The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1874-01-08

o survey from tue WIDOW ana formed
I des perate resolve. Immediately afse,
G supper, at which David aid not appea
!. he put on heavy boots, borrowed cloak
!; of the landlord, and started through .
sea Of mud, in u pouring rain, and IN the
. face of furious northeaster, for the
Went worths.
Lacking back at David's lighted win
/, 6ows, he thought. with pardonable tri-
; um oh, that for once he had stolen march
, upon his rival; but his triumph changed
t. aerturbati ia when he finally ST cd, a
| mud despatched and drenched individ
uai, ringing the WeDtwsrths' door bell.
/ His spirits rose, however, at sight of the
c"zy library, where Mr.. Wentworth, il
dressing gown and slippers sat before an
open wood fire, aud Miss Ella, seated on
a cricket. WAS occupied in popping cern.
The latter rose with blush and smile of
wslcnme
/ "Pieass excuse papa and me. We were
having one of eur cid fashioned even
ings." i.8 h#a sm
"Delightsd to see you my boyr' chimed
in MIR. Wentworth, adding with nncom-
Portable splicitude. "And where's Mr.
Whipples'
II really dent know what Davy 10 do
Jag with kimselfthis evening" responded
Ernest. seating himself on the other side
of the fro, and wishing Mr.. Wentworth
in the Arctic regions. 81. for my part,
couldn't reconcile myself to leave town
without spending my last evening with
you these words accompanied BY sig
nifcant gls1ce at the ypung lady.
"Your coming is a perfect G ,dscnd--a
perfect gsGsend!'' was the hopelsssIy
brisk response II don't know anything
duler than September storm. / wish
your friend was here; but never mind,
we'll make an evening Of it."
Accordingly the hOspi,able old gentle
mas rang for for fruit and other refresh
ments. and gave full freedom to his gar
ruIous tsngue. Ernest was in despair.
"reminiscences and stories and jokes sue
ceede6 one another, while he was Obliged
to laugh aud answer and take hopeless
notes of the freight CLEANS Melted in
TIE brown curls opposite, the downcast
eyes, the snowy hands busy with the
tasssls of coquetish silk sprsu. and the
tiny slipper resting on a flower in the
hearth-rug.
Periodical glances at tho clock told
Ernest that it was ba,f past eight than
that it w&s nine. he armed the second
desperate resolve OF the day and began
to talk about his travels. He gave long
and Intensely pr0sy account of his life In
Paris, using all the French he cou@
think of. Nr. Wentworth had nev,r
travelled, but evlncsd rolite attcetlon
Ernest, with ubAsgging Zeal, went on
with Germany and I'aly. His host
nodded with waning Interest. Ernest
WAS about to attempt Russia, hen q snore
deli2 hted his ears.
The Ysung lady nervously resumed her
popping, vainy trying to hide a smile.
The fro was dying down. Ernest FASTENED
to assist her. seized the tongs and raised u
heavy log; as he raised IT, brand tell out
upon the hearth, and broke in pisces send
/ ing . shower of fiery sparks over the pretty
figure on the cricket. Each uttered a sup
pressed exclamation Miss Wentworth shook
her curIs hastily, and Ernest shook the little
silk apron and much-berutfltd skirt. He
shook it so vigorously that letter dropped
out of the pocket and lay before him, ad-
dress upward; but he did not heed the letter,
for somehow he had mistaken the young
lndy's hand for her apron, and still held It,
though the sparks were only black Specks.
| He was In the midst of an incoherent hut
earnest speech, say ing something about want
Ing the right to protect her from all the
Troubles of life as he had protected her from
those flying sparks when the letter caught
his eye. "Miss Ella Wentworth, D..
MsssacEusetts,' - in David's handwriting, nm
mistakenly. That one glance showed him
also that 1T was u .drop-lettcr and stamped
September Goth "
Ernest hesiiated so noticeably in the MIDI
die of his speech that his listener glanced mp
. at him la surprise, and caught his glance at
the letter Sue picked it. up hastily, with .
resY blush and an exclamation that caused
the cid gentleman's drowsy eyes to open
wide.
"Ahem! believe" he observed, with the