The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1884-08-14

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girls will think II Ia u great deal more
than il IA, and | think he will como 10
tho point hy and by, hut l don't care
much whether he does or not, / like
Fred Norwood twice better"
roor Fred, whom sle hal treated 40
shaMefnlly, and who had ever been 40
kind To her and always really 10 shield
her IN any scrape she might sct into,
Hut here the door was hurst oren and
tho whele group II girls assalled her
"lll wager my new gses grNM silk
that he never porred NJ atl, eried
Martha Mason. sleeMlly,
"Ah, Nnula yous However, | shall
moi tell all my private affairs, Misss
"Of course not, but II YOU were on.
gagged 10 him yoa would publish II IN
the daily Tomorrow"
"Noull never seo him again." said
Belle, laughing,
won't lgs cried Hattie, in rage,
"he il coming down next saturday.
II don't believe IL unless he has bust.
ness" said Martha
Yes, dear" said Hattia Mwaraly
raging, hut a0twardly pleasant, "he
has business, but il il With me-
We'll. IL you have met your fate l
am glad Of IT," said Jessie "for now
tho rest OF IN will get chance M Fred
Norwood, ne il eammg hack soaa-~
did you know il, uatss
"of course l did, noat Fred and |
eeneSrenas~ aaked Hattie, with great
superiority
where .he gees again. said Jessie,
laughing, "one can't speak Ut a yoang
man hut Hat il right after him. |
shalt send worI t. Mr. Legality"
This was a name the girls had ar,
rliea to Mr., Eighme ON the sly, In
aet. Hattie hal been the irSt ono Who
had dubbed him thus,
i "What care ls~ said Hattie. ea,cless,
| ly, "rrne love will never netsre hl'
II wonder how many times Hattie
has keen engage,l," said Rcllc, slsls>
"Mhea first came here il was Charlie
craig. thea il Was Rillv Sanders, AMI
then il Vas rrea Norwood, AMI now II
| is Mr., Albert Elghme Esl, attorney
and eaunselar nj law, isem Chsea,so, all
! af wham she s,eu,E a,llrms are her
own true levers tll, What are se,
gaiag tn aa with them all, ha,s"
| "uh. shall SIT ril of the rees hl,
lows same way said she, with aaheasSs,
hle vanity, ~ don't think thegc will
he anything serious aheas Il, al le'>s' |
hope not"
| \ don't think there will either" SAID
Martha Mason, With unpleasant en-
phasis, "lt aees sound So silly te me;
| aaat believe one oi them would haye
you any way you could ax il ha,
Linton"
so saying the three sligh,el enes
hars, into sarcastic laughter ami ran
on, II tho reem, !.
Hattie laughed a little to herself,
@rke girls arr awial mad" she though,
and she resolved 10 make a. much ea,
at her tlirtas oAs a. rassshleA
During the next week Mrs, Mason
and Martha visited Chicago, and when
they returned they were IN the roS
! session III little seerct which the,
kept carefully 10 themselves, only tho,
were more than usually Kind IL Haiti,
! Linton,
Mr.. Linton, who had been at hem,
|, that week. had heara sameth3rg iron
R,lle about Hattles llir,atioa Mita III,
, Chicago lawyer, aud when his daaeh
, ter principally ier the ct,eet il weul,
, have ON the girls, came into tho slt,ins
raom and said, II want tho pony an,
carriage 10 80 down 10 tho depot 10
! my fellow, papa" he frewned savagels
, and said,
|. "rhe pony is in use. Harriet"
"iou can set mo somc ether RIG
then, can't yeas Two promised, and
! am going.
III 'yoar fellow wishes ta conn
/. here, he can get here without you
Y helr,s said Mr., Linton. with decision
1 Mrs, Mason AMI Martha looked a
n each ether with sly smile, and Hattie
. furiaasly angry. lcst tho room, closin,
( the door with violent slam hehln,
!. her,
Il will have horse at tho livery,
Q she said. a halt hour later. to th
J ladies. when her father had gone n
. stairs,
Il "Naa may take my horse and "a,
riage if You wish IL so for your lover,
Il said Mrs Mason, auest'oaingly. "Bu
:" would NO, 90 after him ii Was nt
cN.agcu ta nun.
II Il shall marry the man am goin
q af er" said Hattie, unthinkinels, in h,
I, rage.
Mrs. Mason turned 10 the other
: after Hattie had left them. saving.
: ladies, do not know what tn thin
" of that Girl. Albert Eighme is ma
: riea man, my sister lives near him
Chicago. Hattie Linton cannot |
very much il she knows il, bn, it
= thinks him single"
y perhaps she did not 81 aites him
said Mrs. Thompson, aghast.
: ~uh. she did," said Martha. -
= y has been talking about him all II
week"
N "she is always joking, soa know
+ said Mrs. Thompson.
~ No ono said anything, hnt behind II
!. land.adv's hack the tongues wagg,
j. like wildfire, and poor Hattie's 80,
!, name was b,iug handled with all II
venom which lies underneath Il
If tongues Of jealous women.
Il. Meanwhile Hatties driving was HI
ns unto the driving of Jehu. and she .
Ia rived ut the depot just as tho tram ean
n in. but where was tile expected love
40 lie had not come.
nv Quickly il dawned u ,oa Hattie
ie mind that he had nssd this means
get rid of her without her snspeetlng
he ;.al an awful shame mingled with II
IL rage Is sic thought what those AMI
II wam.n would say.
lla as tho awful truth sargsi throul
70. l,.r hrs n, she saw Fred Norwood m
sss ming toward the little basket nhaete
Miss Hattie, are son alonef ] sou