Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1888-03-01
was breaking the way to her own

as you are; and a. that won't happen
| shalt never be married"
"But suppose, Joe-suppose some
one not nearly as good as you are
should happen to want me; and sup
pose | should think I would after
while be a bother and a hinderance
10 you and -"
But you mustn't suppose any
thing of the kind, Molly! 0 you
mustn't suppose that. You won't,
viii you, Molly? You won't go aud
leave me now, will you? No, not
for a long, long time. You are
young yet, Molly"
Aud to quiet his excitement she
told him she was Joking, and
thought ii was all owing to his
weakness, which maybe it was, but
weakness Of another kind. She
resolved that the little secret be
tween her and tcS should be kept
close for while longer; as if any
thing of the kind could be kept
close; ~ If she wouldn't tell ii her-
self the first good opportunity; and
rs if Ina and Sam did not know IL
already, and had not held a very
serious talk about 1t i'm the presence
of the Chinese God which frowned
turi"u,ly all the while But people
iu love are like the silly ostrich
" hirh runs its head in the sand, and
imagiuee that because it cannot see
all the world is blind.
With the winter there came to
Shake-rag, etc, two very unwlntry
persons none other than Aunt Bet
ty returned and Mrs Jedder on IA
visit. So the lltle cottage WAS
awakened TO unusual life with the
bu~tling and conversational activity
of Mr.. Jedder, augmented by lie
disposition on the part of an un-
wouted number of callers, for Aunt
Betty'S visitor was a. popular IN her
owu sphere AS Aunt Betty in hers.
Ina would now have been taken
home had not the united voices of
the sick and we'll over at the white
house been against 1t, and it was
agreed that she was To remain till
joe got around. Very naturally
Molly had gone to See Aunt Betty
aud her visitor the first day Of their
arrival, and having such tremen-
dous secret Rugged 10 her loving
and sensitive heart, the next very
natural thing was TO unbosum it to
these her matronly friends. Mrs
Jedder welcomed her young friend
Win the greatest affection, kissing
her and smoothing back the brown
locks disarranged in the perform
auce.
'BIesS my heart! If here isu't
Molly! Aud how Is your poor broth
er getting along? We heard all
about it down at Galena. What
brave fellow he i. 10 be surel But
you look thin; it must be trying,
poor dear. This is a world Of
trouble" and she sighed while her
face kept on beamiug.
81 must 20 and see him this very
evening" broke in Aunt Betty. 'I'd
have been here before but they
wouldn't let me 60. But | dare say
The poor fellow has had care enough;
goodness Knows be deserves it.
"Joe will be real glad to see you.
He often spoke of you. He has
suffered a great deal, the dear fell
10 ", and all on my account; aud all
on my account" Tears came to
Molly's eyes as she spoke, so the
CHEEKY Mrs. Jedder broke in to
change the subject.
81 dare say, my dear, you have
plenty Young fellows after you by
tnis tune. said when you were
down at my place that Joe wouldn't
keep you long. All, it's true, is it?"
as Molly fell to blushlng; "now who
is it? Pm dying to hear. Is il
Sam Pucnard?'
"No!!"
Then it is somebody. You're
caught now, it IS somebody. Now
who is it; that's dear; tell as, do"
Being cornered in this manner,
Molly fumbled with her apron
strings awhile, and then said:
ole is a real kind, nice man, and |
so good and brave; almost as good |
as Joe--and that's saying a good .
deal; and he thinks everything of
me; and | like him so much, and
and -"
"But who is it2"
"John Trumbull," in . very low
voice.
"Johu Trumbull, Trumbul, Trum
Oh, its Sailor Jack!' exclaimed
Aunt Betty. "7bpt wild fellow;
but he's a handsome man if he is a
neer-do we'll But you don't know
who or what he is, or how he'll turn
out; and dare say he hasn't enough
to huy you a new gown"
"He's working up in the mine,
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