The Bloomfield times. [volume] (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1867-187?, 1871-11-21

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or rather, believe, the warmth was all on
Isla's part and an estrangement was grow
ing up between the sisters.
! at is only her money that he wants."
said Isla, in one of our many conferences.
"I would give him all mine willingly, if
he'd take it and not trouble us again. Do
you suppose he would, if made him the
offer?''
Probably not. He wants money, no
doubt but he wants Edith too. / don't
so much wonder at that, but the Gordian
knot with me is that Edith should want
him. Do you think she may have COM
mitted some grave indiscretion which is
known to him, and gives him hold upon
her ?"
81 don't believe that Edith ever com
mtted an indiscreton in her life. She has
been the wisest monitress to me--sister,
friend and counsellor, all in one. 1t breaks
my heart that must lose her so but |
can't tolerate that anaconda, even for her."
At last my patient began to mend.
thought it the best thing he could do un-
der the circumstances, and told him so, adj
ding recommendation from Macbeth
that ''if 'twere done, why, then, 'twere best
it were done quickly"
BY Jove, / believe you are right ~ re-
turned Hartz, smiling feebly 81 have
been sadly troublesome, l fear, but mean
to give my mind now to getting we'll"
81 begin to have hope of you. Ina week
from to-day shall have you out to ride"
| said encouragingly.
And did choosing the hour of noon,
when the air is least charged with miasmat-
ic vapors when, too, Mr.. Chigson was less
likely to be about the house. Edith came
out into the hall when we had got so far,
shook hands with Mr.. Hartz, and congrat-
ulated him in few quiet words upon his
recovery.
eyes" he said, 81 have concluded that
| life is better than death, even if one only
lives to suffer-"
Edith sighed family and leaned against
the jamb of the door.
"How long will you be gone, Uncle Lem
uel ?'' she inquired.
"About as long as Puck would be in put
ting girdle round the earth, according TO
his own Dragging" l returned, giving
Hartz my arm to the carriage.
Isla had been lowering somewhere near,
but would not come out until Edith had re-
treated. Their estrangement had now
reached such a point that they avoided each
other when they could. So at this time
the elder sisters return to the pailor was a
signal for the other to come flying down
to the carriage.
| "Don't let Uncle Lemuel land you
among the cherubs, Mr. Hartz," she rec
commended, laughing. Then she came close
to me and uttered in breathless Whisper
"The marriage day is appointed. 1t is to
be Saturday of this week. l overheard
them talking of it last nights and / shall
go away from here tomorrow"
"Do nothing rashly," advised, feeling
equal myself however, to almost any rash
thing-unless it were nettle-rash, from
which should probably have wished to be
excused.
81 don't want to but can't stay. Do
you know, think Mr.. Chieson is hurrying
ON the marriage, SO that it may be while
Hartz is in the house. He wants to parade
his triumph"
" Insolent p l muttered, ilourishing the
whip held, which was very naturally ta-
ken by the horses as q signal for starting
though had not intended it So
think Harsz may have guessed the ma
ture of Isla's whispered communication, for
he looked extremely miserable when the
horses gave me leisure to observe him and
the only social demonstrations could gel
from him were few imperfectly uttered
monosylables. Finding this not very cheer.
ful, and discovering, moreover that the
air outside was less agreeable than in the
sheltered grounds of the villa, cut short
the drive, and at the end of twenty-five
minutes was back within the precincts Sc
lately left. But now my patient with the
unreasonableness Of a child spoiled by sick
ness insisted upon being allowed to leave
the carriage and walk the rest of the way
to the house, aftera season of repose in q
little grotto of rockwork and trailing vines,
near the outside of the grounds. / urged
the insalubrious dampness Of the ground
generally, and rockwork grottos in par.ic
uar, at this autumnal season, but
| IIartz meant to have his way, and did have
IL. sent on the carriage by servant who
happened to be passing, and retired to ths