Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1883-11-05

lis somebody coming up?'' asked Horace.
anxi0usly. i sOh, ! 20 much want to tell you
all Say you are not -. Send them away.
But let me stay. Promise to let me stay.' =:
= A voice, evidently Mr.. Merton Murley's,
was now audible from below, the drawing
room windows being open and the voice being
! iii il hr. nuriey, said Lydia. 81 expect
i:hnt he only wants me to give some message
for him TO my father. He will not detain me.
But i LET yGu stay, You mus. not tslk any
At this moment there were footsteps on the
staircase, and Horace, without another word,
fed moon tinently into the back drawing room
and RAPIDLY drew the curtains behind him 30 as
to conceal himself from the newcomer, who
Immediately afterward was announced n %.:c..
Mr. Murley was not 30 nervous as Mr..
&c shook hsnds with Lydia in 90 easy and
light heated manner, paid her an airy oompli-
ment, seated himself comfortably opposite her,
and. without many preliminaries, revealed the
object Of his visit 81 know that your father is
out. Miss irripip.r he said, sand may IS
we'll cODfess ct once that I have deliberately
taken advantage Of his absence TO come and see
you upon , subject which nearly concerns my
happinesa should havo spoken about it last
night but that could not command your al
tentlon save for . few minutes ut time. Now,
however, We ara safe from interruption"
40 much jbetter lit you would CALI when my
father is in.' .z.s ,,..., .-yI.
''0h, that is not important, my dear Miss
t Ii It il = subject that may be settled
';Plesse. Mr.. Murley, do not tell me about it
now," pleaded Lydia :. ''The windows, are
open, you know, and shore are servants about
the house, and"
Ratattata tatattattatI
This time Horace, as we'll as Lydia, WAS
greatly relieved; but Mr.. Murley was furious.
s'Let me see you to- morrow" he said hastily
Eyes! no! now returned Miss Lirripip,
thankful for any opportunity of getting rid Of
him. t'Good- bye, Mr. hurley; good byer
And the same servant who showed up Sir Per-
tinax Popinjay showed down Mr. Merton Mur-
ley, who glared at the baronet with q look
which spoke volumes, 5a.,,
my dear Lydia" said Sir Pertina1, as he
offered both his hands 70 Miss Lirripip; lyon
such a perfect sylph 10 MY life. and many PEG
pie agree with ma You were the belle Of the
room; there ia no doubt about it !"
'pm sure it is very good of you, Sir PERTH
max, to say So" returned LYDIA; ''but 1
thought that the countess herself"
mentioned together, my dear. Every one said
so. And besides the countess Of course is
married. She has met her fate. Ia, ha! But
you-you arc stu--my dear Miss Lydia, may
be a fool; but, uDon my honor, / have come
here this evening with the determined inten-
ton Of asking you whether you will have me-
You know I Worship the very ground you
stand on" And to Lydia's great consterna-
ton tho old gentleman, ere she could prevent
him, gsllantly knelt at her feet and took her
hand with the evident intention of pressing il
to his lips.
EDO get up, please, Sir Pertinax," said Miss
Lrripip, forgetting for moment that Horac
ka uQ with haQ ri hvrk iot,a az
the baronet should not make himself unneces-
sarily ridiculous even to her. s'You can talk
just as we'll if you cit down; but really you
musta't talk in that way. ldon't want to be
married; indeed, don't You know like
you very much, but could not possibly marry
you" q }l,r% "a. -, :.,~.
Sir Pertinax rose with dignity and looked
rather disappointed II hal hoped, Lydia, thai
you liked me- we'll enough even for a husband.
What you say, however, may not be final, be-
cause nothing can alter my regard for you. and
perhaps in the future you may think better OF
me-" ~ - A.s ,
RI could not think better OF you than / do, "
returned Miss Llrripip feelingly, s'and you do
not know how sorry am that this has hap
pened We can never again be the same to
each other. r am 40 sorry"
Sir Pertlnax began 70 feel sorry too, for, up
to that evening, he and Lydia had always been
like uncle and niece, and, in an uneasy way. he
turned the conversation into another channel
But he could not for long carry 1t on, and III
less than q quarter OF All hour he said good
bye, like q sensible man as he was in spite of
his weakness, and departed. -a y.
Horace emerged from his hiding place. Lydia
blushed to remember all that he had overheard;
but he did not allude to it "Lydia," he con-
tinued, almost az If nothing had happened to
disturb him, II love you truly, and with all my
heart viii yon, can you, learn to love me,
for YOU. love alone will make me completely
"bo not ask me-, replied Lydia, who was
once mora seated 3'You know what have
just gone through. Ny head is ID whirL"
'tBut think how happy you can make me,
Lydia! You, would be everything to me, a.
indeed you are already, and would spend all
my days in making you happy" 80
. It is unnecessary to chronicle the whole of
the further conversation that took place. Sui
fice it 10 say that At last Mise Lirripip discOv-
cred not only that she could, but that ste
actually did, love Horace Fresks q little. and
on the strength Of that she promised to marry
him. 4 !%% So y . !$..T y - =;
Horace was in the act OF presuming upon
this promise by kissing Lydia for the first time,
and was enjoying one Of the happiest moments
of his life, when another OF those furious
ratattassts shook the house.
sttAnother?n said Mr. Freake with q smile
81 shall 60 back 10 my retreat until we know
to look after your And in spite Of Lydia
protestations, dc once moro retired to the back
;dra wing room. ~.S :&I
Two minutes tafterward, the general, very
hot and very angry,E stamped up stairs aud
purst into the presence of his daughter
Everything hiss gone wrong!' he exclaimed.
'Tney voted me out Of the chair; they dew in
eigners don't want cold baths And he
pounded with his stick, which he had brought
up with him, and looked at Lydia, as though
she we're the Cause OF his discontinue. ia ~.
.Well, papa, " ssid Miss Hrripip, soothingly,
1e II
i AT this jnncture, Horace. who was troubled
with sEght cold. gave forth stidod and In
fnitesaimally small sneeze. #:#5ss S II 81 81
sly dia, cried the general, % he threw him.
self YEARLY into an arm chair, s1'm sure
Ither e's a cot in the back drawing room. Go
no alternative, went cautiously behind tho
heavy curtains, aud WAS there received in, her
lovers arms. a5# |f ssS@$
1 ,.sTon cannot speak 10 him tonight" she
whispered He would not listen to you. You
- how cross he il Como again to.mor-
row ls 81 s= u. 81 q
Horace, therefore, silently took another kiss
and LYDIA, HAVING unlocked the lttle-used
door pf The back room. chased him, with many
gexpressions Is luminosity, down tho softly car
peted staircaso md with q cry Of Shoe. cat ~
finally let him ont of the front door. Il
When sls returned tQs The drawing room,
Cen Lrripip gave vent % aome angry az
prassions 81 hostility ward ths sntire feline
tribe, and when he had shus delivered himself
went Oh To- bed . y Il.
81 How the story sndsd may be easily guessed
When Ly 81 fath.r was in s.A cooler mood,
Horace found no diff iculty III obtaining his con-
sent to the marriage, which took place three
days, neither Sir Pertinax Popinjay nor Mr
Merton Mnlley had snyl idea that third per-
son MAS present whep they proposed u 4iss
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