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About Washington County hatchet and Forest Grove times. (Forest Grove, Or.) 1896-1897 | View Entire Issue (July 2, 1896)
W A S H IN G T O N COUNTY d o w n , a n d b eh o ld o u r houshold — j •If a n y b o d y w a n ts to steal them?! tw e e n no w a u d d a y lig h t, they 1 L ike some schoolm aster, kind in being l h a l 's a ll.' sa id A g g ie; 'b u t I»m stern, lug to s h u t t h a t lock a g a in to-nigi,, ?| W ho hears the children crying o er their a n y b o d y !' " slates . . " I n th e fu ll th e r e w as burglt r », And calling “ H elp me, m aster, yet helps a b o u t to w n , utitl A g u es' mother ra not, o v e r a u d g a v e h e r a lectu re ( |I0Q e Since in his silence and refusal lies T h eir self-developm ent, so (Jod abides Ing th e w in d o w s. S h e said We j— U nheeding m any prayers. H e is not deaf o u g h t to h a v e a b u rg la r alarm. vJ T o any cry sent up front earnest hearts: p le a se h er, 1 b a d o n e put tu. Klcoi * H e hears and stren g th en s when H e must n ig h t 1 w en t d o w n to tow n telll0l deny. gle n o t to sit u p fo r me, for I , w a it fo r th e re tu rn s . It was 1 H e sees us weeping over life’s hard sums, w h en I o p e n e d th e front door t R u t, should H e dry our tears and give the so ftly , not to d is tu r b Agues, 'B.r(3 key, W h at would it profit us when school were k e -p lu iik " 1 fo rg o tte n the alarm. done " B e fo re I h a d tim e to say a Wim)J j And not one lesson m astered! e v e n tu r n d o w n m y coat colUr j 'Oh, 1 know 1 sh all n ev er g e t th is w ife a p p e a re d a t th e head of the »to W h at a world W ere this If all our prayers were granted! list rig h t!’ exclaim ed Aggie, d iv lu g fo r S in1 p o in ted a p isto l at me. | | tr J h u n g loose, a n d s h e w as In her-»« Not in fam ed P a n d o ra’s box were such h er b lan k hook. vast ill* •• ‘Look out, o r you'll be h an d in g th a t n e v e r m in d ; b u t sh e looked distranii ly p re tty . As lie in hum an h earts. Should our de ttook to th e parso n for a prayer-book. sires. " ' I f y ou co m e o u e ste p further r , . j Voiced one by one. in p rayer ascend to sa id I. •••W ouldn’t lie a bit su rp rised , site fire!’ slit* cried . I God • • 'I t 's Jo e , A g n es,' said 1. meekly And come back as events shaped to our an sw ere d , sm iling; Aggie could sm ile ■•'I d o n ’t believe It! Take off J w hen sh e w as tired. wish. “ W ell, w e w ere m arried. A m an lint!' W h at chaos would result! "! to o k It off, a n d m ade her 11 b re a th e s easier w hen it's o v er w ith. In my tierce youth •Hut A ggie.’ 1 said, a s th e c a rria g e d o o r bow . 'D o n ’t sh o o t y o u r husband; ¿3 I sighed out b reath enough to move a deet d o in g th e liest h e c a n .' j Voicing wild p ray ers to heaven for fa n slam m ed on us. ‘if it ev er h ap p en s to us "A g n e s la u g h e d hysterically. ag ain , let's leave out th e h eath en su- cied boons Jo e . I w a s so frig h te n e d .' p e rstitlo u s.’ W hich were denied, avid th at denial bends "I ru s h e d u p s ta ir s an d caught he / •••I know it.* said AW*e- '* My knee to p ray ers of g ratitu d e each day O f my m a tu re r life. Yet from those th em not, but th ey would sm u g g le som e took a w a y th e p isto l, a n d wrapped? up In h e r d ressin g -g o w n . Do In. See an y !u m y h a ir? prayers •• •Some in y o u r hat brim .’ I b ru sh e d th in k y o u o u g h t to a p p e a r hefotvbg | I rose alw ay regirded for the strife And conscious of new stren g th . P ray on, h e r off. an d she seized the n e w sp ap er la rs in tills c o s tu m e ? ' I Inquired, sad h eart! I hail carefu lly b ro u g h t along to look b lu sh e d . T n e v e r th o u g h t of that.’ T h a t which thou pleadest for may not be like a n old m arried m an, an d co n ju red " 'A n d to th in k y ou should point/ given, w ith It a m inute, holding It out hy an p isto l at y o u r o w n liushnnd.’ B u t in th e lofty altitu d e where souls •• 'I t w a s n 't lo ad ed , Joe.' W ho supplicate God’s grace are lifted, Im provised handle. -H ere,’ sh e s a lt! •' A g u es I.o u n a b u ry ,' said I, 'do; •the very ehlldeu in k in d e rg a rte n kuow th ere T hou sh a lt find help to b ear thy future how to m ake pap er d u stp a n s— uow m ean to sa.v y o u w ere so raah a i b ru sh th e c a rria g e seat.' W hen we got a im a t m e w ith a pistol that wt^ lot W hich is not elsew here found. o u t I g av e the h aek m an a d u s tp a n of lo a d e d ? —E lla W heeler Wilcox, in the Cosmo rice w ith a bill ou top. T h e re , b u rn It, ” B u t I s h o u ld n 't h av e fired lt,g politan. w a y : it w a s n ’t co c k e d .’ sa id ! | "W ell, th is e n d s th e watchman bJ “ ’Did you see him ch o rtle in his Joy?’ said Aggie, giggling; ’Joe. do you la r a la r m b u sin e ss,' sa id ! 'We're? a b o u t a s m u c h o f It a s we want, feel like a m arried couple?’ m o rro w we'U d e c k le w hat silver / •• ‘L ots,' said I. “O ur teu d ay s In W ash in g to n had w a n t to u se e v e ry day , and the* “ P o o h ! P re s e n ts !’’ said th e Old M ar rie d M an to th e b rid eg ro o m . “ D o n 't only one liogie—th e blank liook. Aggie sh a ll go d o w n to th e bank.' " W e 're a b le to b r e a th e now. Thei th in k y o u ’ll g e t w h a t you w an t. I ’ll said she m ust finish h er notes. All 1 could do w as to sit by a n d fre t, an<r v er s ta n d s o n th e sideboard, and a te ll y o u m y ex p erien ce. “A s th e tim e fo r o u r m a rria g e d rew p u t on th e sta m p s; am i she told m e 1 n o b o d y lias c a r r ie d It off; If they7 n e a r I u sed to call a t th e ho u se every h in d ered her m ore th a u 1 helped, a n d A g n es’ m o th e r w ill sa y she I a v a ila b le e v e n in g a n d w h isp e r confi she w as aw fu lly glad to h av e me it, fo r w e a r e n 't th e carefu l people* used to Is* In h e r generation. Ota d e n tia lly to th e c u rly h e a d w h ich e x a c t aro u n d . It m ade h er feel b etter. "W e began housekeeping 111 n c h e e r a w h ile A g g ie q u n rre ls with me/ ly fitted m y s h o u ld e r th a t I w as th e lu c k ie s t fello w on e a rth . O n one oc fu l w ay in a little ho u se on a new* c a u s e so m e d is h o r o th er that t c a sio n A g n es sig h e d a n d m u rm u red stre e t. It w as som ething like to com e m a k e a sh o w f o r com pany Is it; d re a m ily th a t th a t w a s Ju s t w h a t she hom e to o n e's ow n d in n e r tab le. W e h a n k , a m i 1 d o n 't sen * my way clei lmd so m uch silv e r th a t it looked fu n n y b rin g it h o m e tin d e r m y arm. ‘Yw fe lt. w ith o u r plain ch in a—nobody lm d given h a v e th e m u ll h o m e an d trust to!1 “T h a t w a s o n th e 5th. “ O n th e 12th I sto p p e d In a m in u te a t u s a lot of lee-cream se ts au d thin g s. if y o u 'd r a t h e r ,’ I say. ’• 'I ’d r a t h e r th e y w ere at the la noon to se e If sh e lo v ed m e as m u ch as I tell you, m arriag e Is a lo ttery w h en It a t 11:15 th e n ig h t b efo re . S he replied cornea to w edding presen ts. I lik ed b e c a u se th e n I sh o u ld have them, t h a t sh e d id —th a t love w a s u n a lte r seeing A ggie's face in th e s u g a r bowl,' k n o w .' E v ery night th e little m a id “ 'D o n ’t se e It,' sa id 1; 'but Iftjm a b le —b u t th a t sh e m u st h u rry u p s ta irs tho u g h no w o r th e d r e s s m a k e r w o u ld g e t h er (im ported, to live up to th e sikkiiisi y o u sa y .' s k ir ts flu te -sh ap ed In ste a d o f org an - b ro u g h t them anil all th e rest u p sta irs "W h e n o u r a n n iv e rs a ry earnesm on a tray anil w e packed th em a w a y In w e h a d a p r e s e n t a n d a note from/ piped. “O n th e 14th th e p re s e n t b eg an to a r th e ch est we hail m ade an d a p re tty o f A g n es' e ld e rly frie n ls. Then r i v e - a l s o th e re la tiv e s, i t becam e an pen n y It cost, w ith Its o om bluation th is w ay ; u n s e ttle d p ro b lem w h ich of th e tw o lock, w hich w ent Into th e end o f th e “ My d e a r M rs. I.ounshury: Wt' A ggie bad closet w here nobody could g et u t It. y ou o u r b e s t co n g ratu latio n s on. 1 w e re m o re n u m ero u s. c o u sin s o n ce rem o v ed . I h a d se v e ra l O ne night we eam e hom e a t 12 from a n n iv e r s a r y . My huslm nd will! u n c le s a n d a u n ts . All w ere w ell off: a reception, auil a s w e stole u p sta irs b is little jo k e , y o u know ; and. In fact. It w a s a c u rio u s co in cid en ce | not to w ake th e sleeping h an d m aid , o n e to ld h im t h a t th e Isaunsburyi t h a t w e w e re th e o n ly po o r b ra n c h e s on | A ggie so sleepy h erself th a t sh e trip p e d bad so m u c h s liv e r given tbemoiij o u r re s p e c tiv e fa m ily tre e s. I w as in j on h e r w edding gow n an d I hail to hold w ed d in g t h a t It w a s a positives a n In s u ra n c e office— Are in su ran ce, not her. we eam e upon th e w hole a r ra y on rn ssm e n t to th