Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1881-11-23
TWO SECRETS.

You don't mean it, Hetty:"
Lloyd Sutton, g good.looking, mani
young fellow, leaning on the hslf-opel
6eld-gste, looked earnestly in the fac
of the young girl on the opposite sid
Of the fence.
She shrank from meeting his eye a
she answered:
Il am not accustomed TO saying
what / don't mean"
He made no answer Hetty scratch.
ed industriously with bit of wild-rose
stem upon the trunk Of the beech.tree
which overshadowed them. Suddenly
she discovered that she was uncon
sciously tracing over the initials L. s
and II. W.-the latter her own-cut in
the beech-bark She hastily withdrew
her hand, and threw away the rose
stem.
DO you remember what you said TO
me, Hetty, the day | cut those letters %
asked the young man.
Something foolish, dare say" she
answered, with affected carelessness.
you told me you loved me-" he
said, in low voice.
Hetty stopped and plucked sprig
of clover
Perhaps | thought so them she
said, intently examining the blossoms.
And only discovered your mistake
when this rich popinjay from the city
made his appearance, said Lloyd, bit.
terly.
She looked up with a fash of her
dark eyes. She knew very we'll that
she was doing something unworthy of
her, and lowering herself in Loyd's
opinion, as well as causing him pain,
and his reproach stung her.
Il have 4 right TO like or dislike
whom please" she said, haughtily.
He seized an unlucky grasshopper
which at that moment lighted near his
hand, and savagely crushed it to death.
l1etty looked at him in surprise. II
was unlike Lloyd 10 deliberately hurt
anything.
you are cruel" she said, indig-
uantly.
Not half 50 cruel as you. Hetty, |
had no idea YOU were so heartless and
rnercenary."
The word escaped him unawares.
Hetty flushed holly.
If that is your opinion of me, you
ought to be glad to have found me out
IN time she said.
Perhaps ] ought" he retorted, bit
-rly.
Then l hope you will be satisfied
r. / am"
She gathered up the skirt of her
blue-lawn dress aud turned away.
Lloyd passed through the gate and
walked by her side along the grassy
meadow path.
II didn't mean to offend you, Hetty,"
he said, in more subdued tone.
II am not offended. / don't in the
Leaf care for your opinion Of nc" re-
piled Hetty, biting her lip and turning
away that he might not see the tears
in her eyes.
They had reached point where the
path way branched right and left, and
coming along the latter was portly,
acknowledgement middle-aged man,
twisting a cane, with which he was de-
CAPTIVATING the tall weeds and field
daisies. On catching sight of Hetty
he quickened his pace.
"Mr Frisbee will sec me home. |
won't trouble you further, Mr.. Sutton"
said Hetty, with an air of great dignity,
rs she took step to the left
Now, the left-hand track was the
most direct and frequented way to
Ietty's home; but the right-hand
leading along the little stream
md alder-hedge, had ever been the ia {
'orite with herself and Lloyd.
The young man paused now, and '
standing just where the two diverged, j..
aid. in low tone, agitated, yet full of !
lecision
"Hetty, decide now, once for all. /
Will you keep on with me down this
'ath, or will you 20 with Mr.. Frisbee :
N the other? Choose"
She hesitated, and her color went y
nd came.
"You have no right TO speak to me 4
o." 6
II have right he replied, firmly
the right to know whether the girl / !
I'VE is false or true"
Hetty, like Lloyd was high-spirited, u
nd his look and tone angered her. +,
go your own way, and / will go
line !" she said, proudly. I
And without another word she turn n
down the pathway by which Mr.. c
'risbee was approaching.
Lloyd, as he reached the gate, turned 81
ack to look at the two figures slowly
along the green meadow.
II could never have dreamed il Of 1
err" he thought. 81 believed she P
we'd me. And TO cast me off for
How like that, whose greatest recon- G
endation il his wealth Oh, Hetty.
ut | should have been mistaken in u
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