The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1882-02-22
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souire's great br0Hn hands between
her soft, white ones, and looking up
into his face.
"A secret, Edna, What can i bez"
lc asked in his gruif tones.
Something which happened
while ! was visiting cousin Grace IN
New York"
~Abf some city notion, suppose.
told your mother that three
months in New York would spile
YOU for plain farmers daughter.
Wei, tell me the secret p
The girl hesitated, a flush Of en-
bsrrassneat tingling her iaiT cheeks.
You wont be angry. psPag She
altered.
Net unless yoa have gone and
LOST y9ar lead and heart, over some
c.ly iop "1M remember | tod
yoa-
She interrupted him by 2 gesture,
and then sammoning all her conr-
age exclaimed:
u have lost my heart but not
ny head. And It is ne fop that |
have given il to assEre you. lie
is noble, true hearted man, and
thre IS no reason why we should
not iose each other.
She spoke rapidly and with
warmth. But The expression upon
the stern cagntenance OF Squire
Wcntuerth made her pause, the
color lcit her checks She knew
her father TO be . very firm man:
she knew that lie was as full. OF
whims and unreasonable notions rs
q human being could hold; and,
withal, she knew that he possessed
an indomitabie will which he exer-
cised upon occasions to the extent
Of obstinacy. And now she saw a
storm in his face, and she shrank
from It in fear,-Il was not long in
breaking.
EDNA Wentworth, how dare you
come 10 nc with this? How dare
YOU throw yourself on a brainless
stranger, when you know that /
have chosen Tor you, and chosen
wisely, too ~ What viii John
Hayden say II he learns OF your
folly?n
The voice OF the old mas Was
hosrse with rage, and he glared
upon his beautiful daughter as
though his heart was flied with
hate instead OF love towards her.
And set it was bis love which
prompted his Indignation a. what
nc choose to call her folly.
"Papa, ! told you long ago that l
could never marry John. / Ike
him as a friend and no more. Ed
-and-it Is too late now. ] have
pledged himself to Paul Gregory y
Edna returned, her voice very low
aad tremulous, yet quite firm.
And th.n-bat we will not re-
peat the torrent Of unreasonable
wards which came from Squire
Wentworth's lips. We doubt If he
could have repeated them himself
IN hour later.
Edna led to her room and there,
throwing herself upon her couch,
wept and prayed in such hopeless
misery as had never come TO her
before.
Ana at last 4 sort CT peace came
gpon her and she rose with a bright
look on her sweet face.
Very deliberately she seated her
self AT her little table, and produc-
ing writing materials proceeded
20 ihdile long--very long-epistle.
is was duly sealed and directed
to Paul Gregory, New York. And
within an hour Z was posted and
10 one except The village postmaster
knew such a letter had been sent
through the mails
Gould you give man job
through haying?"
The speaker was tail, broad
shoni3ereG fellow, evidently up
ward Of twenty-five years cf age.
His face through not very brown,
had 4 rHddv hue. and his large. blue
eyes and handsome features could
n0t have faiied 30 impress . stran-
ger flverablr.
Squire Wentworth surveyed the
applicant tor a job with critical
eyes.
The stranger was cad in a plain.
euh.ta0iial manner, his psntaiooas
tucked in the top OF his boots and
iis broad panama hat slencAed oyer
His lace.
Tho squire uoticed that his hands
were almost as fair us q woman's
bct he saw that tGey were. large and
muscular.
Aoa haven't worked mach out
oi doors this season T take It - the
Sgiire questioned
10. SIR But I'm no ereen hand
You'll find that ont, returned the
stranger.
Very wcll, we'll let you prove it.
! need helm that's certain. \ sea-
sons work never worfieA me rs this
one has. I'd like il YOU could
pitch right in this afternoon.
suppose youil expect TO boaTd with
melt viii be more handy nights
and mornings ?"
"Qh, YES. And I'd as lief so 70
work to-day rs Loaf around till to-
morrow" aceaiesed the stranger.
4 bargain was s.ruck at ouce.
Horace Burton WAS engag ged for
three months-Gnil after potato
digging" " in fact.
Aud then the twain went into
dinner, and The new haal was ure
sentei to Mrs. Wentworth and
Edna.
The latter acknowledged the In
PRODUCTION with . very demar ex-
preston. And throughout the
meal she carefully avoided meeting
the gaze ofthe stranger
And the latter seemed overcome
with embarrassment and said moth
ing. except IN respouse 70 the re-
marks of Squire Wentworth.
Horace Burton proved. In the
sqRire's own words, . prime hand
to swing = scythe." His long, pow
erful arms laid wide swath: and
there was not an other man in the