Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1880-11-18

laughing, too; compliments are not In my
line All, here they are with the rope.
They have been precious quick about 1t. y
And Amy Herbert felt there was n real
compliment In the tones in which he spoke.
"Now you must wake Ida. How soundly
she sleepsl Now let me help you on tC
your feet"
Even with the aid of the rope II was a
work of considerable difficulty To get Amy
Herbert up TO thet op of the slopei for she
was weak and shaken, and unable TO dc
much to help herself. At last it was
managed; and then she was helped down
a steep path close by the road below,
where a carriage from the hotel was waiting
for them.
"Will you come up and see my auntl''
Amy asked, as they stopped at the door.
"Not to- night, thank you. will come
in the morning to see how you are after the
shake; and, please" he said, "tell your
aunt of our bargain. 1t would be awful to
come up to be thanked"
"Go0d night" the girl said. | won't
forget. Come early. Now, Ida, come
along; you will soon be in bed
Two months later Mr.. Herbert was walk
Ing up and down his breakfast-room in a
| towering passion. Amy was sitting in a
great armchair.
alt is monstrous, it is incredible" Mr..
| Herbert exclaimed. "Here you, for whom
l have looked for capital match, who re-
fused three of the very best men in the dis
trict las: year. are away for two months
and half at this beggarly Welsh village,
and YOU come back and deliberately tell
| 81, hau 70 "
artist, fellow never heard of.
dear old daddy" Amy said quietly,
don't get angry about it. Come and sit
down and talk it over reaSonly, as you al
ways do things with HE"
mo, no, Amy. l know what your
reasonable talking means. am not to be
coaxed or wheeded or made fool of. It's
all very we'll when you want pair of new
ponies or anything of that kind you have
set your mind on, but there is limit 10
everything"
"Well, but we must talk the question
over, daddy"
''Not at all, not at all; no talk is neccs-
sary. You tell me you want TO marry this
fortune hunting artist. say at once
went hear of it; that it's out OF the ques-
.ion; that l will not hear a single word
about such ridiculous affair.
''Now, why should you call him for
tune-hunter?" Amy said, seizing at once
upon the weak point. ''He has not an
idea that there is any fortune in the case.
He saw me staying in poky lodgings at
yarmouth, and, beyond the fact that live
at Manchester, he knows nothing be
tells me that he has enough for us TO live
on very quietly, IN addition to his profes-
sion. So, you see, he can't be called
fortune hunter"
"Well, well, it makes no matter. The
thing is monstrous, and will not hear OF
L."
"Well. daddy, will do just as you like,
and won't say any more about it now;
but, of course, tomorrow l must talk
about it, because it is out of the question
that l should break my word which | have
given, and should make him unhappy, and
be awfully unhappy myself. SO l shall
have to talk about him, and you will have
to listen'-the father had sat down now
because though, as my papa, you have
perfect right to say, L will not consent to
your marrying this man, still you know,
must talk about thing which is making
me very unhappy. And it will be so much
better and nicer, daddy, and she went
over to him now and sat herself down on
his knee, with her arm around his neck,
IF you give IN at once. Because, you
know, you can't keep in a naughty temper
with me long; and besides, you would be
very unhappy if l was unhappy; and at
last, you know very well, you will have to
give up being cruel and cross, and will tell
me to be happy my own way.
''Amy," her father said, trying TO look
very stern, 81 have spoiled you. l have
allowed you to tyrannize over me-"
'tNo, daddy, can't allow that-cer-
| tainly not tyrannize. | have led you for
your own good, and you have been as
happy as the day is long"
"And now," he continued, ignoring the
| protest, Il am to reap the reward or my
folly. That you should have married a
frst-rate man of business | should have
been contented But an artistl'
"Well, daddy, we wont talk any more
about it to-day. Now I'll just smooth
those naughty wrinkles, and I'll kiss you
on each cheek and in the middle of your
nose. There, now it looks like itself
There ten o'clock striking, and you not
off Mind 1 shall expect you up to lun-
| cheon."
80 Mr.. Herbert went off shaking his
head, and although still determined, yet at
heart very doubtful as to his power of re-
sistance. Amy went TO her special sane
tum, and wrote her first letter to Hugh.
The following sentences show that she had
no doubt whatever on the subject:
Daddy does not take quite kindly to
the notion as yet He doesn't know you,
you see, and it has Of course come up on him
little suddenly but he is the very best
and kindest of all the daddies in the world,
and IN very few days he will see it IN
quite the right light. 1t is no use your
writing or coming to me here till he is
quite reasonable: but l expect by this day
week to have everything arranged. will
let you know what train to come by, and
will meet you at the station"
1t is to be presumed that Amy thorough
ly understood her father but at any rate, it
was exactly that day week that Hugh
Carson, having obeyed instructions, and
got out at the station directed, five miles
from Manchester, was little surprised and
much disappointed at not seeing her upon
the platform.
'Your luggage, sir! Are you the gen.
tlemen for the Hawthornsa Very well, sir,
will send up the portmanteau; Miss Her
bert is in the pony carriage"
''Bless me, Amy, Hugh said, after the
first greeting, as they drove off, ''you used