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About The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898 | View Entire Issue (Sept. 20, 1895)
A3JDICVI.0TJS MBDIE. Haw It Cans Noar Bopamtlaj Two lrtae EoortB. Mis tney Meadow Ud two miwrs, each of whom ndeaored to eouit her while the other tried to do tbe same thing. The experience is not uncommon, but it 1 always exeltinft. ' It is scarcely necessary to saj that Lucy was like most other (rirls and en Joyed the excitement At heart she .n kAiut maiden, but she was ad dicted to harmless flirtation. She Rave each suitor a little encouragement, but . mtnh and excused her conduct on the ground that she did not yet know whica sne linen in . Tv Mmum n tmr heroine it must be confessed that her excuse was not a bad one. for her admirers happened w be as nearly equally desirable as they could be. Each was fairly good look- i l -M malra himself Quite lug. www w - ...i.i- ah had averaoe intelli gence, each had a good business and attended to H in a Bmnamw ner. and neither had any glaringly bad habits. By anxious mothers and pru dent fathers they were both considered 1 ...nhu 4nr riemrhteea. . To the young men the double court ship was not so pleasant as it was to Lucy. They were uften on the tenters ..j eenh other with iealous e-ra. whenerer they met But fate had decreed that their charmer also should . j-i:.hi nt Hirhtlvillstarhed OaTB Mr W"6" f after she had for some time contributed to their torment without any eompunc- ILuAfunulMM Her punishment was meted out to ni i i . her one winter eremng. o nu v. . ...,.. (, .lunh Walters, the WJ IUC wnira auitor who at thst time was to a small extent more In furor than his nrai. Tk. -uttini t itrollinff alonir watch ing for a horse car on which they eould ride to Lucy's home, nnue iney were Mi..4fn itiAir mntnal satisfaction they became involred in a jostling crowd that was pouring oat of another The irirl Warns seDarated from Mr. Walters, and hurrying for ward in search of him in the indistinct light found him, as she supposed, ano linked her arm in his with that eonfld-i- -a PAi,finn.tA touch which men like to receire from those whom they adore. Bhe wallceU eontenieoiy in mr i .uinf m. minute, when for the aim aha rtiW her-eres to the face of her escort Bhe (Tare a little scresa and quiekly drew her arm from that of her companion. He was not Ja cob Walters, but John Hutchinson, her other admirer. "Oh, excuse mail did not mean to, I" "No excuse is needed. I am delight ed, I assure yon," replied Hutchinson, who had concluded from the charming manner in which she had attached her self to him that she intended at last to .hM a m&vked nrefcranee for him. Oh, what shall I dol How shall lex plain my conduct?" she continued, not heeding his worda "No explanation is necessary. Tell me," and he bent over her eagerly, "were you not about to reward my de votion when you were frightened by your own boldness. Oh, tell me then is hopeP' He attempted to place her arm in his and to walk as they had done when they met ; . "Ton must not; you do not under stand,'' she cried. with a desperate effort she extricated herself from hi grasp. "What does all this moan?" was the inquiry in excited tones. f Jacob Walters was again by her aide after an anxious search. The rivals (flared at each other. "It is none of your business," shout ed Hutchinson, who proposed to show his sweetheart how doughty a cham- "Yon must not quarrel,"' exclaimed jhe girl as she ran Detween toe angry fwMhlmd with dUtress. and urcu. . ... confused in her mind, she extended her hands toward Walters. "Fonrite me." she cried. "It is all a "Do you suppose I am a fool? You AuumvoA me tn in tfl mv rival when TOU were bound by every rule of politeness , allow me to escort ran home. Your AMutiwt la minff.H uvmw lanmiiure is amazinir. also. I desire you to understand that I shall protect this young lady from insult," said Hutchinson witli dignity. T.nv turned toward him and said: "I her of vou to keen still. You do not know what you are talkine about" "Pleme euliirhten me, then." "Mr. Walters wasescorting me home from the theater; we became separated Kd net-before I met rou. I searched for him and when I took your arm I thought you were he. You were the last person whom I desired to see "Thank you, 1 shall endeavor to avoid meet you nerenner." Lucy saw her mistake, but knew not how to rectify It Her intentions were good, but in her confused attempt to make a satisfactory explanation she UA Ka.n mtiltv rtf a tVWttl llUk of tact Naturally at this disagreeable moment she turned to Bar other lover ior sym pathy. "Yon at least must understand the situation and must know that I am not to blame," she cried, in appealing tones. "I am not satisfied," he replied, gloomily. Out of patience she exclaimed! "You are both so stupid! I shall ask no more favors of either of yon." Bbe stepped into tbe street and be fore they eould recover from their sur prise a passing horse car was carrying . her from them. ' " What do you think?" asked Huteh- , inson. "I think she is a consummate flirt" "So do I." "She has tried to hoodwink both of us Whatever had been our differences in the past, we have a common cause sow. It is incumbent on both of us to assert our dignity, and to show her uo attenlion la the future except what to lr,H"r''t'":!M'iesr'lir. "I (' r H e that, aann nf MR shall SolemUlV promise the other never again to seek her hand in marriage." "Your proposal suite me exacuy. (ri.a