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An April Fool Wedding.
By F ANN IF ANDRFW STRAHN.
(i ontinu»)d from last weok.)
Georgie knew how to get what
she wanted, so Louisa Frances
stayed and met Cousin E bert
After a delicious supper of boiled
h im, golden butter, hot bis
cuits and honey, with rich cream
and peaches at the finish they all
gathered in the large living room.
By this time Elbert was pretty far
gone. He thought he had never
bt held such a vision of loveliness
and intellegence. Louisa Frances
was a line conversationalist.. It
was a congenial little company
a,id with wit and" raillery and
sparkling humor the moments
sped swiftly by. Then Uncle Dan
asked the young people to sing
he himself sang lustily with them.
Finally as a fitting climax to the
evening’s enjoyment he asked
Louisa Frances.to sing some spe
cial favorite of his,. which began:
“My rest is in heaven,
My rest is not here.”
Dear man: One cannot wonder
that those lines appealed to him.
1 will never attempt to describe
tl utter loveliness of Louisa
Frances’ voice nor the dopt of
emotion when she sang, suffice to
say that before she had sung many
notes Elbert, the much sought aft
er society favorite, had met his
finish.
The next morning Ellert arose
early, made a careful toilet and
Si mitered out, hoping to meet the
little lady in whom he had sudden
ly become so interested and enjoy
a little tete, tote before breakfast
but she was nowhere to be found.
Finally he said, “George, where is
the little girl who was here last
evening?”
“She has gone home; left long
ago.”
Then they all laughed heartily
at Elbert’s very evident discom
fiture.
Later in the spring Louisa Fran
ces, returning home one day from
a neighborly call, was met by her
sister who said, "Oh, Babe! I
have something to tell you. Geor
gie and her Cousin Elbert came
by just now on their, horses going
over the river to visit their rela
tives. They stoped here and
borrowed your side saddle for
Georgie.”
Louisa Frances felt an inde
scribable thrill and her heart beats
quickened. She was annoyed at
this time and took herself soundly
to task. Why should the mere
mention of a man’s name who
was almost a stranger so affect
her? There was no trace of emo
tion in her voice as she answered
her sister brightly, “Oh, that is so
nice. I know Georgie is in the
seventh heaven of delight. She
enjoys riding so much. I’m sure
they will have a pleasant time. I
suppose she was riding old Gray?”
"Yes, but her cousin was riding
a handsome horse which seemed
to be quite spirited.”
“Oh 1 Was he ? It will be just
like Georgife to exchange mounts
if he will allow her.” And that’s
exactly what .Georgia proposed
an soon as they were well on the
way, --*••• v
“Cousin Elbert, as soon as we
cross the river you ate going to
ride old Gray and I’m going to
ride your horse.”
“No, mam, I guess not. What
would Uncle Dan and Aunt Eliza
say to me if I should allow you to
ride this unsafe creature?”
“Say nothing. They will never
know it unless you expect to be a
tattle-tale.” And Georgie began
to pout. This was too much for
Elbert and as usual, Georgie had
her way.
. They had gone only a few paces
when she said, “You look like you *
art worried to death and I'm not
the least afraid. Let's have a
| race.”
She gave the horse a light tap
• with her riding whip which sent
him off on a spirited gallop. There
was nothing for Elbert to do but
follow as well as he could. “Old
Gray” didn’t see any common
sense in such haste on a warm
morning so entered the re.ee with
very little enthusiasm. Georgie
was far in the lead when suddenly
tiding too near tire fence her rid
ing skirt caught on a rail. This
frightened the horse, who sped
away down the road with mad
dening leaps and bounds. No w, i
yvould like to say that our hero,
by a super-human effort, reached
her side in about h iif a dozen
bounds and rescued her from an
awful accident, but such was not
the case. However, he did his
best at first. His heart stood still,
then bounded like a trap hammer
as he urged Old Qray to a rriad
gallop in wild pursuit. At last he
caught sight of Georgie standing
on the ground besid e the trem
bling animal with the rein over
her arm and with hat in hand
waving gaily she shouted, “I won
the race, Cousin Elbert. 1 won! I
won! Now, you see it I had been
on Old Gray I'd have been miles
behind.”
“Yes, and you might have been
killed. It’s a thousand mercies
you wasn’t, and now for the rest
of the way you will ride Old Gray.
I'm not allowing you to take any
chances, little girl.”
When Cousin Elbert took this
tone Georgie was wise enough to
submit without protest. She had
not been much frightened because
she had had splendid training in
horsemanship and a good bit of
experience in riding and tlm man
agement of horses, so she had
contrived to control her horse,
and by special effort she had mv
ed herself from possibly quite a
serious accident.
When they told of the incident
at home, Uncle Dan said, “Well,
that’s just like Georgie.” Aunt
Eliza was very much shocked, but
when she said, “Daughter is a fine
rider,” Georgie’s henrt thrilled
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with pride and satisfaction.
In the months that followed
Louisa Frances came to know her
heart pretty clearly, whilc-Eibert’s
own heart spoke quite distinctly
that for him there was only one
girl in th world and that girl was
Louisa Frances.
“Where is your brother, Joe,
these days? It seems to me 1
have n’t seen him for an age,”
It was Georgie speaking. She
was perched comfortable amid the
gnarled branches of the sweet ap
ple tree contentedly munching the
fruit and anon dropping twigs and
peelings on the head of Louisa
Frances who was standing on the
ground beneath.
Without waiting for an answer,
Georgie rattled on.
1 can’t see to save my life what
everyone sees in Mary Fields to
go so crazy about. 'Course she’s
pretty and intellectual, as well, but
by the way, I saw Joe sit
ting wish her at singing Wednes
day night. He seemed to be en
joying himself immensely. I could
just imve- ”
Gaorgi did not say what she
could'have done. Dear little girl,
she was jiVt about transparent
as a screep door. L , :sa Frances
spoke for th first lime since
Georgia's outbreak.
“Surely you know, Gorgie, it is
you tha Joe loves.”
“I wish 1 did know it. Say,
let’s test the momenteous ques
tion right here and now with the
seeds of this apple I hfu&e just fin
ished eating.”
Both girls were familiar with
the little jingle running like this:
One, he loves, two, he loves, three,
he loves, they say, four, he loves
with all his heart, five, he casts
avvav. Six, he loves, seven, she
loves, eight, both loves, nine, he
comes, ten, he tarries, eleven, he
woes, twelve, they marry.
Georgie began—“ One he loves,
two, lie loves, —oh, 1 hope there
will be six at least. No, there’s
eight, Well, that’s better, [guess.
Say, Babe! Who do you love?
“Oh! Do Imimi Georgie. You
know 1 don’t lov** anyone.”
“Quite iikely,” G mrgie retorted
dryly.
Days and wee i Mowed each
other h succes m as days and
weeks h ive a way of doing.
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iin i :11 -- (i s j> . Was m the
air. Go d ;r> o n r-ns wore i. >
ing o days, The
Ikar‘ li • * o ; vv is singing
i iteoiisiv tor , or i • hd coot i
ed io her t ct Ui it cousin Hl
boit won i m ini m a Visit'dur
ing the ti a i iys.
(Continued next we k )
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