Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1879-02-27

guy rallroad shares and live Idly, bu
| preferred to keep on in my annt'l
ways. Then they said, DO employ q
collector, and not go about as she did
seeing each tenant personally and
they told me that was too young fol
such work. Now / knew that my
aunt, in quiet way, always managed
to be good friend to her tenants, and
! hated to have all her plans abandon
ed; so / carried them ont as we'll as
could. OF course, in places like this
building, there were no cases of pow
erty to encounter she said, looking
straight at Peter, as if defying him to
prove that he was not millionaire
'hut in some Of my aunt's houses there
was great deal of suffering. Here
the difficulty was that ] might be i'm.
posed upon on accoun. Of my youth,
and SO | put on the gray curls aud a
bit of rouge on my nose. Nobody
ever looked at me twice, aud they all
payed their bills promptly. You were
the only person who ever gave me
any trouble. 1t was very nice. Our
house is overrun with musical idiots
who won't talk about anything but
my voice, and it was refreshing to see
men who were brisk. and sharp in
their ways. But now that somebody
knows, ] suppose Unjust give it up.
Men can't keep q secret
4 assure YOU began Peter, but she
interrupted him with a cool sNever
mind perhaps you'll get me car
rage, Mr.. Nesmith. can't walk
home while l feel so faint with this
wretched hand i
Peter called the carriage, aud put
her in it, and made daily inquiries for
her health until he was informed that
she was quite recovered, after which
time he became conscious that some.
thing, he did not know what, was
lacking in his life. He had as much
work as-he could dogend was never
idle, but he felt unsettled and unamia.
Bile and inclined to go West or South,
or to Europe, or somewhere as soon
as possible. The day before midsum.
mer he received note asking him to
call on Miss Pelton, aid he went with
. rather i'll grace.
Miss Pelton looked very pretty as
she sat in her great easy chair under
the scorched banner screen, which
was restored to its place, and with
her hands folded in her lap.
You sent back you bank book, Mr..
Nesmith,' she said.
Il did, answered Peter.
And you have not Withdrawn your
notice.
NO, he replied.
Can you find as good an Office else
where at the same rates p
No. said be again.
Then why do you go?'
Peter looked at her minute and
for the first time knew why he went,
why ne felt this ulrcasuuiny irnpa.
thence with the thought Of being in.
debted in any way to Miss Pelton,
and then, as foolishly as any school
girl, he said, Because
Miss Pelton stared. Peter contin.
ued to gaze. Miss Pelton biushed.
Peter spoke.
% you goose, she said half an hour
later. OF course | heard you say,
Bring on your ANGELS and Mr.. Greer
is my own uncle. But we will 90 and
see that good little Jane some day,
and that German who gave you some
work. You had your Christmas wish,
Mr.. Nesmith Well-Peter, then
but how dared you, sir, how dared
you carry me out into that entry in a
chairY
Peter she said as he went away,
do you know that we shall never be
poor?'
4 know that | shall for some time,
he answered, and that / must work
hard to earn the right to call you
wife,
But we shall always have money!
she answered, and opening the me.
dallion she wore at her throat she
showed him the ten dollar bill folded
small and placed beneath the glass.
There she said; by and by it will
be yours, you know. l Railways meant
to have my way about that