e m , lie says yotU life In su ra n c e —a n d w h en 1 h a d co m th e floor o u tsid e our door. to b e a s h a m e d o f b ein g such plutM m u n ic a te d to h e r th e n e w s o f m y re ” ‘Isn 't It Im posing? so sa fe!’ said 1, a t y o u r ag e, w h ile th e older get c e n t p ro m o tio n sh e h ad d e c la re d in th e b u t Aggie said, d esp erately , ’I s h a n " t h a s n o t ev e n accu m u lated s fa c e of h e r fa m ily ’s u n a c c o u n ta b le ca re a n y th in g ab o u t going out ev en s | m m ms, a n d se n d s you this Uttki p re fe re n c e fo r H e n ry W n lk er (w ho w as in g s an y m ore If I'v e got to p u t th a t to rem in d y o u o f th e fa e t- n o t so good a fellow a s I am by any silv e r aw ay a f te r 1 get hom e.' " ‘O h, J o e ! I t’s silv er!’ for I[ m a n n e r o f m ean s) th a t to b e Mrs. “ ’L et It sta y there.' p u n c h e d a h o le In th e paper, Jo s e p h L o u n sb u ry a n d liv e in a sm all “ ’Oh. I en n 't. .Mamma th in k s w e're isn 't. I t 's a p u d d in g dish, or («1 h o u se on a v ery sm a ll incom e a n d bliss so careless. W e don’t ap p reciate th in g s te rs. y ou k n o w . H o w kind. J»l) w a s p re c ise ly h e r Id eal of ex isten ce. enough. Bile say s, if an y o n e had given ed. too. I t d id n ’t cost much,)«) Bo w e w e re not m a rry in g a s a sp e cu la h er such eleg an t th in g s w hen she w as I t ? tio n ; n e v e rth e le ss , sin c e m a rria g e m a rrie d she w o u ld n 't h av e d a re d to “ ’A fe w d o lla rs , I should thin! I co m es so seldom in o n e’s life, w e hail close h er eyes!" “ ‘H o w g ood! P erh ap s even j h o p es th a t o u r m o n ey ed re la tiv e s “ T a k e m ore th an th a t to keep my Jo e ? ’ w o u ld do th e h a n d so m e th in g . ey es open.' B u t 1 helped A gnes shove “ ‘P e r h a p s so ; It's rather | “T h e y did. F irs t ea m e a com plete’ th e tin y u n d er a ch air, a n d d ra p e the w e ig h t.’ s e t o f k n iv es, fo rk s a n d sp o o n s In a tra in o f h er w edding d re ss o v er It. " ’I s n 't It d e lig h tfu l? Well | p o lish ed wood case. T h e y w ere from " ‘W h a t on en rth a re you doing, A g so m e o y s te rs in It to-morrow nil th e c o u sin A ggie b ad b een n am ed for. g ie ? I asked, on com ing In for d in n er a s k th e m o v e r to te a .' ’Bueh a se n sib le p re se n t!' said h er one (lay. All I could see w as one foot ' 'I sh o u ld feel d readfullytote? m o th e r; ’th e y w ill last a life tim e .’ a n d a sk irt rutile in th e closet. ta k e n ,' I h e a rd h e r m urmur fist “ ’Y es,’ s a id I, ‘it w ill ta k e u s a good “A ggie scram b led up enough to catch ing. w h ile to w e a r a ll th o se o u t tw o a t a m e round m y knee. ’Oh, Joe, I ’m so “ 'W lm t fo r? ’ tim e .’ glad y o u 'v e co m er “ ‘B e c a u se I t's su ch a comforts “ ‘D o n 't you su p p o se w e 're e v e r go h a t is it? A ou're read y to cry.' one th in g t h a t y o u don 't care* in g to e n te r ta in a n y co m p an y , Joe?* " T h a t 's w h a t 1 like alm ut you: you It's sto le n o r n o t.’ a s k e d th e g irl o f m y affectio n , tap p in g d o n 't h av e to he ex p lain ed to. Henry- “ You’re g e ttin g sleepy. AW*'- m e on th e ch eek w ith o n e of th e forks. W alk er w o u ld n 't have know n 1 felt I k n o w o n e th in g th a t goo* */ “T h e sa m e n ig h t 1 h ad a no te from like c ry in g if I’d scream ed it a t him !’ on fo re v e r.’ h e r sa y in g , ’D e a re s t Jo e . you o u g h t to " T h a t m ade me feel p retty gooi,* “ W h a t? ’ ■ee th e lovely a ' te r d in n e r coff e spoons (though d in n er w asn ’t ready). ’Kilt “ ‘O u r s to r a g e ren t. I to* S eco n d C ousin M illy lias s e n t- no tw o w h a t? -----’ few y e a r s w e ’ll h a v e paid fori" a lik e . O ra n g e p lu sh ease. Isn 't It e x “ 'I t 's th e silver! I cam e up to ch an g e c itin g ? D o n 't tell, d e a r, h u t 1 alm o st th e fo rk s an d spoons so th ey sluuilil o u tfit, olid th e n w e’ll fetch It b*/ w ish th e y ’d been so m e th in g else, fo r I g et w orn alike, an d I’ve shirt th e p ap er k eep o p en h o u se fo r burgling th in k so m e th e g irls a r e g oing to give w ith th e com bin atio n In th e cheat, an d clean co n sc ie n c e .’ " D o n 't be rid icu lo u s. J1*- e m e sp o o n s.' T h e rest o f th is le tte r w as I c a n 't rem em tier w h at it w as,’ w ife." - N e w Y o rk Tribune. n o t In te re s tin g —to you. "I got dow n besiilo her. Ir w as hot- I 'T h i s w a s th e la-ginning of a n avn te r th a n Mexico In th a t closet. I tu r n D e s t r u c t i o n t ' a n s r i l hy Bafc la n c h e o f sp o o n s—C lin rte r O ak spoons, ed an d tried th e lock. 