Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1883-11-29

and don't feel as If could face even you
Just yet; 50 I'm on, without watlng 1or YOU
A line or two more so badly blurred
as to be illegible, and a great scrawl
which bore but faint resemblance to
POOR lad! Poor lad! He tried hard
to be cherry in the farewell letter he
sent before he left the shores of Old En-
oIand. but saw the heart-ache between
the lines.
In a few DAYS l was called suddenly
to London on business, being detained
there some little time. When l returned
to Deerwood it was to find my erratic
Young ne ghbor flown. Mrs. HARDWOOD.
nv estimable housekeeper. had mes
sage for me from Miss HamiltOn-''she
would write regularly. but | was not to
seek her out. -
Having delivered the message with
digniied air slightly damaged by the
curious, speculative glance with which
she regarded me the while, Mrs. Har-
wood rustled ma;estically away. giving
a vicious little jerk to the door-knob, as
much as to say: SWELL, there! He
might a said more than % indeed
Just as if didn't know she'd gone of
a governessin'! But men is so clus-
mouthed."
As went into the garden for quiet
smoke card the housekeeper address
ING the housemaid. MARY, do you
run with all your might now and tell
cook the Majors back again. Yes. ]
gave him the message. Surprised:
"Well, you never know whether e is
or e isn't. But, lawk, Mary! think O.
tellin' i'm, the Major, not to seek out
'er, which as gone to be governess!'
can after 'er packin' off Mr.. Reg
inald, the stuck up pieces" said Mary,
who had sweetheart of her own She
thought the world of.
The weeks slipped into months. and
the months numbered eighteen before
saw Josepha again.
She was i'll, and wrote for me to come
to her. No. 6 Beverly square was the
address, and the neighborhood was most
aristocratic. No. 8 was an imposing
stone house of the mausoleum type. In
answer to my ring there appeared an
understood footman whose gravity OF
demeanor carried out the funeral idea
suggested by the house itself. Untold
millions could not have tempted him to
smile.
He went off with my card, and by and
by Josepba-or her ghost trailed down
the stairs. To give you an idea of how
weak she was, let me tell you that there
were two tears in her eyes when l took
her hands. Josepha, and Josepha re-
!. duced to womanly tears. 1t was diff
cult to reconcile the two.
saw my chance and took advantage
of it. Now, while she was unfit FOL
work, homesick, and needing change
she must make Durand visit. Mrs
HARDWOOD knew how to make my guest:
comfortable, and nothing would suit mt
better.
listened to no remonstrances, ant
when she half consented put an enc
to the last ''but" with sly hint tina
she had better improve the present op
portunity to visit her old home, for TIT
old gentleman who had bought it in
.. tended to dispose of it soon.
= l bore Josepha away on the fiv
o'clock train, much to the disgust o
. my lady, who was losing governes
such as Beverly square should not sool
,. again see.
The quiet and the change did work
wonderful change. Josepha in a fort
: night was almost herself again, AM
: queened it over me in her own delight
:. full way.
She began to talk of going back t.
London again, and one Afternoon
asked for the keys to the Place.
;. had made my plans to head her oil
! but this time l sent no kilograms.
= simply waited until the afternoon SUI
:. was low, and then followed her.
found her, as knew l should, be
I, fore her fathers portrait. Her hea
J, was thrown back, her face uplifted
- her hands clasped behind her.
. "Josepha, l said, speaking a
naturally as 1 could had a most es
asperating lump in my throat tn
! wedding for which this house was dc
signed gift never came off. The oil
J fellow doesn't know what to do with i
and, in fine, says if you will take
= back-and- himself into the bargain
|" he'll be no end obliged"
!, Her eyes Lit up, the loveliest colo
! came to her cheek. l kissed her, IL
y - l saw l might. And when the fir
- stars came out we walked togethe
J through the fields and our troth we
plighted. Lulu W. Mitchell, tn Chicas