The Delaware ledger. (Newark, Del.) 1879-19??, 1885-07-04
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81 didn't tell Nilialn JCnc5 that You
kissed mop
These words seemed to remind tho ycupg
nan Of the position of lis orri for L. leStily
Withdrew it, Then tho GE9urGity e. To
whole situation appec"tlto ro,u,l uIat hin,
and ho broke into bur- If Loyish l.uShb'
at which his companicn's face fcll ono
moro. It Yves clear That She took lie SER.
ously, end dreaded scrcagm.
"lIatt,n he said, this went col Thi4
WON'T do ct Hil!'
"WhGt won't do.n
'Well-thiS" ho answered, rathor am
biguously. "yuu4o az gully young, you
l.now--quito girl, although, as YOU sns
rested just now, rnd, rs you probably be-
love, you may DO 'GroSod up You nnlst---
ha-you must loot upon mo as sort Of
father, and I'll tl@t sort of thing"
"You'ro too young to be my father,n Tn.
swercd hiatt, ingenuously.
"Wcll, say your big brother. I'm inter.
estel in you, A-ctt, very much interested,
md should really like TO got to tho bottom
Of the Inystory Lbout you; hut wo must not
forgot that we'rc-wcll, ulmUat Strangers,
you know. Besides" no added, laughing
again choerily, "you gro engaged to be mar
ried, souc day, to n gentleman Of fortune"
Matt sp'guS ~, with heavinG bosom and
faahinS e.la
">,o, l t.,u'v!n She said. "Ihate himp
"flata tlo lusu.,cul Monk, OF Ecalishurstl
Moul; tho boaoGccntl Monk the sweet
spollanl mrposi.blo!"
eyes, l huto linn, cried Matt; ''and--and
and WHOM 10 kissed mo it made mo sicR.n
"iThit, did he's ActuIlly3 Kissed your
As he spoke the young man actually felt
that he should like to assault the redoubtable
Monk.
"Ncs, ho kissed mo-once. II he kisses me
again I'll s.ic,, something into him, or scratch
his face
And Matt looked block as thunder, and set
her pearly teeth angrily together.
''Sit down again, Mattw
81 shan't-if you laugh"
| "Oh, I'll h0hG"e Giyself. Comelh-and he
! added, rs she returned TO her place, "did ii
make you si,l, VIXEN kissed your
lie was playing with fire The girls face
changed in u moment, her eyes melted, her
lips tremb!cd and all her expression became
moxprossibly soft and dreamy. Leaning
gently toward him she dropped her eyes, and
then, seeing his hand resting on luis knee, she
took it in hers, and raised it to her lips
~ should like TO marry y0u," she said,
nnd blushing, rested her check against lis
shouldn't
Now, our hero of the caravan was a true
hearted young fellow and n man Of honor,
aud his position had become extremely en-
balTussing. He could no longer conceal from
himself tho discovery that no had made an
uunstakabo impression on MATHS unsophis-
tcated heart. Hitherto he had looked upon
her Gs "a sort Of en- fdnt terrible, q very rough
diamond; now he realized, with shock Of
surprise and sclg-repraach, that she pos
sesscd, whether ''growed up Or not much OF
the susceptibility Of Erown-up young ladies'
II was clear that Lis duty was to disenchant
her as speedily US possible, seeing that the
discovery Of tho hopcc-Saca5 Of her attach
mont might, il delayed, cause her no httl'
unhappincs5.
In tho meantime he suffered her to nestle
to him. lie did not like to shake her of
roughly, or TO say anything umlind H
glanced round into her face; tho eyes wer'
still cast down AID tho checks were suffuset
with warm, rich light, which softened thu
great fIeC,lpi and made her complexion look
according to the image which suggested itsel
to his mind, like nice ripe pear. She wa
certainly very pretty lIe glanced down a
her hands, which rest2l in her lap, and nSail
noticed that they were unusually delcat
and small Her foot, which he next in
speatei, he could no. criucisc, for tho boot
she were would Lavo Icon good fit for vii
linn Jones But Tho whole outline of he
figure in spite Of the liicUus attire she wore
was fine md symmetrical, and ultogethcr-
His inspection was ia .alTupted by the gil
herself Starting as il from n delghtfr
: trance, she sprang to her feet and cried:
81 can't stop no longer. I'm going"
"Bat the picture, Matt" said Brinkley
rising also. 'Shant finish it to-dayp
81 can't wait William Jones wants
, s,nl mo n message over to Pencroes, and if
don't so hon srold.n
Very we'll Matt
. "Eut I'll come she said, smiling, to-mo
! row; and I'll come in my Sunday clothe
{ somehow
g Don't trouble On reelection, think yc
look nicer as yuu arr.
Is SHE lifted UP Ter hat from the ground, an
l. still hesitGied as she pat il on.
e Upon NY word" sr.l the artist, ''tho
& Welsh hats arc very becoming. Good-b
Matt
4, She tool. his cu.stra.chod hand and wait,
II an instant, with E2r warm, brown cheek
l. profile tlIp..a ;'y n1ur his lips. But he d
=. not vida % The temptation, and after
J. moment further hesitation, in which fc
she betrayed some litala disappointment, Ma
4. rcluagglher hand and sE0ug huriiedly ava
= Upon my word ma:tercd the YOU
:" man, as he WATCHED Lor figure rcceding in {
distance, "thc situation is growing more al
h., more Troublesome. l shall have TO make
clean bolt Of il if this goes on Fancy bel
i. caught in q filtration with a wild ocean wa
:, - q child Of the wilderness, who never ev
=, heard Of Lindlcy Murray! Really, it "
never dor