'D o von keep n u tm e g spoons, so ld ie rs’ m o n u m en t y o u r d resses o u t of my w ay. they tickle A S co tch H ig h la n d e r, d r < p ■points, w itch spoons, b u st spoons, por- th e hack of lav neck.' No goo.l. 'W ell a n d c a r r y in g a se t of to w tr n it sp o o n s il called th e se last our I g u ess w e'll use th e old forks to-day. Ills a rm , a p p e a r e d a t Bsr B* p ic tu re g a llery , ntul su g g e sted th at said 1; 'I d o n 't believe th e y ’ll fad e o th e r n ig h t a n d nex t a f c th e y sh o u ld b e fra m e d in rib b o n s an d a w a y yet aw h ile.' o'cli ck s tro lle d u p Main street h u n g In th e p arlo r). O ne o f o u r frie n d s “ ’Oh, I’m so s o r r y - h u t —th e y 're ev of a go*sl (d ace to try the « e se n t a p a ir of salte d -alm o n .l s|*oons. ery one sh u t up in th a t ch est.' So we n a tiv es. It is y e a r s since h o p in g th a t w e w o u ld e x c h a n g e th em lau g h ed . W h at else w as th ere to do? m u sic of th e c a n n y Scot h a i* If th ey w ere d u p lic a te d , b u t it tu rn ed It w as funny w hen Dom ing eam e hom e ed th e re , a n d It h a d a woml* o u t th a t th o se w ere t h e o nly ones we w ith n.e to te a - w e 'd ask ed him som e th e lirst tu n e c a u s in g n« ***; h ad . T h e s u g a r sp o o n s w ere a ll d a y s lief ore. It w o u ld n 't h a v e la-en s im u lta n e o u s ru n a w a y s sff m a rk e d . T h e re w ere five o f them . fu n n y w ith som e girls. T h e tab le look- m il th e w re c k in g of tw o ' “ i t Is a tim e-h o n o red cu sto m in our e l P rin cip ally w hite china, an d the se ts o f h a rn e s s e s . T h e hagpil office w hen one o f its Ir m a rrie d fo r th e k itch en k n iv es an d fo rk s d id n 't go in th e m id d le o f th e tune to ' re s t to 'co m b in e' a n I buy a p lrtu re ; an d a f t e r lie s a w th e deflir round. E v er cut om elet w ith a pew a n il y ou could g en e ra lly t.-ll w liat y e a r te r vision? It Is great. one tu n e h ail w ro u g h t hel* a m a n 's w ed d in g ea m e off by a g lance "It w asn ’t q u ite so fu n n y w hen th rer ■nit of th e p ip e s and l0t* h t hie p a rlo r w all. W illiam s, w ho w as o'clo ck b o a t for Bangor. hot d ay s had gone hy and we had m-nr m a rrie d In > » , ha 1 'F a r A w ay .' ly sm o th ered sojo u rn in g !n th e closet, L fllin o n «v n r f i w n m e n . B ro w n 's, a few y e a r s la te r, w as T in - o ssip is a p le a s a n t wsy* a n d no new s o f th e com bination 'D on’t T h e G reen P a r k c lu b , fo rm e d a few T h re e K ates.' O u rs w as. o f course, th e tell m a n in m r pleaded mv w ife | l** 'tig y o u rse lf. N o m an evit-i y e a rs ag o for th e convenience of lady la te s t th in g o u t. It h ad a silv e r fram e. gau to th in k I shou! 1 h av e to call in „ th a t you a r e not liable “ A s th e d a y s w en t by am i pieces of c y c lis ts in B a tte rs e a p ark , is a b o u t to locksm ith, w hen .me ev ening Aggie e n te r upon th e o ccu p atio n of handsom e silv e r piled u p on u s 1 w as m ore th an H a lf th e m is ta k e s of tW / s ta rtle d m e hy ju m p in g o n t of bed new p rem ises in G ra fto n stre e t, P ic c a o n ce rem in d ed o f th e couple w hose crym g. I ’ve got It! |- Te ,jof | t *. m a d e b y p eo p le wlio tW J d illy . T h e lis t of m em b ers a t p resen t c o u rts h ip w as con lu c te d in B row n c o rre c tin g m is ta k e s of “ M_'nt w h a t—a n ig h tm a re ? in clu d es th e n am es of th e C o u n tess of Ingese. a n d w ho w ere fitted o u t hy " T ie got li e com bination! I’ve be L ondesborough and M rs. W illiam C o u rt th e ir a d m irin g frie n d s w ith a Bm w u- A b o u t a ll th e people f j G u lly . A h u n d re d new m em b ers are Ing te a se t. w ith q u o ta tio n s a ro u n d the w orking on It all the tim e, an d It ju s t k n o w h a v e lo ts o f i-bll®^ ab o u t to be en ro lled . — London S p e c ta t'd . ed g e. ’O h. th e little m ore, an d how cam e to m e In m , sleep. Get right up poor. __ _ m u ch It la r T h e F o rd s h ad a ru n on Joe an d hold th e light, an d m ind you C hina, b u t a good d eal o f It g o t broken don t set a n y th in g on Are.’ In „ n o ,h e r N e a rly a ll th e fa t I tw o m in u tes th e fro n t o f th e ch eat fell le a n e r th is su m m e r. ! cu m too g a it w il bee T h a ir tw e ll A rfte r "M r. Cleve, please d o n ’t shoot m e for M id n ig h t ” sa y in g it— wo r e a lly m u st be rid in g . ” D ra w in g h e r c u rta in , sh e looked o u t C leve s ta rte d a little , b u t su it! w ith a s id e T h e “ g a i t ” w as alm o st h a lf a m ile lig h t lau g h : aw ay. Y ou cam e th ro u g h i t fro m th e “ Oh, go aw ay, H a w k in s ! Y ou ta lk h ig h w a y th a t ra n p a s t E xeter. T h o dis- lik e a m em b er o f p a rlia m e n t. I have ta n c e w a s as n o th in g to h e r q u ic k f e e t o n ly h ad five m in u te s w ith M iss Over- | E ven h ail sh e n o t b een a b so lu te ly f e a r ry v ecu ton, a n d yo u speak o f le av in g a t h a lf less, a ll ab ro a d w as now su ch silv e r a cas * p ast S. ” s h in in g as m im ic k e d day. B u t o u g h t she " H a l f p a s t 10, yo u m ean, w ith 15 to h eed a m essage so vague? H e r a u n t M e V M E O M T a v A M E R IC A N » H k l » A S S O C I A T I O N , i M 4 m iles to r i d e ,” H a w k in s s a i d sh o w in g sh e knew , w o u ld d isapprove. D id n o t D u e 's ch eeks g rew h o tly n t l j h is w atch . T h e o th e r f ro w n e d h o n o r fo rb id h e r to d o u n d e r h e r Toot “ I h av eso o n Mr. H a w k in s ,” s h e m n r- “ Y ou a re a n u n m itig a te d nuisance, th e th in g w h ic h w o u ld be a g a in s t h e r in u ro tl “ I h a te him . I w ish h e w as n ot w ith y o u r hours a n d d istan ces. ’’ B u t be w ishes? here. " : got up, looked lin g e rin g ly a t D are a n d B u t th e case m u st be u rg e n t, th e need “ H e w ill n o t sta y long, o n ly t i l l a fte r ! m ade h is ad ie u w ith w h a t grace he stro n g , to b rin g h e r th u s a se c re t m es «upper. I w ill see to i t th a t yon a re not m ig h t sage. W h a t h a d J u b ile e to te ll th a t th e annoy* *1 by h is present», " M rs . T ow nley D are rose, too, a n d w e n t u p to h e r w h o le w o rld m ig h t n o t hear? T h e boy ■aid so o th in g ly. D are stopped sh o rt on au n t. T h e g i r l ’s ch eek s w e re d am ask w as sh a rp , sh re w d bey q n d h is years, am i th e low erm o st sta ir, p riso n e r to an a l roses, h e r eyes s ta rr y in th e ir d a rk d ila A lle n 's sw o rn ad v o cate a n d w o rsh ip er. m o st o v erp o w erin g im p u lse to tu r n and tion. S he seem ed to h e rse lf a ll one I n le a v in g R id g eley h e r la s t w o rd had flee, fo r in th e door f ro n tin g h e r a m an th ro b b in g p u lse o f n ew se n satio n , n o t b een fo r h im , b id d in g h im b r in g h e r i n stood, d e v o u rin g h e r g irlis h b eau ty w ith w h o lly p leasu rab le, b u t w ild ly stran g e. s ta n t n e w s if a n y th in g b efell th e h o u se a gaze su ch as she hail n ev er till th en R oyal C lev e w as u n lik o a u g h t sh e had hold. M ost lik e ly th a t w as w h a t had e n c o u n te re d — a ta ll m an, lith e an d w ell ev er seen o r d re a m e d of. H er fa v o rite b ro u g h t h im to th is m id n ig h t c o n fe r m ade, w ith d ro o p in g lidded eyes, a beau : heroes even w ere q u ite p u t o u t of c o u r t ence. S till th a t face in th e glass. S p ite H is voice w as m u sic itself. H e h a d a o f h e r b rav ery , h e r firm n erves, sh e shiv - sm ile th a t g lo rified h is face. Y et som e ered, re c a llin g ee rie ta le s o f a p p a ritio n s how th e g irl s h ra n k a li t t le fro m th e fo re w a rn in g d e a th o r p eril. m em ory of h im , sh iv e re d a t th e th o u g h t S h e m u s t go. B elow s ta ir s sh e h eard of those too p e rs is te n t eyes. th e c la n g o f clo sin g doors. R u n n in g h a s H e h a d h u n g a t h e r sid e th e e v e n in g tily d ow n, sh e sa id to th e se rv a n t: th ro u g h , w ith eyes, ears, fo r u a n g h t " I ’ll fa ste n th e w e s t door. I w a n t to e ls e S he w o n d ered v ag u ely if i t w ere s i t on th e sm a ll p o rch a w h ile a n d see n o t because she w a s a n ew species, som e th e m o o n lig h t an d th e m ists a lo n g the th in g w h o lly d iffe re n t fro m a n y he h ad creek. h ith e r to know n. In a ll th e sto ry books " A s you please. M iss Dare* B e tte r she k n ew g ra n d g e n tle m e n h a d a h a b it ta k e de key o u tsid e w id y o ’. D e d o ’ of a m u s in g th em se lv e s w ith th e c o u n try f a lls sh o t som etim es. Y ou m ig h t fin y o ’- g irls th e y ch an ce d to m e e t a n d th e n se lf locked o u t, ” B lac k P a tse y said, r id in g aw