Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1886-06-04

"What is the matter with you, Lear
said her mothers sharp voice.
Then her unsparing hand snatched
the paper from Lea fingers.
cit is just as you said" walled Door
Lea in her misery. "He does not care
for me--he is only trifling."
Mrs. Caxton read the paper and
smiled grimly.
"Umph! Perhaps you will believe
me another timer"
"Oh, what shall I do?"
The sunlight glowed in the pretty
apartment, the bees hung buzzine
over the flowers of the window-vine,
the busy sounds of cheerful life came
In at the window; but to Lea it
seemed as if the world had suddenly
stopped.
BY and by she heard DR.. Danton's
voice in the garden, but she only hud,
died closer and stopped her ears with
her hands. He was nothing to her
now.
At sunset her step-mother came to
her with a cup of tea and sat down
by her bed.
II hope this will be lesson to YOU
Lea" she began.
"Oh, never want to see him again."
she cried. 81 would die if could!
But I must go while he stays here.
You will be willing, won't your"
'1f you will try and be more docile
in the future, Lea, you may make
visit to your Uncle Henry's.''
"MayI go tomorrow" asked Lea.
eyes. Remember ! am being very
indulgent to you, Lea, and hope you
will be grateful"
In the night the girls agony found
relief in afood of tears. Pale and tired
she knotted up her braids before the
mirror in the morning. If it could be
helped she would not see DR.. Danton
again. Her stepmother could tell him
that she was i'll. When DR.. Danton
had gone for the mail she went down
stairs.
"Go this morning?" said Mrs. Cax-
ton in SURPRISE swell, don't care.
You can harness old Pharaoh and
drive over, and if you stay more than
a week III send you some things
Down the shady lane, drawing the
top buggy, trotted the old Pharaoh.
Lea was crying. Oh, she was so lonely
and sad! The brightness was knocking.
At the end of the long lane, she and
Dr. Danton had stopped in their walk
the night before, and a few flowers he
had forgotten were fading upon the
stone wall. Lea remembered how he
had put them down to fold her shawl
more closely about her, and with a
strange contradiction OF feeling she
stopped the horse sprang out Of the
buggy, and took up the limp, still fra
grant things. Then her lips parted in
a little cry-for DR.. Danton rose from
the grass on the other side of the wall
where he had been sitting.
"What does this mean, Leap he
said, composedly. "Why are you run
ming away from me?"
Turning red and pale Lea looked up
into q face so grave, so gentle, and so
full OF concern for her evident grief
that all restraint vanished.
'"To be so kind all summer-to take
care OF me and pet me, and then to
write such letters-oh, did you think
because was little country girl l
had no feeling?" sobbed Lea.
.Lea, my darling! what is all this?"
asked DR.. Danton
She told him; she showed him the
bits OF writing.
ut is yours, there is no n1istake!"
she cried.
eyes, it is mine, Lea. Now listen!
In my summers rest and leisure l
have INDUCED myself in writing a nov
81, which is to be published next year.
This is a scrap of discarded manu-.
script. Child, has this mistake really
grieved you? do you love me? love
you dearly. Lea, will you BE- my
wife,"
Not long after Mrs. Caxton was as.
tonished to- see DR.. Danton.driving old
Pharaoh into the yard. He sprang
out and assisted Lea to alight.
"Lea and l are engaged, and have
begged her not to leave home just at
present." he said.
'Umph! then he will marry her'
said Mrs. Caxton to herself.
And he did.