The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-02-05
NONE BUT TIE BRAVE.

NUM- DO l. LII DINA
s'This is my daughter Hetty, Mr..
Thornley,"
Dick Thornley, bowed, and pretty win
some Hetty Brown bowed in return.
Dick had looked the columns of the
newspaper through, and finally picked
out Brown Cliff as place which he
thought would just suit him to spend
the summer vacation in.
After Hetty's father had introduced
the young people he went to the barn,
leaving the pair seated upon the porch.
"a pleasant spot this said Dick,
after he had got through admiring the
had carelessly laid upon the ight-blue
hunting dress.
'sYou like it?' asked she.
Like does but half express my adj
miration. 1t seems as though / would
be perfectly satisfied to Hnger here for
ever" responded Dick.
'.But surely, Mr.. Thornley,, the at
fractions of the city life must surpass
those of such humdrum locality as
Brown Cliff.
''On the contrary, prefer what you
call the humdrum locality"
land why, may ask?'
E'Because, because-well, / cannot
fully explain my reason. / guess it is
because | am heartily sick of the city
ways"
land so you come hereto a changer
Yes; believe that is the reason
The pair sat there upon the porch,
talking upon one subject and the other,
until the evening shadows fast deepen
ed into darkness.
Finally Dick arose, and said:
LAS | am somewhat tired with my
journey 1 will retire"
Hetty called her father, and the latter
taking a lamp led the way to the front
chamber on the upper floor. Dick took
up his travelling bag, and, after good
night" to Hetty, he followed the old
gentleman up the stairs, and shortly
afterwards was soundly sleeping.
He is handsome, and SO is Tom. He
is fine appearing, and Tom is not quite
so easy. He talks and acts like a real
gentleman. and Tom can hardly ever
find the right word to say when it is
needed. Tom loves me. and II won
der do really and truly love Tomr'
Thus Hetty unused after she had dis
robed herself for the night, and sat
perched upon chair by the window.
Strange, she had never questioned the
fact as to whether or not she loved Tom.
She had always taken it for granted that
she did love the handsome brown-faced
farmer boy, who had accompanied her
home from singing-schooli in the winter.
and taken her to picnics and on excur-
sions in summer.
Theirs had been an affection without
any question, any doubt or mistrust to
mar the serenity of its flow.
Two. three weeks pass rapidly, and
Dick Thornley, finds himself musing
over the possibility of his being able to
her pretty figure, and her grace have
been the whole cause of his perplexity.
Before he met hep he never had
thought of marrying.
The set in which he moyed-a gay
batch of clerks-had one and all promis-
ed to eschew all questions of matri-
monys>. Hence Dick had never bethought
himself of the subject Now the chan
mel of his thoughts was turned into new
findings.
Two pounds a week will never do
/" he said. 1.-The margin is too small.
Confound it, why cannot do some
thing to raise the 'windP However, I
think I'll go in and win her, be the con-
sequences what they may"
Dick had espied fine young farmer
On several occasions talking with Hetty
1T the gate. She told him that it was
Tom, a schoolmate, and a lifelong
friend
One evening, Dick was seated in the
oarlor talking with Hetty, when a trap
1alted at the door, and Tom asked her
20 take ride.
Again, when Dick requested her to |
AXE row on the lake, she said she was
very sorry, but she had an engagement |
With Tom.
miss Brown, that-Tom seems to |
AXE up all of your spare time,' ex-
claimed Dick.
Excuse me, Mr.. Thornley,, not quite |
Ill. / believe | am at your service when |
lot otherwise engaged" returned she. |
''Humph! you are pretty much other
wise engaged, most of the time"
And turning upon his heel, Dick
would leave Hetty.
This soon became common, and final
y Dick was determined to end all by |
lsking Hetty for her hand.
Miss Brown, viii you walk with me
long. the lake shore this EVENING"" ask
ID Dick one evening after tea.
Ill don't know
'.Of course; it's another engagement.
70 matter; / return to the city in the
interrupted Dick.
''You are wrong, Mr.. Thornley,;
ave no other euGa ppment To nroyes |