The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1881-01-20

the couple follow this up by another,
and still another, the Larton party begin
to talk; but all look on it as Irritation
in which Eta is amusing herself at this
country boys expense; and Mrs. Larton,
an easy-going woman, not especially re-
luctant to see Etta-who is only step
daughter - get herself into scrapes,
makes no attempt to interfere.
George Larton alone gains a little
clearer sight from his intense jealousy,
the natural result of his long and painful
suit. Rather dissipated when very
young, the fathers consent has only been
won after a most earnest siege and re-
newed proofs of reform; and when at
last obtained, has by no means brought
with it Ettas love. At thirty he is not
even on trial, and has morbid hatred
for any man who seems to be receiving
the least favor.
Hurrying across the room to claim the
next dance, which is due him, and he
is doubly infuriated at Etta's quiet re-
fusal
so Georgei 1 am very sorry, but for
got You, and have promised this to Mr..
Gordon"
81 am sorry too, was the angry reply,
'sto deprive Mr.. Gordon of your society,
as this will be his last chance of seeing
you; but wish particularly to speak to
you at once"
A little scared at his manner, she takes
his arm pettlshly, and turns away with
him, saying:
'rThe next shall be yours, then, Mr..
Gordon"
"Etta," exclaimed George, ''you posi-
lively must not dance with that fellow
again. 1 am acting In place OF your
father now, and cannot see you hrtlng
publicly with man not mt associate
for you, and becoming the talk OF the
entire room.
every well; consider this fellow
fit associate for me or for you, and as
never was kept from doing what pleased
by peoples talking, you won't frighten
me in that way"
And SO he has killed his own hopes.
Rousing all her feminine and individual
perversity, the only result of his protest
is to see her spend the most of the even
ing with Jimmie; to see him brought up
to Mrs. Larton, and capturing her as ef-
fectually as her daughter with his sunny
blue eyes and sturdy, handsome face, to
hear him invited to Cleveland
In the midst of it all Jimmie's heart is
heating very fast and his head SWIM
ming a little: but he comes through it
triumphantly, and leaves for home that
NIGHT with strange. new hopes of secur-
inep the wished-for wealth by an easier
and ouicker route than he had even
dreamed of before That he is purely
mercenarv II would he hardly fair to saw:
for most men can be f1attered into a
liking. if not into love, and Jimmie GER
tainly can hardly help being fattered.
Very few younor men exist but are lit
tle inf1ated NV the evident liking and
even admiration of a pretty and ettrac.
tive girl: but when there is so great diff
ference in social position. in wealth and
every thing else as in these two, we must
look for more age and experience than
Jimmie had to keep his head from being
turned. Being turned, it is easy to see
WHY it should fancy it was the heart,
and almost to think itself in love as easily
as Eta has been.
And now we will drop the curtain for
a few weeks, to raise it again during the
early fall in Cleveland. In the cab that
is driving up Euclid Avenue we find our
hero, the same boy whom we met on the
lake at Brownfelds, still intent on his
object, though no longer with dream
ing indefniteness. The time since Eta
left Montrose for home has by no means
been spent idly. She, for the first tune
in her life, has found whim to which
she is constant; and In the correspond
ence which she grants him has, instead
of dulling her interest In TINS latest no
tion, added fresh fuel to the hame.
| Jimmie, seeing now Just how things
I stand, has been vigorously making pre-
parations for appearing before Mr.. Lar
ton creditably. His first step Is to bor-
row little money his father has laid by,
and the next to hire desk-room and an
| office-boy IN New York, where he puts
up sign as Broker in Iron, this being
to give color to the character he intends
to assume of being an agent for Mr..
Peters. And now, with all his arrange
ments completed, he is driving up to
Etta's home. not yet cured of all his
palpitations, but with considerably more
self-possession.
He feels very tremulous again as he
entars the door. and as the footman with
a gentle persistence, takes him to his
room rather reluctant, since he cannot
see what "fixing" he needs, and almost
gives way when he finds himself in the
most elegant room he has ever seen
Dressing and suddenly discovering tha
he is utterly at a loss as to where to g
and what to do. his usual good luel
brings Eta to his rescue on her way
down stairs. Helped by the same gooo
angel he struggles through his dinner
escapes danger in pot knowing wha
wine to drink by suddenly becoming
totally abstlnent;S fortunate enough u
be drawn inte a conversation on IRON
and by ad,oltly using the little know
ledge p,eheo up at the Iorges ana IN MI
readlzg, TO gain credlt 1or knowing
great aeA:
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Il favOr1ng MIN steadily unI1 ne mas WOL