Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1878-01-09


of danger, and now the doctor fc
that he must remove himself an
his belongings from Mrs Kellirott
house 10 his own. Matty, hidde
by the honeysuckle vines over tn
piazza, watched him go and cried
little.
A short time after, Tom an
Matty sat on the piazza he read
ing, or pretending to read. Will
she sewed diligently. Neithe
uttered word for more than hal
an hour.
Presently Matty shook out tn
muslin cap she was making, ant
laid it on her work-box. put he
little silver thimble aside, AM
dropped her hands. one over tn,
other, into her lap. Then sh'
looked up.
Tom was staring straight at her
She colored violently, and so, fol
that matter, did he.
"Tom." she began, "don't he an.
CRY. Oh, do forgive me - She
paused, trying TO think how she
could tell him ; but she went on
lluntly, 81 want to end our en-
gagement."
$50 do l." reioined he, with diff
ticulty, supressing whistle. Then
both burst into n hearty laugh.
"You see, Matt" said Tom
when he could speak, Il love some
one else"
Matty appeared to he taken
quite by surprise at this declara-
ton.
"But l couldn't help it, indeed !
couldn't She is"
"She is Young lady whose
name is Kate. and her eyes are the
blacklist, and her cheeks the red
dest, and she sings Under the
Stars with gnitar accompaniment"
ratified Matty all in breath.
1t was Toms turn to stare now
"Where did you find all this out ?"
he asked.
"My dear little bird, etc, think
I'll go and write to my future
cousin :" and off she ran, glad to
escape the questions she feared he
might PROFOUND.
"But you haven't told me-" he
called after her.
"And never shall" she returned,
into her own room.
In less than an hour she had rec
onciled her mother TO Fate's de-
rree, and written to Miss Kate
Spencer, and persuaded Tom to
write also, and had done much TO.
ward informing the whole village
Of her altered prospects.
In due time Tom was married,
Matty officiating as first brides
maid.
Matty, after the excitement Of
Toms wedding, bethought herself
what she should do. There were
Ter summer dresses to be made up.
er music scholars 10 attend to, the
ewing-cirrle and the flowers but
hose. neither occupied all her time
or thoughts. There ought to
ave been DR.. Gibson, too, she
onld not help thinking ; bnt that
entleman, instead of falling at her
,et as soon as he heard she was
zee, paid her no more attention
nan before. She waited for him,
j growing wonder and worry, an
ternit> two weeks--and then
ook measures to bring him to his
enses.
She employed only recognized
nd ladylille means, however. She
'egan Ivy flirting little with differ
mt gentlemen.
There was Will Ellis. This
'oung gentleman had offered him
'elf to our heroine on an average,
our times year, ever since she
vas fifteen. She bad invariably
refused him ; but they were the
best Of friends in the world. She |
now told him in so many words. |
that she would accept all the at
tention he would offer her during
the next week, taking care to re-
member that this singular declara-
ton proceeded not from any SPECIAL
regard for him, but was made in
pursuance of some orcnlt design
on her part. Forthwith the pair
embarked upon what seemed to be
the stormiest Irritation SINNERS
vile ever saw. In the long morn
ing they drove or rowed together
they dined at Mrs. Killicott's, and
Immediately after sailed forth on
some other excursion. Both were
excellent equestrians, and Matty
gloried 10 galloping over hill and
dale, on one of Wills handsome
horses. Then they drank an early
tea on the veranda, and spent the
evening at the piano or in reading.
At the hour of nine, Matty always
sent Will home, without particle
of ceremony or regret at his de-
parture. In short, what appeared
to Skinnersville as a serious court
ship was, in reality, pure hu>i-
mes matter, and 30 understood be-
tween the two parties to it.
This state of affairs continued
for a week or so, during which time
the doctor ignored Matty's exist
euce. ex' ept that he was the
of his dear friend Mrs.
Killicott. And all the girls were
raging inwaIdly at her quondam
suitor.