Lamoille newsdealer. [volume] (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1860-1877, 1865-12-20

Goals as I pushed the doorla quarter of an
inch open.
Hark footstepl l jerked my door to
again with an emphasis that made my
prison house sway in a sadly nervous
manner but it was only clerk sent for
some particular letter, and I breathed
freely once more-that is. as freely as it
was possible under the circumstances
That clock must have stopped. list
ened to hear its regular "tick---tick,"
and was unwillingly compelled to believe
it was still in operation.
Shades of Fahrenheit, how hot it was I!
a thermometer would certainly have stood
at hundred in this close atmosphere
was streaming with Precipitation my
hair was as wet as if had stood in a
summer shower-but I would cheerfully
have remained there all day to detect
the conspiracy between my Minnie and
"E. NJ"
Twelve o'clock! Minnie must have have
been detained l could hear "E. NJ. IS
voice occasionally in the store-a cloth
ing establishment, if my reader is at all
iuquisitive on the subject--proof positive
that he was on hand
began to shift my weight, uneasily
from one foot to the other, aud feel un-
pleasantly conscious of a vacuum in my
gastric regions ..
One o'clock Decidedly, this was get.
J ting rather monotonous. | was inclined
to be very sleepy, but it wouldn't do to
yield to the Establishments of Morpheus.
If only could just have INDUCED in a
cigar!
But my patience was not destined to 60
entirely unrewarded. Just as was anx-
iously waiting for the relentless clock to
strike two, there was futter of silken
garments on my ear--the sound of Min
MES familiar voice.
Il am 50 sorryl lost that memorandum,
Evered.
! (Sorry! heard itD.
1T isn't of bit of consequence, Min
ME; we'll make it all straight"
Would hc?')
LET me see," said EVerard refectively
five yards at II shillings. would be
$6.87. Now, when do you want it fin
ished 2"
"By next Thursday---it is Clarence's
birthday" ..
II think I can promise it to you by
that time. | was sorry to disapp,int you
before, but we really hadn't bit of any
thing in the store that was at all appropri-
ate for dressing gown. The material is
elegant, crimson leaves, you see, on fawn-
colored ground"
Beautiful !" CALCULATED Minnie.
"And you want it lined with crimson silk
with crimson cord and with tassels, don't
you?'
"Of course. How pleased Clarence will
be-" ..m
Qf there had been crack in the bot
tom of that wardrobe, | must, assuredly,
have fallen through it, SO exceedingly
cheap did feel y
Dear Clarence" went on my innocent
Minnie, II don't think he felt very well
last night-hc was so strange and abrupt
in his manner" .r...
, Very likely" yawned 'E. NJ with a
provoking Indifference. by the way
Minnie, which direction are you goingY
{ "Home of course. Clarence may cal
this afternoon"
(My devoted little darling | only wish
that and the wardrobe were in the midst
of the Libyan desert or some other disma
spot.
; "Then | will walk round with you
Dobell will be back presently, and there
is no necessity for my staying here
Just wait half second until l can gel
my hat"
The blood in my veins seemed turned
for second to ice, then again to fire.
What a blockhead had been not to
foresee this emergency
| held my breath, and clung desperate,
ly to the inner handle of the wardrobe,
as felt Everard Mason's touch upon the
outer
why" soliloquized that young gentle
man, in a puzzled tone of voice what
on earth ails the door-handle-it won't
turn !"
And he gave an energetic wrench that
defed all my efforts to impede its revolu.
ton. w 4
The door flew open, and ! stood re-
vealcd among the coats and busters like a
modern edition of one of Belzonl's mum.
mics!
"Hallo 4! calculated Mason, staring at
me in blank astonishment. while Minnie's
eyes grew bigger and bluer than | had
deemed it possible for eyes to be.
| knew there was no alter native but to
step bravely forth and face the music,
which | did accordingly.
WELL said Everard, resignedly. | Id
like to know how you came here.
I wasn't going to favor him with any
explanations 80 | turned somewhat sheep
ishly to my little betrothed.
..M:o;. da rtiuu--you'U think me