The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1880-02-06

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That evening. cn their Way home. The
Two fsisnds called on an acquaintance,
aud, while sr~led there, paltng csgMr.,
they heard tnnn thc ss,nnd III merry.
giriash yescrs. ana into the room ~Aikcsl
thu three far strHMg,rs 81 the village
church. They appeared perfectly n
hoae here, and Tie misitr~s III the
house introduced them ~ Miss Hand.
frrl. Miss Annie n.ndfoFd anil Miss
Maggie usnliofd. Miss nAElfori and
Miss MAesie might just !. well have
hcrn will Il, church for All Will Fcsca
son Sa~ III them. Ilc was Too much
occupied in gazing on Annie the one
who had lent him the book nj church =
the one with whom he fell over head
and cars In love n tlrst sight.
! am not going ~ describe Annie
landlord: might differ III my opinion
from Willis aud hurt his feelings, and l
conld never get him to nay what shc was
like, NJ he used to declare that hc
couldn't do her justice. ! will say that
shc was not one u yonr awfnlly pretty
girls; shc was pretty, hut | think II was
her general behavior aud movements
and her conversation which were more
i!culated 10 win mans love.
Many Sundays passed on. but each
one found Ferguson over NJ tho Thorpe
farm AMI always 10 church, thu even.
ing. Sunday was the bright star whicl,
he kept his eye upon all tho week BE-.
fore. and he generally consrivel to sec
Annie for few moments At their mu.
tual friends on their way home.
II appeared that these young ladies
and their mother were spending = icw
months nj this charming village, In 4
house rented for the purpose ~ their
father, . man Of business in tho West
Riding; and, ~ the winter drew on
they began to think Of returning "a
their home In the busy town. Win, IL
all appearance, was no nearer IN nine
tho affections 81 Aunie than before Nc
saw her, aud got no felt IL was step
and, indeed, stride. In tho right dircc.
ton 70 have her acquaintance. II 20
happened that ON the day tho Hand.
fords went home Ferguson started on Z
business journey, aud eontrivcd Il
travel by the same train a. hin lady
friends. He met their train tof course
by accidcnt) at 81. Olavcs Junction
and there enjoyed the immeasurabl,
delight Of two.hcurs' ride I'm u rail
road car along with tho girl he wa,
anxious to win. What matter IL hcl
father and mother were In tho sam.
compartment? II was enough 10 MI
beside her and talk idle no.hlngs and
commonplace bits Of stale news, and
then II paved the way to something
boltlcr. When t'icy parted tic took hci
glove, and, ~ the train moved on, bear
ing her to hcr home, hc dared to thros
kiss while her parents were not 'ook
ing, and, m sle nodded and smiled, h,
knew for the first time TINT ut least h,
had made fair beginning.
Time wore on, and Ferguson, la III.
course Of journeys which, he often mad.
In connection with his Lusiue.s, Occs
sionally called, aud once spent whole
Sunday nt tho landlords house, nj
Hamilton. After time the landlord
girls went 10 Dcacondale ON visit e
the Vicar. aud then once more Fergu
son wAa regular attendant n thu
church. aud once the girls spent Eatur
day anl Sunday A. the Thorpe farm
and he drove them % church III his gig
And oil tho time Will Ferguson was be
ing bound tighter and tighter by loys
chains which he uld not throw from
him. 30 lao resolved To follow matter,
mp, and ut tho first favorable orpor
tnnity 20 speak 70 Annie and her father
Of his feelings, and SIX for chance, a
any rate, II only
That il only. II was gnawing At ON.
side of Fersnsons heart. ~ his love fol
Annie was gnnwing tho other. Some
thing lag heavily on his mind, and lii
friends noticed that hc walked Otter
with bowed head and knitted brows
He stuck to tho Office until latc into
each evening, instead Of leas ing, NJ WA
his wont, 1t 5 o'clock, TO spend hiI
evenings with genial companions II
various ways. Yct no one but himsel
knew what the trouble was. The fac
was he was short In his cash ho has
rashiy used some Of his employers
money in some mad speculations which
had failed, and, to make this loss good
le specnlatcd again. This also proved
: failure. and he grew reckless and tool
more and mere. He never kept 10
count Of how much money he used, snt
no was At last afraid ~ balance ~
books to SEQ. However, hc at las
sternly resolved 10 do something, cvel
II he must borrow money. and. IN doing
NO, tell the whole story.
Hc was tho only ono who need tak.
the books IN hand. and his employ