The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1885-04-21

Black Mountain, and the night-birds
whistling sweetly in the woods. hei
welcome was various. Mr.. jefferson,
a tall, handsome man, who was sup
posed to be well of" bowed low, but
a little formally. Mr.. Davidson Dover's
specialized gaze shone frigidly upon her,
as he glanced up from his big Com
mentary on the Gospels"
81 hope / see YOU WELL" said he.
Mr.. Laldiaw bowed, scrapeo anu
dropped her hand almost as soon as he
had taken it, and retreated back into
the parlor, murmuring something
about letters to write. Lieutenant
Cooper shook hands so cordially that
the pretty pink knuckles smarted full
five minutes afterwards, and then
seated himself as closely to her as the
rules and regulations of civilized So
ciety would permit. Mr.. Hazeltine
said something polite, and retired into
Swallowed corner, doubtless to think
up something funny" for the new
series of lectures which he was going
| TO deliver in the Southwest that autumn.
Matte Meredith spoke up, as soon as
she had established herself on the set
tee, with the cat in her lap.
''Mr. Jefferson" said she, what do
girls do when they want to earn their
own living?"
MIR. jefferson twisted and turned in
his seat like an impaled beetle.
Really" said he, '.you have con.
suited a poor oracle. II am no.
capable of advising in such an emer-
gency as this. Very sorry, of course,
but"
Perhaps Mr.. Dover could suggest
something" mischievously asked Mat.
tie.
''Oh, / assure you, nothing of the
kind, said Mr.. Dover There's the
factories, you know. and-and-Laid.
law might have some idea"
''Oh, no; no ideas at ALL" said Mr..
Laidlaw. THE mosquitoes torment
me TO death here. / guess I'll take my
desk up stairs, if the company will ex.
cuse me-"
Lieutenant Cooper said nothing; but
later on in the evening he proposed to
walk down to the little spring in the
woods.
1.-The moon is just rising" he said,
''and really there is no dew to speak
of. Please come, Miss Meredith
So Matte wrapped her white and gold
burnOUS around her, and walked with
him down the shaded path, where they
had so often walked bSore.
But, close beside the spring, he
turned abruptly TO her, and stopped.
''Miss Meredith" said he, ''we have
known each other for some time now.
I'm only a poor naval officer, but I've
my pay, and there is always the pros
pect of promotion. 1t goes to my heart
to hear you talk of earning your own
living-a delicate girl like you. Let me
earn it for you. Promise to become nv
wife. For, indeed" he added in his
honest, straightforward way, 1--we
loved you ever since met you here last
summer. As an heireSs | should not
have ventured to ask YOU to share my
humble lot. But now"
"Oh, Lieutenant CooperT" she began,
and then paused.
Yes, know it seems presumptu-
ous," said he. But we've a pretty
old homestead in Virginia, where your
father and mother would be heartily
welcome. And 1 would work nv
fingers to the bone to provide every
comfort for you and them, and-Oh,
Matte, is it possible that you can teach
yourself to love me?'
''I-might-try," slyly murmured
Matte. THAT is, if"
And then she found herself clasped
in the arms of the man who had loved
her so long and so faithfully.
'But you're very much mistaken"
she added, after little.
''Not in supposing that you love meP"
said the Lieutenant, in some appre-
hension.
"In believing that I am such pau.
per-" said Matte. Papa has met with
no losses whatever. / came out here
TO learn to do homework, because I've
just Joined a Domestic Club. one of
whose rules is that every member must
thoroughly understand the details of
her own household; but dear old Mrs.
OXweed took it for granted that | was
penniless, and when / saw that all the
rest believed the same thing j couldn't
resist the mischieyous impulse to gauge
their true regard for me; and you,
Harry, are the only one who was will
ing to lift finger in my behalf"
''Rich or poor" said the Lieutenant.
stoutly, 81 would 90 to the end of the
world for you, Mattier'
So he won his wife.
1t was long time before Mrs. Ok
weed would believe that Matte Mere
dith was as much of an heiress as ever.
for she could not possibly credit it that
any girl could learn homework for her
own pleasure.
Young ladies are so queer nova.
days." said she.-Anly Randolph, IN N.
Y. Ledger.
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