Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1878-12-04

| pencil.
Inc calculation was so simple that
ran it over in my mind without the use
Oh the pencil, and gave the total. II
uinered few cents, the advantage be.
ing in Mrs. BANDS favor.
1t Is triie in error. Mrs. Bland
out the people are honest. liz should
De $2S.67, instead of s2S.6
never could remember the figure.
pray set them down. Ii will give
MI Bland so much pleasure to know
nave my bill exactly right. He is such
strict man of business
Willingly" l replied, and | wrote
at the foot of the bill ''S2S.6 Korrect. y
Thanks" said Mrs. Bland. "what
wonderful head you have for figures
She scrutinized the bill closely. "And
what queer way of making sevens ~
oh, in the bank am in | do little
else than add up figures for hours at a
time. There is nothing queer about my
sevens, as L always cross them. Then
they do not look like ones. In a great
many banking houses in New York
that is the rule. Scientific calcnlators
always use the crossed seyen.''
"Ah, indeed. If you want to see a
ludicrous or 3, look at mine-such
wormy, twisting things. Look and
Mrs. Bland drew the numerals.
''They are quite ludicrous, indeed, -
| said. There, make your this way,
and don't bring the tail of your ) be-
low the line, ike a French D." and |
made the figures.
Thanks for the lesson. | will de-
tain you no longer. must go now and
pay my bill-S2s. you sayy''
With a bow L left Mrs. Bland, and, ,
hurrying to the water side, got my boat
and was off after blue fish. had bet
ter luck than usual, and brought home
that afternoon some fine blue fish and
wheat fish, l had the best tIsh cooked
Tor supper, u portion of which | sent to
Mrs. Bland, who seemed TO partake of
IL with relish. / was not idiot enough
to think. though it was three years ago,
that the lady was especially pleased
with me for the attention, but in the
evening, a fine moonlight one, Mrs.
Bland fingered on the veranda. | was
smoking a cigar, sitting at the bottom
of the steps, within hearing distance of
her.
''YOu very kindly offered me the use
of Mr.. Bland's tackle. Now, you have
not congratulated me On my luck" |
said.
81 do, do" said Mrs. Bland quick
ly, with certain amount of expan-
siveness. She rose from her chair and
held out her hand, and it fairly trem-
bled. l was surprised. What possible
sympathy could there exist between us.
did not care 10 have even a passing
Irritation with her. How the deuce had
my fish called for so marked an express
sion on Mrs. BANDS part:
"Five blue fish, which would weigh
thirty pounds, not counting the wheat
fish, and a dab or so, l said, in the most
commonplace way.
eyes, yes,' said Mrs. Bland, appar-
emily absorbed.
.'But / have broken my squid. my
best one, and would really like to
borrow a hook or so from you to make
another. Could you really lend me
some hooks until | send to New York"
Willingly. Wait here moment,"
NJ DlapI rosa and xuanr slnu-n rI,n
hall to her room. just then David, the
colored waiter, came in with a tele-
graphic message for Mrs. Bland. She
returned at once, and took the message,
read it under the hall lamp; then she
went to her room.
''David," | asked the waiter, IL did
not know that you could telegraph to
such an out-of-the-way place as this."
sit amt often that it is done, sir.
The telegraph station on the road is
fourteen miles from here, but you can
get messages sent by the coach-tho'
Mrs. BANDS messages comes on horse
back with Il man a-kiting"
Ii was none of my business how Mrs.
BANDS messages came, though now
that on her hotel bill were
quite a number of charges for tele-
graphic messages. In moment more
Mrs. Bland was down stairs, holding in
her hand quite a number of large hooks.
Ii was not my fault, but the lady had
taken up with the package small fly
hook, which, as she opened the parcel,
rosy first finger, so that
a drop of blood started. 81 am so sorry
| said, .'may | not tie this handker-
chief around it?''
"What, with the hook in my flngerf
Pull it out. No fuss, please" Here
Mrs. BANDS face looked rigid. and the
wrinkles between her eyes made a Sc
ries of archings.
"Bnt. but" exclaimed, really dis
turbed, Il can't pull il out. Can you
bear the merest cut with my penknifeE
"CanI? Nonsense; of course can,
aud she held out taper white hnger,
and felt my heart sink within me as l
made careful probe, and, fortunately
the barb, drew out the
hook. which | deliberately put in my
"Would Mrs. Bland faint
now 90 asked my self.
"a glass of wdter?" said anxious
". s.What for? To dip nv finger i'll
Ridiculous will put II in my mouth.
You will excuse nv sucking my thumb
like baby while | talk. There, 1t Is
all over now, young gentleman. rev.
er scream at mouse or go into hyster-
les over caterpillar, and do not ellnk
at lightning.
"You are very brave little woman
then. Here. take this telegraphie mes
sage which you have dropped ana
handel the message to her.
81 heard the waiter tell you re-
ceiyed ten messages a day. Now, can
Won put that together with my dozen
newspapersr'
81 cannot-do not care to. IL is not
any of nv business, Mrs. Bland; I'm
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