The New Bloomfield, Pa. times. (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1877-188?, 1879-05-06

ty to join the other young gentlemen of
the house In expensive pleasure seek
ing.
They all liked him, even although he
was too proud to share In pleasures that
he could not pay for, and in spite of his
shabby wardrobe, he was rather favor
ite In the drawing-room, where the
boarders, as rule, spent the evening
hours.
He was brilliant pianist, conversed
well, danced gracefully and was full of
bright sympathy for all that was going
on. Even Miss Isabel, In spite of her
fathers wrath, could not deny that Mr..
Worth was one of natures noblemen.
And Sadie = shy, sweet Sadie, found
all her heart turning from the fancied
hero she had created from Harry Whit
ney's penciled scraps, to give loyal love
to this actual presence, that filled every
attribute she gave to manhood in her
girlish dreams.
He courted her frankly before them
all, and she, in spite of her Cousins
sneers, her uncle's wrath, accepted his
attentions, and did not say nay to his
whispered wooing. 1t was wonderful
how often the two met in Mrs. Delisle's
private sitting-room when that lady
found miles of sewing to detain her, and
Mr.. Worth read aloud, or awakened all
the music sleeping in the piano. Some
times, conquering her shyness, Sadie
sang in her sweet, clear voice, or read
from her penciled scraps, carefully
guarding the secret of their discovery.
And when winter was nearly gone
Mr.. Worth, in the same cosy sitting
room, won Sadie's promise to be his
wife.
Mr.. Gregory's dignity rose to sublmi-
ty at this presumption. He gave the
audacious young man an audience in his
own sitting-room, insisting upon the
presence of his daughter, niece and
Mrs. Delisle.
Ct 1t is quite useless for you to deny,
young man." he said, that you were
aware of my niece's small fortune,
trihe in comparison with my daugh-
ter's expectations, but sufficient to
tempt needy fortune-hunter.
"Uncle!' Sadie exclaimed, flushing
hotly.
"It will better become you to be 81.
lent" said her uncle, while L dismiss
this man."
But Sadie rose then, and quietly took
her lovers arm.
"You have no legal control over me
or my fortune" she said, with gentle
dignity, land Mr.. Worth, when he
leaves here, takes my promise to be his
wife,
Every well-very well. You will go
with him then, and at once, for Mrs.
Delisle may as well understand that
either that young man or must leave
this place before sundown."
| "You are in earnest 2" asked the
landlady.
"Most certainly. Either Mr.. Worth
or 1 must cease to be your boarder."
"Then, sir, though L regret to lose
you, am afraid you must suit yourself
at once"
| miS' Deiislci are Jou III
sanep"
mot at all. But my nephew, Mr..
Henry Worth Whitney has informed
me that he will prefer, after his mar
riage with your niece, to occupy his
own house, which he so kindly lent to
me.n
Three pale faces of utter CONSERVATION
were turned to the young man, who saw
no one but Sadie. She shrank little
from him, but he only held her closer
whispering:
Don't be angry. l SO craved real
love, not the worship of my wealth.
Aunt Laura made me love you, even be
fore saw you"
81 hope, Mr.. Whitney," said Isabel
sweetly, that you will not cherish re
sentiment because my fathers love fol
my cousin led him to, perhaps, unneces
sary harshness."
"No - my dear fellow" said Mr.
Gregory, and then choked abruptly, anC
was silent under the cool contempt o
Mr.. Whitney's eyes and his sarcastic
smile.
81 think we fully understand eacl
other, Mr. Gregory" said that youni
man, with chilling courtesy "but al
low me to say, that the very short nc
tice you gave yourself in finding anoth
er clearinghouse, need not be binding