The Newtown bee., 1880-07-07
But Katie did not stir in obedience to

her mether's comrnand. She gazed at MT. Arle moment as if petrified with amazement, and tn en turning, fled, slamming the door behind her.
 Forgive her rudeness, Mr. Arle," murmured the proper Hannah. "She is only a child, and does not know hoy to behave"
 George Arle smiled, but said nothing, understanding better than Hannah katie's strange conduct.
 Katie was standing under the apple tree by the gate in the front garden when George Arle came out of the house and she waited for him.
 close to her. s.1 did not know. I thong ght you were really"
 The squire's hired man," he inter- rupted. You see that, as you said, appearance are deceitful sometimes. borrowed that old suit from Bob Davis, and went to the hayfeld for a frolic ; but l found it less fun to toss hay than had anticipated, so l went under that old tree to lie down. 1 came yesterday to the squire's to spend a few days with Bob. 7"
 What must you have thought of me?" Katie faltered. "I gave you ad- vice and said"
 "That you hated Mir. Arle. Oh, don't bear you ;Lny grudge. I am very glad you did not know to whom you were speaking, for, had you known, I should not probably have learned what my agent was about. I did not even know that the mortgage was due; or, if he told me of it, had forgotten it. But 1t is all right now, and there is no req son whatever that you should marry the squire" with a merry laugh.
 Then he went away, and left Katie with a radiant face and 8 very light heart, standing by the gate.
 When the squire came the next day for his answer, he received it from Katie herself, and it was very decidedly in the negative.
 Disappointed and chagrined, the elderly lover went home to pour the story of his sorrows into the ears of his guest, George Arle, who sincerely ad- vised him to transfer his affections from nah, who was in every way fitted to rule his house with judgment and economy.
 The squire's thoughts were driven into new channel, and he was not slow to see the soundness cf the advice offered him.
 The result was that three months had scarcely elapsed before Hannah was in- stalled mistress of the Davis household, she having no seruples on the score of her admirers advanced years. l. The three months had not proved uneventful to Katie, who received calls from George Arle whenever he could spare 8 day from his business in the city. Standing together one evening in late October under the old apple tree by the gate, the young man suddenly took in his both the small brown hands of his blushing companion.
 Katie" he said, trying to look into the blue eyes which. were consistently averted, tell me, dearest, do you still hate that MT. ArleP"
 There was no answer, and George raised with one hand the dimpled chin until he could at last see into the shy blue eyes. What answer to this ques- tlon he read there, he~could best tell 1; but 1t must have been the one he wanted, for soon after there was quiet wedding in the village church where Katie had worshiped since her child hood, and the blushing girl became the wife of him she had once mistaken for the squire's hired man. She thought it 8 blessed mistake now.
 Before they left the village George Arle placed in his brides hands a deed of the old farm, with the remark:
 ''Giye it to your mother, Katie. It will be gift which cannot fail to re- mind her pleasantly of tbe little girl who persuaded the squire's hired man to help her chase the rooster, and in so doing sealed her fate forever. That old gray rooster little knew how he would help us to a life together by running into that clover-ield-bles himG"