The New Bloomfield, Pa. times. (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1877-188?, 1881-11-01

bound express, in the early dusk of the
November evening. "Camela thinks
all the world of me. Her daughter
would not act. The idea lof preferrlng
actually preferring-a pennlless young
doctor, with mustache-a nasty black
mustache-to me. After all I've done
for her, too"
And then Miss Miner leaned back
very contentedly in her seat, satisfied
that she had done her whole duty by
herself, and Elllce Dunning, too.
1t was just $3.50 o'clock when the hir-
ed hack deposited her at the door of Mrs.
Carisford Carl's red. brick house--a COM
Portable, cozy place, with name on the
door in full.
A servant showed her in, and asked
her name Miss Miner wanted to sur
prise her sister, and sent word that
friend wished to see her, while she seat
ed herself in the parlor, where little
girl sat curled up in cushioned chair,
reading.
"You want to see my mamma, sup
pose ~
Yes" said Miss Miner, with an affa-
BILE smile. "You are Hetty, suppose 7"
The child gavea heavy sigh,
"Yes, Pm Hetty. Oh, don't L hate
that name ?"
"Why, think it's a first-rate name.
You are a namesake of somebody, L
guess ?"
"Yes, 1 am. Old Hetty Miner, my
aunt, who lives out in the country. /
never have seen her and dom t want to
either, cause mamma says she's the
meanest old thing in all creation-a reg
ular old Miss Nancy, papa says"
Miss Miner smiled-a little queerly.
"Oh that's what they say, is it?
Well, Hetty, am your Aunt Miner"
The child opened her eyes wider.
''Are you Then, won't mamma be
mad We expect company after awhile,
and mamma won't want you at all.
We'd be dreadfully ashamed of you be-
fore the Algerdons. You're going to
leave us your money, amt you? Papa
and mamma said they were most tird of
waiting-you had as many lives as a cat.
We are going to Europe when you die ~
"Are you 2" said Miss Miner, with
an insane desire to shake the pert, self
possessed, venomous youngster. swell,
l wouldn't depend upon 1t IL L were
you ?''
And before Mrs. Carl came down.
strirs, Miss Miner was out on the street,
on her way to her half brothers. house.
"a pretty nest of vipers those Carls
are. Thank heaven, I've found them
out in time Going to Europe on my
money Why, ungrateful as that spunky
little Ellice is she isn't half as treacher-
GUS as my own flesh and blood.
Humph !"
And her complacency was not yet re.
stored when she left the street-car on the
nearest corner to Mr.. Parker Dollingby's IS
bachelor quarters that were alight in a
perfect blaze of bright cheer.
at looks like party" she thought.
But all the same she did not hesitate
to go up the imposing stone steps and
ring the bell, to which no response COM
ing, she tried the door knob, and admit
ted herself into a large, brilliantly
lighted hall, at the end of which was a
room, from which came the sounds of
revelry and jollification that had pre-
vented her ring being heard.
Miss Miner went into the first door
that stood ajar, and through another
partly CLOSED door she saw the gay bach
elor party-some ten or ffteen-merry
over their wine.
$50 that's the way Parker Dollingby
does, is it ?" she asked herself grimly,
just as, the same instant, that gentleman
rose high, and for second silenced all
others.
"Here's to the health of my most re-
spected ancient marineress-a veritable
old maid, all forlorn, whose legacy is
long time coming, but sure to get here
some time. A cool $50, 900 or so, boys;
and imagine the swell we'll cut when
the venerable Mehitable kicks the buck
ct. Drink to her, fellows ~
Somehow Miss Miner took herself ST.
lently out of the place. She was silent
all the way to the hotel; and then, once
in the room, locked the door, and sat
down and-actually cried, and then went
to bed, wondering if 1t was ever granted
to mortals to come nearer to being made
n fool of than she had been and at two
o'clock in the morning to awaken with
strange, sick feeling that was awful to