Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1872-09-05

look daggers al me as long as I'd
plcases. and with thi, he Dat Ills face
close to Mary's, so that no one should
overhear him, and whispered:
Ny darling, love YOU.
There was no response. but Mary.
Who felt herself in a dilemma. VA
putting her wits to work to help her
out of IL so when he asked her
bluntly if she loved him, and would
marry him. She answered
Mr.. Whitaker, esteem you ycrv
highly, butt am already engaged.
Maurice held her firmly for n mo-
ncnt while his mind took in the hope.
les meaning Of her words. then Ills
arm dropped Ike lead.
Throughout thc remainder Of ,4c
rde he spoke not u word, AMI Mary
was equally silent.
He will never venture 10 spcak 10
oiive again, and Fred viii win herr
thought Mary. as She noticed the cf
tec' her words hal on Maurice.
Mary was thourhtlcss. not intention.
"IIF wicked. She did not realize r,.
'"' "to"- @Hc was dong,
a",' ""'l considered thc affair ia tie
light of practical joke. which hcr
brother might improve to hi, advan-
tagr.
hen they returned To the deacon,,
Maurice assisted Mary from the -lci-l
and proceeded with her 70 tnr hitclcn.
""'le ne sat down before the lire ia
of nh.
III "' abstraction, from which he VA,
","uNeI 10y banter OF has companions.
~ 'VuN'" Up tp see Oli'c Nc-t-hi-
\ ""t' ''iN1 III ne had hoped d tt" hout,
Z ~, ,'"' -''iN talking with Fre.i Glover
I "u' ""~ ItaNlhE over h"r chair
b''luE the rest "i the evening, Olive
S"''"''." Maurice a-~.lHuu~.N. aud lpr
" -""'' reason >ur, v.th Eloi. h.-t
"N'"l''t lte seat directly behind Man-
'''' H"' MARY and had witnessed Ai~
''"''' ''.h,'@' mai heard h.- "a~-
it' -Il Htl''aE, love taI. a
'"' .'- ..'c ~ A. i4" rlia -A H-t,u.
" tt't ntFer ealing n." .t -n.l .
'''"' without AnHwlng or cl..1 wltt 4
az Si't. Maurice had newer ln.I h.r F
'' ""iiS that he loved hrr. a'tlougu .
l'0 t''N~ 1nI actions hal often i4.i &
PSF lhal hc dtd: aEi 9ri nuv -nc h.I
l'"'hiN hr1iI hin HVo~ his lone ipt
at'tH't. Inc weeks passed hy.-
maurice met olive often. aud Ere, aa.
constantly hy her side. Olive seemed
lAr hlppieet ~ thc happy, though
careful observer might have soc" 'n-'
grew m,~auihFuplr. lte only went 70
tic little ncI-hhoriy gatherings be-
cause he Ancw OANe ahV i1eb "ouli
he there. anu he ie.t savage dr,'4ld 4
ia >cro"iing at tAem both, ant uttetinS /
maIeilrtlou- against Fred. lie wanted /
10 MAKE p4iNe tAlnk taat her engage
nlcnt did not cut him IA tAe least, ahd I
It occurred TO him that the surest way 4
10 do 1t would be TO get married before I
her. But 10 whom: lie stood leaning /.
against the ihahlci, "Al4c ne ran MS .
ewes over the different groups assem-
b!ed IN Mrs. MAY = paF4or lhcFt I
were young girls AMI o!d maids pretty
maldens aud hoMtiF oucr. blondes
and t'-ahA ~, oI "A'in' A'7
VANITY told hin, would accept un oiirI
oil h's hand-not altogether Tor himself
! but because oi lhe many uroAi acres
that were M ~ hNcd nj gaze ~
4 last on Mary 'luNer. NAe was hi1
rlNals SISTER. III - true, ami he hated
FRED out Mary was S"od Sifi' he
mused, though triiie "hd. amt would
IN time make steady, noble woman.
Besides, Mary resemhied ollve ~ many
respects anu since oiiNr cou!d not he
MS lie "ouiu marry 'Ae one most ''Ne
her.
" hilc these thoughts we're passing
through the mind Of Maurice Mary
was busy with her own reflections ana
seeing TINS was the case, she was won
dered whether she had not better make
confession 10 Maurice hitacre, ana
drive away the gloom mat +. eihed -
permanently settled over his handsome
face.
Her thoughts were interrupted 10y
Maurice.
Miss Glover, VIII you honor me hy
coming INTO the other room: Wish
TO speak wlth yon-
lie ied her 10 a seat ana 'aNihS one
, opposite ne Ptoceeueu III 'ua'Lee9
Ike manner TO ask IoI her hAhd IN mar
, rage. Mary looked up afchiy' sup
pressing smlie' ana answered
r MI. hitacfe. esUeeem you very
, hiShly, pul-i aii alrealN ehs"1eu.
Z Miss OloVef' "hat 90 you mean:
! o, 'ne'i' - ~ li':,t '- ~ II
oliVe lhe hiSht oi 'iie sie'9n-''ie' ahu
e we'll you propose" 70 NE Instead ''
/ her
f Ana you ueoei'eo me on purpose
e am surprised that you cou'u 90 sucll
E thinS' ou' l naufloe uii l'' nov i''oh n,ieil
e dlspieaseH' though ne spoAe SlaNeiy
almost s'e'"iS ol Tue oon'."iy .i IiI nJ
c looked zen years younger 'n''N nc '''''
Ii an hour before