Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1884-10-09

| have been giving aid and comfort to the
enemy D0w instead Of following my usual
instinot 10 stand by every woman and
help her 70 resist attack. However, II
oaunoi be helped now"
The pony carriage had driven mp TO
Mr.. Curtis' door by this time.
"Will you come iu 2" asked Lutte.
"No thank you," replied Barlow. 81
think I'll get light and stroll slowly
home. / want TO think"
slack, bring Mr.. Barlow full box Of
Matches" commanded Lutte.
"Why full box 2" Barlow asked.
"Beosuse You will need them," she
answered. "Men are such helpless
creatures that they do not seem able to
concentrate their minds on any subject
and keep a Cigar lighted at the same
time
"You seem to have studied them," he
said
"Yss," she replied, 'thsy're interest
ing in their way"
Barlow having received his box Of
matches started of, Lutte making no
effort TO detain him. She wanted him to
do his thinking now, 80 ss to be ready to
act when the time came. She entered
the house and found scme letters await
ing her, one Of them being from her father
who was then In New York with his
friend Col. Butler. After reading them
Lutte sat down to review the days ex-
perienoss. $50 Katie thinks want her
Charlie" she said to herself, "she must
have very little experience II she cannot
tell the difference between oourting q
Aau haas s~tat,A aud annTttntr na y
for herself" She concluded after think
ing the matter over that Katie should
have her jealousy excited little the
next time they were sll together, for she
reflected that after that evening she could
make Barlow talk to her just as eagerly as
she chose. Katie should see him do II
Lutte resolved, d she thought 1t would
be- strange If Katis's unavoidable inti-
macy with Mr.. Csrswell did not put Bar
low on nettles despite her warning. ''1ps
time this dawdling ceased" said Lutte
aloud to herself, Sand l am eager to be
commissioned to bully Uncle Tom into
Withdrawing his absurd opposition to a
mau he knows nothing about"
Lutte sat In the library thinking over
these matters ii she was interrupted by
visit from Frank Broughton who
hypocritically pretended to some dis.
appo ntmsnt that Mr.. Curtis was not at
homa, and was punished promptly there
for by Luiv's proposal to 90 ''bpyond
earshoi" while he communicated his
business to"Aunt jams, ,'her fathers very
deaf sister, who she assured him was
perfectly familiar with Mr.. Curtis sffsira.
The .'thir6 cousin once removed" ssid
his business could wait aud mani
festly soon forgot its sxistsnoe in pleas
ant conversation with Lutte. Frank
Broughton was handsome fellow, q
reaIly q 10 aaimal, and great deal more,
for though he wore in the tan on h,a face
badge OF nis ccupstion as a farmer, be
was college bred aud was still an omEiv-
oroua reader during the enforced leisure
ot his long winter evenings, and Luhe
was proud 10 acknowledge him as a
olusin. Whether he was willing that
that should remain the only relationship
between them was question 1t did not
require very discerning person to an
sWsr, but Lutte preferred not to answer
II, though she could not pretend to ignor-
ancs OF the meaning Of Katie Lsndstreet'a
laughter at the finely spun out relation
ship Of "third. cousin-onoe removed"
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