Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1885-07-30

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She unclasped her Chain from about
her neck and was about to cast it from
her.
II cannot oh, | cannot !" she
cried, and hid the long cherished souv-
enir upon her heart.
Guy WAS thunderstruck.
81 never imagined such q thing"
said he 81 haven't heard from him
very lately but Sue one thing, don't
question Minnie at all about him, or she
may suspect something"
The black ponies were at the depot
the next Tuesday evening, and came
home again bearing vision of lowell
ness In the person of Minnie Little.
She was delighted with the country,
going into ecstacies oyer Guthrie Cot
tage.'
81 never saw but ole place as hand
some as this, and that is George May
nards, in the suburbs. You ought to
see it, Sue."
No reply from pale-faced Susie. and
Minnie ratified away upon some newly
discovered beauty among the flowers,
After a time Minnie and Guy began
to quarrel politely whenever they were
together. Susie looked on in astonish-
ment, and sometimes she had to use
her best endeavors to prevent an open
rupture.
Although Minnie dotted on the coun-
try, she did not like the people who in
habited it at all, she said.
Guy, who had forgotten his own old
en- TRADE about the country, was al
most angry.
think of man spending his whole
life behind a yoke of oxen," she said.
"But don't drive oxen,' retorted
Guy, making a personal matter of it.
"I drive the best of ihoroughbreds."
"They are not like Mr.. Nicholson's, "
sighed Minnie.
"Mr. Nicholson is a simpleton," said
Guy, sotto voice.
"Mr. Nicholson has a lovely turn
out" returned Minnie, severely.
And, oh he is just splendid, always
ready to take one where she wishes to
60"
"But I am ready to take you where
ever you wish to gJs,u said Guy, look
ing at her reproachfully.
"Oh I suppose 80, but :hen don't
care to go anywhere" carelessly.
And then Guy would hitch up the
despised span and drive off to the vii.
lage and spend the whole day.
"Sue," Minnie would say after a
time, "when do you suppose Guy will
come back p
"I'm sure 1 do not know"
"Do you suppose he went off because
he was yexed at me ?n
II can't say. If you think you are
to blame for his absence, why do you
tease him so ?'
"Oh l don't know" Minnie
would reply, and then she would be so
silent when Guy did return that be
would be angry with her for that.
You are the strangest pair" said
Susie one evening, when she had tried
in vain for an hour to make them talk.
II do believe you ale in love with each
other"
That must have hastened matters,
for the next morning they where both
missing.
After her work was done Susie sat
down upon the piazza to await their re-
turn.
She was engaged upon some intricate
fancy work, and while bnsily counting
her pattern she heard step near her.
She looked up to find George May.
nard's brown eyes fixed steadily upon
her.
"George ~ she exclaimed.
"Susie !" he cried, ald caught her to
his heart.
For long delicious moment she re-
mained there, and then she drew away.
"Your wife I" she attempted to say
severely.
"Yes, if you will have me-" replied
George.
"But-but, are you not married ?"
"Why. no. What made you imag
inc that 7"
For answer Susie put Minnie's letter,
which was in her pocket, into his hand
81 see," he replied. "I'll ask her
what she meant by writing such non
sense as that. But think she meant
me, for proposed coming down here
with her.''
An hour passed 10y during which
George told Susie of piece Of unex-
pected good fortune which had befallen
him. He wished to be married imme-
diately and take her to the home Min
ME had told her Of. Susie had scarcely
consented when Guy and Minnie were
seen approaching them, the arm of the
former thrown about the slender waist
of the latter. All the mischief had
come back to Guys blue eyes. He took
off his hat to the couple on the piazza,
and said. soiemnly:
81 want bnt Little here below"
When the laugh had suSsided George
turned to Minnie.
"Look here, Minnie Little, what did
you mean by writing to Susie about
MRS Georgs Maynard ?'
"Guy has been telling me something