The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1877-01-25

! the sofa over in t.as dark corner there,
aud they dida't see me, and I heard every
word they said. Wouldn't Vic have boxed
my cars if she'd caught me y
81 wonder what they talked cf," | said
20 myself, with jealous qualln--t9 tell
the truth, III been a little staggered by the
picture episode; and then, though il wasn't
exactly the right thing to do, although GER
tainly excusa5le IN case Ike this, where
Il mans Whole happiness was at stakr,
made up my mind if possible to find out.
"Ned,' said I, 81 saw a splendid knife
the other day-six blades"
"Six bladcs.'' repeated Mel, his eyes
sparkling.
"Yes, or i've blades and file, I don't
| remember which. lt was beauty,
though, and if wasn't afraid you'd cus
yourself with 1t, Ia buy it and give it to
you."
"Cus myseIf!' sail the small boy, with
infinite scorn; II amt a baby
"WeN,'' said I, "ihe knife shall be
yours" And then I continued, IN nca
c}!alant manner; "What was it you said
your sister and Mr.. Thornton were talking
abont?"
II didn't say nothing" said Ned. "Whcn
ii you bring the knife p
"You shall have it tomorrow" l repii
ed. odd they say any thing about me,
for instance p
"Oh, l5tsn' sail Nd, starting eff rapid
ly. "Cha-lcy said, 'O,. Vic, you'd never
have given me UP if hnln'r told you how
rich he was. What fool I've been! l
might have known that that would have
been too IN o; a'-let me see: "Lcad us
not Into m2tation'-'tcnp.ati, m Tor suci
girl rs you are. Good heavens anl he
grabbed hold Of his hair just ,s though he
was goius to pull 1t all OUT" and the small
boy suited the action to tho word, and tns
csi at his own curly locks with such an
assumption OF desperation "a brought the
tears into his eyes. " Coed heavens he
says, how selfish m crael ypu are. Tn
snre don't know how can love yon. Are
you Going to marry hm?' And Vic says.
j am .
"Oh! you are,'' thinks tie attentive list
ener.
"sit you'd bo .wul s,liv,' she says"
the small bov T.sGics on, @ .ior SIS to gel
married. / mish. ,hiak | WAS happy, 70.
little wh,ic, cause b'iievc love you as
well as could love any body, and then I'd
! be Jolly miserable, for | must have n seal
skin Jacket and new switch, and hair like
mine costs like Oh no; that's what she
said to ma this morning. l mean she says:
For never could be happy without a fine
house, and a carriage, and all sorts Of mob
remember. 'And so be good bow she
says, tand console yourself with May
Newton. She likes you, l'm sure, and she
is sweet little thing, and would make you
an excellent wife p"
81 don't believe she ever will, then"
mu.ter between my teeth. $50 on, Ned"
NO, she woulln't,' says Charley: and
as for her liking me, you never were more
me It is because am tho = ir;eni . ' Of The tbs
man she ioves-Ar,hur Bell "Q'm Arthur
Belly" yes, she loves him as dearly as !
do you, and has loved him for years. 1t
was for his sake she refused handsome
Phil AkerS. to say nothing of that rich old
bachelor Quimby that all the other girls
are pulling caps for. Poor little wretch
| know how to pity har. "iou'il both re
cover says Vie, 'and ten chances to one,
fall in love With each otter. Tn res moth.
ing ike catching ball on the bou"ce.' "
a heart on the rcbound,' | think You
mean, Ned / say, with astonishing calm
ness.
"Wcll, perhaps / do," assents the small
boy, whistling couple OF bars of"Iankre
Doodle" shoughtfully. Anyhow" ending
with IA false note that makes ne shudder.
"Nic stuck to it she'd marry yon,' cause
you was so slap-bans- em-up again
rich: and Charley smashed his ha: on his
head an walked out Of the room like this, "
and slipping from the table, the sraaI boy
! seized my hat from nay hand, literally
Smashed it upon his curly head, and
!, stF93e out Into the hall in such mclolra-
matte manner that smiled IN spite OF ny
, self.
, When he returned, left the easy chan
!, mot quite rs much ut ease as when | sal
down in it-took possession of nv hat, re-
stored 1t as nearly n. poSsiblr to It's ori.ina
shape, and said, ''Ned, you've been remark
, ably en.crtainine-in fact, never met such
! an entertaining small boy before; but
wont wait any longer. Give my respect,
: TO Your sister
: "Don't you mean your lover" asks Ned
: with vide opeped-eycs, and adds, conf
den,ially, sob como now, you needn't bt
D bashfui. know all about it, you know