The Bloomfield times. [volume] (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1867-187?, 1872-11-19
A SEARCH FOR A COUSIN,
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How L0ttie Was Sold.


erty, amounting in all TO one hundred
thousand dollars. At first, Lottie, who
had been for ten years at boarding-school,
with an allowance limited by her guardian
know what to do with her liberty and
seven thousand per annum. Her guardian
was an old bachelor, rather crusty, and
not at all anxious to have the addition OF
charming young lady to his sober establish
ment. Poor Lottie had no friends, except
those formed among the girls at school, and
no relations except stray cousin or SO,
whom she hardly knew by name. One of
her cousins, however, Royston Crosby,
Lottie remembered very well; he was about
her own age, handsome, careless lad, and
had come to say "good-by," to her five
years before, when starting for California
to seek his fortune. They had played to-
gether as children, had fought and scratch
ed, kissed and made up; and then Roy had
been sent to some great boarding-school,
and Lottie had been incarcerated in Mad
anne Marccau's seminary. SO that now,
she was utterly alone.
"What am | to do? Where am l to
live, Mr.. Fulham ?" she asked her guar
dian, rather drearily.
"My DEAR" he said, at last, slowly.
"You should travel, and see something of
the world. l might find lady of suitable
age and position, who would be glad to act
as chaperone and companion to you, in con-
sideration OF liberal salary, and then you
might please yourself as to your future
movement"
"The very thing y cried Lottie, with
such sudden animation as to almost take
old Fulham's breath away. "Pll go to
California, and hunt up Roy" she had
thought at once.
So it was arranged; and after few weeks
fat kind-hearted old widow, Mrs. Worth
Crane, had gladly undertaken the charge
of the pretty young heress Her salary
to be five hundred dollars year, and all
her expenses paid, Mrs. Worth naturally
felt that she was in clover.
Lottie was rather shy about proposing at
once to go to California, SO she concluded
to spend the fall and winter in New York,
and start for the far west in early spring.
A pleasant suit of rooms, rather high up,
but cozy and bright, were engaged at the
Clarendon, and there Miss Seabury and
Mrs. Worth comfortably established them
selves. Lottie found sufficient amusement
in the gay sights and sounds of New York,
the matinees at the Opera House and the
atres, and the daily drive to the Park. She
read novels by the dozen dear privilege Of
an escaped schoolgirl y banged her piano.
ate bon-bons and kept up her French by
daily chats with jolly, little Parisienne
hair-dresser, who came to her every NOR
ming.
From the window of her parlor LottiC
could look across the street to the Everett
House, and one day she was rather startled
as she sat rocking, and pretending to dc
some worsterd-work, to see the barrels o.
an ivory opera-glass directed, apparently
full upon her. sJf
31" How very impertinent p thought Lot
tie, and she moved out of sight, and ther
softly closed the inside blinds. She would
not have been woman if she had no
peeped through the Stats, to see what sor
of animal had been surveying her through
tho lorgnette. There he was at the window
smoking sure, looking lazily into the street
He was handsome enough, and Lottie fan
cied there was something familiar in thu
cut of his face. Another day came, anC
again Lottie had to close her blinds, and b'
indignant. And one afternoon, as she fol
lowed Mrs. Worth into the carriage, ther,
was the same young man almost at her el
bow, and staring at her with all his eyes
What was she to do? Ten Mrs. Worth
Change her rooms at the hotel? After al
he had done nothing but look at her ono
or twice, and, perhaps, even, it was som
other window at (which the lorgnette shat
been directed. "I'll keep the blinds clos
ed and not think of IL any more" said Lot
tie to herself, as she really kept her rcsolu
ton.
The next Saturday there was to be
matinee at the Opera House--Nilsson wa
to sing in 'iMartha," g OF course, Lotti
and Mrs. Worth did not miss such q treat
There was great crowd, and in the strue
gle Of getting out after the opera was ovel
Lottie became separated from her chaperor
perhaps you had better take my arm,
some one said suddenly at her ear.
Lottie looked up angrily, and saw he
neighbor Of the Everett House. He wa
looking curiously at her, and seemd almoi