The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1879-09-12


II choked gasp. I've been intending "a
come over here for some time back ("
\. believe you were here only ye>ter-
dan replied Kate. coldly.
.-Oh. was - stammered Luke. = but
I've come for different purpose to-
d."
..You came "a ak the address u that
man had a. cut wheat for last year,
believe"
..Ye~. wrote a. him yesterday. But.
Kate. don't bluff me Of % I've come "a
AK You a. accept Bower Farm a. your
own and he blu>hed crimson ~ he
made what he thought a neat speech.
VERY kind II you. Luke. I'm sure ;
but il isn't yours yet. - don't see how
can accept il from you.
II See YOU won't understand me.
Kate; and Id better b. plain in my
speech. have had liking for yoa for
good many YEAR. and ! believe I'D
make yon a. good husband n You
would find H. the county
Kate made no reply. and the dropping
curlS concealed her laughing face. En-
ccuraged by her silence. Luke pro
cee.ied.
You ~hall dress equal 70 any woman
round here. and III make yot present
~ that colt I'm breaking You know
amt poor. and you shall live A. well
a. any bo,ly ia these parts.
I'm sorry 10 di>appoint Won. Luke;
hat d0n't care 10 marry You. Please
don't begin to argue. for il would an
swer no purpose.
~ made sure You would have me.
Nate. But Ill wait. and try again after
a spell h.
:. No. il would H. useless % try again. I
interrupted Kate. the fact J.. Luke.
am going q marry lawyer she
added. with pucker II her rosy lips al
I-uke's unconccalcd amazement Al hear
ing the information.
"A lawycr.- he exclaimed. s.Well.
that does beat all. And | never even
knew you were receiving tentionS from
anv body hut me and the Squire. l
S-poSe You wouldn't tell hi name.
kate?-
..No,~ said Kate. ..YYu'll know il
in time =
, Lake base her : good afternoon and
. went out. meeting Mrs Bertram in the
: garden
II tcok your advice he said. stop
! ping In the path land asked her q
marry me: but she -ay- She going q
marry some lawyer and. without wait.
| ing for a reply. walked rapidly away. hi
heart sore with chagrin and disapPoint'
+ menf
1 Julia went into the kitchen and ..Spoks
r her mind-' to Kate very freely. II
4 throw away a chance II Keeping Bower
1 Farm in the family, was. in her opinion
4 really criminal.
!. You are crazy. Kate Haven't
o warned You over and over that YOU vii
1 be left penniles~. old. and faded Al
!. mothers death. You viii be an old
: maid. No one viii have YOU then, and
4 d good heavens, what 10 you expect
r Il expect nv lawyer" cooIly answer
: ed Kate. pafting the smooth loaves o
a bread in the PAN
= THAT i the crazie~t notion of all
4 gave you credit for more common-Sen~e
i Kate. than a. believe in such trash
: l. really too ridiculous % talk about 7"
; ..Then don't talk about it," sale
Il Kate ~ am not anxious to hear You
Y eloquent harangues on my poor daisy
I prophecy"
o But You can't mean that you vii
/: throw away good CHANCES for the SAX
Il II silly notion
Ii II mean that will wait for my law
r ver.'' said Kate. still smiling
I. How You cling - that idea' i'v
Il no patience with You Al all. If LUX
D had been lawyer, would you have mar
+. riei him. Come. lets sec how mncl
l. You really think II that idea"
r II didn't say Id have amy lawyer.
n aI1414.-
y my lawyer pulled every leaf of tn
" daisy. and il left the last one lawyer
n % lawyer il will be: and ! mean
= wait for my lawyer until my iawye
comes
Horrors cried Julia. .don't u.
A. that defe~table word again am n
be terly sick Of 1t. I hope Ill never NOR
N see one Of the profession"
r. Kate laughed out loud a. her sists
Il fed to the parlor. wor-ted in the battl'
ke The first week u July came. and on
A. fine day when the sun was sinking in n
y. west. Squire Day drove up 10 the froI
"a gate If Bower Farm. hitched his hors'
n they were certainly handsome ere
n ture~--and entering the house asked
-ee Mis- Kate. Julia saw the arriya
NJ and leaning over the railing At the hes
n II the stairs. heard the question. y
.ir knew AZ once what was meant BY II y
Re knew On what errand the portly Sgui
r. had come. and she prayed that Ma
m might not throw away this secoI
h. chance II settling herself Acknowledgment
Squire Day was able 70 buy Bower Far
YER three times over and twenty more a
ith II. n far A. money was concerned
- Kate went into the parlor. witho
even glance into the glass 70 see II b
ng appearance would b. apt 10 please b
rer elderly lover. She knew n soon a. Il