The post. [volume] (Middleburg, Snyder County, Pa.) 1864-1883, 1877-06-28

Of the other young ladies tho samo
question who havo other ideas that
those of oakeInaking, who doubts
less will be very glad Of a chance to
say yes Isn't this kitchen awfully
hot'"
Certainly Gussic's checks woro
remarkably red, but whether or not
it was the heat OF tho kitchen, Will
lard Hammond did not inquiro-he
had his answer.
And Gussie's fingers flew faster
than usual, and tho pantry door
slammed somewhat, and one entire
pan Of cookies were burned to small
oval cin9ors, while Gussio stood
meditstivoly by tho window.
"Think you must be going, oh |!
It's rathor sudden, isn't it, Mr. Ham.
mond T.
Farmer Greendale passed. tho
warm tea biscuit and asked b g
question at tho samc time, aud Gus.
sic gave q little start that no ono
saw at the answer.
Rather sudden, Mr.. Grcentlale,
and yet, when think bow l have
prolonged my vacation, I feol |
should have made my decision weeks
ago. Yes, think 1 will leave you
on Thursday of this week"
lie handed his cup to Gussie for
his second instalment of tea, with a
perfectly cool nonchalanco Of man-
ner.
Going on Thursday--snd this waa
Tuesday ! Only two moro days
And then, GIssio made up her MINI
she would not fool lonesome whom
lie had gonei she had noyor been
lonesome before he camo, was sho :"
And as sho handed back his cup
she struggled hard to shut her eyes
TO the fact that never again would
life DO as calm and rosy-huod aa DO
fore she cav Willard Hammond,
uulass--
And with tho porvorsonoss OF wo-
mankind at loast somo womankind
-Gussio's eyes sparklod, and her
cheeks glowod, rs she felt dreadful
ly miserable to think of that no :
and Mr.. Hammond saw and hoard
with jealous pain, and forthwith bo-
gan an easy conversation with Farm
or Greendalo.
i need not say how l regret
breaking tho pleasant connections l
have had horo among You, but it is,
Of course, impossible that such q
life should last forever, delightful
thought it is. Besides, imperative
summons from my cousin in Boston
ono Of the prettiest, most bewitch.
ing little ladies you can imagine,
Miss Gussio-makoa it double du,
ty for mo to CO."
Gussie smiled and said "indeod, y
as calmly as though no had announc
cd his intention Of riding over the
farm, while she experienced hot and
cold thrills at tho thought Of that
cousin Of his.
"Ho only said it to mako mo jeal'
ous, and he shall not do it," Gussie
said to horself and then, with wo-
mans inconsistency, went deliber-
ately at work thinking and fretting
and groaning, until by Thursday
morning sho was almost the ghost oi
herself.
Until this morning, this Thursday
morning, with damp, raw easl
wind, clouded, lowering sky, wher
Willard Hammond was going, Gussie
had not entirely realized what i,
would be to her aftor he had gone
who had boon tho worry sunshine o.
her lifo, so many blessed weeks. But
now, with all the hustle and excite
ment Of getting him of, and now
when his trunk stood strapped in the
hallway, and she had taken O poeI
into tho room no had occupied, ant
that made her fool os il thero hat
boon q funeral in the house, no
knowing it was tho last time sh'
would ever SEQ his ovorcoat hanging
on tho hat rack, or hear his trea(
on tho stairs, Gussie camo to terri
ble realization of what sho had done
how she had crushed out all the
light aud warmth, and beauty, out o
her lifo, and all because sho was III
inborn little coquotto,
| And that cousin Of hisl Gussi
wanted TO choke hor, whoever
whoroyor, whatever sho was, that sh
daro DO 80 much to Willard Ham
mond, whom sho lovod, for all sh
had 30 cruolly refused him land
shall il DO confessed, with not
doubt that no would ronow his oil'el
Would ho renew it Gussi
sprang from tho window whore ah
was watching ono OF tho farm hand
harnossing up tho horses that wor
: TO take her darling away from her.
Would hot
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