The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1882-10-28
Patty's Letters.

1--WE don't keep boarders," said Mrs.
FNrqrhar, looking in owlish fashion
through her spectacle glasses at Mr.!
Stewart Waller. "We've got plenty 10
spRre without the trouble of 'em. You'll
fnd the tavern about three-quarters of a
mile below. You must have come right
past lis doors"
80 l did" said Mr.. Waller, who pos
sessed the insinuating, chivaltie manner
that made every lady whom he addressed
feel herself, for The time being, the only
feminine creature in oil the universe;
''but ne amount of money would hire
ms to make my homein asplace like that.
Here 1t Is like a glimpse of paradise, y
looking around admiringly at the shady
lawns, the clematis- bordered porch, and
the rose hedges all sprinkled over with
pink buds. Il Am sure, madam, you
will reconsider your decision, and taf c
me for few days, willSpromise to be
no more trouble around the house than q
Kitten
Mrs, Farquhnr was but human, and
the upshot of Nffaifs TGa that Mr.. Wal:
lers trunk arrived the next day.
"Oh, mother" said Patty Farquhar
knitting her pretty eyebrows, "why die
you let him inH And We SO peaceful ant
comfortable hers!
Child, why shouldn't II" said th,
widow. Hes to pay ten dollars weel
board, and / have no use for the littlt
three-ocrncred room over The parlor."
Il don't know" said Patty, slowly
"but il seems to ME feel exactly as Ev
must lave felt when she saw the serpen
writing his way into Paradise"
"Nonsenser exclaimed Mrs. Farquhar
almost sngrily.
But Patty only laughed, and ran ava!
under the shadow of the pink buds t.
meet her lover, Morris Newton.
Little one, said Morris, imprisonini
both her soft white bands in his, Nv
get bad news for you."
bad news, Morris?"
I've got to go to Omaha next week I
see about those silver mines that one c
my clients hss an interest in"
"Oh, dear" said Patty, pursing u
her strawberry of mouth.
Il shall be gone six months"
Worse and worse" said Patty.
"But if you say SO, Patty" DRAWN
her to his side, ave can be married iifi
and make wedding trip of it,"
''The idie!" flashed back Patty, draw
ing herself out of his embraces "And
without a single dress male|
ave can buy the dresses afterward.
"Thats all n man knows about it,.
You're sure it's impossible" with
disappointed air"
"Ou, quite" asserted the little brl
nette.
Then" said Mr.sNewton, with a sig
'you must write verysoit n, and be &c
ting your fol-de-rols ready to be Marie
rs soon l come home"
YES" said Patty, gravelyi that
more reasonable"
Aud she went into the house utterl
iguorant tLatat the same time Mr.. Stu,u
Waller was laying a wager with boo
companion at the Ellsworth Arms thi
"he could cut out that conceited lawyt
in less than four weeks"
For Mr.. Waller was piqued by Patty
cool Indifference, and, unfortunately, h
we're the idle hands" for which Satan
said to have plenty of mischief to do.
Shes pretty after fashion," said /
to bimself, 'and mean to make h,
deal in love with me before Tn throug
with her."
Mr.. Stuart Waller was man Of IL
world. Patty Farquhar was as young
experience As in years. They were an il
mated pair aud it was hardly thr,
weeks before the tongue Of gossip bega
TO busy itself with the widows black. ey {
daughter
Mrs. Farquhar came into Patty's roo
one afternoons and found her crying
II her heart would break, and with 8
open letter in her lap.
Heart alive child what's the M
teI?" cried the ola lady.
Noting, nothing, nothingl" erie