Smyrna times., 1879-01-29

it's only for frolic-a wager. Girls will do
such things, you know!"
But George had heard the last words
ana turned around with crimsoned check -
and sparkling eyes.
+" 1t Is not frolic," said she. "And it's
not wager. It's serious, sober earnest.
am doing the washing because Katrina has
sWalned her ankle, and there's no one else
but grand-mamma to do it,"
-" Indeed! T. said Mr. Abbott. "And
cant help your
!" 1eS,' George promptly made answer
You can carry that basket of clothes out
TO the bleaching ground for me-"
" Georgle' exclaimed her sister, as Mr.
Abbott cheerily took up the load, and
-trode away in the direction indicated by
Georges pointed finger.
He asked me, said George. 81 should
not have asked him."
Judge Abbott's son! groaned Mary.
The richest man in Balston He'll never
ask you to go out rowing on the lake with
him again"
But the appearance of the gentleman in
| question put stop to the discussion.
Miss George" said he, . would have
hOlsted them upon the rigging for you, but
the wind takes 'em off So"
That's because you needed the clothes
pins" said George, handing them to him
with alacrity.
Couldn't you come and helpY' said
Mr.. Abbott, wistfully. 1.-TWO can manage
SO much better than one"
"Oh, I'll come and help" said George,
land be glad to get my clothes out drying"
She tied on her small gingham sun
bonnet, and ran out into the yellow Sep.
tember sunshine, while Mary burst out cry.
ing with mingled vexation and anger.
shall never get over the disgrace of it
in the world" she sad-"never, never
Georgie has no dignity, no proper pride
No; don't speak to me. grandma. or shall
say something dreadful! | declare, I've a
mind to never own her as a sister again !!
" Have you finished the washing?' said
| Mr. Raymond Abbott.
Yes, | have finished it," said George
LennOx. "But | shouldn't like to carr
my living rs laundress; it's very tiresomt
business"
George was "cooling off" under the
shadow of the grapevines in the woods
with a book in her hand, and the curl,
locks blown back from her pretty Spanisl
forehead.
Mr.. Abbott looked admiringly down OF
her All his life long. his experience hat
lain among the sailing artificial dolls o
conventional society. He had admired
George Lennox the first time he had seen
her; hut that days experience of he
frank, true nature had given depth ant
earneStness to the feeling.
Z" Miss Lennox," said he, "do you know
what | have been thinking of since W
hung out those towels and table cloth
togPther?'
Haven't the least idea said uncon
scious George, tanning herself with tw
grapevine leaves pinned together by
thorn.
:" have been thinking" said he, "that
should like my wife to be just such woma
as you are"
"A washerwoman q said George, tryin
to laugh off her bushes
81 am quite in earnest, Georgia" h
said, leaning over her. Dear, George
will you be my wife?''
! But I'm only working girl" said il
eenious George, beginning to tremble a
over, and half inclined to cry" Mary an
land we are very poor"
You are rich in all that heart coul
wish" pleaded Abbott, taking both Ia,
hands in his; land l want you for n
i own -
:, Raymond Abbott had fancied Georg
Il Lennox when he saw her playing crOque
in pale pink muslin, with her tea rose
her hair; but the divine fame of love fir
) stirred in his heart wien she looked
him through the vapory cloud of the was
u tub-Guido's angel folding her fair win
J. in farmhouse kitchen.