The Bloomfield times. [volume] (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1867-187?, 1874-04-07
Qbe 0irtes, New BLOOMFIELD, l1a.

walked up Washington Street, he dropped
into Harry Dobson's Office
Hal the anchorite hath returned"
cried Harry.
Yes and now what news of the great
worldP ! am furnishing for news"
Well, sir, after your vilainous treat
ment of Miss Mcknight, she first thought
to go into decline, and then she conclud-
ed to go to Long Branch, and there, my
dear fellow, you can find her, if it is she
you seek"
"Pshawl what would want of her ?"
cried Jerry.
"Why, Tommy Tripp told all the fel-
lows that you were going to marry her
said he had it from your own lips"
"Confound him where is hep"
"Gone to Saratoea--fortune-h l
suppose"
what, Tom -
Yes Tom. Lalage Bowlesby is there,
and you know you always were sweet upon
her. BY the way, you didn't know that
she'd stepped into fortune?"
"What Lalage? No. HowP" cried
Jerry, starting out of his chair.
go, she had an uncle same as you did,
and he died the other day and left her a
hundred thousand"
"Whew you don't say SO Who told
youP"
cold Bulger the lawyer"
"Then it must be so, for he knew all
/ hn, Hn, Gin 30 g., l.
for advice, and he invested her money for
her."
go, it's SO, you may be sure ; and Tom
my Trip is just going for that hundred
thousand"
"Hope he may get it p' cried jerry
"By-by, I'm off for Saratoga" And he
left the Office in hurry
GA hundred thousand dollars does make
a woman attractive" muttered Dobson, as
he turned to his ledger.
Four days afterwards Jerry met Lalage
in Saratoga. Tom Tripp was beside her,
and they were drinking that villainous
water together.
" "Lalage ~
"Why, Jerry who'd have thought of
seeing you?" But she blushed rosy red,
and was too glad to see him to attempt to
disguise it. Poor Tom turned pale, and
his voice faltered when lie greeted his old
friend, and then he turned away and sigh
ed, "I'n go home. The game is up" And
as no one took any notice of him, he slip
ped off to his hotel and began packing his
trunk.
"Why did you run away from me, Lal-
age?" asked Jerry, still holding the hand
she had given him at meeting.
"Run away it was you that ran away,
Jerry. When l came back from Bramleigh
you had gone, no one knew whittier. But
why did you ilirt so terribly with Miss Nc
Knight?"
go, don't ask me Pm sure l got the
worst of it," cried Jerry. "And l don't
mean to flirt any more"
"Not flirt any moreS" asked Lalage,
with pleased surprise.
"No, I'm going to get married !" and
Jerry looked very serious. "Yes, I'm go
ing to get married-that is, if certain
woman will have me-"
80, by the way" cried she, looking
around and seeing that Tom had gone, 81
had proposal last night"
"From whom, if / may ask ?" And
Jerry began to look blue around the lips.
Why, from Tommy Trip, to be sure.
You knew he was an old lover of mine."
| JrtN
cept?"
Why not? / always liked Tommy"
"Why--why," gasped Jerry, al wanted
you myself; and thought you loved me-"
"Well, and if doP"
"Won't you be mine9 You didn't say
yes to Toni"
"No.u
"And you will say yes to mes"
She looked up into Jerry's eyes. Hers
were just tender with love.
DO you really want wife, Jerry?"
eyes"
"Then take me.'
A fortnight afterwards Mr.. and Mrs.
Jerry Bilzmith arrived in Boston. 1t was
evening, and they drove directly to hotel,
where several of their friends were await
ing to receive them. Dobson and his wife
were there, and Tom. The latter had
brought little Miss Smith with him, and
upon her he seemed to be lavishing great
deal of genuine affection, and we will hope
that it was requited.
Late in the evening Mr.. Bulger dropped
in and he kissed Mrs. Bllzmith, in a