The New Bloomfield, Pa. times. (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1877-188?, 1879-09-30

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" Because you belong to me don't
you ="
The last two words were In a plead
ing, caressing tone, and Hetty's eyes
and heart softened. She felt dazzled,
bewildered, fascinated. She yielded to
the arms that clasped her, and let her
head drop upon his breast, regardless
that her colfleure was miracle of Mon
sieur Pennquier's art.
And yet a strange, distrustful feeling
mingled with her happiness. This was
not like the love of which she had so
fondly dreamed
at is all settled, aunt" said Richard
cheerily as he put them into the carriage.
1--WE are to have wedding before
spring."
The expression of delight on Mrs.
Vandervere's face surprised Hetty. In
spite of all the flattery and praise she
lavished upon Richard, Hetty had a
fancy that her aunt had, in the bottom
of her heart, no great love for him.
Why she wished so much to see her his
wife she could not tell.
Hetty created sensation at Mrs. ely
mer's soiree. She was fresh and bright,
and her beauty was of an uncommon
type. She was surrounded by throng
of admirers but she thought as she
looked at them all, that her aunt was
right.-no one of them could compare
with Richard. She wondered, with
humility that was new to her, why he
should have chosen her.
But, as they were leaving the rooms,
she overheard whispering which an
noyed her a little.
"Vandervere has caught an heiress at
last" one rather dissipated-looking
young man was saying to another.
"It's time too," responded his COM
panion, "It's game he has been try
ing for the last ten years. And he's run
through with what money his father
left him. don't suppose he's got mon
ey enough to pay for his cigars"
Money That had never occurred to
Hetty as reason for Richards devotion
to her. She understood readily enough
that it made her of value in her aunt's
eyes; but surely Richard was too noble
TO be influenced by any mercenery
motive. She dismissed the suspicion at
once as unworthy. If he had no money,
what did it matterp She had enough for
both.
Richard was not o particularly ardent
lover; but he was very impatient one.
He was anxious that the marriage
should take place Immediately, and
almost grew angry when Hetty reso-
lutely refused to consent.
She was too happy as she was, had
not had enough of gayety, and was not
ready to settle down into being a digni-
fled matron, she said. The truth was,
that she sbrank from the marriage with
feeling of dread for which she could
not account.
One day,tw months after her engage
ment to Richard the servant announced
visitor for her; and she went down to
the drawing-room, to meet Elkanah
Eastman Elkanah, thinner, bonier,
more Yankeefied than oversize thought,
after her first thrill of delight at meeting
him had passed; for she was delighted,
more so than she would have believed
possible previously.
But Elkanah was gloomy and i'll at
ease. He evidently had something on
his mind which was not easy to utter.
1t came out at last.
6 Hetty," he said, 81 have a very
thankless task to perform. / shall cause
you pain, and make you hate me, and
possibly do no good but 1 cannot see
you rushing into lifelong misery with
out trying to save you"
Hetty had felt an underlined PRESENT.
ment of evil when he began and, in
her suspense, her heart almost ceased to
beat when he paused.
1.-THE man whom you have promised
to marry is not what you think him,
Hetty. He is thoroughly dissolute and
unprincipled. Do not get angry till
you have stopped to think. You know
1 can have no unworthy motive in this,
Hetty. have given up all hope of
winning you myself,-I know I never
had any right to hope at all, land if he
were worthy of you"-
"Ifyou have come here only to SLAM
der my future husband" said Hetty,
6 the sooner you go, the pleasanter it
will be for me-"
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