The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1882-02-16
Vol. XVIII.


You don't intend to let mo have
i; ? she said, presently, in q low,
indignant voice that was irresis-
tibly charming for all that.
Certainly not-you nor any
one.'
And Lesley sent him one look
perfectly savage with anger.
An hour later, in the midst of a
driving rain-storm, Mr.. Clifford
stepped out of tho tram.car in a
pretty, lonely suburb Of the city, to
which be was an entire stranger
aud after looking about him for
seVeral minutes, sans umbrella or
oVershoes, he began dimly to re-
alize that he did not know which
Of the half-dozen houses within
sight was the one where bis new
landlady, Mrs. Rawson, lived. :.
"A charming position to fhd
oneself in he thought, as the
rain soaked through his clothes,
and be discovered that the mud
was disagreeably uncertain to
wade through, especially in the
darkness.
sI'il make a bee line for the
nearest Iight,' he decided, and
forth with set out for little cot
tage, not so appallingly far OF,
where he arrived in due time, and
shiyering with the cold dampness
of his clothes, he was cheered BY
the prompt opening of the door
by a placid faced, elderly lady,
who answered him in the cheer
lest, most unconventional fash
ion. i
Mrs. Rawson's? Why, you
won't think of going away up
there in such s storm as this.
Come ir, and see if can't make
you comfortable for while. I've
got a boy just about your age
somewhere in the West-and if
be should be out in the Storm
Her mother-love was sweet and
strong On her gentle, womanly
face, and he stepped in, gladly, yet
reluctantly. s..s...
i am SO muddy and dripping
! am John Clifford, bookkeeper at
the Herald, ma'am, and Il stranger
in the city
His hostess insisted on bis 60
ing in and in loss than no time be
was feeling decidedly comfortable
beside the open fire., in borrowed
slippers and rapidly drying clothes
The new bookkeepor Of the
Herald Office, l think you said
My niece works tbere-and she's
been talking about the new man
for a week or SOL believe all the
girls were anxious to see you, Mr.
Clifford
The kindly lady hustled about
to get .he supper ready in thf
little kitchen, and at the lates
stage of the proceedings she toos
the lamp out with her, while sn'
broiled tie ham.
you won't mind sitting in th'
6re-ligbt a minute or two'
know. We're poor folks, au(
have to economize in OIL
And q second after the latnl
bad gone, and the saVory odor o
the broiling ham foated into hl
hangry sense, a side door oponod
! aud somebody came in, bringing
cool raiuy feeling With 'her-for
was a girl, in waterproof and rub
bers.
4 came so near staying at Jeu
ny Balls for supper, aunt'e-
| would have stayed only l wa
afraid you'd be worried about mt
We did have 80 much TO tai
about and saucy little lsug
krippled through the dusk as SD
! pumped herself down on th
floor to take off her rubbers. 9Th
new bookkeeper came, auntle-
Just the handsomest fellow, wit
l-oh-heavenly eyes and a lowell
mustache, but be is too mean an
hateful for anything-to M
auutie, you wouldn't believe j
would you ? Well we girls
punish him! We've made a col
spiracy between US, md I'm t
make him fall in love with me
can, I know-and then l am
reject him hsughtily, and let
Auntie, have you been IN the &c
| lar all this time I've been talking
| And as Mrs. Cummings a
pesred at the head of the ceH'
stairs Lesley Lord picked up IL
lamp and carried it back into tt