The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1877-07-05

enough. and make him glad to 60
that i would" .es.'-Y
'.And I can't think how to do It.
Betty, !" said Exile, eAand II you I'm
gen MAlst De- ,6Dg me- Male hestayl
| You must pretend that YOU ~ -
beabrigkt; 700 must Wilt MY 81 =,
and take IN the aisslyou podnlbf 60,
and make him - unhappy - Ibeo1blo,
| 70 that he'll have to re011P y)tf-that
~. me. YOU know. Be SokaTJ} ~ y0u
cin with HIM, Betsey---nseer the least
bit Kind Of hice:.sy onsif try. won't
you, Betsy 2" Is : s..siis.,si os.sv.A
81 can give any one - eoodss they
lsend,s miss,ys said Betty. ''I'nl Nb
nssly, 'm'o g ,tl, and y's ops .lPy msysp,
sTT;iI rive YOU z. Hundred dollar,
Betsy, !" Sold The gir1, .'foei y0fl 1l,sAvg
me freedQphspd NY fortune; and you'll
not. .rsoase, HIN, you -kpow, ease all
WOuld b -sDoilt. ts.-aI y. .rs~ ,sts'iias =
iT aI'll ,mahsR6 :. said Betty. ,ssi,.s -.
|. Then. he two girls Ian al Aotlier
work 20 ex1pine Bble,sWardrobe, and
soon Betsy was tife46ed m the most
elegant usCire, her hair powdered. a.
WI. siss Ssissom, -r.tsi white gloves
= TtAnd- Z ,lLsald .Ekiss twill be yout
poor compA1siUn, and you must call
me Niss Smith ana shub me and order
me ahoutsi.tT has sssirsiloiH' $50 D. IN :
Thus all was arranged. when the 1T
tie Letter ElsiA had been so long ;exr
RsS9S ssIiys end Rss s HsIi lfs elne
would pav. bis respects y MiO' -
bright In am hous.a How MisfI 6es-
bright laughed as she satr waiting IN
the dnp1 inesroom watching RetsY
|sailsup and down wjtiF all her new
assuuoption of dignity - BetsYe WITH
.tHo-mosts amisblo infention& NftDe
have been. cure Of offending; but Bet
sy, bent ON. being 'unPleasanfyw9Nid
be grand success, 90" "a A =
Just then Betsy herself leant from
TOh, miss 1" she cried, "there's q
carriage at the door, and there's gen.
tlenarl coming outof It. Bless usl- II
that's him, I don't wonder YOU, want
To- Ssa be off ,ns your ~, matc z p Dsary
But before che could explain q SER
want had brought Elsie q card 4Rtiug
the name ot Harold Harrington, and,
"a she arose, the most extraordinary.
figure entered the room. IL was very
tall young man, between whose shouk-
ders. nevertheless, grsw an en66Slb
hump. He also, though he seemed to
move actively enough, walked upon
crutches.- On his head, from ,vbich'
he had removed his cap, was sashlAclt
siIk skuIl-cap. such as entirely bald
old gentlemen then wore. Ovefshls
ears was a big black sbandage, which
Alan Guita covered his chin. On his
rirht eve was q large. green patch; on
his left cheek another. All that. xHaaL
yisfble of his face was his nose; When
vas certainlyswellS shaped, but whtck,
was much the color of red flannel; smd'
about his throat was, Indeed a fifhnel'
muller. "a 81 N 4.
81 This Wa HAROLD. HaSfingtolf 4
~ Elsis's surprise Sas . great tlratshe.
sank into q chair, and forgot t0proInpt
Betsy a. she had intended. Il 49,
She u ives not in the least embasrasssd:
She advanced to meet Mr.. HSrffne<l
ton ~ with grin onS
siWeii she said, 5"so you are my
young. man. ssre you? 1 must say
Whoever picked you out showed no
mighty great tas(e; 3'twasn't for your
beauty. that's plainl"
'No. madam, /" said the new arrival,
at was not for my beauty. Do / adj
dress Miss Seabfight?"
r.Why, who else should be?" cried
Betsy. "'Twas not for your clever
ness, neither, you were chosen. But,
now you have come, sit down. Been
In the wars, haven't your"
. envy infirmities,n sighed the young
man, ..are the result OF my reckless
meas az O boy. I,hayea most sympa-
letter from you upon the fall
which broke nv limb. You remem-
Der Il! You also condOled with me
upon the oareless shot which cost me
my eye, thSugh you did not know How
sefioSs was the result. It, was while
vas onia trip ID sw s;;a InSa.t that
:" drinI come hoiiing tea the .honse,