Show ALLS well THAT ENDS WELL BY MRS B R if joe robinson was casaver wa aver saver happy man at least ile he oell eved so BO which amounts to the same thing and sometimes to a good deal more at any rati rate he wae wa s T for the time being thoroughly of that thai opinion for he had just turned away from nellie ansons door with the proud and delightful consciousness oi of being an accept accepted el lover an hour previous he had rung tor for admittance atthe at the house with his age in his hand and his heart in hla his throat metaphorically speaking to cast and learn his fate certain of nothing save the fact that he loved her devotedly and that earth would be an aching void without her but not at all sure as to what that young ladys sentiments on the same subject would be for nellie was past 0 the art artof of keeping her adorers on tenter hooks of suspense and uncertainty but all that was happily over now with a courage worthy of lilt cause he has made a valiant attack upon the young ladys heart which after a pretty show of which hoa however ever had not daunted hlin him in tie t ie least but rather aroused a greater degree of persistency tency had yielded to his importunity and the modest but tasteful ring which lie he had provided in trembling yet horie hopeful ful an of such buch a desirable denouement now sparke led on her plump finger they had followed the abu usual il lovers paradise and finally after some rather pointed suggestions from nelll nelleb b mother who joined them thein after awhile A as a to the duration of hla his visit joe had j 7 torn himself away from bib alb lady isy kae ai e and with protestations of undying devotion and a promise to come again the very next evening had taken his depar departure turc in an exceedingly beatific frame of mind in love not only with nellie in particular but in a certain grateful and gallant sense with the whole of womankind in general which latter sentiment was likely to cause hirn him more trouble than lie he had any idea of just then As to nellie she did a very fool Ish thing which was the beginning of the trouble which racked these thebe two fond hearts and furnished furni thed food for the gossips of tor for beveral weeke f to come she was not content bidding hini him good by at the door but alil had run upstairs to tier her room which hid a win Ns lit douthat dow that commanded coni minded a view of thi road as ar far as thi corner to took look after hirn him until he tic I 1 out of bight but just wore before lie he did pass pahi out of bight something viry unpleasant hip petted alice dine came tripping dawn tin road nellie knew it wat wah she although site she was a little near blighted but she could see sec well enough tor for thit and when site she got up to joe lie stopped and raised her face to his and lie he the deceiving fellow 19 actually had the effrontery to kiss her right there no matter it if it was a quiet street with no one in sight just then what business had an engaged man having scarcely a minute before kissed her to caress another girl and the one too whom aelic had feared might prove a rival although she he was waa too proud to let either him or her in imagine ingine that she hc harbored any suspicion T that h at wan itil hit hia profession ot ol devo devoted teci love meant with a choking sen sensation bation in her thoat nellie turned away from the window to form any number of excited and slightly incoherent sc schemes henties for vengeance now whet had really happened was wa this alice dane who was waa as innocent of any real or intentional harm ax ag a kitten had gotten her veil twisted about her pretty little throat in a very uncomfortable for table fashion and was taj trying ing to bisin tangle it with the only result of getting it more inextricably knotted when she very opportunely or as she believed met mr robinson in the most artless way imaginable she had asked hint him to help licia her get it loose and lie he radiant bilth good will had bent 0 oer er her and succeeded in inn a few minutes in III loosening the veil but not until nellie hail had retired fron froin her window however and lifting III his hat in answer to miss danes thanks had gone on never neve r d reaal ng of the th e dl dilemma lent nia in which lie he had involved himself I 1 ahe ilie next daa da he presented himself promptly at N nellies lilies residence going over in anticipation of a repetition of the exceedingly pleasant occurrences of the previous night but to his surprise and diamay he was met with the chilling announcement that miss ming anson was not at home she had gone out about half an hour previous leaving no word as to when she might be expected back well of course there was vias nothing very remarkable in her going out it if sh she e wanted to only she might have known kanom it he would be along about that time even though he had not set any particular hour and he turned away amay somewhat crestfallen and feeling very much in need of sym sympathy path on the very next corner whom should he meet but alice dane full of some enterprise she had for getting up a charitable entertainment and she walked along with him film for several blocke chatting with nith great volubility neither of them aware that they were followed at a diF distance tance by nellie who had spied them and from one or two chance words that she overheard and construed to suit her own jealous alous fancy was convinced that they were flirting and then went home and proceeded to make herself rn miserable s er 1 I for the rest of the afternoon by the time joe cill call d in the eve ning she had a genuine head headache aLlIc and was not able to sit up tip and bo joe was content to leave a brinch of lovely long stern stemmed med roses with his regrets at her indisposition and go away while nel lie cried herself blik bli k over the roecs and then with feminine inconsistency tossed them into a corner but the ganic game of hide and seek could not go on very long and when joe called the following day nellie decided to go down and meet ailin and make herself mistress of the situation by de cl ring that their engagement was a mistake which she desired to cane 1 and retract bhe did with a coolness and self po possession poses session slon that surprised even herself rind and brought poor joe to tile the brink of despair lie ile was sharp enough to see that something was the matter but what it was he could not form the bligh lightest slightest test idea of and nellie refused to enlighten him further than to say that bhe had made up her mind that the were mere not adapted to f nih other and to lay the pretty little ring on the table front from which jot joe took it and put mit it in alb pocket feeling very much ai ab if lie he had been to a fun funeral cral lie ile hid mor moreover LOVer in the first exuberance of his bood fortune