The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 18??-1882, 1881-11-11

VI lllc Jildl uO VI oCll.
NO, Dick, haven't by any means
all the story yet. AS you're twenty
five, I suppose this little girl, now
twenty-one, has been for six years
hoping and trusting in you. Very like
ly she's never permitted herself another
lover. Why, it's pathetic! Every
year she has thought, maybe, you
would come back; she has never had
suspicion of you; she has dreamed
about you AMI prayed about you. Its
a burning shame! And look at you
violently attsched to every pretty girl
you see, riding with them, two at a
time, dancing with them, making love
to them, and dressing like dandy
when you ought to be in the Green
mountains, wearing butternut and car
rying Marthy's milk-pail.'
Dick groaned IN anguish of spirit.
And I've always told her l couldn't
afford to come after her quite yet
Give it to me, you can't hit too hard
but, oh! do help me out of this scrape.
Help you out2 Well, should think
you'd be glad to be in it. Just to think
of that little Vermont blossom, tasting
like cream and maple sugar, I'll war.
rant, if blossoms ever do taste; just
think of her dropping down any minute
among all the furbelOws, the frizzes
the paints and the powders of the ladies
in our setv
'Oh, Lord! AL. don't harrow up a
fellow so. / don't believe you imagine
yet how deep I'm in for it. There's
Kate Richardson, now, when you talk
about flowers; she's a tiger lily; she's a
red cactus; she's a tea rose; she's mag.
nificent; she's gorgeous; she's radiant
AL. Fisher can't you see how 1 love
her?'
'And she?'-the question was like a
flame springing from bed of Goals.
well, I just thought 1 never was SC
in love in my life. 1 wasn't sure about
her: but one night month ago l was
carried away. 1 forgot all about
Marthy, and asked her to marry me
BY George! she said she would, and
should have been too happy altogether
if, after my first transport, little Marthy
hadn't occurred to me again. Now
Pm engaged to both of them, don't you
see, and it's deuce of mess.
wouldn't give up Kate if 1 could, and
1 don't see how I could give up Marthy
if would
A silence fell between the two then
in which the falling of cigar ash
might have echoed, and the twilight
stealing down, came like veil over
silence.
4
1t was fully six months later when
Kate Richardson walked into sleep
ing-car at Omaha, followed by baggage
and porter. Her step was so quick
and confident, her accoutrements were
so appropriate, and the porter followed
her with so deferential an air. that the
passengers, making themselves com
Portable on either side of the aisle
looked after her with great respect fol
her style. Very common sort of peo
pie; shan't make the acquaintance o1
any of them,' Miss Richardson though
as she observed them in glance with
out seeming to. She paused near th'
middle of the car.
Put my things here, she said to tht
porter. Il have the whole section. anC
you may pile them all on the from
seat
She sat down upon the back seat
and spread her skirts comfortably
took out her silk handkerchief ant
wiped her lips, sighed as enduring ;
penance, smOSthed the collar of he
ulster, and thought what bore cross
ing the continent was. The prominen
setting of ring visible under he
glove made one fore-finger noticeable
and it might have been tenderness o
not, but she placed her elbow on tn
arm of the seat and rested her lips up
OH it.
In the mean time the car was rapid
ly filling.
There was much talk between pas
sengers and porter, and from he
square of window she could see pile
of trunks being carted forward. by
and-by the cars gave little shake an
culver, as if rOusing; then jerk,
dizzy, gliding motion, and then Mis-
Richardson became conscious tina
some one spoke to her. 1t was vOic
that was apology itself as it SAID: C
if you please, ma'am, it's mistake
and I've made so many mistakes, an
it was almost cry for help. 1t ha
color in its cheeks and its lips, littl,
little mouth, and a shy light in its haz'
eyes. 1t carried a portmanteau, an
the porter lowered over all with pa
ronizing air.
| Miss Richardson was disturbed
But porter said she, i had engage
the whole of this section. / don't wal
anyone i'm with me; L shall have Il
place for my things
The hazel eyes were turned piteou
ly upon her, but the voice was tinge
with bit of dignity, albeit touche
with tears, as it answered: 'Nev,
mind; perhaps there's another ha
section un0ccupied.'
They amt no other, 'thout it's
gentleman in the lower berth, if yC
don't mind that, MISS said the porte
The distressed face was picture.
oh, very WE'LL Miss Richardson i
terposed in bored tone; Il suppose
shall be able to manage, and l da
say we shall be comfortable enough
The portmanteau was placed
snug neighbor to the stylish traps
the front seat, and the little won;
made herself quite small in the corn
furthest from her grand companio
never so much as attempting to ste
glance from the window monop'
lied by Miss Richardson's elbow. B
presently she leaned toward Miss Ric
ardson and touched her shoslder so
ly, I'm very much obliged to yo