The Bloomfield times. [volume] (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1867-187?, 1870-05-24

talking very freely over their wine. Lind
sey was little excited, and had such q
beautiful color that I was only ZOO clad to
remember that her father seldom desired
her attendance at table when he BROUGHT
company out to suDpere-as he had done
once OF twice before. For I especially dis
liked the looks Of those two men.
Lindsey w, eathed the peaches with white
roses, and irailed scarlet houeysuckle vines
from the litile silver vases, and sent Tip
in with them, and then said, yawning:
"That's all can do for you, Aunt Man
ny. I'll so to bed now, 1 believe; . for it
was past ten o'clock.
just then Tip came back and said that
the colonel wanted Miss Lindsey to make
her appearance at supper.
80, Aunt Nanny" she exclaimed, "I
don't want 10 y
did not speak for moment, but stood
wjpng little ashes from the silver coffee
un, and trying 10 think what could be
done. | think l would have seut in word
that she was i'll if had not been ashamed
to let the clear ewes Of my darling see me
descend to an untluth.
"But you will have TO go if your father
has sent for you," l said finally.
| saw her go in,and heard The softening of
the mems voices. There was no more bois-
ter Gus laughter. confess that | stole up
into The chamber overthe dning-room, and
listened to the sounds which rose from be-
low, hoping to geta hint of how things
we've going. Lindsey hardly spoke, but /
knew how gracefully she was presiding at
the board, how like an angel she looked
with her sweet eyes and falling hair.
When she came up Iran out to her.
GLOW have you enjoyed the evening, my
dcar?"
go. it has been very tiIesomel am
sleepy" she answered. and went into her
room. After ten minutes there wasn't a
stir there; the child was sound asleep.
There were meals to be served for those
men for week. The Colonel seemed 20
have given himself vacation from business.
They went TO the city, but came out at all
hours, riding, driving, OF hunting They
made up yacht party, and took Lindsey
with them, sailing.
Meanwhile I detected something Strange
about The colonel. He had lost flesh and
went out of sight of his guests, his manner
fell Fl ON one OF excitement to one of gloom
and impatience. l had known him long, and
| knew that something was wrong with
| him.
One day Lindsey burst into the china
closet where I was cleaning silver, and ex-
claimed:
"That Major Southly has been making
love to me p
"Hush, my dear p answered closing
the door, for she had spoken quite loud in
her excitement.
"Gently, gently my DEAR You arc
inconveniently pretty Lindsey" I said
trying TO smile. "You must not be toe
hard on the poor gentleman"
:" He is not gentleman, Aunt Nanny
lie is Il wealthy sensualist, libertine II
is an insult TO be admired by him !'
was astonished at the girl.
81 wish they were all gone" she said
YEARLY. 81 am tired of so much excite
ment. Father does not look well either
Have you moi iced it Aunt Nanny ?"
said that l had.
If my ia her only knew loved him, -
she added, sadly" l think it would be a
a comfort to him, though am not boy.''
Poor dear The old yearning over her
which / had felt when she was baby, came
up strong within me. To be sure she had
Zen, but the passion of an enthusiastic
young man is not like the affection of a
mother or father And these, as / have
said, Lindsey had never known. Only /
knew what pure, strong heart my darling
had, and never believed that if her father
had known he would have appreciated it.
Major Southley's attentions were the be-
ginning of Lindsey's trouble. He actually