Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1886-07-16

the light, tho cracking of the fire, ant
the popping of the corn made n bcnoii
cicnt welcome.
care you Cousin Norap"
"No; but you are Cousin David"
~ was never called David in my life
l am Davol"
| II am Margaret Are you wotp Il
IL rainingPh
"Rainingl 1t is doing nothing hal
so hearty or pleasant The wind is like
q wet sheet. | am shivcring." He
threw his coat off and revealed the slcn.
derncss of his figure. His eyes were
quick and sharp, his mouth firm, his
! very proud man." thought Margaret as
| she went to call her cousins from the
parlor. ~ wonder how he'll get on
with Seth"
"Myl" exclaimed Nora, "to think OF
his gon' right into the kitchcn-nnd YOU
must have made an awful muss with the
corn"
at seems very good thing to have
some relatives said the Young man,
| spreading his hands to the blaze when
| Nora and Seth had sat down by him,
and Margaret and Hattie moved softly
| about preparing the coffee. "Now tell
me about the sale" Seth and his guest
did the talking, David drinking the
brown, stoaming coffee, and Seth dip
| ping his hand from time to time in the
dish of popcorn. Margaret, moving
about in stately clf-consciousncss, felt
David's eyes fixed upon her and grew
| hot and red. She was n little shy of
this dapper young college critic. Too
loyal to show by word or action that
she was not of the same stuff rs her
Supplemented country relatives, she
yet felt piqued at the thought that he
doubtless confoundcd her with them.
"Why is it that you do not wish to
sell, Cousin Margaret" he asked at
length, when Seth lad finished all his
story.
because he's too anxious TO buy"
said she, coloring at the emphasis of her
remark.
al see you are true woman"
"lf am, | have borrowed mascu-
line quality in being suspicious
"Margaret's leetlc too sharp with
her tongue, Il" said Seth apologetically.
"To make up for her being so slow
with her witt said she, and vanished
through the door to return no more that
night.
Whatever David Scott did he seemed
to do quickly and easily. He was man
eminently fitted to get on in the world.
The next morning he left the house and
was gone to the neighboring village two
days. When he returned it was nine
o'clock in the evening. The household
tt,n ,,,t I,n ,,a;,,, g
sat by the hearth pcnsivcly doing up her
hair in curl papers. Seth was putting
the finishing touches to the harness
which he had been oiling, and which
filled the room with sickcning odor.
Hetty was folding up the ironcd clothes
ready to be laid in the drawer. David
saw all this as he entered, and he saw,
too, n glimpse of skirt of blue which
disappeared as he opened the door.
80 have made an enemy of my I'M
tanned cousin he said to himself.
"Well, if she declares war, all ! can do
is to make an honorable retreat
"Nly boy, we're made. The news is
iron, iron! moN! Here, under our
feet, all about us, iron-which, being
interpreted, means gold! We're rich,
| tell you. I've little fortune to risk
on it, and tomorrow wen begin. What
do you say?" Seth's quiet face lit up
with deep flush. He could not speak.
Success did not seem natural to him.
1.-The man who tried to hurry through
that sale represented syndicate. got
on to his little snap in no time"
Hattie ran from the room to tell Mar
garet but when she told her Margaret
only said: "Well, l suppose We'll find it
more agreeable in some ways"
Margaret Scottv' cried Hattie in
dignantly, "you are a regular stock and
stone
Coz" replied Margaret, with a
mysterious shrug, II would give this
fortune which is coming # you will turn
me into stock and stone"
David Scott did not 90 back to col
legc. He staid at the village and con-
Quoted the work which went on at the
farm. The profits were not long in
coming, and when they began to come
they came thick and fast.
You are the goose" said Margaret
to David on one of those rare occasions
when they met, ''who laid our golden
eggs"
"Thanks," said he; "but don't mag
inc was disinterested in it. did itfor
a reward"
'Did you get it, sirPn
mot wholly. | hoped for the good
will, or at least the small than KS, of my
cousins. Three of them have given me
both heartily; one of them withholds
every thing from me save her dislike"
81 thought you were too busy getting
rich to notice such small things" said
Margaret, spitefully. She was sorry the
moment she saw how hurt he looked,
but she would make no amends. The
young are never aversc to a picturesque
misery. Margaret Scott nursed hers as
mother does pulling child. She took
long walks by the Superior, which blew
cold as mans ingratitude. She medi-
tated for hours in the large, sparsely-
furnished room where she slept Her
vigorous personality was ineXpressibly
irritated that her fancy should so easily
and lightly have fastened itself upon a
man who was total stranger, and one
ut that who seemed to have no wish nor
time for wooing. Margaret would
watch him from the window He seemed
to be everywhere at once. No shirking
escaped MN; nc was orderly, capable,
and practical; his clcarness
and decision challenged her admiration
anew each day.
"What will we do with all this money
of oursP" she said one day to Nora and
Hattie. II suppose we might as well
spend some of it"
I'm not sure | know how" laughed
Hattie.
"And there is no chance here, any
how" said her sister regretfully.
well, ] guess | may as well go where
it can be done. I'm going to Chicago"
said Margaret.
She was one of those women who
can start on journey short of
preparation, and the next day
but one she started when her cousin
was away in the next county looking
up some iron-workers. Yet she stealth
lily watched from the car-window in the
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