Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1880-04-17
Gales ano skettbts.
A CONTROVERSY WITH CUPID.
Continued from Thursday. J

''How coherent l declate. Sue. You
make me suspect something. Jacke He's
the one who's been SO long in Germany.
Well. | hope you'll enjoy him; but pray
keep him TO yourselves. I've had enough
OF yonug men, Johns especially. lnever
want to see one again rs long as l live
i think. Gracious there's that tire
some .. O. strolling up and down in
hopes of catching me as come out. l de-
clare it is uncomfortable. Good by. Sue.
I'm going back by the back door, If you
don't mind" And catching up her bon
net, Polly vanished, while Susan Gilmore.
with guilty look in her eyes. and pair
of red. red cheeks tied hers on, and issuing
sedately from the front door, encountered
escort, walked up the street. "After
| can't like him, and doesn't want him. why
not? Why not indeed? II was unan-
swerable
Another fortnight passed. Cousin
Fanny and her finance went away, butt
o. stu fingered: Polly gave an excla-
nation of despairing disgust when she
learned his intention; but, after all. he
did not prove the nuisance she had feared
Alc Hdu otltT III toWH w uils utIit.
other engagements, and did not haunt the
Pattens' house every day, and all day
long, as at first. Polly heard of him
often at the Gilmores' She saw little OF
Sue in those days: Sue was occupied with
her brother. Just returned after his long
absence. Mindful OF Polly's interdict,
perhaps, she was in no haste to present
him to her iriend--a fact which Polly was
Itcrnc,1 IN xvh full NvoaE ttn,.
his arrival, she was at last brought face to
face with him. She liked John Gilmore
at once. He was quite different from the
other Johns. and not at all formidable,
Polly thought--tall and spare, quiet in
speech and shy in manner. wearing spec
tacles. too, but altogether very mice"
What myriad of diverse meanings may
be included in that word beloved of girls,
'nice!''
In John Gilmores 5 case it meant that he
did not talk nonsense to Polly, aud yet
| that he seemed to like the nonsense she
talked; at least he frightened under il
always, and it made him laugh lie never
bored her with sense and long cxplana-
tons, but she was never in his company
without finding herself afterward think
ing about things which he had said, and
looking up little points of information
suggested by his talk. He was kind
hearted, too-always so kind! lie didn't
sneer at her diatribes against love and
lovers; and he seemed to understand and
be little sorry for her, left out in the
cold. solitary in the midst Of sisterly cir
Gle once so one in interest and so closely
last, she Reflected friend of her own !;
"A tod tbar hnr Il,
grew little more tolerant of the happi-
ness of other people; and even when
| little later, a great wave Of surprises and
sudden changes broke over the home and
all in it. still the tolerance continued.
For. first. John Norman had partner
ship offered him in South America, and
he and Eunice had to be got ready at
two months notice to sail to their new
home. And while Polly was toiling over
the hurried preparation that was all that
time made possible, Susan Gilmore, her
one special friend, called one morning.
! and with burst Of emotion quite unwont-
ed in the said Sue. confided the fact that
she was engaged to o. o.. who was the
loveliest, dearest man that ever was,
though Polly had been so kind rs not to
find Il out-a fact she (Sue) was very glad
| Ot uOW-dIu lncy WeTe W Uc ID0ITItu
six weeks, and sail for China directly af-
terward. And would her dearest Polly
forgive her. and promise TO love q. q. all
she possibly could for her sakep
"You toor' was all Polly's reply. But
she put her arms round Sues neck with a
tear and sob. and all was smooth between
them. Sue, who had ,eaded the inter-
view. was amazed at Polly's forbearance.
4 H. lx.I IL Al.
spirit OF her dream. Trials, we are told
have Christening effect on the character.
Was it her trials which were thus blessed
to Polly?
After that, all was bewilderment and
confusion dire till the two weddings were
over. Eunice and John departed the day
after theirs. and a lull upon the weary
household. Mrs. Patten went up stairs 10
lie down. Polly sighed for fresh air. de-
parted for walk with John Gilmore, who
missed his sister so much, poor
fellow and AMY, the cadctte Of the fami-
ly, prepared to celebrate their newly re-
covered freedom by adorning and making
beautiful the dining-room now rescued
from courting purposes, and restored
again TO the common use of the house,
fhQld.
1 ~ Dusy diUeTIOOn lnuceu ulu IILtIc AfuN
make for herself, but it was q merry one
and she sang as she worked. Every vase
in the room was filled with violets and
wild flowers, or apple blooms from the
just blossomed orchard. The curtains
were pulled so exactly the ideal angel.
the chairs regronped, all the horrid looked
taken away. Amy thought, as if the room
was meant for only two, and no one else.
1t was dusk when she finished, and curl
ing in the sofa corner, she awaited with
impatience Polly's return-Polly, who had
hated the love-making as much as she had
and would be SO pleased! Polly was the
one person in the house Of whose sympa-
thy Amy felt quite sure.
She was long in coming, but she came
at last. Amy heard her step on the porch
and with it another step, louder and firm
er. Surely that tiresome John Gilmore
was not coming in to spoil everything the
first pleasant night. No; he had come to
see papa. Amy heard him tap At the
door Of the "den," while Polly ran up
stairs. He emerged as she came down
there was long confabbing in the entry