The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1883-07-13

H1fuc q IuuN<flut fellow Iutt tNtNtt.
with a marvellous musiachc. which he
had grown within the year. and trying
hard % be digniied and imposing IN
manner
The following week there was "a be q
grand party af pla' niicld 70 celebrate
my seventeenth birthday. How happy
l was ID those days. choosing my dress
and having II made up. and receiving
and visiting the dear old friends who
crowded in 70 welcome me! Il seemed
to me no girl In the world had = more
blissful lot, and the future stretched out
before me. q cloudlcss vista. II nm In
trusiye memory Of the past year forced
itself upon me, ! thrust Il quickly away.
and went singing and dancing through
the house.
Al last the momentous day dawned.
and from early morning the household
WAS in q 81 7. had taken upon myself
the decoration Of the two large parlors,
and mounted on a stcp-ladder, was nail
ing some trail ng wreaths Of ivy and
roses over the d~oorways. Old Uncle
Zcb. our colored dining-room servant,
marched In holding Q card on Q salver.
Its no use bringing thst, Uncle
Zeb.' / cried from my lofty perch. ~
| couldn't see the Car Of Russia to-day.
with all this work 10 be done. Tell my
visitor I'm very sorry, but its impossi-
~ble for me 70 see any one. Tomorrow
l shall be glad 70 receive visitors"
~ done tolt him 50, missy" Zeb
said, in an injured tone, 'sbut reckon
he amt much Of = gentleman. least
wise be seq. ef you read his name, you'll
be surc to see him."
He handed up the piece Of pasteboard.
and my mortified eyes saw '.G. Reeves
on II, and then my brain seemed TO swim.
until / grew giddy. There was one
paramount instinct with mc-to run
away. did not stop TO think or reason
on the subject. made one spring 70
the floor.
Go back TO the person, Uncle Zeb, i"
1 said. breafhlessly. Say you can't
find me. that I've gone away TO stay
ever 50 long. just get him out Of the
house. and Q, Uncle Zeb. Ill do any
thing for YOU"
The next moment / had rushed ont 81
the house and into the woods which ran
on the side If Il. / threw myself On the
ground and BIZ degrees my senses began
10 come back TO me. Why didn't ! see
the fellow nc once, and Get him away
before my father or Harry should meet
himP Besides. II he canie once. he
would be sure TO come again.
was utterly desperate. and decided
Il would be best 10 meet him In the
road, and have the horrible interview
over. ran 10 a knoll which com
mandcd a view Of the house. and after ;
time ! saw 4 man emerge from the parl
gate and come slowly down the roas
which led % q n~eighboring village.
NV first impulse was 10 walk FORWARD
and meet him. but ! am q sad coward
and NV next was to conceal myself il
the thicket near the road. ana take (:
look al him before / threw myself OF
bis mercy, for I felt that he was deter
mined to pcrsccutc me. Perhaps h
was Il gentleman, though i doubted Il
doubled ii still more when he drew
nearer.
Ellcn's beauty and hero was . short
squat fellow with q ruddy face, and II
~ill-naturrd. coarse mouth. Not 4 yonn;
man by any means forty years old !
he was 4 day. and although his hat wa
shiny and new. and his coat. also, n
was evidently III AZ ease in an unaccus
toned garb.
He did not walk. he actually trotte'
along with m ugly frown on his fore
head. would Just as soon have m
pealed 10 the courtesy Of a tramp; :
( trembling in every limb ! skunk bac'
I until he had passed.
Cf course. had / been . sensible. right
minded girl shouldhave gone straight
way TO the house and confessed every
th,ng % my father. But 1 was ~ foo
ish in that as / had been in the Who'll
wretched business. and my only objcs
, was 20 hush matters up. though wha
, steps 70 take l did not know.
, My father met me At the door, m
} looked kecnly at me. who Is Won
vistor-this Mr.. RcevesP" he sait
..Zeb told me you were ont, and ! me-
him in the hal and asked his bus nes
I with you. Have you contracted an
debts at school, Aura? The man lo0k
10 me like an importunatc dun. and
II not proper thnf you should deal wit
4 such people. What do you owe hin?
found my voice II last, and told N
, father this Reeves was the cousin (
my roommate. and had perhaps brougi
, me some message from her. He locke
unsatisfied.
!. hurried 70 my room. and threw m,
self facc-down on the bed. Oh. II 10
father only knew the Of del
for which this creature was dunnin
D me. With . shuddero d disgust ! rcmvn
! bcred his looks. almost " shed
could die, then and there. But ha
/ 10 rise and 20 about my tasks with
= heavy heart. No more ornamentin
the rooms for me, and under the PIX
: OF fatigue | locked myself In my roo
until II was time 10 dress for the eycl
ing.
An. girls! I hope none Of you vi
ever lace 4 silk bodice ovcr as aching
i heart as l carried that night hs
4 made up my mind toconfcss evcrythin
q 70 my father the next morning.
The guests had assembled and dan