Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1879-11-13

~ hht y ouue nat u utot, nice
tie body she was, kind-hearted, as bei
countenance showed her; she must have
been tickled at my awkwarduess. thoagh.
What a BOBBY must have appeared to he
10 be. | felt my face reddeu again. and
clenched my fist In my vexation, as though
! would commit an assault and battery on
nay own person.
Two days after Mr.. Banks handed me I
check for five hundred aud eighty-iiye dol.
lars and three cents-the amount OF Van
Gets note. with interest. l knew the val.
re OF money now; and as my salary was
quite enough for my immediate necessi.
ties, deposited the sum In the bauk, wait
Ing Tor chance 10 invest IL properly. and
went on with my usual business Bot
found myself frequently making calcula-
tiuas on bits OF loose paper, OF divers specu-
laii0ns In which | might double my lttle
fortune. ard keep doubling 1t until. 10 geo.
metrical progression, IL became q colossal
| fortune, whefewith 10 fancy built the fine
mansion In town. and bought me a noble
country-seat, and got married to Dora
Banks ksl-Dora .-whst nice name 1t was
to be sgrel
Unfortunately, however. nothing turned!
up By which might double my mouey.
I until one day added five fold 10 IL. but not
through a speculation. The complicated!
affairs Of Bullwiuklc. Badger & Bullwinkle
were at length wound up, small dividend
WAS paid To their creditors. and after tax
ing out letters of administration TO my
fathers estate. | found myself possessor
oi a sum which made my fve hundred
and eighty odd dollars nearly three thous-
. and.
Then | bullded bigger air.castles than
ever, with Dora for mistress Of each And
yet rarely saw her-occasionally at the
house. once In the street, and once Tor a
Y whole afternoon. on her fathers birthday,
when Mr.. Lipscombe and myself were In
I vited 10 dine with our principal. On that
7 occasion had danced with Dora and talk
/ ed with her, though the coversaiion must
/ have been very silly on nv part. for was
/ in that slate OF ecstaiic confusion that nv
\ tongue refused To perform its Ordinary OF.
/ flee.
/ ! was destined 10 a separation from Do
Z "a, however. Nesriy year after was
I first taken into Mr.. Banks employ. was
seated alone Ia the eounting-room, Mr..
| Lp-combc having gone out 20 lunch, when
I or principal same In.
MIR. Loystt," he said, what have you
done with the money you obtained from
[ your fathers es,ate?''
Nothing. 1t Is In the savlngs-fnnd
NV Ffi tfAt# tiitukuN " tHt
safest on the whole"
"rhe reason | asked Is because yon will
need Il. am going to displace yon."
| looked at him In some alarm, and
stsmmercd out 4 rcply-i forgot what
Il have advires from Rio that Il will be
more than safe speculation 10 send some
Richmond Hour there. IL will about arrive
a, the right time. I want the matter man
aged adro!tIy. and you are the man for H.
think. VIII you 20 out as supercargolr
was relieved al once. and answered
promptly IN the affirmative.
II am going tn give you n chance To
make -omcihin: for yourself Draw out
your money and invest Il In thi. venture"
"Ihark you, sir. | should be very hap
py 10 do so. but unfortunately have 10
give a months notice"
Never mind. Transfer the account to
rrc. anIt. rs' Y, a -s.,s.str SOu nov Inc
vessel will sail on. day alter tomorrow
Dine with me Tomorrow afternoon. You
can leave 10 arrange your outfit until Lips
combe comes. | viii have your place sup
piled Tor you until you return. To. morrow
morning. will put you in fall possession
OF my views"
Ny preparations were soon made The
/ following day dlned at the Banks. There
WAS no one present but the family. Amer
dinner | was Invited 10 spend the evening"
there, aud Mr.. and Mrs. Banks had a
/ short ylslt TO make. Dora was leit to enter
/ tain me until their return.
Now. II there was anything In this world
I | would have given ten years OF my life
for n was for q tete- a-teie with Dora
/ Banks. Without any sacrifice II was mine :;
ard yet now that | had H.. what could |
says | felt that To make love 10 her-l
/ being comparatively poor clerk would
( be. under tne circumstances, piece OF
gross ingralituie and a breach OF conf
dcncc.
| Yet what could talk about? We sat
4 there, tor some minutes after the elder peo-
| pie had departed. In embarrassed silence.
I Dora was evidently waiting for me to say
/ something, aud that added to my embar-
/ rsssment. At length she took the intia-
| tive.
Your departure is rather sudden de-
! termination, Is 1t not. Mr.. Lovatt?"
/ Rather so, Miss Dora-l beg pardon,
/ Mss Banks, | meau."
I \ long pause. varied slightly by the very
/ loud ticking oil the ormulu clock on the
mantel, accompanied by terrible thump-
1 ing under my waistcoat.
| There is not apt to be yellow tever at
/ Rio at the season you arrive, Mr.. LovattT'
] "Oh no. not at all"
! The young lady gave a long breath. as
/ though relieved. Another pause ensued.
Have you been To the opera much this
4 spring, Mr.. Loya't?"
1 NO Miss Bsnks-but once. Ny duties
! are so laborious s-so-that is"
4 Another pause, of great length. began
10 feel confused. | felt my face redden.
stole glance at the lady. BY Joye. she
was blushlng to the very roots of her hair.
! Just then our eyes met.
! Ten minutes after the conversation was
| quite lively.
II thought of you sometimes too" "quoth
the lady. II recognized you the moment
you came into the house,
Il had never forgotten YOU; and knew
you on the moment D." qno;h the gentleman.
Nov The t-.otu violently bodies, charged
wiki electricity, are attracted TO each 9TH
| er the more violently they are reDelled.
/ The attraction between Dora and myself
must have been very strong In the first in
stance, for at the sound Of Mr.. Banks
lateh-key In the door the two bodies flew
hastily TO the extremities OF the apartment,
Z and when the merchant aud his wife en-
tered the parlor. Pepperidge Lovatt was
giancing over some knickkacks on pier
/ table between the front windows, and Dora
Banks was turning over the pages OF a
music book at the piano near the other end
\ OF the room.
Alter an hours general conversation
bid the ladies farewell-the vessel leaving
early next morning. They accompanied
me 10 the door, and somehow or other We
got mixed up, and felt the gentle pressure
OF Dora's fingers in return for q squeeze
that must have nearly disabled her hand.
1t thrilled me from head to foot. But as
walked home l grew very miserable.
had violated all my fine promises to myself
on the first trial.
"Pepperidge Lovatt!r said to myself,
| lyon are a rascal. Is this your gratitude
to an honest man, who has shown you
such favor? Making love clandestinely to
his daughter-the dear girl! Pspperidge
you ought to be ashamed OF yourself.
Never mind! she will forget you and you
must be glad OF it. What a sweet girl she
| is! All, II l were oply rich!"
Next day l sailed. We arrived at Rio
after very short passage, and our CORES.
pondent proved to be right. The Aour
came at the very height OF the market, and
coffee vas unusually low. Every thing