The Bloomfield times. [volume] (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1867-187?, 1874-11-24


with which he left the room, after receiv-
ing polite but decided refusal.
"Where is your friend Graham, why
does he never come to dinner of late ?"
asked Mrs. Deuning of her husband one
evening.
81 have asked him several times, but he
always pleads an engagement I strongly
suspect that Lizzie could tell why if she
chose"
"Why you don't think---P'
"That he has proposed and been reject
ed Exactly"
"Sho must be crazy, to refuse him. Why
any girl in our set would jump at the
chance. What an establishment he could
give her.
"Tbat may be- but she is not the girl to
sell herself for an establishment. She has
read his character correctly, l think. He
is proud enough to think she ought to feel
honored by his preference, and say: 'Yes,
sir; thank you,' the moment he proposed"
"She can't do any better"
Only few weeks after this Mrs Den
ming was surprised by visit from her half
brother, Ralph Cleveland. He came loung-
ing into the stting-room one morning, say
ing
Kate, l think I'll settle down to some
kind of business, and stay at home, now"
cit is nearly time; you have wandered
about long enough. Do you think of mar
rying? With your looks and fortune, you
could choose anywhere"
Yes, know all that but want some
one that will care for poor Ralph when his
good looks and money are gone"
"Your old friend Gussie is still unmar-
ried"
" Bah who wants doll want good,
true-hearted woman. came here to find
her, Kate".
"Not Lizziop
eyes Lizzie. Agnes has told me her
story, and I came to try my luck. What
is the matter, don't you like the idea"
)" Lizzie is good enough for you or any
one else, butt shall wish she were not my
housekeeper, if you succeed"
"Afraid of Mrs. Grundy Pshaw, Kate.
l thought you were not afraid of what peo-
pie say"
Mrs. Denning did not answer, but her
usually pleasant face wore frown.
Come, Kate, you just said she was
good enough for me or any one else" and
am sure she is woman no man living
need be ashamed to call wife. But am
talking as though felt sure of success.
do not at all. Your husband told me YES
terday that he thought she had refused
Graham. Is it sop
We only think so. Lizzie is not the
girl to talk Of such u chance, il she had il.
would as soon think of asking Mr.. Gra-
ham himself, as of asking her.o
She is not looking for money then, or
she would not have done that. WelI,I
shall try at all events. What will you do,
Kate ?''
Let you alone. l shall neither help nor
hinder. You must do it all YOURSELF"
have not space to tell love story now,
so the reader must fill it up TO suit him or
herself. One day, three months after the
above conversation, Julia now Mrs. Grey)
was much astonished, during call at her
mothers, by the news that Lizzie was com
ing home to be married
Who in the world is she going to mar.
ry? Some coachman or waiter, 1 suppose
that would be just her style. What is his
name, nothing Irish, hopeP"
When she was married, two years before.
Lizzie had not been informed until the
wedding was over, and now, in return,
Lizzie had requested her parents not to tell
Julia who she was to marry
Ada Lee was at this time engaged to her
friend, the editor, and after a consultation
with Lizzie it was decided that they should
have double wedding.
Lizzie wrote Mrs. Denning wants to
give me grand wedding, but do not
wish to make show for people who come
to criticise my dress and see the housekeep-
or who is going to marry her brother, and
do not care two pins whether l am made
happy or miserable for life. The plan you
propose suits me exactly"
Lizzie did not meet Ada's lover until the
evening before the wedding. She looked
at him again and again, trying to remem-
Der where she had seen him before. but for
long time she could not think. At last
it flashed across her mind, and just then he
said
"Miss West, am certain that have
seen you before, but where | cannot think
have good memory for faces, and vours.