The post. [volume] (Middleburg, Snyder County, Pa.) 1864-1883, 1880-03-11


grievances
Its too bad, so it is !" she mur.
mnreJ winking back to the bright
drops that would sntfise her haz 81
brown orbs, 1 shall talk seri jusly
b. Valentine about it this very even
ing.'
Meanwhile, Mor1aunt stilksd sui
kily up sturs int hls sisters pretty
little sitting room, Ahere the muslin
curtnins wero hdtteriug to aud fro
in the delicious night wiu1, and the
sofa WAS drawn into littl. recess
beside IA table all Uttered with books
aud mag tzincs, needle-cIs.s and
thimbles aul the inlescrlb,ble d..
6riS Nhlch two girls iuvarlable col
lect around themselves iu tno coarse
Ut n June aiternJbn.
He threw himself rocSlessly down
on the sof, aul lreS tie spf6 D,l,
Uf X ,te : cashmere shawl over h!m
us IT jealous lest tue soft eyes of the
Watching stars, that we're lst be
ginning to gom the heavens. would
witness the -tru .gle that cvuyu.se,l
tine mntibnless heIl.
Katy"
lake the tren u jul co.. of the
wood pigeon, Valentine voice nur-
mnrs the tw, sIft syll,pl-4 with
the cDnxins accent of chIll. Aul
in tho sane lu-t,nt sle kuoit dJS
beside tho sofa, her waite drUs-
sweeping over tl; criusjn cIrp i Iu
Il ies Of TRANSLUCENT peiri. aul one
arm thrown cirels,o sly over the fol ls
"f the deceitfll cashmere SHAW!
Mordlnuts first iupdisJ WIS tu
spring up aud declare hls iudlvIiI-
atty his second to ile still aud let
Fdtr ,nlge tae Itter t. sIlt ner
ctpriclous self 80 he liy still nc-
lcrrilnyiy. experiencing Rvsry sIn,Su
hr nn Mt ~ all disagree ,Dle SeusI
! ton from the contact of the cirs,s-
ing arm.
NJ lOnbt, he was treacheron-
hypDcriucnl wretch bat, tar In lr
or chivilruus gentleman, don lgt
! the poor fellow too ha. sally, nnt,l
,ol have been in precisely the sape
rcunslances yourself. 1t is ist
pos-lbln--onlv possible, yjn ki,w
that yun might do tue sano thing
"Npw, yon He angry VITA m',
Kitn. plea led the SIT v'lr'. ''bi.
rtrs" l threw those flowers away
Aud you won speak /, me; AMI |
know / deserve 1t, iarling.
Tnrre was moments silence, AZ
II Miss Valentine hal expected some
! sort Of response tu her pretty paIi
tcnce. Bi, she Ii Ia get any s..
,fter q brief u ln-e. $40 went On
"Inleal. Kate. / did not mean tD
grieve you. aud | won dI it ay iln.
AN sorry for my rilcnlDus freak,
- you suppose be WAS very angry.
! i,,e D. yor think uuyut to
,sd his pt.dDa Iiut, thsn, you
| ,Iow. hs diin SEQ ms strd rOnnl
the lawn, wien that odiDus Aiirlcu
yas gone, aud pick up tho roses
again
rhere were strong symptoms OF
coming tears ia sort of qnnvering
sob in the voice.
"You won't forgive me, * ,ta :
Not if tell Won that 1 rellir 10
,ove your tail stern brother : Only
Kat, was silly euungI to want t.
tease him llttla. aud tes. my power
over his upbl5 heart, love him,
X ltc, | may tell You of it, dear,
with lut being bold or unwOmlnly.
Dectnse you know we have oItea
talked about his liking me II little
and--oh, Kate. answer me.-lon't
De so cold aud cruel g.! SuraIy you
cant be asleep! !!
"Wnere arc yonr lips, cher dD'is !
,hs coixed playfully Il snail son
break the magic spell of sleuce that
binds them. You know you nevel
could be vexei with IN, more tlau
i've minutes at time. Way, where
is your hair I Where
She sprang 81 | ienlv to her feet
with u piercing scream her wander
ing hand had touched the da,k
heavy IN istache on which Colonel
Hordaunt pridel himself 81 espe'
callv,
IIs strove to catch the hand to
detain the frightened beauty long
eloush to plead his cause in earn
eat, imp IS stoned words, bu. in vain
Fear ssemel literally t. lend her
wings. A~Nv, like frightened
white dove. she Il Nv, ntterinS will.
h,steric screams, aud fairly falling
into the arms of the eastouished Katy
Mprdannt. who was Jst cpminS III
from the star lighte,! garlen with
bath hands full Of dewy branches oi
honeysuckles
"Valentine," she excliim ID. drop
ping the spicy blossoms, ''wby. what
il the matter 7 What eau have star
tied you ~ drsa lfully
"On, X ,ty, Kuy! s,bhel V.len
tine clinging to her friend = shoul'
der with nervons vehemence
there is a man in your room II rob
ber-hiding un.ler your cashmer,
shawl ON the sof,. Oh, Iin nearl,
frightened to death !"
i K.ty's serene brown eyes dilate
a little, then brighteued into smilin.
archness. ~ robber T. sue repeat