Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1882-03-04

We'll, Miss Nl lInie, l din't mean to
give offence. only told you what |
thought.
"Ihen you might have kept your
thoughts to yourself, she said. with
little toss Of her pretty head" unless
they had been nice ones,' she added.
He heard the aside, and picked up bis
courage.
It's awiully hard, too, when one that
cares really can't get near you, he re
piled. Jrat then J ennie caught sight of
Captain McGee, a tall and handsome
man, with long whiskers and red nose,
coming in the directi II of the shop. with
a big bunch of flowers in his hand
She had heard John " cares last words,
but she was secretly of the opinion that
''he ought to have come up to the
scratch before, SO she thought that
little jealousy might do him good
''Oh, here comes Captain Mc(iee,
she SAID, III a deli"hted tome
We'll, hes just the biggest blackleg
III the service, Jennie, aud if you take
my advice You'll send him off sharp
Il believe you are jealous, Mr.. Weare,
and telling stories about the captain; he
is always vely polite to me, and she
smoothcd her pretty halr and arranged
the tritles on the counter
"Oh, hes poll te enough, 10 doubt. >
And he's bringing me some flowers.
"Now look here, Jennie, are yon go
ing to take them
"Of course | am.
"Well, tLen, goodbye.
"Good bye" she laughed Of course
she knew he wou dn't 60
Jennie, he'll be in directly, and |
shall he off, but you must choose be
tween him and me, If you are gong to
keep on talking to him, / shall never
come III the place again, SO !" "hich is it
to be?'
Tie captain.
But am not joking; I'll never see
you again.
no more am | joking. SO good
bye"
Good bve AMI be vent
II. i
He kept r.solutely sway for whole
month-nevcr once went near the place.
Ii jennie wanted him she might send for
him or get her sister to invite him tc
tea. us she had done before. But John
Weare was not sent for, neither was he
invited to tea, aud his spirits began tt
wax low.
'If she cared for ME she'd have go
III my way somehow before this trust
woman he thought.
The idea of not being cared for wa:
not cheerful That night he strollet
carelessly by the shop, but on the op
positc side of tho way. Nothing was t
!e seen Of Jennie He walked on ID
brown study, then crossed over, an'
went deliberately by the shop, viii
only one eye, however, turned IN Its dl
r.ction, but not sign Of Jennie. d
went back to the barracks in delecte'
frame of mind.
'.It's an awful pity-such ME
, girl; and there's the cottage all read
, for her to step into, and me ready to re
tire from the service, and good trad
, at my back, its too bad, all OWING t
, that Captain McGee, too. And tn
Efruit III the garden tof the cottage a
ripe. an,, no one TO pick IL
The very next morning John Wear
walked eliberately into the shop an
asked for !. penny newspaper, AMI ha
, the teiicit, Of being "ervel by Mr.
Evans.
: 'oul,c stranger, Mr. Weare, sh
!, said: but that WAS the only remark sh
= made. and for the life Of him he coul
? not screw up hiI courage TO ask f"r he
$ sister.
That might John Weare was mlsel
: able.
SHE can't care a rush for me, Il
I thought, anu marched all over the towr
j and nearly to Greenwich and back in hi
excitement.
The next dav wa. lucky one fc
| John. He came across Blbbs. Blbl
? was Mrs. Evans eldest boy. No or
knew what his real name was, or why b
: was called Bibhs: but he was never cal
cd anything else.
; 'Blbbs, said John Wsare. ICON,
and have some fruit and he carrie
a him Il in triumph TO the cottage al
: stuffed him with gooseherries until l
I couldn't move, and with black curran
5 till his mouth WAS as black as croy
{ Then lie carried him inside and stoo
I hlm on the table and sat down hefol
t him.
+ "Blbbs, how old are You?
! He thought it better to begin the col