The Evening critic., 1882-07-26
How She Fetched Him.

Hazel Quirk looked quickly up at Lord
Traverse Bay, the love light beaming forth
from her eyes with tender radiance that told
moro plainly than could any words the deep
affection sho bore him; but there was In the
look pleading usefulness, a sense of trust
full security that touched his very heart. She did
not speak, but placing dimplod arm around
his neck she drew his face down and kissed
him with soft, melting, threo-for-ilfty-conts
kiss that she kept on tap only for him, and
then her eyes shone foith again the love that
her lips could not utter, while the dropping
mouth quivored as II In pain.
"You are not we'll, darling" said Mr.. Percy
Hana1n (his week day name) In agonized
tones, the words nearly choking him as he
spoke. "Let mo bring your yinaigrette or u
bottle OF seltzer-a quan or two OF that would
revive YOU"
But Hazel only laid her head on his shoulder,
wound her white arms around his neck and
began TO sob as IL her heart would break.
"My God, HAZEL what have done TO cause
you this bitter anguish? Speak, my angel;
speak, and tell mo wherein the fault lies. De-
mand Of me any sacrifice, no matter how
great, and 1t shall BIO cheerfully made. Ihave
large red apple in my overcoat pocket, and 1t
shall be yours-all yourself you will only
Slowly from the shoulder blade rose the lit
tie head, with Its mass OF brown curls; slowly
turned the pure, beautiful face of Hazel Quirk,
until Percy again looked down into those eyes
that had go lately beamed forth merry Chances,
and saw once moro the little nose that had 80
often burrowed In his vest. "You will surely
keep your promlseH" Hazel asked between tho
convulsye sobs that seemed to be breaking
her heart and seriously disarranging her
liver
"of course will, my sweet" replied Percy.
"You shall have the apple"
"And is it q really and truly red one" asked
tho girl, again sobbing as II her heart would
break.
Slope to die II 1t ain'tf"-this between sobs
"Yes," said Percy.
"Criss-cross?"
''well"-and here abe brokedown afresh, but
finally mastered her grief and spoke-"papa
has soaked the MILL"
"Whatl" exclaimed Percy in tones of aston
homo so long2
Same mill" replied Hazel, wringing out her
the sleeping car OF her polonaisc.
swell, that is sad" said Percy, shut what
matters IL to us?"
"Ah! you do not understand" sobbed the
girl; "you do not drop"
"What do you mean, Hazel ? You have GEN.
cealed something from me; else why this
III mean, Percy" said Hazel, In low, bitter
tones, that the mill is mortgaged, and that
am to pay the debt"
"What! my Hazel collateral security? It
cannot, must not bel"
But II Is" was the fearful response.
.v w care s, not exclaimed exclaimed the young man.
tomorrow, and thwart this vile plan OF jim
Rodncy's."
"You WINE" said tho girl, looking at him
eagerly, and jumping lightly from his knee.
~ WILL"
The little head fell on his shirt front with a
dull thud.
Hazel had tainted.
Placing her carefully on a fanteuil, Lord
Traverse Bay kissed the tear.stained cheeks
and started out TO borrow dollar and ahalf
| from his mother with which TO buy marriage
license. AS the sound OF his footsteps died
away Dunstan Qulrk entered the room where
| Hazel was lying. She rose as he opened the
door and smiled family.
"Did you give him Inc racket sis ?" the old
| man asked.
| "Yes, papa"
| Sand did he fall into the metz"
81 should SMILE" replied Hazel.
"Suckers are pretty thick this winter, my
| child" said Dunstan Quirk, "and you are the
| girl that can land them"