Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1880-06-17

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found Aunt Rebecca laying til,
table for tea, and asked ber--sWha
do You suppose Gin. Bickers.etl
means?
Tell me fisst what you mean.'
why, the way he acts abou,
Cousin Lu. He hasn't once men.
toned her name. and when l speak
of her be says as little as he posi-.
bly, can
ooh | / don't know said Aunt
Rebecca. very much with the air oil
one who knows considerable. j
don't know. I'm sure. But, in my
opinion, Gin. never did care mroh
about Lu. Harvey always seemed
to think the most of her.
| turned away and said nothing.
What | thought may, perhaps, Be-
better left untold.
The morrow came, but the ex.
pected guests did not and, true to
his word, Clint stayed away till the
following day, when he came early
in the afternoon. We were sitting
together on the broad, low window
seat, with the chess board between
US. and | had just beaten him after
long game, when he said-sWhere
is Harvey? Didn't he Gomez
NO. said |, quite out of patience.
of course not. But do you suppose
no one e coming but Harvey p
Don't be vexed, May. You know
| never make much fuss about any
body
you used to make fuss enough,
retorted /, beginning to replace my
men.
well, we all change, you know.
For instance, you've changed your
tactics By putting your king in your
queens square,
Thank you,' said I But allow me
to say that your kings bishop is
acting as pawn
Gin. bowed contritely, and
kissed my hand by way of acknowl-
edgment, and just at that moment
a carriage drove to the gate, and
Harvey Knight looked from the
window.
well, l declare? cried Aunt Re-
becca, running out from the kitchen.
If there isn't my poor Harvey, aickl
Why, Harvey how pale you are
What is the matter p
'Matterl' replied Harvey, lifting
Lu. to the ground. Nothing but
fatigue, | assure you, Aunt 'Becca
How do you do, May? Glad to SEQ
you'll All. Clinl how are you
Where's Uncle Isaac p
Meantime | had brought Lu. into
the house, and stood her face to fac Q
with Clin., who, rrovokingly enough
seemed to have eyes and ears for no
one but me.
sLuella, how do you do p he said,
we'll knowing how che disliked hear
ing her full name.
'Ohl very welll' Withdrawing her
hand. How are you this cool day?'
SIS it cool?' he asked, going to
shut the door.
'Ohl I'm comfortable, thank you!
Don't trouble yourself on my &C.
count. Judged tho weather by a
six. foot thermometer
'Oh!' That was all Gin. said, but
he made what amends he could by
taking chair at her side and
gravely tanning her, his eyes di-
rected toward me. Harvey watched
them narrowly while he talked with
Aunt Rebecca on the sofa.
Hes jealous of Gin. on Lu. g &C.
count thought l, looking at them
oil from my perch on the window
seat. But if he only knew how
Gin. disliked her, he wouldn't wor-
ry himself. For my part, | liked
Gin. ten times better than Harvey.
Lu. rose, as if impatient Of being
famed, and threw herself into an
arm chair, calling on Harvey to know
whether he could, by any possibility,
be as tired as she. And as she sat
there, blushing and pouting and
smiling, the tips of her tiny feet pro-
polling her backward and forward, l
saw that she had matured into q
beautiful woman f; and that she had
added one TO her many accomplish.
ments-that of coquetry.
Somehow, the evening passed dis
mally enough, and thought to COM
pensate myself by having long, old
fashioned chat with Lu. while I'M
dressing. Bat / was disappointed.
She threw off her clothes with q
weary air, silently combed her tan
gled ringlets with her back to the
little, Gothic mirror, and when she
laid her head on the pillow, turned
her face towards the wall.
rested but little, aud when, in
the morning, left the breakfast Ia.
BILE without having tasted food, Har.
Yey almost broke down my self con-
troll by offering me few words OF
consideration. bad gone into the
sitting-room, and thrown myself on
the sofa, when he followed me, and
before / could rise, laid preventing
hand upon my brow.
MAY! are you sick p
His touch was so tender, and his
voice so soft and full of pity, that my
eyes were instantly flooded with
tears, and my brow with bushes.
Have / offended p he said, bend
ing to see my face; tell me, May,
{. YOU angry, Or
No. replied hastily; but have
dreadful headache, and l wish
could be left alone a minute! 7
When / saw him next he was
swinging Lu. under the walnut.tree
by the barn; and while / stood on
the porch looking at her in her sky.
blue dress, swinging backward and
forward, her fallen hair floating in
the wind, and shining like gold in
the sunlight, / saw Gin. coming
down the road, and went to meet
him.
Come down to the old oak, and
III swing you on the limb where I've
so often swung you,' he said, throw.
ing his arm around my waist Il sup.
pose we might as well enjoy our.
selves IS they'-glancing over bis
shoulder at Harvey and Lu.
I'm not well enough to swing
ronIiod