Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1888-08-10

on her, and was greeted with the same
artless, unaffected greeting of year
before.
liz Is unnecessary to remark that Jen-
ME had other admirers in her own set,
and some of them treated the young
fellow from the machine shop in rather
disdainful manner | was sensitive,
suppose, but | swallowed my chagrin
like soldier. Jennie's young lady
friends who had big brothers ambitious
to bask in her smiles were not slow to
express their surprise at my temerity.
The aunt became alarmed, and CON
cluded it was about time to step in and
prevent misallance. Instead of Jen-
ME, the aristocratic old dame received
me in the parlor one evening, and in
mild but firm tone intimated that my
absence in the future from the Rawson
mansion would be highly appreciated.
| took the hint, but met Jennie before
she returned to school,
One year ago perfected my device.
which has been tested on several roads.
Competent critics pronounced it sue
cess. and six months ago, in, compli-
mentary letter signed by several rail-
road presidents, | was informed that
would fird certified check payable to
my order in the trust company's Office.
as they had decided to adopt my i'm
provement.
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In the past seven or eight years |
have met many charming and agreeable
girls, any one Of whom would no doubt
have made an excellent wife; but the
shadow of the joyous, coqucttish Jennie
always interviewed aud seemed to whis-
per through the mist, "Wait for me.
Tom ~
Having made profitable investment
of my suddenly acquired fortune de.
termined to visit Summerville. | put
up at the best hostelry, which was not
n very pretentious establishment. |
called on my old friends at tho machine
shop. and one of them, who always
knew about the movements of every
body in the village, [ invited to come to
my hotel, at wanted to see him par
ticularly. After hearing all the gossip
about the folks we knew, ventured the
query whether he ever saw Miss Rawson.
was delighted to hear that she was
unmarried; not surprised that she was
the belle of the town; not very sorry to
hear that her uncle and aunt were dead.
He assured me also that Jennie lived in
the old mansion, accompanied only by
couple Of servants, and that she de-
voted much of her time to caring for the
half dozen poor families of the place.
OF course all tho beaux had consigned
her to the shelf among the old maids
had determined to see her, aud now
| should discover whether memory Of
me had aught to do with her ceibacy
| would not buy her love by telling her
Of my good fortune. ans If she accepted
mo it must DO ms Tom Harrington, the
pcor mechanic. The next evening found
mo on the familiar doorstep A strange
servant ushercd me into the parlor and
took my card to Miss Rawson. [ had
not long to wait when there swept into
tho parlor my little Jennie. who had,
indeed, developed into peerless woman.
was embarrassed only for second,
for with both hands held out she greeted
me in her old, simple style: "Why,
Mr.. Harrington, Pm delighted to see
you"
! could only seize her plump hands in
mine and kiss them. After some co.a-
monplace chat Jennie demurely remark
cd that she hardly expected the honor
of II visit from me.
| could only stammer out in an in
coherent sort of way; ""Miss Rawson,
since the day we parted you have never
been absent from my thoughts. But
realized the gulf that separated US, and
tried hard to forgot IL was no use
the passion grew with years, and the
longing to see you so possessed me of
late that | could not resist the impulse
to come to Summervillo. Only upon
my arrival hero did learn that you
were your own mistress that you we're
still unwedded, and hoped to learn also
that your heart was still your own"
ut is not my own, Mr. Harrington
lost it years ago, and SO have refused
many tempting offers Of marriage. IL
is locked up in little box, and have
lost the key"
Perhaps" | hesitatngly suggested.
III might be able to open this mysteri-
GUS box"
"We shall see" replied Jennie, and
leaving the room for moment she quick
ly returned with package, which she
carefully unfoldcd, and presently reveal
ed the silk-lined perfumery box that
had so proudly presented to her on the
strength Of my first weeks earnings.
Jennie, are you willing to risk the
criticism Of village gossips. and accept
your old lover Of the machine shops 2"
II am, Tom, and will gladly share
my wealth With you"
Il have tested you, Jennie, and your
heart has the true ring. You have nc
copied me without dollar. But have
not been idle all these years. have a
comfortable fortune equal to your own
to share with you, the result of laborious
study, aided possibly by little genius"
During the Christmas holidays there
occurred at an uptown church pretty
wedding, with limited number of guests,
and on a cross street that leads to Gem
trail Park Mr.. and Mrs. Harrington may
be found in delightful home on their
return from Florida, where they are en-
joying protracted honeymoon. -New
York Euening Sun.
When you reflect that at pic-nics one
hundred years ago it was the custom for
the girls to stand up in row and let
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