Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1876-02-02


and. when it ceased, longed for more.
"What eyes he has"
"Rather too deep set for beauty"
"Deep set, indeed! They are as pro-
truding as cows, and as big"
'Mere difference of opinion, my love
don't let US quarrel"
"No. Then, how much character
there is in his nose.'
Decidedly"
had a large nose, reader.
Room for more"
l startled her there By dropping a
book. l was actually getting angry.
But she recovered from her fright
almost Immediately, and went on in a
still louder tone:
''How do you think he will answer?'
"Answer?"
Miss Arden spoke inquiringly, in a
puzzled voice:
"You speak as if you thought 1 in
tended to propose to him."
"And so, dare say. you will, il be-
ing leap year, and you so smitten."
A merry laugh followed this sally.
In that case l think he would answer
in the affirmative"
80! you coneeited creature, Lot Ar
den :"
..Hush. What if Mr.. Eldridge should
overhear us?"
As if hadn't overheard them.
"Who cares if he does: It's nothing
to him."
"Nothing to me! to sit there and hear
myself discussed in that way. o, moth
ing at all!
''But, seriously, what do you mean ~
''Why, have you forgotten that l
prophesied a Irritation? l mean how
do you think he would do for thats"
'Ah, a filtration, Maybe l didn't
hold my breath for fear Of losing the
answer, and then maybe
so, passably, if he understands his
place and stays in it. hate presuming
men,"
"Men! Boysr'
"well, boys, then. Men in assurance,
boys in intelligence, are what we have
nowadays"
She spoke as if she had lived in the
age of her grandmother. Iclenched my
hands, and declined Jupiter under my
breath i'm Latin.
'.Do You think you'll bring him
around?"
..For shame. I'm sure have no such
design on his peace"
"Now, really, am aching to know
what you intend to do. Shall you fiirt
with him?"
NV intentions were not consulted,
but l made them, nevertheless, biting
my finger nails viciously all the time.
"Oh, no natter"
"You're too bad. | got you apart
from the other girls on purpose to have
a confidential chat, and here the time is
almost up, and you haven't told me a
thing"
swell l will now-two things. Your
hair is twisted out of your net, and your
collar is shockingly tumbled.
Bother my collar! Shall you flirt
with him? wouldn't mind, only that
hateful Sue Liscomb vows she'll get
ahead of you, and l don't want to see
her win. Now. do tell me-"
thrust my head up again and looked
at them. They were not minding me
in the least, though they had stopped
directly in front of me. Lizzie looked
flushed and anxious, Miss Arden cool
and self possessed.
l laid my hand on the bell and gave
it a very violent ringing. The two
girls started as if they were culDrits,
and glanced hurriedly up at me. What
they saw in my face, | can't say, but
they both colored. Just then they sep
arated for their seats, but not before 1
heard Lizzie whisper desperately, "Shall
your"
81 SHALL" foated back the reply, low
q. oil .<sf ha mis-
taken.
Should she: Wen see.
That afternoon, while l was engaged
with the French grammar class, 1 was
startled by sharp little scream, and by
Lizzie Dane springing up and crying
out:
so, horse has bitten Charlotte Ar
den, Mr.. Eldridge."
The whole school Uttered. l scowled
very pedagoguely Ito coin word), ana
commanded her to resume her seat.
Lizzie fiounced into her seat, very red
in the face, and saw Miss Arden put a
book to her face to conceal smile.
After school l went to her and In
uuired politely for her arm. She showed
me her round, dainty wrist, with a
large discolored swelling marring its
whiteness.
"Good heavens! =" exclaimed, forget
ting myself. show it must have panied
you. Why didn'tyou go home? j would
have excused yo-
She smiled an6 looked amused. That
smile recalled ne to myself.
oh, it's nothing. 1t was slightly
painful at first, but l was not child
enough to run home for so slight a
hurt"
In spite of my anger at her, l envied
the very words that slipped through her
red, naughty lips.
clad she already began her arts, 1
asked myself. If that simplicity OF look
and frankness of voice were art, why,
eonfound nature. Well, walked home
with her, carrying her satchel OF DOCKS.
Myexcuse was her arm. AS If she hadn't
but one, and couldn't, by any possibility,
have carried her books on the other.
%, the days that followed-and tne
eyentful weeks. and months. MISS Ar
den wanted to fiirt, and we fitted! Miss
Arden wanted me TO make love TO her'
and did it. OF course 1 had no further
expusition Of her wishes on the point
than phe overheard conversation OF the
first day; but that was enough: TOOK
the part assigned to me to pay, aho
nlaved it with all my heart and soul.
had the satisfaction Of knowing, a
7 stood bv one of the long windows q,
the close of the last day, watching tne