Show WHO LS APRIL I OOLEDi Written for the INOA I 11A letter for you MISS Iy Grover turned round on hr piano tool unit its she look tho not und glanced at tho superscription her face wore a puzzled expression Opening Open-ing It she rOd I No 120 Jackson St nochester April 1 189 owy Dear IMd1raareGardolreeriisl Ol y know how I dlr nddr you and yet I 11 first I must know my fate I write to ask you the Iuoton Ihal trmhlu on the lips tit cvcy loer Land mal < him dumb before hlsfdol May I call you mine foruvl misting t you will favor mo vlh n speedy reply I im yours tvotdl 1 E LAN I WHITE The note lut1 u till OO led to the nor n wlh n I hnnhv nl 1 n I I di i dii hir None Unable 10 nnlly tier ovan feelings That Le land WhIte title had called quite tr fluently uurhl tile fleet Inter and who lo1 been her cooort upon n few occasional had ntlally asked tier to cOmprehma6wus Almost bond her comprehension or belief Housing herself her-self till nn effort she ought the solitude of her own room whilst she should battle with this flrst serious tueitlonof life which had come to hor I horlelo whats tills exclaimed Ie land title that afternoon from Whl atrnoon Ila Irol aIl a-Il of business letters thrown ui > on the desk In his fathers bank he extracted tracted a feminine looking missive addressed to himself Curiosity caused him to brush the others aside euso he eipencl and read the following hl No CS Park Place Rochester April 1 189 Dr Mr WhIte Your manly letter ot today was a great surprise to me as so tar ILE I 1 have obrveo Yu hal manifested montt1 nothing but the Interest of a friend In me I have however such a deep respect for > ou that I have no far of anything but happiness with Jou therefore I do rot hesitate to accept the honor you confer upon me by choosing me on your companion Ever your truly IVY OUOVER Lelnnds face was a study such at would have delighted the soul of an artist When he had finished rending he exclaimed Impatiently What the deuce can be the meaning of this Dancing again at the letter he noticed the date April lot Illenal a practical Joke played by some one Hut how huts the question Has she received the Joke letter and Is I this her reply or Is I this all there Is I to It How I I wish I knew her writing If she did not write It some other lady did thats ctnln this in I 10 man hand nor Imitation either Now how out of rr It I like Miss Ivy well encroach but as It proposing I certainly had not thought of that Confound practical jokers am way I dont want the girl to surfer through I Haw I wish I knew whether bils were renulne or not If I had written and this were her reply I should call this evening with a ring and a bouquet she certainly would expect me but It she knew nothing of It that would be rather awkward What shall I do I know Ill call I can surely tell by the way she re ceives me mlivat site know about It or I suppose I can The bouquet Con CI do no harm unit the ring can wait After all I dont know ot any cnl one elsc 1 I want and its father Wa Saying the othe o day I really should be thinking I bout gttn t 111rld r hnvn I n attention to n on else since ny Co turn from Europe Yen I hall calm Bore his reverie was Interrupted cal he vvaa kept busy the an lalnder of the day f wonder It he will Come tonight be url will murmured Ivy an she Iy set alone that evening In tile drawfng rom he wr a vry becoming pal lu Uk which Leland had admired Her hart bat l painfully Anti i admlro 1 perlenced I Peculiar sensations A ring at the door Caused hr to start blush nnd tumble a moment later the mnld Iltr opened the door SAY Ing Anoiher letter for you Mlsi I Ivy seized It eagerly lyorr File thought It Is I his writing 1 Teruring It Open 1 wllh trembling fingers she lead the word April Tool Ingcr 1 1001 She Mood for n moment I It par Irzed then the girl roalized far plr the first time that I wall tile first day ot April Anti that she had been mad the Object of a Joke With this lenllza ton crime the thought that Mr White had riot wlltn the letter which had brought such happiness to horn moll hor-n hlch she flow drew from hr bosom and crulllod In her hand with the other coo But he will get min he will get Miller And oh what vfil he think he Ar11cd In her distress 10 rallied to nol I co alolhr ling ot the door hell Mr was site UWu of the open Inn of the door until tin mlil 101 nounred Mr While He Advanced with both hal extended but Ivy stood still covering her face with her wih he hands He gently drew her hand away asking tenderly Dear hal1 uhat Is the meaning of this That tl l 1 Is I just whit mta should Ilke I to know I Now let us clear this mtI11 UI I Your letter mad Ile rcUy haplY und I expected tu be mt lilt mmiles I trultend Of tar Dut It Us all a cruet Joke low do you know This told m ie I and she handed him the paper earing the words April Tooll When did you get this he asked sternly Jut before you cam Ill thought so I wish I had beer n few Talent ents bee-r IJut Ivy thl 1 lhls fool fall Joke nd not make nny trouhl for vi It I I hut he senators But you did not writ the letter I received till monlng I I knew all about frit howover nnd If I did not write this taking the crumpled letter from her my heart h as asked this question ad now my lips ask It Ivy will lull Lie mine I oh iall I not take a different answer from the one I received today but Ivy I want to hear > uur lips give that answer I feel as If you were asking this Jut belue I made it tool ot myself Indeed I am not I should have ad you mlt land not Same one Ie 1 don It for me I should not have had the courage to ask It quite so soon perhaps that Is I all You did not make a fool of yourself either I Inlltd prime one else 1 to mk a Ant ot Inc so hat I Is the differ onecT Well It does not matter now as you ar I I minA I min-A I Iand I was bidding Ivy goodnight good-night after having persuaded her to apt the date for their wedding he sked roguishly Who was April I ooled T MISTLETOE |