The post. [volume] (Middleburg, Snyder County, Pa.) 1864-1883, 1873-06-26

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he.-Thcu there are the Eigcrions-
[ think We could get them quito
party
. SO. Katie diucd with the nardings
tha, day, and found Lille, a. she cX
pectel, a fashionable young lady,
rather disposed TO patronize her. She
was perfectly willing 70 spend the
snmmer in tho country, when she
founi that Allen Thurston was going,
and privately tried to make Katie |
understand that he was her particular
friend kati, who sat holding tn !
moocy that bnd jnst been given her F,
carcl bnl little ABOUT it, She felt q /
little soIi,h just then What were
overs to her ? Tho dear old homo
was saved. IL was dusk when sh"
reached bone the next evening, and
looking through the windows us she
stepped on the porch, she saw the
family assembled in tho sjttiug-r0om,
and With them, Mr.. aud Mrs Grecu.
Sho heard her father say, IN bis slow,
troubled way, " | thought there was
week longer, ncighbor Grccn but
it may bc that | was mistaken
Times up iO.nisht.' snapped Mrs.
Green, not giving her husband n
chance to reply. III you've got the
money. all right it not, we will take
measures TO morrow to have the place
sold Ii won't brins much moro than
what yuh owe IL, and were going 10
bid it in ourselves. | want 70 get all
moved ani settled before Sarah Jane
comes to visit
She looked around. as if expecting
some one to speak. Katie felt for the
precious package, aud drawing it
forth, stepped forthwari into the
/ light, aud laid it on the table before
them ; aud requesting oil Mr. Green
to count the notes she held out her
hand for the mortgage, which Mrs.
Green reluctantly gavo up, glaring at
her rs she dill as it III, would Ike to
anuihilatc her on tho spot "katc
Vaughn, must say, | think YOU
have taken great deal upon vour.
self. Where XII you get that money
"MrS. Green, think yon have ta-
ken full as much upon yourseL. 1t is
none of your business jgLere ! got
that money Then, she broke down
for the FIRST time that day. aud cIun.
- her mother, cryi.s mother, moth
or, our home Is saved -
The next few weeks were busy
ones at the Vaughn honsc. There
was much to be done before the ar
rival Of their city guests. When they
took an inventory o! their stOcl; Of
fornitur, on hand, things did not Look
very encouraging Things look
shabby tho bes, way you cun Tx it, ~
.aid Sue despopdinsly, Bus Mrs,
Vaughn reminded them that their
boardcrs would not expect to find elc-
gance ia II farm house, nnl If every
thing il bright, clean AMI cheerful, i;
would be all thcy reasonably expect
The middle Of Juno brought them all
Mrs. Edgerton and her daughter
Nina, Mrs, llar!ins aud LilIey, Al.
len Thurs,on aud his friend Charley
HAYDEN.
The story of that summer cannot be
written. 1t meant work for some OF
the household, while tho others en-
joycd only the pleasure. Katie found
E time while the rest were ont rowing, u
, practice and went into the city twice
a week to take lessons. Her progress
astonished her master, who promised
her a situation in a choir in the fall,
, with large salary. So, although
Obliged to work very hard throug h
all the hot, weary summer days, she
, ielt very happy. Allen Thurston haG
come back from Europe with the i'm
age Of Lilic Harding in his heart
y lie had iancied hergrlish beauty be-
fore he left, but on his return hC
, compared her with this earnest. low
ing girl he had learned to love, anC
found how faint that image was. II
was soon obliterated, and in its steaC
was the picture Of katie's brown
ewes, with their earnest, truthful
: gaze No one suspected this, no
even Katie. although he sought he
society great deal And Lille was Sc
sure OF the prizo that it even ontere,
her head that it was sliping from he
grasp.
The summer was over, but they
fingered till the month OF September
: wrs nearly gone before they returne'
TO the city. II was then that IA
tie 5 engagement commenced in churc'
and she had tho satisfaction OF plac
! ing the first payment 10 he hands @
the Judge before the fall was over
. She was more hopeful than ever then
and worked uutiringly and cbeeriuliy
/, little thinking that some one wa
, watching her closely that some one
who was noble and true was learning
to love her, and longing to place he
where lfe would be pleasant an'
B.. easy.
, Lille went with him one day +
hear her sing, and when she saw tn
, expression of his face as the exquisite
tones fell on the their ears, she re
signed forever the hope she ha
G cherished of being Allen Thurston
wife.
The next time the orchard trees
we're laden with blossoms Katie re
I ceiyed that love. Happy Katie, VIII