into the mail box Rosy gave a
little sob, and might have written an
other to recall it, If she had not ac-
cidentally come across Hugh on the
way to the depot. He did not see her
as he was walking beside remark
| ably pretty girl, and the two were
laughing and talking in an animated
manner, although there was nothing
lovelke in their attitude. Still, to
Rosy this was proof positive OF his
perfdy.
Just as Hugh was thinking with
joyful anticipation of the evening he
received Rosys letter and could
scarcely believe his eyes as he read
the few words her epistle contained.
"Well, of all things" he said at
last, drawing a deep breath.
He went to Richard Steward and
asked him if he knew anything about
the matter
81 haven't the remotest idea," that
Young gentleman returned, and then
added:
"C0me up with me Saturday, and
ask Rosy for yourself. Wen say moth
! Ing to the girls about your coming,
and take them by surprise"
On Saturday the two went over to
the station to met Richard and Rosy
felt her rebelliOus heart give a throb
of JOY when she saw Hugh with her
host, although she pretended to be
| very angry and would not speak to
him.
/ They all climbed into the boat which
was to take them to the Steward cot
tage, and then Hugh asked quietly:
"What did you tell Rosy about me
Kathryn"
Kathryn's face grew little redder
than it had been since she first saw
Hugh with her husband, but she said
stoutIy
q just told her you were crazy
about O typewriter. think you ought
to be ashamed of yourself, Hugh"
Hugh and Richard looked at each
other and then burst into a roar of
laughter, while the two girls looked
| furious
80 am" Hugh said at last, but
It is a machine, not girl. I'm going
to have the agency for it, and that is
one reason / can think of getting mar
red at this time"
Richard and Kathryn effaced them
selves as soon as their guests reached
land and Rosy made up for her will
llngness TO believe evil, although she
did ask meelSly after a time:
"Who was that l saw you with the
other day when we were coming to
the depotT
"Why. the girl who gives demon
STATIONS on the typewriter She
taucht me how to get high rate of
speed from the machines so | could
show them to better advantage"
Rosy looked up at him with lit
tie shame.faced smile, and then buried
her face tearfully but happily on his
shoulder.