Bozeman avant courier. [volume] (Bozeman, Mont.) 1872-1882, 1874-01-16

lutte and firm. The Grange has mad
him so. He has planted his foot iipol
the rock Of Truth, and with Cod
help he will soon work q revolution
such as the world has never yet seen.
"PLOT AND COUNTER-PLoT
40, Mile! 1 am in such dilemma
if you don't help me out, the power.
only knows who WILL" and Kate Som
ers threw herself imploringly at he,
Cousins feet.
"What is the trouble nowr quietly
enquired the person addressed, with :
hearty laugh at the serious face Of hel
cousin.
"Millie, you mustn't laugh, its seti
GUS, awful serious" and tho bright
young cOuntenance wore, or attempted
to wear a very solemn aspect.
Kate Somers was bright, sparkling
brunette, whose small, graceful form
sparkling black eyes, and black, glossy
curls, rendered her very attractive tt
many Of the sterner sex.
Millie Winthrop, her cousin, was, on
the contrary, q tall, stately blonde
with lovely blue eyes, and light, sunny
ringlets.
These two bright, young girls, in
such contrast, made a pretty picture
in the warm sunlight that shown in
through the richly curtained windows
"Sit down on this ottoman, and tell
me what it is that disturbs your usu.
ally gay self in this manner" and Mil.
lie pushed a richly embroidered otto.
man towards the PROSTATE form Of her
cousin.
~ will mburden my soul of it's dark
and bloody secret" and Kate seated
herself with q tragic air, "and per.
haps your fertile brain can devise some
means of escape. You know that, in
spite of your warnings, some time ago,
l answered a newspaper advertisement
Of young man who wished to CORES
pond with lady for mutual improve
ment, and view to matrimony," so
the advertisement ran. I'Why did it,
T am suro / -oaaab tcli, unieee-svrno do ;
mon took possession of my angelic self
sad hst e tss % eerssf7 Mf s5IesdS hs sesa 4%9
me how charmed he was with the mod
est mariner in which l had replied to
his bold advertisement, and a great
deal EsOte in the same strain. Of course
l replied to that, and our correspond
ence continued at brisk rate. Every
letter grew more charming, softer and
more a!iectidnate, until at last he pro-
posed, and I, just for fun, accepted. I
I should never hear Of, or see
him in this life, after he had made
such q fool of himself, but here comes
q letter to say that I may expect him
at BloOmingdale on Friday, when he
shall honor me with a call. How for
tunate it is papa is absent from home,
for if he should discover this little af.
fair Of mine, / should be confined to
my room, and doomed to exc out nv
existence on bread and water. know
this fellow is a great awkward green
horn, who has hired some one to COM
pose his letters, or some widower, old
enough to be my father, hunting for a
house-keeper; he has probably heard
em to have papa's money sometime.
How dare he intrude himself on me in
ny own housei He must have tho con-
,eit of peacock, and the stupidity Of
} mule. I am sure he will. insist On
ny marrying him according to agree
nent, which shant do, and then he'll
,ue me for breach of promise, and it
will all come to papa's ears, and, Oh,
learp by this time Kate had worked
herself into perfect fever of anxiety.
"By what name does this personifl-
,ati0n Of everything bad call himself1n
anghingly enquired Millie.
20, his name is well enough, there's
l0thing in q name you know. pre-.
'ume its ficticious, assumed for the oe-
,asion. He calls himself James Cam
ron" and Kate tossed her head spite
hlly.
Millie sat for q few moments in
silence, then clapping her
lands, and burstinginto q merry laugh,
ho exclaimed:
nave IL, AaCe! am a0mlrRDlo
It padding, and you are a born actress.
-FOUR slight figure can be made to as
ume the proportions of q Dutch
'heese, by a skillfnl use Of cotton. You
must wear q red wig, . patch on your
light cheek, spectacles, talk sentiment.
lily, be troubled with the heart dis
ase, be very anxious for the wedding
lay. speak of loss Of property. He
viii desire to be Immediately released
rom his engagement, this you mustn't |
To-. Threaten, him with q breach of
'romise stnt in a savage manner, and
venture Ne won't trouble you with
my more attendance" /.
). Kate Rugged Her cousin in an appre:
i4tive manner, as she said: III
'tYou old treasure! won't II be Jolly
nm. You shall sectete yourself id tho |
losd with the door Aightly ajdr; and
ave the fill benefit Of ouf interview"
And the girls sat down to mature |
heir plans in high glee.
Meanwhile, q similar scene was tax
ng place in . young mems boarding |
louse in neighb0ring town.
*Fred, am . fool despondingly |
omarked asy0ung man.
q couldn't conscientiouoly deny the |
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