The Bloomfield times. [volume] (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1867-187?, 1873-10-21

itory tone, "Under these circumstances /
have made a proposal to your sister Selma
which meets with her approval, and which
which / make--only to secure your in
terests. A matrimonial proposal, mean.
What do you say, my dear2" he added,
changing his manner again. o
Kitty raised her brown eyes at that and
looked at Selma with face of inquiry, and
said ID, t...y U
Are you going to marry Mr.. Danger
field, Selinap" .. ,r.e
You understand BETTER" said Selma,
in o lowered voice. ''He offers to marry
you, and if you are wise you will accept
him."
"Me? ~ said Kitty, incredulously, and
arose. "Mr. Dangerfeld it is impossible
you are thinking that would marry you"
"She thinks she is engaged to that
young man, as l told you," said Selma, in
sighting aside. Mr.. Dangerfeld shook
his head at Catherine with a compassionate
smile.
o, we know all about that" he said.
"The less said about him the better. He
is very bad young man, and Kitty will be
ashamed one of these days that she ever
had anything to do with him. te
With that he patted Kitty on the shoul-
der. The next instant the door shut upon
Kitty, and Selma and Mr.. Dangerfield con-
fronted one another, the one with very
doubtful gaze, the other with resolute
one. Hiilsl a i
"She cannot help herself" said Selma.
"She must marry you ~ m
81 should be very sorry to give You any
serious annoyance" said Mr.. Dangerfield.
"Pshaw ~ said Selma. H
Mr.. Dangerfield being gone, she took
Kitty at an advantage, and read her a lee
ture. Kitty listened, and then answered,
wearily % 5l m -b9ml htI
"Sister, give me o little peace. do not
want to marry any one so soon after
papa" She paused moment. "It seems
to me very sorrowful that we should be
quarrelling here, when it is such a little
time since he left u.s." g4 asa
"You would not be SO scrupulous about
your favored lover, " said Selma.
Inc VaunU rouseu nifty again. Wool
"If Mr.. Dangerfields sense of propriety
will not allow him to give me time to find
another home, " she said, ~ will not in
trude upon him here. But the farm is
yours, and if either of us is to marry him,
it should be you" d a9t
You must marry him, or--starve."
a" shall do neither. Hundreds of girls
earn their living, why should not a''
"Earn their living Yes, as your moth
er did," Selma said with bitter contempt.
Kitty was on her feet. ,
"What do you mean, Selma s' she asked
breathlessly. NH
"What say" said Selma. "She i'm
posed herself upon my poor foolish father
ruined him by her extravaganza, and left
you, you, her own child surely, to steal
away half my rightful property. I say you
0sOe it to me, Catherine Heybolt, to save
me this place "
Kitty stood like one stunned before
Selina's words. rr
"No," she said, in q low and strange
voice, as if she could scarcely form the
words, "if my mother sold herself for
rich husband shall not follow her exam
ple," 1l. ,oh asr. .f.,
{" In that" said Selma, "you want pre-
text to throw yourself into Carlton Brome's
arms"
Kitty gave her sister look that tho
angry woman could not understand. 1t
was more melancholy than indignant,
more appealing than repro achful She
said not word, but slowly left the room.
The rain was pouring in torrents, and the
night was coming on: The silent house
was very dreary. 1t looked drearier yet
when two hours later, Selma went from
room to room with lamp in hand, and found
no trace Of Kitty, except a little disorder
among her clothes, as if she might have
taken some from their place. She opened
the door and looked out into the black
stormy night. She regretted her violence
for moment.
"Headstrong foolr' she said, at last.
"He was near have no doubt. Well,
tried to save her."
And she remained in the faith that
Kitty was with Carlton, until his coming
told her to the contrary
When she was assured that she was not,
she felt little uneasiness, for she did not
know of place in the word where Kitty
could take even Temporary refuge. All at
once she remembered the hole in the rock.
Kitty may have left note there tor Carl
ton. She went to the place. There was