The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1886-07-08
50. LONDONDERRY, VT. thursday, JULY 8. 1886.

CIV day he will want to meet me as
70 from the store and promenade"
md are you going to do all this,
Mon?" asked Mrs Dufrom, with puz-
Il look.
ertainly! He's reputable young
mi and am acquainted with his father
aHister, and they want him reformed,
an I'm going to do it, as | said. He's
wd it, and like him and his family, as
Gas I've seen them"
ut my dear Marion, what will MIR.
stley say to oil this3"
Ir. Stanley is not my master or my
teier, Amely. He is my dearest friend,
bhe does not control me any more than
him. l shall do as l please, and do
arhese things when Fitz asks me. To-
nit he will tell me, tenderly to call him
Fl and shall do 30. Perhaps, in the
er shall marry him, if he stands the
te Who can tell2"
all turned out exactly as Marion had
pphesied. Fitz made his appearance,
aompanied by Jimmy Marks, each bear-
Tia huge box of bon bons and sugared
fits, which Fitz presented with grace
saost exceeding that of his bow.
NAw, sweets to the sweet, you know,
Mss Ielorme," he said, smiling his most
king smile upon Marion. Not you
kpw, aw, that I'd attempt to paint the
lily, BY you know"
ies,Iarion knew, and held the boxes
up intriumph before Mrs. Dufrom, as
much | to say, "You see how it turns out
And tlh she told Fitz that he must cer-
tainly >ssess some power of seeing into
peopld tastes, for she was passionately
fond ocandies, and then she took one up in
her dity fingers and insisted upon putting
it intd'itz's mouth herself, during which
operat,n she discovered that Fitz had very
fine tdh, and told him so, to which COM
plimes he could not respond by reason OF
having his mouth full of candy, after
whichhe handed them to Mrs. Dufrom
and Jlmy Marks so literally and grace
fully tat Fitz fairly danced with delight
he hahot, with the memory of his former
attemI before him, sat down yet-and
when B could speak, stammered:
"Tlhunt every candy store in New York
for yd, Miss Delorme, and make the con-
fectionrs invent new sweets, you know,
aw. hey say the Turks are great confec-
toner. aw I'll send for Turk and sci
him tdwork."
"WS, didn't know you were poet
Mr.. Slith. Did you hear that, Mrs. Du.
fromSI'll send for Turk, and set him tc
work. and Marion laughed merrily
"Youe always saying good things, Mr.
Smith but 1 beg, as favor, that yor
won't bring me any more candy for
monti for I assure you I've got all l car
use hire in that time. You must promise
me tht, and I'll promise you that l vii
tell Du when l want some more, ant
then he whispered, you must do every
thingI tell you, you know, for I'm accus
teme( to being obeyed."
Soto Uoce, Fitz promised to obey her
even # she told him to walk through tir'
or plunge into the briny sea, and so, tina
matter being settled, she played for him
and sang sweet little ballads, giving hun
an arch look once in a while, and. llk
the poets dangerous maiden who "sighe'
and looked unutterable things" in an hou
Marion had so completely prostrated poo
Fitz that he was speechless, and could dc
nothing but stand at the piano beside he
and gaze in stupefied admiration. just ther
Jimmy Marks, prompted by the willy ant
experienced Mrs. Dufrom, asked the part,
If they wouldn't excuse him. He had worl
to do which had just flashed across hi
mind, letters to write that must go IN tn
early morning mail. but if Fitz would sent
word up to his room, when he was going
fitz tah tfeamhbled little at first at losing, a
fuchre players say, his right bower, yet h.
felt now little sure footed, and did no
fear but he could get along
TO BE CONTINUED.