Daily Republican., 1883-10-20

such an escapade. ! didn't tell yo
who was or where lived, remembe
and you must have thought me yer
ungrateful when / met you, while W.
walking with our principal,a few day
afterwards, and pretended not to recoI
nize you as | passed by F.; but l wa
as shalned and afraid. / had no bus
ness in the woods that afternoon, and
] had bowed to you, and the teache
had asked questions, how on eartl
should have answered her''
Fred's laugh chimed In with hers.
You knew even less of me than
did Of you," he said, quickly )" for a
soon as | saw you with Miss Sims
SOLVED a part Of the mystery, at least
You were a governess, | guessed, sine
it was holiday time, and the pupils hat
all gone home, but my utmost effort
failed to decide upon your name. an
wiser now, though you are govern
ess no longer but Miss Atherton
companion to Miss Clyde, and | bes
the chance that sent me here to NEE
you !"
Miss Atherton, when her first embar
rassment was over, seemed scarcely less
pleased at the encounter, and wher
Miss Clyde, quite tired of waiting fo
her friends return, came down to theil
parlor and joined the party, she found
the two cOnversing together like old
friends.
| He's in love p cried the heiress
when the two girls found themselves
again alone. cold Guardy Brownlow
has sent his nephew here to make love
to me, and he deliberately woos and
will win, If he can, an humble compan-
ion-l know he don't mind me, En-
mic, dear-an humble companion in
stead. And what says the companion,
pray Heigho Judging by her be-
havior to-day and her bushes, and
and her real pleasure in meeting this
woodland hero again, am inclined to
think she is in serious danger of falling
In love And why shouldn't she !?
with generous fellow who passes a
fortune for her sake, and believing
that she hasn't cent in the world,
loves her for her true love sake"
" Truly such love is worth having,
and Fred Brownlow is man worth
loving" said she, quietly. "Yet l
think, for all his disinterestedness he
will end by marrying miss Clyde
And then the girls laughed, and kiss
ed each other, and Kathie blushed like a
rose.
" | believe would take him if he
asked me-" she said saucily," 50 give
your fair warning, En- p
But Emmie answered nothing, only
shook her head, and laughed low and
merry again.
Two weeks went by like dream.
Fred and the girls wers constantly to.
gether He waD their escort, compan-
ion, friend, it seemed as If they could do
nothing without him and vet, though
attentive to both, his preference for his
blue-eyed friend of the woods was very
evident so much so that every one who
watched or gossiped about the two
young ladies, invariably spoke of him
as that pretty Miss Atherton lover.
Old Mr.. Brownlow, in town, little
dreamt how far matters had gone.
Fred's letters to him were satisfactory
enough, save that to the old gentle
mans questions "Have you pro-
posed ?" there was never decided
answer. One day, however, Fred
made up his mind to put an end to his
own and his uncle's suspense together,
and ask Miss Atherton to marry him.
4" need not tell you how I love
you, he said, passionately, to the fair
girl. Life would be worthless with.
ont you, darling. Lam not rich-I am
even poor--hnt / will win wealth for
you, If you will trust me. Oh, tell me
that | have not deceived myself in be-
ieving that you love me, that you will
be my wife.
He pressed her hand to his lips as he
'poke, and it was not withdrawn.
There were tears in the soft, blue eyes
she raised to his as she answered:
"Oh, my generous lover. My dear,
rue lover, who would choose me, in
'pite of poverty, and for myself alone.
Yes, ! do love you, Fred. But tell me
his, y she added. as he caught her to
lis breast. did not your uncle de- |
ire you to WOO Miss Clyde? And do |
you know that you might have her for
he asking, wi all her wealth And
ltter l have told this, will you still
hoOse me 90
What need to record his answer
All the wealth Of the world, he told |
Ter, was less precious to him than one
,lss OF her sweet lips, or one smile so
hey were engaged, and a definite an
wer was tele raphed to Mr.. Brown
ow's oft repeated question.
Il have proposed, and am accepted.
'ome on, and let me present you to my
bride"
His blue-eyed love had urged him to
aIne no names.
If you write him that you have pro-
osed to Miss Clyde's companion in
tead of Miss Clyde herself, he will be
. much enrag"l that there will be no
erSuading him to listen to reason"
he said. "But bring him here, and
resent me to him, face to face, and
'ust to me to coax him to forgive us
9th"
SO the old man came, and Fred, full
anxiety, went down to the depot to
Ieet him.
" Aha !" cried old Brownlow, I" so
OIL found her congenial, it seems, and {
miable, and the rest of it? Won re
sensible fellow, and your fortunes
ade There was man in town from r
're the other day, who spoke Of You
! Emmie Athertou's lover. Says to
yself, If that is NO, Fred Brownlow
I'd | are DONE. But who, indeed, would {
ink Of Miss Athertou with my pretty r
athie by? And here we are at the I
'tel at last, SO 90 and bring her to t
g." T
Fred led his blushing, blue-eyed love l
to the room, proudly and yet timitl1y. r
g don't know what you will say TO +
Q when tell you that this lady is my G
oice," he began; and then he l,
,pped, in sheer surprise, for uncle u
ownlow had caught the fair girl in n
, arms and kissed her warmly.
g Say" repeated the old gentlemen o
surprise, "why | say you are SEN l.
lie fellow, of course, and | wish YOU y
I with my pretty kathie. Why RI
lthie," he added, "look at this lover
yours. What ails him ?" Il
l have deceived him !" she cried.
wanfa1 tO ha rhoaan and 1ova1 c,r