The Arkansaw traveler., 1882-07-09

"Oh. Baby. why eouldn', you have talk en any Jar but that: :''- asked Lefty ra-. proachfully anu dramatically.
 But Baby evidently had no excuse ro offer for hot doing so. for she kept on orooning to hcf boiile-dolI. ~hile her sis ter hastily fashioned another hal and ted fl securely over what remained of the original covering.
 Then said Baby. Kick kiss l-nlce Rick.
 oh. that IS what he was doins when she | foolishly imagined he was waiting for her 10 come and implore her forgiveness bidding good-by to Baby. She nigh, have known II. for he had always loved baby dearly
 "les. Baby: nice Rick. good Rick dear Rick: bat. for all that, the ing he gave me goes back 10 him to-mafto~ uu- less hear from him tonight. How dare he wish we had never me; =
 Bu, she did no, hear from hlm that night. and the little band of gold was re leased from II hiding place Tn her ,hiek brown haIr and a too faithful messenger placed |, in RIek's hand, as he ictt hl> place ot business. nut. ah, ~hat a sicu; sorrowtal madden wandered about the Lounsbun dwelling thereafter wha, a lstlcSs. weary voice repeated the nufscr rhymes that Bab, demanded ftty times l day
 No nice no more. said Baby. mss ing the merry tones and the happy laugh.
 But Mrs. Loun>burS ~as not Ii all dls- pleased with the turn aiturs had taken. Brousham Brown >ui,ed her much better as prospective son-in-iAw than Richard Creighton. One Ms Il wealthy young brewer. the other a poor clerk n a ,oani- ing house.
 Lct,y ~lll soon get over |. she sad to l.etty's father. whose heart aehed Il the sigh, oi his daughters sad face. ' \ tirsi-love dis appointment k always hard to bear for awhile thought should have died when stephen Ford married my cousin: but didn't. lived to marrY you. and l have Il >cal-skin cloak. and Mrs. Ford hasn't even laeket
 And so Brougham Brown. who was really a manly. generous. good-hear,ed fellow m spite ot hIs beer and wcalih. en- outraged by the maternal head ot the house. began dcvoung himself m the mos, ardent fashion ,o l.ctty. and she. SCtisiS hNt tA4Hststi fttNu>tft sAAiA no word from Rick. received his attentions III i passive aRte ,pnnsIvc way.
 Three months went by. and il was aunt Emary> birthday. and that eccentric old old lady had decided io divide II among the family. lanchlng with one portion. dining with another. and supplng with a third. The lunch party Nas u her sister -leiitias Mrs. Lounsbun ]. and some half Il dozen old friends and some deteR relatives were bidden to the feast Ictty m 4 sea-grecn grown { Rick.s tavoutc gown ]. with spray of punk hyasinths Kicks favor,te sprlng flower m her har. went quietly about welcoming the quests. Brougham Brown following her llkc a shadow until lunch Was annount ed Then taking her place at the table. the young man still near her. she raiscd the cover from and dipped a spoon n the last lar oi srandmamma famous peach warmalade { she had had l, placed before her trusting te be able to hldc 'he nl>- chief Baby had done ! when s"mcbod, said. addressing her mother: Have you heard that Richard Creighton l. Eo- ing abroad for his health: lie ha, gwen up his situation. and sails in day of |" p. HcN SstN Ht HAS lattcd last tsAtett.
 And the verl neN, moment aunt Emory fixed her spcctacled eyes upon her nlccc > poor pale face. 4nd asked sharply Whats the matter. child Do you see anything dreadful m the sweets
 No ma am. answered Lefty with d pi,ful attempt at smile. when the spoon struck something harder than prescn cd peaches should be.
 Let me help you said Brougham and with one turn of hls wris, he placed upon the dain;y chlna shell before her d wad oi paper
 M4rmaiadc IS I, /. said aunt Emory. =" don; van, any, prefer sweets un- mixed with unknown forclgu substances. lake II away. Norah.
 lSut .-etty was already slowly unrollins z the paper Ii proved to be the missing par of the Jars original hat "a rather dliiI ul, thing to accomplish, IS II stuck persist- ently ,o her small hnSc@s. bg; accon- phshed d; last when out rolled he ht,le gold pig. And on the inside oi the paper vas scrawled. III Rlck's bold hand these words:
 NY DARlI<G: How fooolsh we are mean. am. Here is the charm N dfidn l1u U dDpGi tcH m ? Ntts ia < III <!i -onl! long enough to show t ,o you and tell you a stoy about Il. Baby @lll siye | te you. Had no paper ,o ! fore pleee off one of your lam pots. Niii see you tomorrow evening. kIN.
 Never did any young lad} so suddenly break through all the ooaventoua.lt.es of society. never did daughter so 4us5 kt, forget the wishes of her mother never d}a nicce so untlnchlngiy brase the di,pie4~- ure of sjoooo aunt. as dld Lctfy i-pun,- bar; the instan; after she had read ,Al7 note.
 Brougham.' she ored looking ai h.m with teaa;i:ai heseec hfng eyes. z must. sec Rick. must 1 must. Nou ~lil s1 and brlng him to me. dear
 l, vas the hrst ,Ime shc had cTer caiied him Dear, and alas he feit that :, would De the Last. For moment ne pulled h's loas faoastaehe aen'5usiy.
 We are not vev good friends. lo4 know. !, las; he said.