confided confida d the hie PILL fiel to one or two to of his trusted friends under a pledge of secrecy with the inevitable result of course that it was by this time pretty generally known through the place and as he returned home that night several beveral who chanced to hect hirn congratulated him joe was too miserable to contradict them he just wet went on to his home and shut himself up wondering it if he had been really drunk or crazy on the night in question or what had happened to bring the beautiful air castle that had been reared so promisingly tumbling about his ears by the next da daj however all i ille was talking about the matter for of course it had leaked out that there was a quarrel between the lovers and everybody had a theli theody y that each de cla alured red was the correct one Y meantime the amedy of errors wont on 1 joe met alice frequently and almost almos t each time he was called upon to render her some little service bervice to help her over a muddy street to offer hir her half of his hie umbrella in a sudden shower to W button a refractory glove or pick up a fallen bundle and on almost every occasion nellie who seemed to be ubiquitous came upon them just in time to see the finale which of course only tended to confirm her suspicions and her unhappiness joe had made a few attempts to regain re gain her favor but unfortunately such c ef forts coming coining on the top of of some ad dit ional but unconscious dereliction had been repulsed with fine scorn to eo at ast tie he gave it up in di despair but lie he was not an adept at concealing his feelings and ere long alice w ith her quick wits perceived that something wa was a the matter she bhe li hid id heard the rumor of the engagement ga and of course boural was fully aware of the state of affairs that now and setting those bright wits of hers to work stumbled upon the key to the difficulty or thought she did at all events she was determined to put it to the test tor for she was one of little creatures who did not believe in allowing other people to be miserable if she bhe could help it accordingly one afternoon she march ed resolutely up tip to N nellies ellies house and rang the bell nellie had seen her coming however and with some foreboding perhaps of the project or part of the object of her vir visit it instructed the girl to say that she wa was 6 not at home oh yes she to Is asserted dently I 1 saw her looking from behind ahe window curtains of other her room as I 1 came along tell her she cannot v ork any uch such little game with me ine it if she come down and see me I 1 shall go right up to h hr her r room I 1 haie hae something very Import important antto to so sa to her berj there was no help but to come down which nellie did after a little dela looking truth to tell rather sheepish no now tee bee liere here was greeting 8 4 1 I 11 have ave co come me I 1 upon a matter which perhaps Is none of my iny business but I 1 dont believe lit in two people making themselves r miserable about nothing now answer me honor bright you were engaged to joe robinson i t few week age w e re n t y you 0 u nellie did not reply lit in words but lur lir telltale face ans answered for h hr her r vt very well veil continued alice and then right away aay you broke with him now what did you do that tor for be cabbe you saw him film kissing me ine in the road thit bame evening Nelll nelleb cb only answer this time was to over cover her face with her hands and into nto tears 1 ahat I hat means yes of course pursued alice in the most cold blood tone and shows what it a dear jealous goose you were tu suppose he would care two straws about ml me after getting you lie ile was merely helping me to get my vall vail out of a knot a id d it was m as so r 0 o tight around my neck it was almost choking me so he hid to bend close and ou watching him from the window yes I 1 see oa were front from your guilty guilt y blush made up your mind that lie he was kissing me and got mad about nothing and have been making yourself and him film miserable ever since you see se I 1 have been putting two and two together and have finally ciphered my iny wiy bak back to that evening ns as the beginning gInning bL of the trouble and I 1 suppose ou hive per haab seen us on a n few OC LIS when lie he has done some ronie little act of civility tor for III me and have aniag ined tivit tint lie he was either flirting or mak trig ing love to tile me you bac I 1 know all about abou tit it for ive bien been there myself you juat wait until charlie gets gels on harl lie re next month and ill show 3 ou a fellow tint I 1 ilch angl tor for all bliss ville 11 nellie had listened libil liht ened chub f fir tr to her friends rattling talk like one hall half red fied but at the list remark she looked up tip with an expression of relief and sur stir prise are ou telling the truL truth trullie lil slie she asked ido I do you really mean that yon are really that you are not 21 that I 1 ani am really cri engaged to the dearcot fellow in the world and that I 1 am not in love with A ith joe robinson nor bior tr trying ing to get lafin from you or an anybody elbe supplemented alice with a roguish dimple so it if fal lake my advice j ou will end poor jots joes undeserved tl right ailt now A and n V with a quick look out of 0 f the window by a fortunate coincidence lie he Is pass ing along the road now shall I 1 call him nelah made one last battle for her pride but it was aas no use one tremulous 11 ch felt from her lips in spite of herself what precisely did happen next she could never tell I 1 but luiere ahert was a of skirts a of 0 footsteps and then site she was crus crushed lied lit in an embrace that mide any kind of explication at once superfluous super flous and impossible while alice looked on with beaming tion lion well she exclaimed at last when Nel Ne lles Illes few sentences hid been rendered still more by the ramp which punctuated them and joe a ring sl 61 one once more orther on her finger since all has hai ended so BO satisfactorily satisfactorily y I 1 dont see what there Is to prevent our having a double wedding or I 1 acquiesced joe aty wco we nellie we have lost so much time as a it it Is over this that nei neier mind about names ir interposed I 1 pa sed alice evidently feeling herself litree j mistress of the si tuItIon alib well wel that ends well and nellie and I 1 will order our wedding gowns together shall we nell the question was nas decided before 1 joe oe left the house that time tl neou ou ma inn be sure and m when hen the no at week brought charlie lie he proved a most valuable ally all y r so 0 o that lit in a fw few the two brides stood up side bide by side in the double wedding that marked the happy ha P py ending to w what hat had been foraN for awhile Nillie such a comedy 0 of I 1 errors la family milly story paper |