Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1888-08-16
"Do go away, Lu, or you'll drive me

"Do go away, Lu, or you'll drive me
crazy"
NOW, Dolby, that is very unkind.
came out here to do you service. I have
secret to tell you."
keep your secrets TO yourself, Lu;
doR't want to hear them. Where's Miss
NeviIle?"
"I'm not Miss Neville's keeper, sir; but
if you want 20 know where she is so badly.
| I'll tell you. She has gone out on par
| ticular business with George. treaty be-
| lieve the Girl is half in love with him.
| How would Bertha do for aunt, Dolby ?
| But the secret was nearly forgetting
| it. Do you remember the morning of
Bertha's arrival? We were sitting out
| here Just as we are row."
The secret concerned Miss Neville, an
| Adolphus was in terested at once.
eyes, 1 remember"
well, what do you think, Dolby, she
was in the parlor all the time we were
talking, and overheard every word we
said?''
You don't mean it, Luz"
II do mean it, Dolby. She told me- all
about it the other day, and told me not
to mention it. I couldn't, either, but for
the cousinly interest I take in you. I
! thought it no more than right 70 tell you
the way you. could remove She bad i'm
preston you made. Only for George, she
would have gone home at once. It was
dreadful when you come to think of it.
You remember you said Miss Neville be
hanged and all that sort of thing"
"No wonder did, Lu. What made
you tell me she was as homely as q stone
WALTZ"
''Well, how did I know you admired a
complexion couIeur de creme and snap
ping eyes?"
How you talk, Lu! You imagine your
pink and white beauty can not be sur
passed. In comparison my dear, you are
TO Miss Neville as tallow candle is TO the
SUM-"
''She is the most perfectly beautiful
woman l have ever seen, aud don'6 mind
telling you, miss, that am in Iove-head
and heels in love, as you express it, and,
to show you / am In downright earnest, I
will propose to Bertha Neville tonight,
and introduce you to your intended
cOusin-in-law in the morning"
'But surprising she wouldn't have you,
Dolby?" said Lu, looking the picture of
innocence.
awe will suppose nothing of the kind,
Miss Linden. You are forgetting that
Bertha Neville has been in my society for
the past month, and [ have yet to know
the woman who could refuse me after
making myself agreeable that length of
time," and A6olphus elevated his feet on
the railing, leaned back in his chair, and
twirled his mOustache in a manner that
even the fastidious Lu could find no fault
with.
"Ah, here they come now!" said Lu,
as the handsome carriage rolled up tbs
avenue.
Handsome George Haughton stepped
and happy to alight.
She took his arm and they assembled the
steps together.
Dolby, like dutiful nephew, scowIed at
his uncle.
"My dear nephew and niece-come
here this instant, Lu. What are you run
niDg away for? Allow me to introduce to
you your new aunt, Mrs. Georgia uaugh-
tom"
Lu watched Dolby from behind the
pillar where she had taken shelter. His
lower jaw fell; he tried to speak, but in
vain.
We will do Dolby's good sense justice,
however, by saying his first thought was
not the loss of Bertha Neville, but of his
daily bread and butter.
From the moment Mr.. AdOlphug
Haughton was introduced TO his new aunt
he lost not his seIf-conceit, oh, no-but
all faith in anything human.