South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1877-01-19

cent paper, with X. e., dancing IN scar
let Ore all over their expanse.
rs Mr. Newton IMP"
Yes. Mr.. Newton was in, and one OF
the clerks ushered me into the private
Office, where my friend, Willie sat look.
ing over huge pile of letters.
Herbert Anderson Sit down, old
fellow; what good wind blows you
herc?"
He drew out large armchair, but 1
declined it.
Newton, want you TO DO ne q fa-
vor; will you:"
Certainly. if can"
l looked mp at the clock it wanted
just fifteen minutes to three. and bur.
ridly conf ted the whole story of my
wrongs to Willic's honest breast.
My dear fellow, l really thind you
are attaching too much Importance to u
mere trifle.''
"a trihcr' bet my lips until the
blood came. Il think differently; and
It's very easy to see YOU are not stand
ing in my peculiar position, Newton
Shall send for CLARK? He is in
tue STORE, no (lOUOt-
"You will do nothing Of the sort"
well. then, what is IL you require Of
me?"
Listen. she will be here, probably
at three toto see Clark"
"Well?"
where will he be likely to receive
her?"
In this room, suppose"
us there no place where can be an
unseen listener TO their conversation"
"Why there is the wardrobe, but
"Thc very place | exclaimed, exult.
antly.
"Yes-but, Herbert. wouldn't it be
mean thing to stem to what is not in.
tended for your ears? faltercd Willie,
with some embarrassment.
IL don't care fg whether it's mean
or not" | retortcd. Sim in no state of
mind, just now TO split hairs. Ifyou are
going 10 oblsc me, say SO irnot may
as well CO.
"Ofcoufse the room is at your service.
Herbert. Ian going out. but that makes
no difference. hope you will discover
that yoasare in error.
smiled b ttcrly l entertained no
such hope. The clock struck three rs
Mr.. Newton took his leave. and [ hnr
redly eusconced myselfin the wardrobe.
with my head against Willie's business
coat, and my other extremities in per.
feet grave OF linen busters and obsolete
pantaloons. Altogether, IL was not an
agreeable position; n wardrobe where
one can just stand erect, with closed
doors, on a hot evening in August is not
a very enyiable place. But would
have endured anything then.
How warm IL is In fact. 10 is get.
ting decidedly tropical ! reflected. as
wiped the dew from my glowing fore.
head. "Why don't Ethel come. il she
is coming?" And then I began % re.
feet OH 81. bartholomew AMI his bed
Of hot Goals, rs | pushed the door a
quarter Of inch open.
Hush-a f5Otstep! jerked thc door
TO again, with M emphasis that made
my prlson-home sway IN q sadly ner.
yous condition. but IL was only n clerk.
sent for something. and breathed free.
~ once moro-that is rs freely as il
was possible 20 do undor the circum.
stances. Good gracious, how hot il
"t+o - etlNl t4iDilltbtI WOuaU CpTtniuIV
have stood at q hundred i'm this close
atmosphere. | was stccaminp with per.
spiration my hair was as wet rs if
had stood in n summer shower but
would have cheerfully remained there
al day, e. defect the monstrous con.
spirocy between my Ethel and "R. c."
-Four o'clock Ethel must have been
detained | could hear "R. g." voice
occasionally in the store proof posi-.
tive, he was on hand.
Five o'clock. Decidedly. this was
getting rather monotonous / was in
olined to be very sleepy but it WOULDN'T
DO. TO yield to the Establishments Of
Morpheus. But my patience was not
destined TO 60 entirely unrewarded
Just as ! was about to give up in utter
despair, there was futter Of garments
on my ear; tho sound OF Ethe's sweet.
familiar voice.
I'm SO sorry I lost that memorandum,
Robert 1"
at isn't OF any consequence. Ethel
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