The post. [volume] (Middleburg, Snyder County, Pa.) 1864-1883, 1881-11-17

exactly as she pleased.
This especial afternoon, as she
BAT meditativeiy before the Are, she
suddenly broke the stiffness, With 40
energy Of speech that made the
young girl reading in the bsy-wiu-
dow, nearly concealed by the cur
tains. look startodly up from her
book
"Ellice, your fool r
Evidently, Ellice Duunins had
not lived FIVE years as companion
and personal attendant TO Mss
Miner in vain. for she manifested no
surprise nt the rough speech, beyond
the brief little startled look in her
soft winey-brown eyes.
She closed her book aud came ont
into the room, q little flush on her
face.
"Do yon think so, Miss Miner ?"
Most cert,iuly | think 80, or I
should not have said 20. You are q
fool, Ellice Dunning, and I hate to
see You throw youself away 80 fool
ishly. Do show your common sense,
IL you've got any, and let that young
iackanapes Of Q doctor 60. You are
better off without him. Ill give
you new sealskiu sacque this vim
ter IL you'll give him up
II couldn't give him up, Miss
Miner :; I love him too we'll"
Miss Miner lookel sarcastically at
Ellice's sweet flushed face, aud gave
suiff Of contempt.
"What nonsense You love him
too we'll. Love indeed ! It's all ab
surdity. 1 never was in love in al
my life"
Ellice dropped her head in pref
ty, little confused way.
'I-can't help that, Miss Miner
love Frank, aud he loves me. Wee
beiperfectly miserable il we were
parted. Please don't tell me ]
must give him up. Indeed, it is i'm
possible. We are engaged to be
married just as soon as he comes
back from his visit home
Miss Miner dropped her feet from
the polished silver bar to the tiled
hearth with resonant b,u2 as sh q
jumped mp. Indignantly.
Engaged to be marriel to DR.,
Olevin Did I ever! Well. Ellie,
!, Dunning-very we'll. You mn,
pack my bnnd-valise at once. al
going to New York on visit by tb,
y 6::l0 train, anl I'll he home on
Thursday. When I como back
don't let me find you here. you un
grateful little nretch-yon."
Il Ices lips qniverel, aud her
eyes filed with diamond brigh
tears.
Miss Miner. You don't mean
to--turn me away"
"That Is inst what I moan.
have told you time and again,
didn't approve OF men-beaux an
. love-making, and I won't havo
where lam. You can take you
/, choice-me or DR.. Olevin. I'll Civ
:, you just five minutes"
81 don't want five minutes for ,
> choice Miss Miner" she said proud
. ly. You have been very good to m,
md cannot forget your kindness
and think I have done my duty
you. But nothing-no one-coul'
, come between me aud DR.. Olevin."
al "All right, then. Don't let me sc
!, you here when come back--that'
. all.n
A. And then Ellice went up to Mis-
a Miners room aud packed tho re-
|. Russia satchel, dropping few tear
1 as she folded the garments Mis-
, Miner would require.
! Ill 60 to Mrs. Carisford Carl.
Miss Miner decided, as she. sat !
the oity-bouud express. in the earl
dusk of tho November evening
y "Camelia thinks all the world Of mi
.. Her daughter would not act. Th
idea !--of preferring actually prefer
ring--a pennilsss young doctor,
with Q mustaohe-a nasty blacl
!. mustache--to him. After all Nv
4 done for her, too."
nj Aud then Miss Miner leaned bacl
q very contentedly In her seat, salts
q fed that she had done hsr Who'll,
>, duty by herself, and Ellice Dunnine
I. too.
> II was just $50 o'clock when th
hired hack deposited her at the doc
: oi Mrs. Csrisford Csrl's red brio