".'.. ; , , ". . . MORNINQ ENTEItPRISK. TIIUInAYQUSTJ). ' . . r. I A GREWSOME I j i . 1 v nt q II "N II I Y CopyTlaht by Amrtca Trm Am- elation. lilL Ia Uuaola tberw U cuatom auioutf the rural claiwea In certain regiou! ,whk-a la very curloua. Intwd of i man asking a girl to ninrry hi in, a girl who wlhw a man for a huxbaud goei to bla bountanl aska hlui to niarrr htHr. If he decllnea and turn her nut her relative will be rereugetf upon him, ao ah ma t7 on, If ahe likes, till b aacrumba or eoneludea to tak a thraahlng from her bis brother. ' IVter IlatlelTk-h while living In a region where U waa customary for the n to propose met a young girl at a dance and afterward courted her. She listened to bis lovemaking, expecting erery day that be would propose to her. But Peter delayed and. Anally 1 meeting another girl be liked better, reaaed bla attentions to the first and bestowed them en the aeeond. Five yeara later Peter was living, a ingle man. among those people whose marriages were arranged by the wo man's making the first advance. He bad failed to win the second girl be bad courted, and bla attentions were not renewed to the first. Indeed, the jilted girl. Katherlne Dronsky, gave 1 erery evidence that ff be came court ing her again be would catch a tartar. i One day Katherlne, while attempt ing to kindle fire by pouring kero teen oil on It caused an explosion. 8 he waa badly burned, and on recov ering her face waa a mass of scars. "One day eTefwaa at work on bis farm In bla new borne when be saw 'a woman1 go Into bis bouse. She be- lng relied, be could not see ber face. At once be suspected that one of bis Belghbora was Intending to make him , a -proposition of marriage. This dis concerted hint, for be bad not 'seen any woman in bis neighborhood whom be would like to marry except one, whom be did not believe wanted him. But the thought that it might be ahe filled him with pleasure. At any rate, anxious to know who had fa vored him, be threw down his imple ments and went to toe boas. There, standing in bis living room. wss Katherlne Dronsky, ' the girl be had Jilted. This la what she said: "Peter, bearing that yon had come to this country, never having been able to conquer my love for you, I concluded to come too. We my moth er, my, brothers and myself have bought farm near yours, and I, bear ,' lng of the custom of this country by ; which the girl Instead of the man pro poses marriage, have come to ask you i to be my husband." ' .Peter quailed before the look she five him a look of bate, revenge, trt mph. It froze the very marrow in his bones. He stood looking npon the horrible face confronting him like one paralyzed by a specter.. He knew Katherine'a brothers and that they had been bitter against him for hla desertion of their aister and bad abe willed it would have punished blm. Now. doubtless, they were ready to support her in this revenge she bad evidently set ber heart upon. "Yon don't seem pleased to see me, Peter," the woman aald scornfully. Tm not so beautiful aa I was when you courted me,' but I have the same heart. At any rate. If there is any change of heart you have caused It, so yours Is the fault They tell me here that when a girl goes to a man's house to propose marriage she remains there if she likes till be accepts her. . I have come here to stay." She took oft ber wraps and, going to the fire, sat down before it Peter ; stood for awhile wonVr!ng If It would do any good to throw himself on her mercy. But he decided otherwise. He went back to his work. He had one hope that since there waa no one but himself in her bouse, no mother, no sinter, perhaps Kath erlne would consider It improper to stay there with him, and she surely could not force blm to make It proper by marrying ber. There waa an out bouse on the premise ued for the storage of farm Implements, and dur- . lng the afternoon he saw Katherlne carrying bedding and other furniture there. So this hope died in bis breast Instead it gave ajm a alight comfort. He would be free from ber during the night . And so the two entered upon a new life, the one of endurance, the other of revenge, Peter never spoke to ber, and after her proposal she never spoke to him. She cooked her own food In the outhouse, and Peter cooked bla in the farmhouse. Peter grew lean and haggard, and bis eye after a time had the look of one whose mind Is on the ' point of giving way. He worked on u bis farm from early morning till as late as be could see,, never going into bis bouse except for bis meals. Kath erlne kept In ber own quarters except for about an hour after Peter quit - srork, which ahe spent In the farm house with him. One night tbe neighbors aaw a lurid glare In tbe direction of Peter'a bouse and, going there, found It on Are. Kath erlne rushed out of ber quarters and, seeing the fire, called on Peter to come out He came to a window, and she begged plteously for forgiveness. Aa ' soon as he aaw her be disappeared and . .was seen no more. Katherlne ran to the building and. tried to enter, but those present held her. Then the roof fell In, and all knew that Peter Hazlel rich bad perished. "' 'V Katherlne. was taken away from that region and waa never again heard of In those parts. ' Paeal Per Infante, friend Tbe examination yon andesw go for the position of teacher la very ever, la It not? Scribble-Tee, Indeed. "What are the branches!" "Well, today wo were examined In psychology. Integral calculus, ma tho rn sties I astronomy, polemic divinity. BBetaphyalcal analysis and Greek yersl- , cation." ' ' ' ' ' "Indeed I What position sr you com Mtlng totV ' J " '" ' ""Instructor of tbe Infant class. 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