aknnlr tianrie enmeatlT and vowed again and again to be faithful to their pledge, may were as irumuv now as they had been hostile a short time before. Meanwhile Miss Meadows also oner- lshed anger. She resolved never to forgive either of her admirers. But at the end of a week her mood was some what conciliatory. Bhe reUectea that the young men must by that time real ise that they had made tools of them selves and that she had done nothing -j .ha naad be ashamed. She expected that they would soon seek ber presence in a aheepisn manner auu mm nranavad tn ahoW a ffTaClOUS de- meanor and to let bygones be bygones. But weeks went ny ana iney uiu no .tl RKa mat them several times and they hurried by her and returned-her greetings with eoia, lormai uow uuij 1 - Mnw har tnrn to be YerV Un happy, especially as it was revealed to her that she am greatly care iur uuc ui ka fnrmar admirers. VU.. Sir. nutcuul- soa. She knew now kow to decide be tween the two, but alas, the opportun ity to make such a decision might never return. U UntilnanM alao hMftllM UneaSV Tfa avaa aatnnlahftd to find hOW deep his love 'for Lucy was and how futile were his enroru to otciwuiw u w UW MiMthul hta nledff. but US he himself had been the first to propose the compact, he eouia oiame nu uue but himself for making it and was un der the strongest kind of an obligation 4m Imam f : The painful situation was soon fur ther complicated by an act of Miss Meadows, one oegan to encourago middle-aged widower named Slawson, V.A had lnnbt deitired to show her marked attentions, but who had been prevented from doing so oy ner cow toward him while his tWO younger rivals were in favor. He was now filled with tnexpressioie ueiigm because of the winning smiles which the charming maiden tor the first time bestowed upon nun, ana ne was u aiafcad heeaiue of his unexoected suc cess that he did not stop to inquire why she treated him with a cordiality that she had never before manifested. But unlike the infatuated Mr. Slawson, Lucy was not dominated by sentiment Rha wee aa wise as a aeroent while seeming to be ss harmless as a dove. Bhe hoped that ner gracious tmetment of the widower would render Mr. Hutchinson iealous and cause him again to seek her society iot me pur pose of preventing, if possible, a third admirer from winning her affections. The maneuver was skillful, but it i hMmffht ahnnt a nart of what she desired, and even of that part she was tMMni Mr. Hutehinsan was made desperately jealous, but the agreement lh Wallara wfcieh. of COUrse. WBS unknown to Lucy, prevented him from . :i. j endeavoring to uecome rwiwihu mi Two months elapsed -Seemingly nnb-hlnaon was determined to mam 4; Uim Indifferent demeanor. MiSS Meadows was discouraged. She believed that the vraimr man ma not recinru- lm in 4nr him end she becran to think that the best thing she eould do rniiin ne m iiinri t ut, minwi, aw ha anra he was a widower twenty years older than herself, and had two daughters, each ol wnom was not, mucu younger than she wss, but he was also wealthy and lived in a fine house. Moreover, she rather uvea nun. ana ne adored her. Bhe miirht do worse than to accept him aa a husband. At this critical time Hutchinson, on hie lnnmf to aimnlnta indifference .lw.ul a tall Waltera how he felt at thoiion he feared that nis tormer rival might still love thejrirl as much as he himself did. When tile; two young men next met Hutchinson, growing red In tbe lace, oroacnea uieauujeci. tuab nrmermost in his mind. "I want to asx you,' ne oaiu, iu a blunt and desperate way, "whether you are willing to release me from keeping the compact by which each 'of us agreed not again to seek to marry Miss Meadows? I confess that I now love bar more than 1 ever did. 1 suppose you may love ber, too. J. wouia line to be free to court the girl again, and at course if I hsd that privilege, you, too, would again nave a rignv w auun u attentions, provided you desired so to do. Let the better man win, I say, and if either of us is to win we must bo u 1 1 .tall von. 'for the widower is making alarming progress in the im provement 01 nlS OpporbUUlVlca, uuiHi 1 am mneh deeeived." Walters laughed as the other spoke and looked at mm in a peculiar w "I release von f rotti VOUr Promise Go ahead and -may you have good luck." Hutchinson was much surprised. . "Can it be that you are no longer in terested in Miss Meadows?" he asked, doubtfully. .- "I am no longer interested." MMr T aalr the reason?" "Yes; confidentially I will tell yon that I am now in love with another "I am so clad. 1 nope sne win reciprocate your affection and that yon will be very happy," said Hutchin son, as he fervently shook tbe hand of bis companion. "Bhe has already accepted me. flood si. taro oelorlr m the afternoon of that day Mr. Hutchinson stood before Miss Meadows in the parlor oi ner home. "Am I too late?" he asked. "No; but you would have been one hour from now." "What do you mean?". "At three o'clock Mr. Slawson will receive his answer." "What will yon say?" "Had you not called, my answer would be yea" , "What will It be now that I have called?" "No." J. A. Bollea, in Boston Budget. I Am Glad trll whst Hood's Ssn-x Ills his Jm Iur ice. I and the grip su i l i in snvtt. i seuisu an over mo. I hul cramps j'VK. In my le ji sad svkA . .. .. ..r.irt rrequm-iyii. i to get up si niiht sud walk ;S to rolsx the mus cles. I slao bad stomach trouh- Ales, Itlwntook Hood's Barss, 1 rills. 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