The Placer herald., 1874-04-04
and shoulders, she looked like very lovely

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worthy old lady, "whoever would know
You? Why. Lutte, if had met you face
to face, | should never have guessed it was
you if hadn't known"
"Pm glad to hear You say SO. auntie, for
don't propose to be recognized by anyone
0! twill be rare fun, and with gay laugh
che watzed about the room.
''Are the things already ?" she asked,
stopping to take breath.
Eyes; but the old horse must be harness.
ed-can you do that p
II don't know, auntie; think so; at least
| can try" She skipped away to the stable,
and after half hours patient toll 81 e led
old Billy around to the door, all harnessed
and attached to the market-wagon.
In short time the said wagon was filled
with the important articles for somebody s
Thanksgiving, and Lutte, climbed to the
high seat took the reins and whip with a
flourish which would have done credit to II
professional coachman.
"Have you got some warm gloves ?"
! asked Mrs. Bentley.
Nothing but kids; they will be warm
enough"
"No, indeed, they WON'T wait mo-
ment." She FASTENED into the house, and
| in moment returned with pair of wooden
mittens.
''Here, put these on. Lutte, you'll need
them, for it's very cold driving now." she
said.
Lutte obeyed, and the plump little hands
snuely encased therein looked exceedingly
funny as the young lady expressed it.
In few moments more, having received
her instructions, Lutte drove away
"Don't forget to deliver those four largest
turkeys at Colonel Ormsby's," her aunt
called after her.
"Oh, no; but you haven't told me where
he lives" said Lutte, drawing rein and
waiting for the information.
81 declare, don't know where he does
live; but you can inquire at the market
where you are to deliver the rest. Its
somewhere in the north part of the city, not
a great way from the market, and they'll be
likely to know him there.
Il think ! can find it, replied Lutte, and
drove off at a brisk pace.
In due time she arrived in the city and
drew up rein before the market.
Explaining the cause of her coming she
delivered the articles intended for the said
market, and then inquired fol the residence
of Colonel Ormsby.
81 cannot tell you, Miss" replied the
proprietor; "but if you'll step into that lit
Tie restaurant there, think you will obtain
the desired information. believe they've
got a young woman in their employ who
was once servant in Colonel Ormsby 8
family"
Lutte besitated should she allow he"-
| self to enter third class saloon, where she
would be likely to come in contact with low
fellows who make such places their resort
for drinking, gambling and smoking? In a
moment she decided that she would be rec
ognized by no one, and as she had under
taken this mission, she must 60 on and car
ry out the entire programme.
Lightly she tripped across the street, en-
tered The saloon, and of the SLOW My look
Ing girl behind the counter she made her i'll.
qniry.
81 don't know myself, Miss, but if you
wait here few minutes, I'll go INTO the
kitchen, and ask one of the girls that used
to work there"
Again Lutte besitated. She disliked the
idea of remaining here even for few mir
utes. What if some Of her acquaintance
should chance to pass, and lookin, in, rec
ognize her there
Seeing she hesitated, the girl said:
"If you don't like to wait here, you can
step into the sitting-room.
| Lutte confessed that sl would rather step
into the sittng-room, for if Leon Lancaster
should pass the door and see her there, he
would be sure to recognize her, she thought,
as she believed that bis loving eyes could
never be deceived.
The girl threw open the door Of the sit
ting-room and Lutte entered, but started
back, turned pale and almost tainted, for
there, seated ut table, with a bottle Of
some kind of liquor before him, and half
emptied glass in his hand. she beheld Leon
Lancaster, her afianced husband.
"Hol bol my pretty one" he cried, ris-
ing and coming toward her with drunken
eer upon bis face, which made him appear
actually loathsom, and repulsve. "What
do you tear, that you look so alarmed =? |
will not harm you; come here and give me a
kiss"
"Back!' she cried, raising her hand from
which she had removed tie mtten which she
had worn at her aunt's suggestion
"Ah! the little beauty is going to be dig
ni6ed, isn't she?" he grinned. "But yoi
must be more kind; come, give me a kiss
from those ripe lips" :.
Back say" she cried, cor l will call
assistance. merely came to make an in
quiry Of one Of the servants. and did not
expect to come in contact with drunken
villain"
"Oh! how spirited she is. like that,
be answered, stoopiag and picking up the
mitten which, in her excitement, she had
dropped. "Come, now give me a kiss, or
you shall not have your mitten. Ali" be.
continued, starting back, as he noticed the