Lewistown gazette. [volume] (Lewistown, Pa.) 1843-1944, 1864-06-22


toward the door, but ere he knew what he
was doing, Olive had walked quietly across
the room, locked the door and taken out
the key--then she resumed her seat.
What does this mean? calculated the
astonished prisoner of VT.
1t means sir, that you will he obliged to
reconsider the question, said Olive.
Obliged?
'Yes-you will hardly jump out of the
window and there is no other method of
egress unless y choose to 90 up the chin
ney. Now then, Mr.: Dean, will you tell
me if you-a christian man 10 the nine
teenih century-intend to sell poor wo-
mans furniture, because she is not able to
pay your rent? Listen, sirp
Mr.. Dean had opened his mouth to re-
mOnstrate, but Olive enforced her words
with very emphatic little stamp of the foot
and he was as it were stricken dumb
You are, what the world calls a rich
man, Mr.. Dean You own rows of houses
piles of bank stock. railroad shares, bonds
and mOrtgages-wh0 knows what? My
aunt HIS uothing-Isupport her by copying.
Now, if this case be carried into a coIrt of
law, my poor aunt will be sufferer. you
would emerge unsceathed and pro6ted.
You are not bad man, Mr. Dean; you
have a great many noble qualities, and |
like you for them
She paused an instant and looked intent
ly and gravely at Mr.. Dean. The color
rose to his cheek-it was not disagreeable
to be told by pretty young girl that she
Ii cd hah had nd ly
ed in pretty plain speaking.
L have heard she went on, 'of your
doing kind actions when you were in the
humor OF it, You can do them, and you
shall in this instance You are cross this
morning, you know you are! Hush, no
excuse, you are selfish and irratible and
overbearing! If | were your mother and
you were a little boy, | should certainly
put you in a corner until you promised to
be good
Mr.. Dean smiled although he was get
ting angry. Olive went on with the utmost
composure.
But as it is, l shall only keep you here
prisoner until you have behaved and gave
me your word not to annoy my aunt again
for rent, until she is able to pay you, then,
aud not until then, will you receive your
! money. Do you promise? yes or no
i shall certainly agree to no such terms.
said Mr.. Dean tartly
Very well, sir. can wait
MISS Meiieh deposited the Key IN fhe
pocket OF her grey dress, and sat down to
hef copying. naa "he been d man hf'
Dean, would probably have knocked her
down--as 1t was she wore an invisible ar
NOR or power IN the very fact that she
was fragile, slight woman, and She kne"
IT,
Mss O.lTe, ne said sternly' let us
tefnl'"a, '''S InunaeFy' C"iocA 'haC 'ooF'
.hr' beah' Will not
'lSHhiI shout and alarm the ne'SnoofNood
then call a policeman.
very "e''' -nt' hea"' No ~ II S""
please.
one uipPeo he' pen u, Ihe '"N a"o "eS'n
on lreSn page maine" sat "o"n puZ
H'eu anu oiScou,H.'eu' anu "'tc"eo t"e ,o"S
,as"ed eyes a"u '''"''y ''"'e' '"1eN Vi MS
AeePsr' QUO was very P'e''y -""'' P''y
sne was 80 80 o"S''"a'e :,
S.,
sTbo cIock hos inst stuck tvelVn'
- hoonJ
= DI,i III, -.
,,nab I"0O'O ''N0 e'' O0' " e'' 'O'-''
Il am scrrv tbo+ that I,xprv ;s ON, Of
,orr novor,
! sI}u, an, oorf rfouodad hungry,
sAre von,
tAnd I m not goino To stand this sort Of
thing any longer
No,
How provoking'y nonehalant she was,
Mr. Dean eyed the DOcket of the grew