The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1879-12-03

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The month of June was fast passing away,
and the roses were blooming more luxuriantly
than ever, and sending their fragrance into
the kitchen where Kate was kneading bread,
when Luke Hartwell came over the meadow
with shambling gait, determined to try his
fate, and win or lose it all"
Rates sleeves were rolled up to her shoul-
ders, aud her arms were white with flour, but
she was moi at all embarrassed by Luke's ap-
pearance."
GOOD afternoon" she said, shaking back
the curls which were dropping over her face,
Julia to take you into the parlor It's none
too cool out here"
II came to see you, Kate, and I don't
mind the heat"
Well, sit down and make yourself as COM
Portable as you eau. am too busy to talk,
but can listen we'll enough.a -
But now Luke, did not know how to begin
His tale of love. He had prepared a neat
speech in his mind as he walked over the
meadow, but every vestige of it had flown
from his memory at the first sight of Kate =
He therefore twisted bis fingers backward
his chair half a dozen times, and coughed re-
peatedly before he could summon courage to
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Kate, he said at length, with kind Of
choked grasp, /" I've been intending to come
over here for some time back
" believe you were here only yesterday"
replied Kate coldly. "Oh, was II" stam-
mered Luke, 'sbut I've come for different
purpose to-day"
You came to ask the address of that man
had to cut wheat for last year, believe"
:" Yes, | wrote to him yesterday. But,
Kate, don't bluff me off SO I've come to ask
you to accept Bower Farm as your own" and
he blushed crimson as he made what he
thought neat speech.
Very kind of you, Luke, I'm sure but
it isn't yours yet, SO don't see how can ac-
cept it from YOU"
~ see you won't understand me, Kate
and I'd better be plain in my speech. have
had liking for you for good many years,
and believe I'd make as good husband as
you would find in the county"
Kate made no reply, and the dropping curs
concealed her laughing face. Encouraged by
her silence, Luke proceeded
q You shall dress equal to any woman
round here, and III make you a present Of
that colt I'm breaking. You know l amt
poor, and you shall live as we'll as anybody in
these parts
. rna sorry to disapp--:..-ss
don't care to marry you. Please don't begin
to argue, forit would answer no purpose.
:" i made sure you would have me, Kate. =
But I'll watt and try again after a SPELL
mo- it would be useless to try again" in
terrupted Kate. " The fact is, Luke, I am
going to marry a lawyer, . she added, with a
quicker of her rosy lips at Luke's unconcealed
amazement at hearing the information.
+" lawyer I" he exclaimed. "-Well, that
does beat all I never even knew you were
receiving 'tentions from anybody but me and
the squire. | s'pose you wouldn't tell his
name, Kate?"
"No!" said Kate, " You'll know it IN
time" s
Luke babe her good afternoon - and
went out, meeting Mrs. Bertram in the gar
den.
az took your advice" he said, stopping in
the path, " and asked her to marry me but
she says she's going to marry some lawyer, "
and without waiting for reply, walked rap
idly away, his heart sore with chagrin and dis
appointment.
Julia went into the kitchen and spoke her
mind F" to Kate very freely. To throw away
chance of keeping Bower Farm in the fam
lily, was, in her opinion, really criminal
You are crazy, Kate. Haven't warned
you over and over that you will be left penni.
less, old aud faded at mothers death You
will be an old maid, no one will have you
then, and--oh good heavens, what do you ex-
peot--"
81 expect my lawyer, coolly answered
Kate, patting the smooth loaves of bread in
the pan.
That is the craziest notion of all. gave
you credit for more common-sense, Kate, than
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diculous to talk about"
Then don't talk about it" said Kate -
81 am not anxious to hear your eloquent
harangues on my poor little daisy's proph-
ecy."
" But you can't mean that you will throw
away good chances for the sake of a silly mo-
tion,'
:" mean that will wait for my lawyer, y
said Kate, still smiling.
How you cling to that idea I've no pa
thence with you at all. Ii Luke had been I
lawyer, would you have married him Come
let's see how much you really think of tina
| idea.'
81 didn't say I'd have any lawyer" an
swered Kate. ~ mean to choose my lawyer
I pulled every leaf off the daisy, and it lef
the last one lawyer SO lawyer it will be
and mean to wait for my lawyer until m.
lawyer comes"
"Horrors 70 cried Julia, "don't use tina
J detestable word again. am utterly sick o
it. hope I'll never more see one of the pro
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