Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1888-07-27
PORT TOBACCO, MARYLAND. JULY p, 1888.

not, and she and her father will think
I've been triiing with her and want 10
kill me oh dear oh, dear these women
are awful. wish were a thousand miles
from here" And the poor squire
groaned in anguish.
'.l"At this rate you will soon be a thou
sand miles from here" said hearty
voice at the squiro's elbow, and at the
same time he received vigorous slap on
the shoulder The squire turned and
saw his brotherin. law, John, beside
him, but made no reply.
"Where's your hatl and" he con.
tinued, as he saw the squire white face,
"what has happenedl What's the mat
ter with you, squire, anyway"
"Oh, I'm done for now" was the
squire's mournful reply, 1--WE made
fool of myself, and am in for it,"
John, seeing his perturbed state, just
took his arm and led him along to his
home without saying word. When
inside and seated he drew up his
chair and said: "Now, Hillery, we ar
here alone, tell me all about it, and if
can help you will"
Squire demurred at first, but finally
told him all about the affair, how he
made Miss Kurtz's acquaintance, his
finding her glove in his pocket aud OF
his calling on her Ton errands for his
sisters, how he chanced to take her to
the theatre, down to finding her picture
in his pocket, his attempt to return it
and explain, and how she understood
his preliminary to the explanat on and
the result. John could scarce keep
from roaring as the squire told the story,
but he saw that the squire was awfully
serious about it and was indeed in a very
delicate situation. Finally he asked
"Hillery, what do you candidly think
of Miss Kurtz, anyhowp
81 think she is very nice young lady,"
reluctantly acknowledged the squire.
"Well, then, why not straighten this
mess out, as it is started Go back to
her and give some excuse for your run
ming away and apologize and marry her.
She is fine girl, she evidently loves you
or she would not have accepted your
supposed proposal. Come now, this is
the best way out. Explain to either of
your sisters or to Wildly, and they can
make an excuse for you to Miss Kurt"
1t took some little talk to bring the
Squire round to acknowledge this to be
the best way, but as he really loved Miss
Kurtz, and it was only his stubbornness
kept him from saying so, he was con
slderably delighted at the solution, yet
he was very much at sea for plausible
excuse for his outlandish conduct with
out giving the true reason.
To keep on with their plan OF recon
struction they adjourned to the home of
squire's other brother-n- law, and there
they met Wildly, who had Just returned
from her call on Miss Kurtz. She was
loud in her denunciation of the squire,
but when John told her the squire's side
of the story she agreed to help out the
Glowing geese" as she called them, and
her ready tact Strengthened things out
so that the squire was the happiest man
in town.
A year or more after the happy event
that made J. HIllery proud young hus
band, he and his pretty wife were chat
ting over past events, when the squire,
in burst of loving confidence, told her
how it was he proposed to her. Her
face clouded for an instant only, and
then she threw both arms about his neck
and kissed him.
'Do you know how the glove and
photograph came to be in your pocket?'
she asked, as she hid her blushing face
in his bosom.
NO." he replied, wonderingly.
Glow"
81 put them there just to tease you,
you were so bashful. But you'll for
give me, won't you my own dear Hill
lery?"
"Certainly, I will, my precious one"
he cried, as he gave her hearty en-
brace. - Yankee Biqde