Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1885-07-01
The Love Ruse.

Were going to take some city board
ers, . said Farmer Parsons, as he put his
packages of sugar and tea into the big
basket he had brought to ''the store, in
his wagon Wife and will be down
TO fetch 'em tomorrow There's lady
and some children, and young lady, a
great heiress She's in mourning for the
uncle that left her the property; so she
cant 90 to lively place. Quite young
gal and very pretty. Two pounds of
Taisins, Mr. Jones, and some of them
lcurrants; reckon pound'll do.n
News is news in the country. The
farmers audience listened intently. The
.doctor-young Doctor Purl--who had
stopped in for letters-the store was also
the post ofiice--took note of every word,
and Marcus Moreland, who had come to
post letter also, remembered what the
old man had said As he walked away,
ssPretty young girl, y he said to himself.
can heiress generally gets the reputation
Of being pretty; probably she is not half
as nice looking as Farmer Parsons own
daughters. and heiresses are apt to think
too much of themselves.
'sAn heiress, said the doctor, as he
jumped into his gig. 'sWelL shall 60
over to see Parsons soon. No place like
the country for courtship, and a fellow
who marries an heiress need not wait
year in and year out to build up his
practice ] wonder how much she is
worth 2 A great heiress That oughtn't
70 mean less than hundred thousand
dollars. should like wife with nice
little bank account of that size. Young
and pretty, too; it's rare chance
The city boarders came next day. The
loungers at the store saw them get into
the wagon-a fat young matron and
three little girls, a nurse, baby and a
tady dressed in mourning. The store
keepers wife noticed the elegant cut of
The overskirt which the latter wore, and
more than one saw the diamond ring
fash on her finger; but it was just dark,
and the beauty was not q settled point,
for no one could see her face.
Marcus Moreland, who was the poor
-clergyman's son, and had just fought his
way through college with prospect of
teaching the male department of the dis
'&rict school that winter as his best one.
while working in his fathers garden the
next morning, was placed in Q position
10 Judge ON Nn1S m8IIcFs
He heard little scream, and looking
up saw a very pretty young lady, and a
very pretty little boy flying in terror
from q perfectly harmless, broadfaced,
white mich COW, who, in the excess OF
her content, as she stood knee-deep IN
the water of q pond chewing the cud.
had elevated her nostrils, and turning
Aer slow, brown eyes in the direction Of
the pedestrians, uttered long, low
moo-0-o.
s'Oh r screamed the young lady faint
ay. Cant you run. faster, Tommy Z ]
think he's coming after us. y
II beg your pardon, ma'am, " cried
Marcus, jumping the paling fence, but
1I0oly wont touch you. She wouldn't
hurt any one. She IS perfectly harmless.
See |" and he approached the pond side
and patted the white head. ssSee; we've
had her ten years and she's the gentlest
creature
I'm quite ashamed Of myself: but
I'm not used to cows, said the Young
LADY 4 thought I'd made her angry.
and when you have other peoples chill
dren with you it's such a responsibility.
Iosns don't the gentleman flowers.
I'm ashamed Of you.
For city Tom, with general idea that
the country belonged % everybody,
Nas helping himself to Toses
u course after thpt Marcus plucked
towers for Tom and bouquet FOR
the young and. M she walked
Dewltchine the road, with the
Mowers against hAr pretty chin. decided
that this heiress certainly was the love