ay, le a v in g th e ir v ic tim s to a d d in g a f te r a m in u te : “ Y ou d o n ’t look d e a th o r deeolatcness. Mr. C leve Bhould l i k ' y o ’ m o th er. I 'm e m b e r her. I h e a r n o t do th a t; sh e w a s too w ise in th e w ays ’em say, A n n ' J in c e y sa y y o ’ d es de liv- of h is kind. B esides sh e w e n t no f u rth e r in im a g e o f h e r m istes, y o ' g r o n 'p a ’s even in h e r th o u g h t, th o u g h th e q u ic k m o th er, d a t d ie d so lo n g ago. ’' re d flu sh in g o v er neck a n d b ro w p ro " I a m lik e h e r p o r tr a it m o re th a n cla im e d som e m ig h ty p o stu la te u n an y on e else, ’ ’ D a re sa id , im p a tie n t to spoken. be off, b u t n o t d a r in g to sh o w i t A fter M rs. T o w n ley sa w th e b lu sh a n d m is a l i t t le sh e sa id , as th o u g h th e th o u g h t tifu l, c ru el m outh an d tho look o f one read it to s u it h e r o w n desires. A s she n n u so d to be gainsaid. A t s ig h t o f her kissed h e r niece good n ig h t sh e said , hail j u s t com e to h er: " S h u t th o door, P atse y ; th e n n o th in g c a n g e t in, n o m at- h e h a d stopped sh o rt, even fa lle n b a c k a lig h tly to u c h in g th e sm o e th cheek: te r h o w m o o n stru c k I m ay h a p p e n to be. p ace fro m th o th re sh o ld he w a s in th o act “ I th in k th is face m ig h t c h a rm even W ith th e key I ca n com e in w h en ev e r a t crossing. A t h is olbow a ru d d y bfonze c ru e l fat*-. D o be c a re fu l of it, ch ild . Ill p erso n ag e w as s ta rin g likew ise, b u t w ith fo rtu n e h as la in in w a it fo r us so long I please. ’’ " Y o u n g lad ies m o s’ g in e r ’lly w a n t ter a ro u n d , in nocent, b lu e eyed stare, th a t i t re a lly behooves yo u to t r y to w a tc h d e m oon w h e n good lo okin beaux w h o lly u n lik e tho o th e r ’s b u r n in g gaze. ch an g e th e fa m ily luck. ” d es g o n e erw ay , ” P a ts e y ch u ck led , obe B etw een th e tw o H a w k in s p eered f u r D are lifte d h e r eyes a n d asked: d ie n tly c lo sin g th e door. D are dropped tiv e ly fo r a h a lf second, th e n th r u s t “ A u n t M el, am I re a lly e x tr a o rd i d o w n u p o n th e ste p s a n d fo r 10 m in u te s h im s e lf fo rw ard , say in g , w ith h is best n a r ily p re tty ? ” w a tc h e d th e f a in t g h o stly m is ts w r ith e bow : “ J u d g e fo r y o u rself, m y c h ild ," Mrs. "M rs. T ow nley, H o lth a m h ere is T o w n ley said , tu r n in g h e r to fa r* th e u p fro m th e b a b b lin g ru n n e l a n d hover s tru c k d u m b o r seem s to be, so le t m e [ lo n g p ie r glass, th a t su re ly h a d never a n d w a v e r in th e f u l l leafed tre e tops. A s s h e step p ed lig h tly to th e g ra ss a m a k e k n o w n to you Mr. Clevo, w hose reflected lo v elin ess m ore w insom e. F or m o n ey wo hope to h ave fo r n e ig h b o r if a m in u te b o th looked in silen c e a t th e low g ro w l fell on h e r car. S h e saw in th e m o o n lig h t a big, sh a g g y w h ite cu r i t sh o u ld tu r n o u t th a t w e c a n ’t h ave f a ir im age. T h e n D are g ave a lo w cry, s ta n d in g f u ll in h e r p a th , g e n tly w a v in g h im s e ll ” th o e ld e r w o m an scream ed aloud, to r h is t a il a n d lo o k in g a t h e r w ith th e a ir “ D elig h ted , I ’m s u r e ,” m u rm u re d th ere, fa in tly , fro m th o h a lf l i t d ep th s M r. Cleve, h is eyes s till upon Dare. i b e h in d her, a m a n ’s face show ed, w h ite of a s te rn b u t lo v in g g u a rd ia n . W ith eyes f u ll on h is sh e w e n t s tr a ig h t u p to M rs. T o w n ley p u t o u t a h a n d to h im i an d set, in th o m irr o r over h e r shoulder. h im a n d la id a h a n d on h is head, sa y in g a n d said , w ith i t s till in h is grasp : N e x t m in u te i t h a d v a n is h e d D are v ery low : " N ic e f e llo w l B ig d o g I Com e " T h o p leasu re is m ine. Mr. Cleve, | ru b b ed h e r eyes. Mrs. T e w n le y said, a n d w a lk w ith m e !” th is is m y little niece. D are O verton. sh a rp tre m o r in h e r tone: H a lf r e lu c ta n tly h e y ie ld e d to h e r im - “ D id yo u see anybody? W hose face j pulse, stood asid e an il a t la s t w alk ed C H A P T E R XV. ! w as it? ” j so b erly b eh in d . K e e p in g w e ll in shadow , A s th e h all clock stru c k 10 th a t n ig h t D are d id n o t a n s w e r a t once. W hen d a r tin g fro m tre e to tree, fro m co v ert to H aw k in s, w h o stood h a t a n d w h ip