Ellsworth American., 1876-11-09

Fortune made fpr her, or for him. the
| chance In spite OF Mowbray's pride. One
evening, after they had danced together,
Somers, for once, having 10 take some 9TH
| er lady, the two strolled out Into the paz-
IA. and thence. allured by the moonlight.
down u. the side Of the little river, which
here murinured and sparkled past the
! grounds TO the hotel. Somehow, Now
| bray happened to say that he expected to
leave In y day or two, and somehow.
| something In the tone Of Miss Crawford's
reply. made him look down quickly into
| her fsce. The secret came out, as 1t al
ways does. In the natural manner; and be
fore the pair returned TO the house they
were betrothed lovers.
Only you were hardly fair to me-. said
Mss Crawford as she | eaned on his
| arm, lust the least bit more heavily than
before the engagement. Il had never, l
am sure, given you any reason to believe
that / was msrcenary, or that would
| rather be an idle woman Of fashion than
| q real helpmate, rs . wife ought to ee.
| I don't believe and she leaned still more
| heavily on Mowbrsy's arm, that the
| truest happiness Is to be found in having
| . million. 1t Is rather in knowing that
others are making sacrifices In return. l
know you thought encouraged Mr.. Som
| ers, but didn't; only accepted atten-
| tions that couldn't refuse without rude
ness. II he had ever said = word that per-
mitted me to speak, would have spoken
soon enough. Besides, you never, or
| hardly ever came near me. And some
how-you mustn't mi-understand me,
dear don't wish to speak i'll Of the poor
msn-but he always seemed to take 1t for
granted that every girl must fail in love
with him and so 1 thought it quite fair to
pt.h f.rh IL fha lao. .t
that Is, II | could
An hour later Miss Crawford stood BY
the little river again. This time with Mr..
Somers. He had been engaged to her tor
the last waltz OF the evening, ever since
the day before but as smother dance in
tervened. which she had declined, he had
| begged her 10 go out a few minutes into
the cool air. Divlning what 1t heant. and
not sorry to have a chance 20 administer
4 lesson to him on behalf OF her sex she
assented.
Mr.. Somers,' she said gravely, when
he had finished his declaration. Il regret
you did not tell me this before. that is, II
had to be told at all; which deplore For
! cannot marry you. ln fact, | am pledg-
ed TO another
Ar he cried with a start.
Yes! an hour ago continued Mas
Crawford. 4 agreed TO become his wife.
But aud now she drew her tall ngnre up
to its fullest height, and there came ring
10 her voice that made her listener feel
how small \ creature he really was, but
In no event could ever have married you.
am only simple country girl, with
, low courtesy, 'one Of those blowsy, red
handed, sledge-hammer footed creatures
She WAS gone. For. as she spoke the
last word. she dropped another courtesy,
lower even than the last, and with gay,
half mocking laugh. ran back to the hotel
Bewildered, mortified, angry, baiil-d,
Somers stood there, pulling at his mus
tacLe, ill the last hutter OF the white dress
disappeared in the misty moonlight. Then
he broke out.
A precious fool I've made of mvself.
We city fellows are not smart enough, 1t
seems, for these country girls.'
But his amazement reached its climax,
when he heard to whom Miss Crawford
WAS betrothed.
Cut me OUT he said Won my water
aEy9Ph.. 9E ". And ID he. poor! BY Jove' WON