The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1880-06-25

which, owing TO his frequent absence
and Miss Lorinda's watchful care, Dolly
and her lover had met but three or four
times. ''It's hard" said the young
man, on the last Of these occasions, Ito
know that [ can not ask your aunt for
your hand because I have not thous-
and dollars of my own, when I know
that there is plenty Of room and love and
everything for you at the old stone cot
tage. Oh, Dolly, I'd make you my wife
this moment!"
Dan," interrupted the girl, with
dewy eyes, cit isn't her anger-thoagh I
feel that it would be most ungrateful in
me to provoke it-but the promise nv
mother made for me on her deathbed
And if it had not been for that promise.
Dan, you must remember, I should have
been the inmate of an orphan asylum
and we would never have met" Adding,
the sunshine coming back again, ''Don't
you see how much worse things could
have been?
"You are right, my darling, as you
always are" said Dan; ''but think-iitt
may be years before have the bond. :"
ST can wait, Dan. Yes"-with mis-
chievous little laugh-'I can wait until
[ am as old as Aunt Lorinda"
"God forbid, lover he said, catching
her In his arms and kissing her sweet
lips. "And now goodbye; am going
away again tomorrow, to be gone Z can
not tell you how long. Oh, Dolly,
heaven speed the time when little wife
shall be waiting with the old father and
mother at the stone cottage to welcome
me homer ~ r e "' '-~
She raised herself on tiptoe, clasped
his face between her two tiny hands.
gazed into bis eyes with wealth Of ten
derness in her own, and said, ''Who
knows? Good fortune may at this very
moment be on its way to u.s.
And the very next day, january Sd.
1880, as Dorothy, with a crimson Shawl
thrown over her head, was out in the
garden scattering crumbs on the snow
for the sparrows, she heard the iingling
of sleigh-bells, and Farmer Beers came
down the lane with sled-load of wood.
:" Mornin, Miss Dorothy" he called, as
he reined up at the back gate. "Here's
a letter for you. They thought it might
be important, at the Office, and so, know
in how keerful I be, and that I was
comm this way, they asked me to fetch
it to you. And the old man tossed the
letter over the hedge, into the girls out
stretched hands, and drove off.
"A letter for mel" said Dolly. in tones
OF great amazement. "Why, L never re-
ceived a letter before in all my hfe!'
Then she turned it about, and inspected
it curiously. The envelope was a COM
mon large yellow one, and bore the
printed address of law firm in an adj
joining city, as well as her own address,
written in plain legal hand. "Who
can it be from?" wondered Dolly: and
then opened it, to find her question but
partly answered A sheet Of blue paper
and a smaller envelope were enclosed.
The paper contained in the same hand
which addressed the letter, these lines:
" Miss Dorothy Waldo:
"DEAR MADAM-We send YOU the accom-
paning check in compliance with orders re-
ceiving to that effect from a client in Europe
whose interests in this country we represent.
Please acknowledge receipt.
Your obedient servants,
FIND Prove.
"January 1, $780,"
Dolly's lovely eyes opened to their
widest extent. GA check!" she ex-
claimed, and with trembling fingers tore
open the second envelope, which was
also addressed to her, but in a different
more elegant hand; and sure enough
there was a check-0 check for o. MoUs-
and dollars, payable to the order of
Miss Dorothy Waldo. And on a slip of
paper which had kept its company were
these words: g In payment for slice-a
very large slice-of bread and butter.
And that's all the young girl ever knew
about it.
Tor one moment she stood dazed with
10Y and establishments Ine next She
thought OF Dan. Perhaps he had not
started yet. How could she get to him
through the deep snow?. Sleigh-bells
again. Farmer Beers coming back with
out the wood. She ran out into the lane
"Oh, do take me with you'll" she cried. to
the great surprise of the honest old fell
low. 81 must see Dan-Mr. Howell 7
mean. L must see him as soon as posi-
ble."
"Jump right in, my DEAR" said the
old man, ''and I'll have you at the stone
cottage in a jitfy."
Away they went, the gray mare MAX
ing excellent time for her; and as they
neared the house, Dolly caught sight
OF Dan just leaving it ri
"Dan! DAMP she called, her clear
young voice ringing on the cold air, and
madly waved her crimson shawl.
Dan turned, saw the bright flag and
her sweet face below it, and came bound
ing over the snow in time to receive her
in his arms as she jumped from the
sled
"You couldn't mo, not if you guessed
forever" she said, half crying and half
laughing ''you couldn't guess what
brought me here this morning"
''Whatever it was, heaven bless it
thousand times!" said the lover.
ut is-leap-year you know, Dam
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