The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1879-07-23

no right to 90 SO.
Advancing in q manner to at
tract the girls attention he raised
his hat and asked some common
place questions about certain local
tiles in the neighborhood. These
answered. in a voice SO rich and
musical that every tone made his
heart futter, he found more
things to ask about, till by de.
grees a conversation sprung up
which lasted till the young lady,
suddenly remembering how long
it had continued, with g blush
caught up her gypsy hat, bado
him a pleasant good day and trip
ped away lightly.
Tins began the acquaintance OF
Will Harvey and Jenny Allen.
But it was not likely to end
there. For if Will Harvey's
first stolen glimpse Of Jenny set
tied her title, in hi. eyes, to be
called the loveliest creature in
the world, it is quite as certain
that her first impressions OF the
handsome stranger were hardly
less exalted.
A formal introduction followed,
and in a little time Will and
Jenny were so constantly together
that the rural gossips began to
talk Of their engagement as a
thing quite settled.
This was wormwood to Dick
Sanders and led Brant. They
began to look askance at Will
Harvey, and were only restrained
from picking an open quarrel with
him by rofocting that he was a
tri n b uilt, wiry fellow who
righn't be so easily, handled, to
say nothing Of the plucky look
there was in his keen, dark eyes.
One dav Dick, at q turn OF the
lane down which he was strolllng,
sulking as usual over bis bad
fortune, was met BY Sarah Blake
He felt awkward and confused,
Sarah had a valorious tongue and
he had no ground to expect t'ner-
cy. To his surprise, however, she
met his clumsy greeting gracious
ly, for the time disposed, appa-
renlly, to forget past grievances.
"I'vc news" she said; ;'news
you'd give a deal to know"
"What is it, Sally ?" he asked
eoaxingly.
"Oh, never mind
"Come, Sally, for old acquain-
tance sake?"
Was it a smile or scowl she
gave him then? Dick wasn't
sure and was beginning to trem-
Bile again when Sarah resumed her
gracious mien.
"WelI, seeing it's you," she said,
II don't mind telling. Jenny
Allen is going to elope with Will
Harvey tonight. He's to be at
her fathers back garden gate at
IL o'clock, his face covered With a
black mask. When he gives a
low whistle, thrice repeated, she's
to come out and then they'll tit
together. Here are all the details
in q note in her own hand, which
I picked up after seeing 1t drop
from Will Harvey's pocket as ne
cau:ered down the road half an
hour since. Read for yourself"
Dick ground his teeth as his
eye ran over the lines which cou-
frmcd every word of Sarah's
statement.
"What are you going to do ?"
asked Sarah with a provoking
GOODNESS that reused Dicks fury
"Do ?" he growled. "l'd pom
mel the villain if l could only lay
hands onihim p
II can put you on a better
plan"
"What is it ?''
"Disguise yourself as the letter
indicates. BE there a little before
the time. Give the concerted sig
nal and whom the lady comes tit
with her yourself. Ten to one,
when she secs the trap she's IN,
she'll marry you to avoid ex-
rosure. At any rate you'll earn
her fathers gratitude BY thwart-
ing Harvey's plot"
"But suppose Harvey: TOO, come eS
before the time and we meet at
the gate?"
"Knock him down, beat him
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