in I sh e d id speak, i t w a s to say: oovert. D are g a in e d th e c a rria g e w ay h a m ! read y to m ake h is ad ieu , sa id low “ I th o u g h t I sa w so m e th in g , b u t no a n d r a n so s w if tly a lo n g i t th a t, alm o st to h is hostess: d o u b t w e w ere b o th m istak en . W e b efore sh e th o u g h t o f it, th e g a te b arre d " R e a lly i t beg in s to look as th o u g h m u st h a v e been. T h e re is no one h e re h e r w ay. w h a t b eg an as a sp e c u la tio n m ay tu r n , b u t ourselves. ’ ’ N o t fo r long. A s sh e stopped b re a th - o u t a g ra n d passion. ’ ’ “ N o t a s o u l,” sa id Mrs. T ow nley, less an il p a n tin g i t sw u n g open, a n d J u - " H e a v e n send i t to be m u tu a l, ’’ Mrs. sh iv e rin g v io len tly . “ I t m u s t havo been b ile e ’s voice said : T o w n ley said, w ith tho f a in te s t possible th e flic k e rin g o f th e l i g h t ” “ O h, M iss D are, i f yo u please, p ro in c lin a tio n of h e r h ead to w a rd th e D aro sa id n o th in g . In ste a d sh e w a lk gress o u tsid e. T h o se do g is too ex p icio u s ro o m 's f a rth e r side, w h e re R oyal C leve ed aw ay w ith tin g lin g pulses. S he had h ere in th e p la in m oonshine. ” ■ till b e n t upon D are th a t b u rn in g re no fe a r of, n o b e lie f in, g h o sts o r v isio n a In silen c e D are follow ed h im to th s r a n ! " Y o n h ad b e tte r ta k e h im a w a y ," H o r eye w a s to o tr u e a n d keen fo r o p tic sh a d e o f a b ig o ak t h a t stood a tit t le to ■he w e n t on. " I am a fra id h e w ill al illu sio n s. S h e h a d seen a face, a face o n e sid e o f th e h ig h w a y . A s soon as f rig h te n her. B y th o w ay, w h a t d id he she k n e w w ell. I t w as A lle n F a u n tle - th e y w e re w e ll w i t h i n i t sh e s a id very ■ay to y o u r schem e b efore ho saw her?” ro y w h o h a d lo o k ed a t h e r fro m th a t low : "T o o k i t first us an A m erican jo k e ," " W h a t b r o u g h t y o n h ere, Ju b ile e ? i c la re o bscur % H a w k in s said. " B u t I h ad g o t p re tty * • • • • • A re y o u by y o u rself? T e ll m e q u ick . Is w e ll th e le u g th of h is foot a n d knew A lit t le la te r H a w k in s re in e d u p from a n y th in g WTong a t hom e?” ho w to eo u v inee h im t h a t th e re w ure " M y tw o feet b r o u g h t m e h e ro ,” J u th e ir h a n d g a llo p to say to R o y a l Cleve: m illtb u s in i t fo r a ll o f us. ’’ " N o n eed to ask if every prospect b ilee sa id , w ith a g r i n " T h a t is to say, Mrs. T o w n ley d a rte d a t h im a keen pleases. ’P o n m y life, m an. y o u eam e I p e d e s tria n e d sin c e 12 o 'c lo c k today. ” ausp icio u s glance. " W h y d id y o n com e? Is m a m m y sick, I n e a r to m a k in g a sp e ctacle o f yourself. ” “ Y ou to ld m e th is m a n C leve w a s very, C leve shook th e o th e r ’s h a n d im p a or g ra n d fa th e r, o r an y b o d y in tro u b le ?” v ery ric h , " s h e s a i d “ I f th a t is th e tie n tly fro m h is sleeve, s a y in g r a th e r D a re ask ed h u rrie d ly . " T h a t w as only c a s o " — A lisik finished th e se n ten ce, so ooldly: t h a t H a w k in s m ade luusje to d eclare: " S to p th w , H aw k in s. I am im m en se " H e is rich , Mrs. T ow nley, ric h ly o b lig ed to y o u fo r th o in itia l su g g e s en o u g h to w a n t very b a d ly to be ric h e r. tio n , b u t please rem em b er th a t w h ile 1 Y o n see, h is fa th e r is a b ig iro n lu n ster a m a lw a y s re a d y a n d w illin g to h e a r o v er then*. T h e re are ju s t tw o sons, th is y o u on bu sin e ss I p re fe r to escape d isc u s buy a n d n n other, an d th e ir a m b itio n is sion o f m y p erso n al affairs. ” to becom e iro n kings. T h a t ’s w h y th e y H a w k in s g av e a n a n g ry w h is tle and a re lo o k in g fo r in v e s tm e n ts hen*. " ■aid ro u g h ly : " T h i* one is h an d so m e a n d w ell bred, “ See here, Mr. R oyal C leve, i t 's q u ite b u t looks d is s ip a te d T h a t I d o n 't lik e , ” too la te fo r y o n to ta k e th a t to n e w ith Mrs. T o w n ley sa id co n serv ativ ely . w me R e m e m b e r w e h av e d ra w n and H a w k in s sm iled a g rim sm ile. sig n e d a few p apers, p ap ers th a t w o u ld “ N o d o u b t h e h a s gone th o pace, ” he be a w k w a rd re a d in g fo r a y o u n g la d y I ■aid, " b u t th a t o n ly m akiw h im th e co u ld nam e. Y ou w e n t in to th is on b u si re a d ie r to se ttle dow