The Plymouth Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1869-1941, 1869-10-28

pred that the young mans name was Ed
ward Winston; tha5 he was artcled to O
solicitor, and had Just served his time
also, that he hal gained applause in
private theatricais, aud had an idea that
his real vocation was the stage-an evi
dent resource in case Mr. JohnstOne, the
father, did not turn up, and Mr.. Johnstone
the uncle, refused to receive his niece
a state of affairs which would render an
immediate marriage prudent. Annie did
not quite see the logic of this, but owned
that her distress at seing Mr. Edward
Winston (well N-ned) come III for a bad
lunch every other day was caused by a
peculiar objection to receive charity from
him, which would not have occurred to
hei il the case of any other human being.
Smith, Brown, Jones, or Robinson might
| have killed themselves with bad Dic-crust.
and while wondering at their taste, she
would have pocketed their sIillings with
rejoicing.
Finally, it occurred to Ned Winston to
look at his watch, and the position of the
hands drew whistle of dismay from his
lips NEARLY three!' he cried; "and
jenkins is waiting for my return to go
and get his dinner" And with hurried
hand-squeeze he took his departure.
Next day at Ito he reappeared, followed
by q man bearing a tray, which contained
oysters, stout, and slices of cold beef.
"Since it hurts your feelings to feed me
with your wares, have brought my own
luncheon" said Ned, when he and Annie
were alone again. "There is double what
can eat, see will you not help me out
with it ?"
had always better opinion of Ned
| Il. tl,ot A -, l..
might be understocked, and providing her
with meal in this diplomatic manner
and Annie, who was faint as well as anxi-
| Gus, appreciated it too. 1t sounds shock
ingly unrOmantic to suppose that eating
and drinking can have any connection
with the affections, yet there seems an in
completeness about either the friendship
or the love upon which the digestive
organs have not set their seal.
do not deny that the more ethereal
kiss may be the correct sigdiuna Gnaoris, but
every corner of the shop was visible from
the street, and as for asking her lover into
the back parlor while her father was ab-
sent, Annie was far too correct young
lady to think of such thing, and, indeed,
Master Ned had not the impudence to hint
at an invitation of the kind being welcome.
So they ratified their engagement with
oysters and porter seated opposite to each
other at a little round marble topped table;
and when the meal was concluded, they
felt as if they had been acquainted for
months.
On returning so late to the office the day
before, Ned Winston had been subjected
to troublesome questioning as to what he
had been doing with himself al the time;
so he took care to leave carly to day, an
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same hour on The morrow
But on the following morning he was
sent off TO Chester with certain important
deeds. That WAS on the Thursday, and he
aid not get back till Saturday night; and
as he lived at home, some fifteen miles out
of town, with observant relatives, he
could not get away on the Sunday without
| exciting awkward curiosity 50 that it
was not till luncheon time on Monday that
he entered Dreary street with thrObbing
heart. The shutters were up at No. TO-
Poor Ned felt for moment as if his heart
and lungs had struck work. Was she
dead? NJ, no, impossible. Her father,
perhaps; iie had disappeared suddenly,
and might ave committed suicide The
idea of di> 'bing a recent sorrow made
him drop bell-handle without ringing.
and look rol | for likely place for in
formation. i ere was bruSh-shop mme-
diately oppo, te, AMI he pOrtly dame who
kept it was standing in the doorway, eye
ing him with a certain curiosity. She had
good-natured look about her, so he
crossed the road, and asked her if she
knew what was the matter.
"Lor," exclaimed the woman: "and l
who thought you would perhaps tell me
sure you we're friend or relative, or some
thing, I thought, going there most days
the last month or m0re" And she seemed
quite injured
4" only went as IA customer" said
Ned; "but | have got to take sort of
interest, and so seeing the shop shut up"
q" L see, see; you look quite pale come
in and sit down. Lori I've been young
girl myself, and | remember hearing how
Jim was took when he first heard | hau
the measles. No, it's nothing OF that sort
she went away quite well, as far as l could
see, only crying"
" She has gone away, them"
"Bless You, yes; didn't | say sos A
gentleman, not her father, came in cab
at twenty-five minutes past ten yesterday
morning, or perhaps it might be little
nearer the half hour; saw him, because
my room looks out on the street, and was
before the glass putting on my bonnet for
church. NJ husband used to 30 to chapel
and, believe, prefers it now, only won't
put up with nothing so vulgar What
gentlefolks do you see at chapel? I say to
him. Why, look at the carriage company
as goes to church, compared to-"
What aged gentleman ?" interrupted
Ned.
"Well. middlcaged, or, as he was got ND
youthful, perhaps we might say elderly.
A fine man, though tall and stoutish. with
iight-brown wig and whiskers dyed to
match. Wig and dye know are not nat
ural, because of the crows feet no man
ever had such crows feet as them without
bit of gray. Well he got out, and went
into the house, leaving the cab waiting;
and as felt a sort of intrcSt in that Miss
Jhonstone, poor thing, her father being
such regular bad un, waited too, and
gave up my church for once; not but wha.
hold that it brings luck to-
Exactly; agree with You. And how
long did the gentleman stop"
It'll IL o'clock, keeping the cab wait
ing; which would have been much cheap
er to have paid the first off, and taken an
other And then he came out followed by
Miss .Iohnstone, who had box, which
the cabman took and put on the roof; ard
ban6box and umbrella, which she took
inside with her But first she locked the
house-door, and took the key out, and as
she turned TO get into the cab, | saw that
she was crying"
That was all the information Ned Whis-
ton could get at the time but when he
revisited the spot later in the day, he found
weazened man with a very sour express
sion on his face coming out of No. 10,
and asked him If he knew what had hap
pened.
"Yes," replied the man, "the fathers
drowned, and the daughters hooked it,
and l am done out of my rent-thats
what has happened"
III. JOSS HOUSE VILLA.
You are probably under the impression
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