The Bloomfield times. [volume] (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1867-187?, 1872-11-19
perato effort to push through the crowd
and rejoin Mrs. Worth.

stop, Lottle " and detalnlng nand nelu
her back. "You surely have not forgot
ten your cousin, Royston Crosby ?"
"Roy is it really youP" exclaimed Lot
tic, joyfully, claspiug her hand over his
arm.
"You don't suppose would be so un-
gentlemanly as to speak to a girl didn't
know? OF course, am Roy. / have been
watching you for the past week, for
fancied you were Lottie Seabury and after
you left the hotel to-day, l went and in
quired for you by name, and then followed
you here"
"Dear Roy, l am so glad to see you.-
More glad than can say" cried Lottie,
enthusiastically.
"Dear little Lottie !" said Roy, affect
ionately squeezing her hand with his arm.
"When did you come from California ?"
asked Lottie.
"Ten days ago."
"Did you make your fortune, Roy?"
Roy shook his head mournfully.
"Ah ~ thought Lottie, "the poor boy
is probably as poor as when he went away.
How fortunate that am so rich, for of
course, he can have all he wants of my
money"
They were now in the open air. She
looked up into his face.
"Royston, you must come and dine with
us this evening"" she said. 81 have a
great deal to talk to you about" a.
She spoke with the seriousness Of advanc-
ed age, as if she was an elderly aunt lee
turing a refractory young nephew.
"Of course I'll come" said Roy.
should like it immensely"
Mrs. Worth was found, painting with
terror at the loss of her charge. Roy was
duly presented to the good lady, and the
three went cozily home together.
After dinner Roy lighted his segar, and
seated himself on the window-sill to smoke.
1t was warm evening, late in October
the window was open, and the lights and
sounds of the great city, seemed gay and
cheerful to the young people. Lottie sal
in her low rocking-chair, and pondered
over what words she could use in offering
to help her cousin. "Plain words are
always the best" she thought, and thus
she commenced.
"Royston, am troubled about you"
care you Lot? Why?" said Roy, lazily
allowing a thin cloud of smoke to escape
from his mouth.
"Are you in debit" asked Lottie, Sc
riously.
"No, nothing to speak Of"
"Did you leave any debts in California;?
"No," said Roy, looking curiously al
the grave face of his pretty cousin.
"And as you have only been here ter
days, you cannot owe much. But how dc
you expect to pay your bill at the Everett
House ?'
"How ?'' asked Roy.
eyes, how? You were always care
les, thoughtless boy. feared you woult
not make your fortune in California. Roy
ston, you know you are too lazy to work il
earnest"
every true ~
"But then l am very rich and hav,
enough for us both. You must frankl!
ask me for what you want"
"Oh, see p said Roy, setting up an,
} looking full at Lottie.
"Of course you would not mind asking
me, your own, dear cousin; and it distresscs
me to think you are in poverty"
"You dear, little thing p said Royston
leaning down from the window-sill, aud..at
tempting to kiss his own, near cousin.
"Don't be childish, Roy" Lottie said
grayely, and motioning away the handsom
face SO near to hers.
"Oh, yes let me be childish, y whisper
ed Roy. "The old lady is asleep, and cous
ins always kiss ~
} "No, noP' said Lottie, pushing hin
away and feeling strangely auttered an
} shy.
But Roy would have his kiss and afte
he had taken one he was not satisfied, AM
would not let Lottie 60 until he had take
dozen more.
Mrs. Worth slept the sleep Of the just
and did not even dream of the impassior
, ed little scene being enacted before her.
"Oh, Roy, how could your" murmure
Lottie, trembling all over, when at last h
? had released her. 4i
GLOW could l help it? ?" said Roy, ,resun
: ing his segar and his tranquility. "Yo
dear, generous girl So you mean to sur
a port me, Ell? And pay my debts, if l hav
$ aay?"
Certainly" said Lottie, who had II
covered her self-possession, and spoke in