North Branch democrat. [volume] (Tunkhannock, Pa.) 1854-1867, 1866-10-24
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home that night began to search through
the card basket. Mother wondered why /
STAYED out of bed, tired as | was but /
thought should find key TO the mystery
at last, but no, the names were all well
known. the card must have been lost, and
l went TO be as much in the dark as ever,
though now deeply interested in the man
Walters visits were mostly paid by his
lounging at Wizards while was in the
parlof, so that he had no occasion to send
| another card for some time. Once came
very near finding ont Yonng Creel ar
rived from New York. You know he
knows every one, .and | saw him talking
earnestly with Waiter. Soon after he
came t. spkak tone You remember
how dreadtully he lisps. Wei he drawl-
ed ont how glad he was ito thee me- and
so on, and then as soon as could, asked
him: ..g ......i .....t.r .-.a. ..-
"Mr. Creel. who is that gentleman you
were just talking with ?" sF
(Which one, the thmall man or the
th'tout onef'
NcltUeT, LIIdL tdlL OHc, W Vic
! large woman in red. ..
That Oh, that ith Mither Cothwoth,
of the firm of Cothwoth and thon. You
ought TO know him. Hith father ith vewy
wich." - ~s1 ~ .
"Oh, Thank you, do know him: but
what did you say the name was y
"Cothwoth. All, NTH Thith, how dc
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gelique Smith.
was as much in the dark as ever
Cothwoth, he called it; that would b..
Coswos, perhaps, as he lsped so dreadful
ly, or even Cossos, for Creel was apt to
confuse the sounds of r. and W. Evident
ly could not call him by any of these
names. conld only console myself by
the reflection that had at least something
satisfactory to tell mamma who was be-
ginning to be very inquisitive about my
admirer. -... ... -.-.-
/ suppose it was my habit of
now always calling him Walter to myself
that led to the final catastrophe and the
solution of the mystery. One afternoon |
was walking down cross street. when
Walter Joined me- We went on together
chatting pleasantly, when all of sudden
there Was rush and a clatter, and a run
away horse came p!unging and tearing
down the street; he WAS on the sidewalk,
and seemed to be coming directly towards
us. was terribly frightened, as you NAV
imagine, and clung to my companions arm.
"Oh, Walter! Wa!ter!'' i cried, "we
shall be kihed" +" ....... ... ....
mo, no. Lulu, my darling p and sud
denly seizing me in his arms, he sprang
with me mp the steps Of the house near
which we We're. There was deep porch,
and there he put me down, though still
keeping his around me. .....
The hor.e had swept by second after
we reached the shelter, but Walter held
me close, looking earnestly into nv eyes.
"Lulu, dearest, do you love me y he
said. .... .....
Oh, Mr." began, then falter-
ed and stammered. Il ought not to have
called you Walter"
"Yes, You ought, that and nothing else,
Lulu. ] love you. dearest! Tell me, can
hope yon love me little ?"
biushed desperately and half whispered
"Yes. / do ;" and then, when thought he
would kiss me then and there, hurried
on. "but had another reason for calling
you Walter. l don't know what your
other name is"
He stared at me. "Are you teasing me,
Lulu?' ........ ..
mo, inded. I do like you ever so
much; you know do, Walter"
"My darling" ......
"But I don't really know what your
name is"
And then We walked away, and I told
him all about it. He was very much
amused; but his name Is hard to remem-
Der ; it is Cothrotb, and I don't wonder
/ could not catch it at once. think papa
and mama were rather horrifed when they
first heard of my engagement, bnt the un-
exceptionaole position of Mr.. Cothroth
satisfied them, and now you understand
that am going to marry my Walter, who
was so long the man without name.