The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1873-07-17

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across tho table at me,and, though
that iowas Just, way Of his, j.
seemed now as if he were read.
ing in my face that the opinion
was mine, and that L had been
,neddling 10 what did not concern
me. ! felt myself, for very vexa-
ton, getting reddcr every mor
ment, till it grew intolerable. 81
''lt IS 80 warm here" / said, for
an excuse, turning toward the
French window. ~"I am going to
get breath Of fresh, air. br. s-
l went out into onr little strip
Of garden-ground; Tom followed.
l thought l should never have a
better opportunity to say what !
had it in my mind to say, SO ]
waited for him by the bench un-
der the old pear tree. "Sit down
here, Tom," said "I've some
thing to say to YOU"
"llave you T. said Tom; "that's
odd, for I-well, never mind that,
just yet. What is it, May 2" 20
. "Tom," said, still surer now
he had Judged me, and more
resolved to set him right, 81 want
a place." Nl .Isa
"a place?" repeated Tom, puz
zled, as well he might be, by this
sudden and indefinite announce
ment: "what kind Of a place 2"
81 don't know" l said, for, in.
deed, my ideas were OF the vag.
uest. 81 thought you might, ,being
in the way of those things. Now,
pray, Tom," l went on quickly
"don't fancy | am, discontented,
or--or anything Of that sort; the
truth is, ever since left off school
| have wanted something to do,
and had it in my mind to speak
to you about it,"
With this | looked at Tom, fear.
ing he might be vexed; but he
did not lookyvexcd, only preoccu-
pied.
Il do know a place as it hap.
pens" he said, after a while, "on
ly I'm not sure how it would suit
you" ~
"rhat's soon secn," said 1.
"What is it like ?"''
"Well, it's a..sort of of general
usefulness sylogHi = E
"Why, it must be TO run er.
rand'," said II laughing. "And
where is il, Tom 2" So.
+" "Well," said Tom, hesitatingly
again, "it's with me-"
"Ilow very nice p l exclaimed.
"Ilow soon can | have itl'
"Ti'ihs. sooner the better, as
far as | am concerned" said
Tom, and with that he turned
round and looked at me, aud di-
rcctly / met his eyes knew some.
how, all in moment, what It was
he meant and knew, too, both
that I could not have passed all
my life with Will Broomly, aud
why [ could not. ~
an sure Lefty Walters, who
interrupted us just then, must
have thought.my wits were wan
dcring that evening, and, indeed,
they were; for | was completely
dszed with the sudden turn
things had taken. But Tom, who
had tho advantage OF me there,
to"k It quite coolly, and laughed
and talked with Lefty just the
same as ever till she went away.
1t was pretty late when we
went in. Mother sat where we
hadleft her knitting in the
twilight, -A y '''' 81
ol "Wasn't that Lefty Walters
with you a while agol ~ she said
as We came mp. N osraiedTs ma- q
"Yes," said 1 with a confused
feeling Of something being neces.
sary; "she just came to bring the
new crocket-pattern she promised
me-" tan .ssay9a ad.gl'
"H'm p'said mother, as much
as to say SHE had her own ideas as
to what Lefty came for. - !, =
- Tom had been wandering about
the room in an absent sort offash.
ion, taking mp and putting down
io the wrong places all the small
objects that fell in his way. He
came up and took seat by moth
er. i became of a sudden very
busy with the plants in the win
dow; for l knew he was going to
tell her. -.i t.,i,tngr
swish me JOY, Aunt Anne,"
said he, "it's all settled" a1
q "Settled, is itl" said mother, 10
anything but a joyful tone. 80