The weekly sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1886-1887, 1886-08-05

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He is fne-looking, walks like SOL
der, can sing well, dance like dane
ing master and pay compliments to
suit everybody. All this just suits
Belle. He's very generous too, judg-
ing from the rich presents he sends
her.
He's been in town two months now
and seems to have been taken with
Belle from the first, and she's perfect
ly captivated, laughs and talks all the
time about him.
l don't like the man. Archie says
l don't like anybody. He seems aw-
fully anxious for Belle to marry this
fellow, but 1 still cling to the hope
that Joel will get her, if he wants her.
Mr.. Delacourt's eyes are too black,
and glitter like a snakes. 1 always
feel, when he's near, that one is about.
Father doesn't fancy him either !;
says, che talks too much about him
self, and his representations are too
fattering," still he's given his consent
to the marriage, bnt 1 think he's
making inquiries about him.
Belle wears big diamond ring and
is certainly engaged, and he's here
nearly all the time; they wont be
married before fall, she says then they
will go to Europe Oh wedding tour
Belle has mapped it all out. hope
she'll enjoy it, but l know she'll be
miserable, and she'll deserve it, treat.
ing Joel as she did. 1 notice she
doesn't trihe with this man like that.
Leonard and Oscar are going to see
their Uncle in the summer and come
back next fall. Leonard hopes to be
ready for college next spring.
This is how things stand, when on
the tenth of June, Ada Hazlltt gives a
birthday-party, and | of course, will
go, and Of course have bad luck, as
I've broken my VOW, and borrowed
Bellies lace handkerchief, and never
have 1 borrowed anything from
her yet, that l wasn't paid for it.
but Belle is getting to be quite gra
cious; actually offered to lend it,
without my asking for it.
Reckon she feels sorry for me, she's
going to do such splendid things !;
guess too, she feels kind towards me
for listening so patiently to all the
marvellous tales she repeats to me,
but lori wouldn't exchange with
her. Men are uncertain. An old
maids life may be plain, but its sure
travelling, while married life is often
very slippery and uneven.
Ada has grand party, Leonard,
Oscar and Jack are also invited She
has dancing and magnificent sup
per, everything that's nice to eat.
enjoy myself immensely, and come
away fully satified, that its the best
time I've ever had But behold the
next day in school | remember that [
haven't seen Bellies handkerchief
since l went to the supper at the par
ty.
| inwardly tremble, and ask Ada
on the sly something about it, she says
its all right; her mother found one in
the dinning-room, and put it in her
bureau drawer up stairs, so I'm to stop
on my way home and get it, while she
goes to take her music lesson.
Well after school is out, | find my
self in Mrs. Hazlett's elegant parlor
waiting, while she is searching for
Bellies property. I'm sitting just to
one side Of the folding doors, and they
are partly OPEN I hear gentlemen
walking and talking in the back par
lor. l know their voices; one is Mr..
Hazlett and the other Delacourt
l hear Mr. Hazlitt say, "look here
old fellow this thing has gone far
enough, can't wait any longer for
that money.
Then hear the polished tones of
Bellies adorer, as he replies blamed
if know what you are to do then,
| can't hurry up this wedding any
faster, and by jings, l can't borrow
money from the rich old aunt, until
the knot is tied you Sno.-, and my luck
is atrocious lately. L;ttlo Miss Belle
must be won with show, even if her
aunt does pay for it atterward.
This way Of putting things doesn't
seem to suit Mr.. Hazitt, who says an
grily =" a pretty security tor man
who needs money as [ do F.; suppose the
old woman hasd't any after all, or
refuse to let you have any"
"Oh," says the other, "my little
bird chirps about it, and I'll leave her
to wheedle her out of it, moreover
you know the other Neville girl, the
black crow, told Ada the aunt was
sick"
Dear me, how I'm getting it, to
baar rnysalf 20 llad % hlo Oh orou, -
and to know w Helped get Belle in
tt, this serape, all about bragging
about what | didn't know.
Still they keep talking, and their
voices sonnd nearer, | feel like getting
up and running. but also feel bound
to the chair with iron.
M. Hazlitt says next :. I'll be tempt
ed to expose you Delacourt, it you
don't make some better arrangement
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