The New Bloomfield, Pa. times. (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1877-188?, 1879-03-25

to me-because he was honest, she said,
and she was afraid wasn't; but what's
the odds, had the most money, and
that made things slide easy, no mat
ter how you come by ii. What did the
gal say her name was ? O-ah-Lily-yan
Waldron-lives at Green Point.
" Let me see-I remember something
odd that happened at Green Point GO
ing on fourteen years now. L remem-
ber what l fouud buried there, OH that
gentleman's grounds. He don't know
it; though-thought might turn it to
account some day. wonder who he
was l had to cut and run just then,
and couldn't stop to find out I've been
intending to look 1t up for some time
there may be money in it. I've been
gone so long that there can't be any
body OH the lookout for me now. l
will fix up bit and then take sound
ings."
All this indistinctly TO himself, as he
proceeded on his way.
Sidney Gray and Lillian Waldron
were not long in becoming intimate
She was as ingenious and simple as
child of six, instead of seventeen, and
what could he do but return her conf
dence. There was u charm in this very
simplicity that attracted him towards
her, for though but twenty-five, Gray,
from his position in life, being the only
son of wealthy merchant, had seen
much of the worlds society. He was a
student of Yale, home for the vacation.
His residence was in Brooklyn.
He not only escorted Lillian to the fer
ry, but accompanied her on the boat
and bore her company to her very door,
leaving her there with q reluctance he
could not conquer. He declined to en-
ter, as he had promised to be home at
dinner to meet some relatives, but
glance at the handsome mansion and
grounds showed that Lillian Is father pos
sessed wealth and position. Promising
to call on the next day and be introduc-
ed to Mr. Waldon, he tore himself away
from those blue eyes and sunny tresses.
My times Gomez he confessed to
himself, as he strobe buoyantly away.
"I'll marry that girl-if she'll only have
me-"
A safe reservation but do you think
he had doubt of it,
When Mr.. Waldron come home to
dinner, Lillian, much as she>dreaded his
displeasure, could not refrain from re-
counting her days adventure The
circumstance of the two strange recog-
nitions had much perplexed her mind.
The resemblance which had been recog-
nized by two persons so dissimilar puz-
zled her much. But if it had surpris-
ed her, the effect of her narration upon
her father was still more surprising; he
actually grew livid at her words. Never
had she seen him in such an excited
state, for he had ever been grave, sedate
and gentle in his manner towards her.
He reprimanded her almost fiercely, for
her indiscretion, as he termed it,
Why, child" he exclaimed, pas
sionately, " this act, trifling as it may
appear to you, might have caused my
ruinl"
He paused abruptly, conscious that
his emotion had made him utter incau-
tious words.
How caused your ruin, father ?" she
asked, terrified by his words, which
seemed to hint at some unknown and
hidden danger. How can that be pos
sible ?u
No matter-you are too young to
comprehend, was the unsatisfactory
reply.
He was silent for few moments, and
then suddenly began to question her
eagerly about the apple-woman = what
she said, how she looked, her dress, her
manner. extracting every item that
Lillian ould give him in way of infor-
nation with the ardor and keenness of
a -cross-examining lawyer. Having
CLEANED that subject threadbare, he com
menced upon the man in exactly the
same manner, until the poor girls mind
was quite bewildered, and she almost
began to fancy that she had, uncon-
sciously, committed some great crime.
. can understand about the wom-
an" he said, musingly, and uncon-
sciously uttering his thoughts in an
audible tone of voice. I" but the man
is beyond my comprehension
" They are both beyond my compre-
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