Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1884-10-03

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once She snatched up Gracies hat.
AMI turned toward the door, dragging
the child after her. s> .<5.. L, s..ss
+ 4 You shall not stir. / am delighted
to see you here; you shall not leave
+ 81 shall leave, and this moment,
too" r. v.... s-.
o. She caught Oracle up and made
movement to dart past him, but he step
ped before her with ones arm outstreched,
barring the way. Oracle alarmed. Oh
this gesture uttered piercing shrek.
There was q sound of quick steps APP
preaching, and Mrs. Fargo appeared
upon the threshold. DR.. Trim drop
ped his arm, and Amelia with flushed
face and indignant mein. approached
Mrs. Fargo. = i - ~
;, AsWhat IN the world is the matter? p.
exclaimed this lady I'd, Albert, /. thought
you were a. robber.s How have you
been frightening Mrs. Pullyn?"
"Shall ] explain?" asked the Doctor
looking toward Amelia, who vanished
through the door without replying. Z
why, where are You going?" cried
a voice in the hail. It was Mrs. Trim,
who arrested her guest on the way to
the front door.
Mrs. Fargo and Albert now rushed
out, and the storm center was trans
ferred to the hall
"You must not go Amelia. I entreas
you do not co." cried Albert wildly.
a'Of course you will not Co." said
Mrs Fargo, . with decision II never
heard OF anything SO absurd; come back
directly. I insist upon knowing the
meaning Of all this" She took Amelia
by the arm and almost forcibly led her
back into the parlor.s cit is clear yop
two have met before" she continued,
assuming the Office ofinquisitor; when
and where was it ?" nit
"Shall I tell ?" asked Albert.
Amelia maintained a naughty silence.
''You do not object, and, really, see
no reason why you should. Mother,
you have often wondered that / did not
marry. This is The reason" He point
ed to Amelia, who still stood drape2
in her long widows veil, clasping the
+ white-robed child in her arms
Il was not to blame she said calmly
-. you We're to blame you should no,
have let your father influence you"
"1ou should not have disputed with
my father. He was older than you,
and of course knew better"
"That is All exploded assumption.
But / am not going to renew that dis
cussion with YOU" Then with q sud
denly awakened tenderness he advanced
and took from her tired arms the little
girl, who was nodding heavily against
her shoulder. ',a.. >.
"There, sit down." he said gently.
After all these years we may certainly
let the old quarrel rest. was 50 taken
by surprise that did not do justice tc
the tender feeling my heart has always
retained for YOU" 4,
"Tender feeling--quarrel! What in
the name OF heaven are you talking
about?" cried Mrs Fargo, impatiently.
IT am going to tell you" returned
Albert, laying the head Of the sleeping
child against his breast, and beginning
to walk the floor "How like you she
is, Amelia" he said, looking fondly
at her. "See, mother, this should
have been your grandchild. Yes. we
were engaged. You remember, Anne
l1a,c the night + proposed? tt
was After the ball at the col
lege, and we were walking home togeth-
er through the moonlit villege street.
You wore rose-pink silk, with tulle over
it, and the tulle was all in tatters, but
you looked as lovely as On angel: and
you said Yes without hesitation, like
the frank. sweet girl you We're. All
We were very happy"
"But you would always dispute with
papa about the proper treatment in fe-
vers, and the giving Of calomel, and all
that," said Amelia, sadly. Papa, who
had practiced medicine forty years, and
who of course knew so much better"
"Ah! don't speak of that" pleaded
Albert humbly, melting more and more.
wrought upon not by memory alone,
but by that inexplicable tenderness that
will flow out about little head nestled
against the breast; " own that I was
wrong" ....e....,,.~.>
you admit it, at last!" exclaimed
Amelia, with an air Of triumph. -
Wrong in disputing, I mean; not in
the principle.
"You cling to your heresy? Papa said
it was flat heresy."
! what have medical theories to do
with my loving you?" he asked, pausing
before her and looking earnestly at her.
"You married, to please you father, an
ola-school physician. twenty years old
er than yourself Did his medical ortho
doxy make you happy?"' +; j.I%%.
She did not reply.
''Teu me-" he insisted, "were you
happy with him?"
You shan't question me So" she re-
piled, making a last struggle, @Give
me- my baby, I don't love to have any
one hold her but myself = .s
/ See how sweetly she is sleeping in
my arms, Amelia. I have never been
so happy since the night we walked
home from the dance together. Doesn't
your heart tell you you owe me some
PREPARATION for all the happiness you
you have kept back from me 2"
- Amelia Auttered her fan and looked
at the floor. It was stained floor she
noticed, +. .,s .>s.s.a ~
'~Let me keep the baby" he urged.
"Let me teach her to call me papa" fe
a faint smile curved Amelia's lips,
but she did not look up. He bent on
one knee before her. u s. &+f T.
Say yes again, dear" he whispered.
ETH be so good to you both"
The smile grew more decided, and
she bent forward as if to kiss the child's
fair temple, but Albert, perhaps misirl-
terpreting her design, Dent forward al
SO, and the kiss fell upon his mustacheds
lip. Y t5r q, y te'-.s .3 -. ~,l'
!. Mrs. Trim and Mrs. Fargo, who had
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