n. C le a rly h e th in k s ness. N ow yo u w a n t to s h if t to s e n ti ao. T h e g irl is c h a rm in g , an d he h a s g ot m e n t. V ery goes!, b u t y o u ’d b e tte r keep i t w orse aliont h e r th a n e v e n ” ------ a c iv il tongue. B y tu r n in g m y h a n d over " W h o m ? ” asked Mrs. T o w n ley as ho I can p u t a lio n in y o u r p a th — a n o th er ■topped s h o r t H a w k in s d id n o t answ er. lover— b eside w hom yo u w o u ld havo as H e w a s lo st in rag e a t th e m em ory of m u c h c h a n c e of w in n in g th is O verton « /« A lle n F a n n tle ro y , o f d e lig h t in tho g ir l ns I h a v e o f g o in g s tr a ig h t to h eaven th o u g h t of how w e ll liis w ro n g n t th a t j u s t a s I s t a n il I m e a n t n o h arm , no y o u n g m a n 's h a n d w a s lik e ly to be d isre sp e c t t o you, to her. I a m a s anx <> A J - i a v e n g e d H a w k in s k n ew , w h a t w a s as io n s n e a rly a s y o u rse lf th a t y o u sh a ll r e t a secret, th a t A llen, w h ile a p p a r e n t m a rry h er, b u t I w o n ’t g e t in th e d u st She tre a t »tealg ht u p tn h im a n d la id a hand on ht» head. ly a c c e p tin g M ajor O v e rto n ’s refu sal, an d ta k e k ic k s a n d cuffs a t y o u r p le a s th re e h o u rs a f te r I l e f t S u re ly n o th in g h ail so a rra n g e d a ffa irs t h a t th o o ld u re to b rin g i t a b o u t T h o sooner yon h ap p en ed in t h a t li t t le tim e .” m a n 's d e a th w ould m ak e D are solo u n d e rsta n d t h a t f a ilu re o r success for J u b ile e looked d ow n a n d b egan to o w n e r of th e p ro p e rty in d isp u te. W hen y o u re sts w h o lly in m y h a n d s th e b e tte r i sp e ak v ery low , in h is ea rn e stn e ss f o r sh e w a s Mrs. R o y a l C leve, no d o u b t i t w ill be f o r b o th o f iff*.' ’ g e ttin g th e d ic tio n a ry an d re la p s in g now F a n n tle r o y w o u ld k ick h im s e lf fo r h is R oyal C lev e sw o re a g re a t o a th u n d e r a n d th e n in to th e dialeO t of b is raco. o v e rsc rn p n lo sity . A nd th a t sh e sh o u ld h is beenU l A lo u d h e said, h a lf m ock bo o n e w a y o r a n o th e r— fa irly , i f pos- [ continued .) in g ly : “ Is i t so, m y good H aw k in s? N ow A v u e e r D e p o s it. liste n to m e. I hope yo u a re m v f a ith fu l J u liu s H o w e h a s a p e c u lia r d ep o sit ally. C e rta in ly I w ill d o a ll th a t I can on h is f a rm In E a s t B rookfield. M ass. h a v e s a il! b u t I reckon su re ly on one I t c o v e rs a b o u t a n a c r e a n d lies a t th e th in g . T h is g irl. D are O verton, sh a ll be b o tto m o f a r a v in e In a bog. I t is m y w ife in sp ite o f e v e ry th in g . ” a b o u t o n e a n d o n e -h a lf fe e t th ic k a n d T h ro u g h th e b r ig h t m o o n lig h t H aw Is tw e lv e in ch es b elo w th e su rfa c e . It k in s s m ile d so u rly , say in g , h a lf to h im h a s b een a n a ly s e d an d fo u n d to co n 'V se lf: s is t o f th e p e trifie d sh e lls o r b o d ies o f “ I hope yo u a re a tru o p r o p h e t T h e m in u te flies o r b e etles. U pon b ein g d ay I k n o w sh e is to be y o u r w ife th a t b u rn e d It c ru m b le s Into a w h ite pow- d a y m ak es h er h eiress of O v e rto n ’s | d c r, v a lu a b le f o r sc o u rin g m etal. claim . ” lvt(\Toiv/ J T, p i h i V ft H r h o d h u n p at hrr rt.tr U\r evening through. slb lc. T h e w a y w a s p la in an il easy t f C le v e ’s a rd o r d id n o t f rig h te n her. M rs. T o w n ley w a s r ig h t, th o u g h it w o u ld n ev er do to le a v e h im u n in te r r u p te d ly in th e g i r l 's preeeneo. S trid in g «cro ss th e room , H a w k in s sa id , w i t h a f f e c ta tio n of jo c u la r te rro r: CH A PTER X V ! D are w e n t to h e r room so filled w ith ten se ex p ectan c e as alm o st to sto p the b e a tin g of hor h e a r t S he w e n t s tr a ig h t to th e to ile t ta b le a n d saw , w ith no sense o f su rp rise , a h a n d fu l o f field flow e rs la id l o w l y upon i t A t h e r touch th e y fell a p a rt, le ttin g hor eye re st up*» ■ sc ra p o f fmper, b e a rin g in J u b ile e 's b est flo u rish : " m ia S d are, th is T oe say, w il yo HATCHET UNANSW ERED PRA Y ERS WEDDING GIFTS. T h e »Smiths’ sp e cialty w as etch in g s; th ey bad enough to r e v ery room in the h o u se only, they n e v e r I,ad a house; th ey b oarded e t c s l u .e ,l,ev w ere m arried . 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