The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1875-02-26
the Love OF 4 FOOL.

life, her fingers resting upon the glass of
the show case, which she tapped impa-
tiently, while her eyes roved from Ned
Snyder, behind the opposite counter, to
the door, through which she hoped some
customer would enter.
Ncd's attention was divided between
leering at Lu, with his shocking contor-
tons Of face, and volunteering various
clowrish remarks, each Of which elected
from their object only movement Of i'm.
patience, sharper tapping Of the glass
Finally Ned left his place, sauntered
aroAnd behind LUIS counter, and ended
the ,na,lteuvre by thrusting his face up
before hers.
''Oh; go away, Ned" she exclaimed,
tn ding from him, ''do 60, now!'
"What'll 60 away for?' he demand.
Ell. creeping up again in front of her face.
40 because am tired, and want you
g. "-thls in 4 tone of marked impa.
t:cucc, which Ned evidently understood
that it would not do for him to disregard.
'V!v back behind your own counter, or
stay here and I'll 60 there. What do
yon suppose customers would think to see
70, acting in this way?''
Ned hustled over to his own side Of the
from before he answered, in very mat
Tor .of.fact way: Suppose they'd think
y. ought to be married T.
''Married-you foolish fellow! Why
q: you keep talking such nonsense p
Wall, now I tell you there is lots of
s"'xs that talks it that way, whether
:jn d think it or not, and course they re
hit abou: it. Tell you one thing
..nw> be married you don't drive me
:. ""; :,. This J., Wy; just make up your
Tho last part of Ned's information had
been volunteered as the door opened to
admit Homer Hafkness; and Lu had
scowlcd silence at the owner of the wag.
ging tonge in vain. But if the young
man who entered had heard anything OF
what was being said he did not indicate
it by any change Of expression. He
greeted the twain with friendly word to
each, and passed through to the dining.
room. When his footsteps died Away,
Lu turned her great brown eyes to Ned,
and said, sorrowfully:
, ''Ned, why will you talk so, and before
people, most of all! Don't you know
that I dent want you to talk that way,
and you nsaIstn't!"
''Mustn't! Lord, what words you use
But youth get over it, some day-won't
always feel IS bashful."
A voice from below called for Ned, and
no tumbled from sight, much to LUIS re-
lief.
Any person seeing Lu Towuer, day by
day, would have understood how cheer
less hor young life really was. An evil
star had seemed to rule ct her birth. Her
father, formerly engaged in = comfortable
business, had taken to drink, ruined his
custom, squandered his little propertv.
and finally died, soon after LUIS birth.
Her mother, broken.hearted, struggled
With adverse fortune for few years, and
then she, too, died, leaving her little
daughter to the care Of her only relative.
amarried aunt. The aunt was kind, in
80 far rs her nature knew the meaning Of
the word; but she had made Mammon
her god, and nature had given her great
power for physical endurance-two dan
gerous qualities for the same person to
possess, especially if that person be a
woman.
LUIS uncle was the proprietor of q
bakery, and his connection WAS . sales
room, and boarding house. Mr.. Town.
or superintended the former bis wife
tho two latter: and so it WAS that when
Lu had mastered the rudimtnts gof the
common.school education. she WAS taken
in - sort Of general help for her aunt.
Il was a though the sunlight Of hen
dswning life had gone behind some great
cloud. There Vas 20 much that shs could
do, and she WAS 20 willing to do whatsIer
31nieht 30 demanded Of her. From peel.
ipe potatoes, ehopping hash and washing