Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1878-01-24
LANCASTER WISCONSIN, WH1

Then, seeing him looking up at
his watch, observed:
I'VE won't wait lunch for Patricia.
for Mr.. Sherrington Is with her.
They have gone roaming off after
Spring flowers, and may not be back
this three hours. Come in and have
. bit of salad, with q cup of chocol-
ate, Mr.. Redmond. | made the
chocolate myself, and can recon-.
mend it, k
80 | kept him tor another half
hour. and he left, pleased with his
visit.
Patricia and Sherrington came
back only fifteen minutes after the
usual lunch, the former 30 delighted
With q profasion of pink arbutus "a
hardly to heed when q servant in.
formed her that Mr.. Redmond had
called to see her, and had staid with
Miss Gertrude for lunch
She had put the rosy clusters in
her dark hair and ON the bosom of her
graceful gray dress. and, flushed
with her long ramble. | think l new
or saw her look 80 perfectly lovely.
he he's been here. Very nice of
you to keep her out Of the way so
long, whispered to Clyde.
he looked at me queerly, but said
nothing. | did not want him TO ex.
postulate with mo as | believed he
wished to do, SO | kept apart from
him during the evening, leaving him
to play and sing with Patricia.
de was interesting with his very
natural manner Of reserved modesty.
! was glad that Patricia found him
So. He had pale, siken hair, that
fell in shadowy curls over beauti-
full forehead; soft, dark eyes, softly
modulated tones. He contrasted
nicely with her dark spirited beauty.
Clyde has an efder brother Ray.
mond-just the one for Patricia. /
wonder if it cannot be brought
about.
But soon had my hands full, for
at all hours of the dsy and night Mr..
Redmond came to the Hermitage.
And it was not long before my sue
cess as q decoy was patent to the
most careless observer. He asked
only for Miss Gertrude He came
solely to see me.
In three weeks the crisis burst
upon me. He proposed.
81 used to think Mr.. Sherrington
was your lover he said, standing
before me, the light on his frank,
handsome face, but late observation
has shown me that his visits here
are for your sister. Since you are
free, then will you not marry me !?
| can support you we'll Gertrude,
or would not ask you to bind your
future to mine. The death of my
grandfather two years ago left me
$4,000, beside some real estate.
have pleasant home on the Hudson
retired, but elegant-where /
would like to take you. What do
you think, Gertrude I? Could you
be contented to leave your friends
and live at RISE Cottage with me I?
My amazement allowed me to
stammer nothing ineligible. In
some distant way l temporised the
matter, and begged Mr.. Red
mond to give me time for reflection.
He went away, making an ap-
pointment for the next evening.
So thunderstruck wasiI by the
revelation of Mr.. Raymond's wealth,
that l wandered about the house in
q dazed way, not needing how ma
ma was fretting about Patricia, who
had gone to ride with Mr.. Sherring-
ton.
sWhat is the matter, mamma
Isn't it going to storm | said at
last.
TO storm p Nonsense Where
are your eyes Gertrude? But it is
nearly nine o'clock. Patricia has
been gone seven hours with Mr..
Sherrington, and l know something
is wrong.
what p demanded arousing my
self.
Il don't know
Nine, ten, eleven, and twelve
O'Clock passed. No carriage-no
news.
At noon the next day the buggy
drove into the yard. Patricia and
Clyde Sherrington alighted, Patric-
ia cody presented her husband.
They had been married the evening
before, by our pastor at Lowbridge.
so nice and quiet said Patricia.
No fuss, no notority.'
She took her place coolly at the
table. you needn't hesitate 10
take Gage now, Gertrude, he's dead
in love with you, and as like Clyde
best, l thought I'd decide the mat
ter without any complications.
l think | was dumbfounded. But
! found my tongue when Mr.. Red.
mond came that evening, and said :.
Yes
I give my experience for the ben.
eft of others. 1t is dangerous loan
ing ones lover.