Litchfield enquirer., 1881-04-28
WHOLE NO. 2s64
that you may be loved by any girl. Will you tell ,l1a2 May | kunu xvhs, ff ia 2

that you may be loved by any girl Will you tell mel May l know who 1t is? Il ,e- T. You must know. l D.-ls it Bertha Hsle2 or Carolinei
 T.-Bertha pr CarOlipeT Good heavens, J D. Il am glad of that, Tom I think k-per. hsps wrong them. but can't help thinking that they might have been infiuenced-a very, very little influenced by considerations of the property and position in the country. | r T-There never was a Hale who wouldn't sell his sOul-Or her soul either-for plowed field. a. .f b.. ,sl 4.. -...
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 T.-No, thank heavenl The little girl whs is the light of my eyes, and confound It! can't bear to speak about it couldn't say . word about it to anybody but you you are such an old friend, Dorothy such dear old friend you know whst fool l am. D. no, Tom, and thank you very l much
 > T. + She has grown up in my home as in my heart she loves the old place and not it's moneys worth-she-
 D.-Tom' whom do you mean.
 T.-Who should mean but Lily, my little Lily2 l D.-Bnt, Tom, she's only a child.
 I'll thought sO six weeks ago. D.-How old is she Why, yes, of course l why, really she must be-
 
 ago hadn't thought of her age. knew she was growing tall; suppose allchildren grew; but never thought about it. I'll tell you how it was It was one of those first Spring days -ysu remember them at the beginning of April-well, l was strolling across the lawn with my hands in my pockets and Bairnie at my heels-I remember the tune was whis- tling-I suppose I shall never get that con- f0nEded tune out of my head. | ID - Yes Tnm
 T.-l heard Lilly calling me; I looked round for her, and couldn't see her.
 D.-Yes, Tom.
 You know the old cedar, the one with the boughs coming down and lying on the grass2
 D-Yes Tom. l-,'
 TT saw something white in the shadows so stepped in. She was sitting on one of the Jig benches, with her back against the scanned 0idtrnDk-jnst about ss high as my heart No, 1 can't tell you what she looked Ike. She l was like all sorts of beautiful things. Ot course, I'd always liked to look at her; but never thought about it before. She laughed at my finding her; believe could find her in tropical forest. l put out my hauds to lift her down. ,ao.r..
 D.-Yes, Tom. l T.-Pd done it a thousand times thought nothing of it. But somehow I'd never seen her eyes like that; there was something in them | what a confOunded old fOOl au! Before had time to think if would, or to decide that I'd better not just at the moment when held her in my arnls, I--I kissed her.
 D. But surely there was nothing strange in that surely you had often n-that is, that sure. ly was not the first
 T.-The first t! I'd kissed her every morn. | ing and evening since she was baby.
 Dwell, then. why-I am not Sure that I understand why l TT don't know. Inever thought of that I'd never kissed her at that time of day.
 D.-Yes, Tom; l see. | Ton, you See. dO you?
 D.-Yes, Tom. And then you sent her away IVY
 T.-Yes, L. | D.-Of course | T.-You seem to know all about It. thought she'd better see some young men; confMlnd 'em. l suppose she has seen some at the Armstrong;? l D.-Yes
 +T.-Well? .
 D-She say they are silly. o T.-Ahi ',.,....r .. l D.-But she seems to have found some of them agreeable.
 D.EI am afraid she seem. inclined to talk about them good deal | Ton !! 1ed)!la l.. ..I .
 D, But all the time she seems to be laugh | ing at them.
 T-.Ahi-well, look here, Dorothy. You must keep her here for the present. Will ynn? .e...
 D.-Yes, Tom. ! T.-And you must have in the neighbors She must see more people. You might have some tennis; and luncheons; and five o'clock tea; and things. Teere aint many young men in the neighborhOOd, are there? l D.-Oh yes, there are few let me see there's -,
 IT, Oh, don't trouble yourself. You needn't bother about it-at least, yes you must. Get 'em in shoals; have lem over ir squads from Ssndhurst; advertise for young meu D-Tom!
 T.-She must see young men. Goodbye, Dorothy, and thank you very much. What should do without your l D.-Oh. it's nothing, Torn and that you. 1 T.-G,nd. bye Pm off. 1 D.-WithOut seeing Lily? | T.-Yes: it's better. won't see her'f for | months . .s.ll .a..
 D.-But she'll think ii 90 strange; she'll be hurt; she knows you are here. T.-D,es she? l D.-Yes. You must see her, Tom | T.-Must! Oh, we'll, 1 suppose I'd better. Just for moment. suppose had better. l Ell? What do you think? | D.-lll call her. | T.-StOp! D.-What is 1t?
 T.-I don't know. I never felt like this be. fore. Dorothy; believe au frightened. D.-Very likely. l T.-What do you think she'll do? | D.--I can't say. l Ton, of course it'll be notLing. It'll be just as usual when we meet She'll cOme and kiss me- and-eh2 l. D.-l hope not, Tom. You hope not | D. Don't you see that if it is just AS usual; that if she comes to you, as 8 child to her guardian ;1 don't you sec Oh TOu, how l stupid you are! T.-Doroshy! what's the matter? Why. l you never spoke to me like that in all your | life before. . ..s... .a...t.
 aD.-No, Tom. beg your pardon, Tom. T-Tllat beats me. l told you didn't un- deistand women; but l did thlnk understood | you.
 D.-Of course you do, Tom. Of course | you understand me. But never mind me- 1 am going to call Lily. TT think I'd better go. L,ok here; you know you ve frightened me. It's vour fault. D.--Fery well, Tom: it's my fault. But don't go. Don't be weak. You must say ! and see for yourself how Lily meets you. T.-ConfoInd it, Dorothy, you order me about as if l were baby. You are not like 1 yourself; you are like somebody else; you D.-Never mind me. This is the right 1 time, Tom. You must be brave now, and l hope and believe that you will he happy. T.-You are right. (He wrings hsr hand.) You always were right won't run. Call her! ii s. .J< le,., ! ..,.t s. ,.,,s D. (At Use door calLs}--Lilp Lily! They stGad. stil and Gsten Lilg runs in and ha!f 0crdss ate room toacard her omardian Feeling tte ercitenasnt iH Ae air ase tops StsH LOOEing Gt the man, she turns GseGv to tse tcOanGD.J D-Dear Lily! how stupid have been! thought you were child. dear am % glad. z n.1ua -
 L.-Are you glad3 tShs looks into her ea,ea |