The New Bloomfield, Pa. times. (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1877-188?, 1877-10-09

it's all the same to me. I'll play It
alone. Only you just count me in. Say
Sylvester all the time. That's me ~
What could oppose to this mans
assurance felt myself growing red
with anger and nervous with embarrass-
ment. What would the correct Sylves-
ter say TO me? What would the girls
/ was young man then, and had won
an entree to their domestic circle by my
reserve-known by less complimenta-
ry adjective among the boys''-what
would they say to my new acquaintance
Yet certainly could not object to his
assuming all risk ON his own personal
recognizance, nor could resist a certain
feeling of shame at my embarrassment
We were beginning to descend. In the
distance below us already twinkled the
light in the solitary rancho of Lone
Valley. L turned to my companion.
"But you have forgotten that don't
even know your name. What am to
call you"
"That's So, he said, musingly. "Now
let's see. Kearney' would be q good
name. It's short and easy like. Thar's
q street in Frisco the same title. Kear-
ney it is"
But" began impatiently.
No you leave all that to me-" he in
terrupted, with superb self-confidence
that could not but admire. "The name
amt no account It's the man that's
responsible. If 1 was to lay for man
that reckoned was named Jones, and
after fetched him / found out on the
inquest that his real name was Smith
that wouldn't make no matter, as long
as got the man."
The illustration, forcible as it was, did
not strike me as offering prepossessing
introduction, but we were already at the
rancho. The barking of dogs brought
Sylvester to the door of the pretty little
cottage which his taste had adorned.
1 briefly introduced Mr.. Kearney.
Kearney will do-Kearney's good
enough for me,' commented the sotdi-
SAINT Kearney half aloud, to my own
horror, and Sylvester's evident mystifi-
cation, and then he blandly excused
himself for moment that he might
| personally supervise the care of his own
beast When he was out of ear shot, L
drew the puzzled Sylvester aside.
have picked up-I mean l have
been picked up on the road by a. gentle
maniac, whose name is not Kearney. He
is well armed and quotes Dickens. With
care, acquiescence in his.views on all
| subjects, and general submission to his
commands, he may be placated. Doubt
less the spectacle of your helpless fami-
ly, the contemplation of your daugh-
ter's beauty and innocence, may touch
! his fine sense of humor and pathos.
Meanwhile, heaven help you, and for
| give me-"
l ran up stairs to the little den that
my hospitable host had kept always re-
served for me in my wanderings. / lin
gered some time over my ablutions,
hearing the languid, gentlemanly drawl
of Sylvester below mingled with the
equally cool, easy slang of my mysteri-
GUS acquaintance. When L came down
to the sitting-room was surprised, how
ever, to find the self-styled Kearney
quietly seated on the sofa, the gentle
May Sylvester, the Lilly of Lone Val
ley" sitting with maidenly awe and
unaffected interest on one side of him,
while on the other that arrant flirt, her
cousin Kate, was practicing the pitiless
archery of her eyes, with an excitement
that seemed almost real.
"Who is your deliciously cool
friendP" she managed to whisper to me
at supper as 1 sat utterly dazed and be-
wildered between the enrapt May Syl-
vester, who seemed to hang upon his
words, and this giddy girl of the period
who was emptying the battery of her
charms in active rivalry upon him. ''Oi
course we know his name ism u Kearney.
But how romantic And isn't he per-
fectly lovely? And who is hep"
replied with severe irony that was
not aware what foreign potentate was
then travelling incognito in the Sierras
of California, but that when his Royal
Highness was pleased to inform me,
should be glad to introduce him proper.
ly. Until them" L added, fear the
acquaintance must be Morganatic.
You're only jealous of him." she
said, pertly. "Look at May = she is
completely fascinated. And her father,
too" And actually, the languid, world
sick, cynical Sylvester was regarding
him with a h0vish interast and anfb,,