The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1881-11-22

and talked of Harry.
Oh, how happy the poor boy nigh
have been could he have heard thos,
two women talk of him, and known
the depth of their trusting affection
Returning one afternoon from the
cottage, Della met her father upon tn,
veranda.
Della" the old man said, Il want
to speak with you. l have decided Il
overhaul the old house, furnish it up
bit and lay in new stock of fur
niture.
Della glanced up in surprise.
Il don't see the Use of it, she re,
turned.
Don't you sis? with shy wink.
''Do you think the old place is fit for
the richest girl in Maysville 2"
MY wedding, tather?" Della
gasped.
"Certainly, why not? I have al.
ways thought Arch Bell was sweet on
You, and to-day he asked me for you.
| could not be better pleased to-
Father, hush, l cannot marry
Arch Bell"
"Why not?"
because | can never love him."
"Oh, that's all right. In the mean
time III have the carpenters round in
the morning, and have them throw
out a bay-window in the sitting room. 1"
And with a jovial laugh the old man
stumbled down the steps.
Up i'm the chamber that night Della
stood at the window for a long time,
with tear wet face, trying to count
the stars, but becoming tired and
sleepy without making much head
way, she retired with an aching head
to her couch.
Il will lie first" she murmured.
resolutely. Il will be true to Harry
and will not break my promise"
Bright and early the following
morning she appeared at breakfast,
and though her father eyed her keen
Iy, he never mistrusted the conflict
she had been wagging through the
previous night.
With a shudder of horror Della
heard the carpenters begin work at
the sitting room window, and while
her father stood in front of The house
planning some alterations with the
architect, she fed to her room to read
letter she had long ago received
from Harry-and to change socks.
Scarcely had she commenced read
ing, when rap came upon the door,
and on opening it. Della encountered
the maid-of-all work.
Miss Della" the girl said, extend
ing something in her hand; 1.-THE
carpenters found this as they were
tearing away the mop-board under
the sitting room window"
Della took the object, and uttering
a wild cry Of delight, sped down
stairs
Father, father, lookw she scream
ed, holding the dirty envelope IN
comfortably close to his nose, Harry
is innOcent?"
With the puzzled air of man who
has been worrying over an itemized
account of a miliner bill, before he
discovers it was intended for his wife,
the farmer took the dirty envelope,
and with trembling fingers extracted
a mildewed note for 800.
Skipped out of my fingers and into
the pesky hole" he gasped. "What
would give if the poor boy was here
now? Fde give him to you without
one cent, for the wrong l have done
him !"
In his delight over the recently
found 800 bill, he did not notice the
terrible commotion being raised beside
him, and when he raised his eyes at
last-there stood Harry Baker.
"Your wish is granted" the young
man said, "the boy is here, but not
poor. He has been so singularly
fortunate as to have rich uncle die
and bequeath him his vast fortune,
and he stands here able to buy out
two or three such individuals as your
self. Here are the bills you wanted
to see before | claimed Della"
This noble speech struck Farmer
John about right, and pushing the
proffered wallet aside he faltered
brokenly:
"Say no more about it, Harry take
her she is yours, and may heaven
forgive me and bless you both. See
here, Mr.. Hofflestatt er-what's-yer-
name, no monkeying around her, now.
l want yon to get through with these
in double-quick time.
for there's to be wedding here next
week."
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