Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1884-06-19
amored a her that he bu.;ea I,

amored Of her that he busted h;.-
trying 70 zee this crpei cut - !
deed. His hopes we're gops.
COLD not bear so sudderly ~ ~
idol. He determined he wouis 49,
nv her by his unwelcon.e prenonsa
she could not easily avoid Inn ny
init himself TO be laughed at i, NJ
ccssful rival. So he excused h.
from certain engagements A hsa
where he knew he should msss
He gave up dancing, and took q ~.
instead.
Mamma" said Miss Braceeirl.
LAY. doesn't 1t seem odd that tas ~
weeks Captain Fortsescue h.
calledg"
at does" said Mrs. Brae.,;,ay
''and yet, when I come to thinf ~
We have not met him u apyvS.s
either. He must be i'll, or more I'M
he has gone out OF town. He MI, v
when he comes back
This she said, noting thai her a,..a
ter looked a little pale and out a ~
But secretly, she was uneasy bs,sSs
Captain Fortescue had shown SION,
being so hot n woocr that .s.,S
very improbable be would 49,
town without a word 10 M.
At the next opportunity
quietly made some inquiries about i.
and learned that CAPTAIN Fortescne !.
neither i'll nor ont OF town. This "
bad news indeed. for Mrs. Braeer,I
knew perfectly we'll that her aaurbls,
heart was seriously touched: and ,
Captain Fortescue was perfectly HeIs
! bic" all had promised fairly. M,
that fair promise was DESTROYED. Tn.
was nothing to be done except 10 b. |
by other distractions. TO erase tho Il
pressions which Captain Forteseas M
made. Mrs. Bracegirdle devoted M
! self to her daughter more tenderiy m.
ever; aud the girl understood her.
Amid all the gaity and the many 1.
gagemants which came with every dm |
| there was a melancholy about the hous
which had never been there before. n
was impossible for them 10 Danish 4 NJ
together. Even Master Harry, aches.l
full youth of about fourteen, becau.|
aware Of il al last, and declared his 1,
ter was not 'half as jolly as she used n
be- One day, when his mother All
sister were taking a quiet hali-h bonn \
fore dressing for dinner, he came ins
the room, carrying an umbrella.
Il say. mother, this umbrella',b ben
in the stand for a month. The ienc,|
IL belonged to hiss forgotten all aboal
it, / expect; don't YOU think nigaa
have it?"
Isn't it yours?" said Mrs. Bas
girdle. al gave you a silyer-handa
one last year"
20, / lost that long ago" replied D.
youth, coolly; ''and / may as well have
this instead. It's like mine. but evaa
much sweller. There's ansme engrwa
ON it; but ] could have that scraehd
cut
Let me see che name" said Ma
Bracegirdle, She took it, and Rl
"Fortescue."
An odd look camo over erfsee, Si
said nothing for a moment, bu. seema
plunged in Thought; then she rose, al
went downstairs to the diningrcoa
She rang the bell, and the s~tern-eys
maid appeared.
Eliza" she said, "cau you remem
her the appearance of the Young nE
who come one day, and asked for Z
umbrella? He came twice, | think 70
said, and asked for me the second tim
VIII YOU describe him, if you CAM
"He vas quite a gentleman to lock
ma'am, said Elaza; "but this sort mos
IN are. Tall, and broad shoulderedr
military looking. with blue eyes We
short, fair hair, and a long, heavy, IA
moustache."
That will de, Eliza said Nh
B~racegirdle, you cap 60.
As soon as Eliza had left the rooI
Mrs Bracegirdle sat down and wrote
note. Then she tore il up aud vic
another, which is merely an infornail
yitation to lunch the next day.
Then she called Harry down 70 h
Harry" she said, Il want yor TO
TO Captain Fortescue's rooms and a
this note and the umbrella. Sec hin
You possibly can, and try TO expil
about this unhappy umbrella and =
wretched stupid Eliza.
Then she told Master Harry the SO
at which he laughed immensely
Nov, you must not laugh, but 10
how you can do the thing nicely Hsf
You can manage it admirably,
choose. II is too absured to put
paper. Aud make Captain Forsss
promise TO come to lunch, just to 81
he bears no malice.
Harry put on his best manners
accomplished his task we'll, Though
felt much aggrieved at having to
up the umbrella. Captain Fortes
came to lunch; and tins time Eliza
mitted him, and blushed as she dd
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