Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1888-02-08
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was anything but the picture OF happl- I
ness. But then the course OF true love /
YOU know, never did run smooth, and 7.
Ihis case was not an exception
I.Ottie, Of courr, WAS the sole cause /
of all the trouble. Tie course OF true
love would run without ripple II Miss !
Lottie wouldn't tell Raymond that
this, that or the other man WAS Just
too handsome;'' ''any girls fanCy;H |
perfectly splendid" Raymond was
lust now treated 20 some OF this infor- J
nation, which accounts for the fero- /
riOus tugging at his mustacue.
I.ottie ChartcrJs WAS pretty, plump F.
and petite She always received consid- [
erable atteusiou from the uppisite sex
This. We are afraid made l.ottie a little Z
vain. She loved Raymond Ives, but
she did enjoy making him jealous |
She had propensity for flirting, and
she thought the more attention she re-
ceived from Others tie more Raymond
would love her.
II can't stand 10 any longer" said
Raymond 10 himself, as he stood and
stared out of the window. Il wonder
how Il would worl, it two played at the
same game.
IL think Clara Lewis is 80 graceful" "
said Raymond next day 10 LOttie.
morning, and | couldn't help admiring
her. but then vour tall ladies always
look graceful-they show whatever
they wear To such good advantage
Raymoni sroke as ii in a thoughtful
mood, and Lottie looked mp at him
with surprise, that she could not con-
Ceal, though she smiled and said lightly:
''Weu, what has come over the spirit
of ynur dreamsy thought YOU never
s,w uuy beauty i'm tan people%"
,.YofI Thought 50. That's strange |
am SUR the man must he blind that
would ftiI to discern that Clara Lewis
fs a handsome rfrl. -
con, believe m the old saving -
s:rd Lottie. with something like an III
di,,uyut to., of her HeId. the most
precious guuds are done up m small
parcels
ssNud how about the poison. Do
YOU believe that. too asked Ray
m0nd
We'll. poison is ycIy expensive, iu
say the l,tst-auyway, l never could
~er ANYTHING nice IN being tall. lake
flowers. and the most beautiful grow
near the ground: % Is only the weeds
and all that are coarse and common
that shoot up
THAT'S queer. said Raymond,
quietly: ''it was only yesterday that
You were going into ecstacIes telling
me that Charlie Dautou was so tall AMI
handsome ."
Just Is Raymond finished speaking,
Clara Lewis came i'm. Clara was Lot
ties companion from childhood Up,
and perhaps to-day was the first time m
LOttie's life that she was not glad To
see her friend.
Was Raymond very attentive To-
Clara, or waS It all Imagination on Lot
ties part:
Lottle couldn't tell. She only knew
she felt M at ease ABOUT something, |
and when she found herself alone she
stood before the glass, surveying her |
self and wondered II 1t Wouldn add 10 !
her attractions TO have a few inches |
added 10 her height. No mistake |
about it, Clara always did look well, |
Lottie thought, and somehow she ap- |
peared smaller i'm her own eyes to-dgy
than ever she did before.
\ few evenings after, there were !
some friends assembled IN Lottie'S par |
lor. Raymond was very attentive tu |
Clara Lewis until Mrs Powers, a stil' |
gul than clara made heI /
appearance.
When Miss Powers SIT at the piano, |
Raymond was beside her turning her
music, Lottie could hardly credit what |
she saw. Raymond Ives was flirting
with every pretty girl he came across,
and she felt wretched.
Charlie Dauton, tan and handsome,
was present, but Iottie had no heart TO
fiirt with him; she had eyes for no one
IN the room but Raymond. She
thought his conduct was scandulous-
cruel. His heart had changed toward
her-he loved her no longer.
That night I.ottie had a good cry in
her own room, RAYMOND loved her no
longer. And to morrow, though she
knew il would kill her to do il, Just as
surely as the sun rose she would give
him back the engagement ring.
Raymond came next day, and found
Lottie alone. She scarcely noticed
him when he entered the room. She
was very white, very quiet, and looked
everywhere but at him. lie crossed
over 70 where she was sitting, with IN
amused expression of counteuance.
''Why SO pensive. Lottiesn
Lottie did not answer, but her lips
quivered, her eye-lids dropped. and she
ddgeted with her ring.
''Lottie, what troubles youF'' said
Raymond, putting his arm around her.
LOttie's answer was 4 Hood of tears;
and taking her ring from her finger,
she said between her sObS:
'Here is your ring, Raymond Ives.
/ don't want to marry man who cares
nothing for me. -
care nothing for You, I.Ottie,
Why, what put that foIlISh notion into
YOUR heads'
Last night You were making love TO
L'ai;t Lewis and Miss Powers, Sobbed
Louie
'Oh, l didn't think YOU took any no
lice OF that. II was what you call 4