The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1880-10-21

wave to mean that you could not come,
and so staid at the office and read
hard, thinking Of you all the time, while
you and Nellie were probably abusing
me-"
"It's too bad, Frank, but we canaot 90
on in this way. You must go into soci-
ETY., meet me somewhere, and call on pa
pa
"Society2 Impossib1e2 Impossible2
l tremble on the threshold of q strange
parlor. Not chair, table, or any arti-
hcle Of brc-a-brac would be safe in my
vicinity, and think how mortified you
would be to see the cups and saucers Of
Jour friends in ruins. No, my child,
you must think Of some other plan.''
"Then you must call on papa
.sYou forget that you yourself told me
that he said you should not marry be-
fore you were twenty-one, and that he
would have no long engagements, and as
should receive my dismissal and YOU
would forget me before your next birth
day. Be patient; in year or two I
| shall be in q position to ask bravely for
my little girl if she is willing to wait for
me- =
II will always wait for you, Frank.
That is not it, but I want papa to know
you and like you. He is little grufff,
must admit, to young gentlemen, but
| know that he would like you. Haven't
you any acquaintance who knows papa,
some steady old lawyer. Be careful or
you'll stumble over that stone."
ssThanks, but I saw, the stone. The
steady old lawyer I don't see.''
"Come with your sister,"
t'She will not bring me-
A silence.
ooh, Frank, I have it, have it, and
she g1asped her ewn arm excitedly.
SHOW provoking that should have left
it home. Never mind, I'll send it to
you tomorrow.
"Wbat is it7 What do you mean?"
"Isten," and she whispered some
thing in his ear. EDO you compre-
hend9"
Gully" %-~
Sand will you play your role with an
innocent facca''
* promise you I WILL ..
"Between Union Square and Thirtieth
Street,
"You lives''
'Oh, Frank, how stupid. There it was
lost. Oh, it you bluRder this time, Ill
never forgive you. Tomorrow between
four and five, I will send it to you.''
Gail right, III make no mistake this
time.''
| Soon after the lovers parted. H..
The next morning Bessie kissed her
papa with very long face.
"Now what's the mattcr2 are you Cross
because breakfast is little earlier this
morning2"
"oh, no, papa; only I'm afraid to tell
you"
"Out with it, child. Have you set
the curtains on fire, or whate''
mo, sir; but you'll scold when tell
you that I've lost my Roman bracelet
"What, that expensive thing. that you
bothered me about last Christmas?'' =
eyes, papa.'' y.
"Wher4 did you lose it, 2
"Between Union Square and Thirtieth
street. You know where my old teach.
er lives9"
"Well, I'm sorry, for you won't gel
another in a hurry. You must be more
careful.
"Oh, papa, you will advertise, won't
you3 Some honest person may have
found it,
"Small chance. Honest people arc
not over plenty in New York. But ]
will try"
The next mornings Horpla contained
the advertisement, and in the afternoon,
Mr.. Frank Towards card, lawyer, No
Nassau street, was handed to the doc.
tor in his Office, and Frank entered with
a slight air Of embarrassment.
"Good-day, Sir" said the doctor.
| ''Good-day, Dr. Langdon. Ihave beer
80 fortunate as to find bracelet.
"Ah, yes, the bracelet; that is fortu.
nate, My daughter will be delighted"
Stepping to the door he called Bessie
who was, as can be imagined, not very
distant.
"Mr. Howard, my daughter. Thi:
gentleman has found your bracelet, Bes
sie."
| sob, how delightful" she said, clap
ping her hands, and making demure
bow to Frank. Il am impatient to see
it."
| Frank plunged his hand into one peck
ct; it was not there; into another, but i,
was in none.
:, sob, I have left it in my hat" ne said
and rushed into the hall.
| "Just like him, thought Bessie.
I "a queer fellow" said her father.
| He came in with a package. aHer,
| it is said he, and handed it to the doc
tor, who opened the paper.
Who can describe the CONSERVATION
| Of Bessie, the establishment OF the doc
tor, and the desperation Of Frank, when
| the doctor took from the paper Bessie's
Russia leather case marked with he1
namei
| "Your case2" said the doctor, looking
sharply at Bessie; chow do you explain
this mystery, sir2''
] Before Frank could reply, Bessie
threw herself in her fathers arms, and
between sobs and laughter told him the
whole story and ended by saying. aBut
papa, did you ever hear of such a blund
| ering individuala''
| The sequel one can forsee. The doc
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