The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1860-04-19

lovers presence SO soon changes tears t.
smiles.
"Ycs, answered Gray, laughing"h
asked me to hold it, aud SO | thought
might as well mount it, too"
That was SO archl y said that Lily burs
into an irrepressible laugh, in which Ora,
heartily joined.
Loves free nlasonry-they understood
each other.
of you please, SIR" interrupted the
groom, touching his hat, :" the hostle'
has brought the 'osses-ham | to pu,
to? ?"
Well, I think you'd better wait til
Mr.. Iluson comes. They may bs rcstive
when once harnessed to-"
Please sir" uttered the man again
lowering his vocie, II don't think Mr.
'Uson lneans to come.
Doesn't mean to come - CALCULATED
Gray, in surprise.
The man beckoned him, little aside.
You re gentleman, sir, | see you
hare" was the whispered assurance, as
Gray leant towards him., and | don
Iik to see no tricks played"
Tricks played What do you
mean :"
"Why this sir; hope you won't,
| please, say l went and told you, but that
poor dear young lady
"Good heavens what Of her ?" ex.
claimed the alarmed Gray.
Well, sir, was round there by them
ere sticks and dolls yonder, Haunt Sal
lys they call them, when | card Mr.
Uson and that gent as wur on that ere
'oss a settling as 'ow the 'oss to bc
left with fcller down in the oller yon.
der for Mr.. 'Uson and that that ere chap
as rid the 'oss wur to come back to the
pheaton, and say as 'ow he wur to drive
ONE young Miss, and SO druv away with
her.
"Thc-w
No, it wasn't 1.-THE Deuce" it was
something far more expressive that Gray
| gave utterance to.
"And anything more ?" he asked
"W.ll, no, SIR answered the groom
The other put u handsome coin in his
hand, promised secrecy, ordered the
horses to be put to, told Lily that her
father was to meet them outside, and
that he would drive her to him, which
in nowisc panied her;she liked her char.
ioteer.
1t is delicious wind up Of DERBY
day to 90 home with the man you love
beside you. Then Gray gave the raw.
buned horse to an ostlcr, aud told him to
take it in half an hour to the grand
stand, a gentleman there would rrmuner.
a'e him handsomely for doing so, and tell
that same individual that Mr. Gray Rus.
sell sent it with thanks for the loan.
Aud off started the two spanking BAYS,
driven by the happy Gray Russell, with
! his lovely Lilly beside him.
Where shall we meet papa? asked
Lily, as they LETT EPSON Downs behind
them and found themselves dashins along
the road in an exhlerating crowd of 9TH
cr carriages. dinil y seen through clouds of
dust. lie must have gone on great
way before US, and why did he yo?'
Gray turned his head and looked fix
edly at her,at the risk Of running against
something or Of being run against in that
crowd.
IL don't know, I'm sure, where he
is" Gray said quietly.
"Don't know where papa is.' ex.
cl.imed Lily
~ haven't the slig ghtest notion"
"Where did he tell you to meet him,
Mr. Russell p She was beginning to
feel little amazed at his manner.
He never told me anything at all,
Miss Huson-Lily,' he whispered, chan
sing his tone to Que of tenderness, 'can t
you trust me? would shield you from
harm with the last drop of my blood"
d" | would indeed fully trust YOU and
she looked up SO contiding in his face,
but there is something strange in this
affair which alarms me- Tell me truly
where is pap -
81 haven't the slightest idea !; only
know he's quite safe"
"Oh, thank Heaven for that
1.-THE fact is, Lily, that your father
intended you to be driven home by tha.
saby John Doe, Lively Johnny was to
have done exactly what l did, that is,
have driven you off the course under
pretence of meeting your father. and to
have had tete a tete with you all the
way
Surely" she cried in doubling in
d's"ant tone, papa was no party to such
an arrangement!
1t was simply concocted between
him and John Doe, onl ly ran away with
the latters horse when he left me tc
hold it, and frustrated all the scheme
which II friend told me was in project
ed state"
"And what does papa wish me to do?'
she asked, aud then quickly responed tt
the question by the doubt, "Surely moi
to marry Mr.. Doe p
You cannot have been blind to hi.
intentions on that score, Lily for lous
time past
| do assure you" she said earnestly
THAT l only thought papa liked Mr.. Do
because he fancied him simple, good
nstured Young man.
But he's very well of, Lily nay, will
be very rich when his father dies tn.
John Does carry on very extensive bus
iness in the world"
:" don't care. III never marry him
Mr' RUSSELL Lily said petulantly, amaz
another.
Her eyes filed with tears she drew
dow' her veil to conceal them, mutterint
something about the dust.
Gray Russell, despite the imnruds,o,