The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-11-26

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Father amt 10 hum. CHI Sa'l ne.
"Wcil, | reckon can talk things orei
lust rs well with YOU. Pardon.
What things said Pardon, diStf''S''
fully.
That there skatin' rink down by the
lake" eoid Mr.. Etting. that John James
built It's gOin' 60 Ike good hard WIN
ter. if there's any truth in signs, and ivc
n notion 70 buy the concern. net a. It
stands. and run thc rink myself. The
land belonged 70 your mothers estate,
and ] s'posc YOU and the gal here have
the right TO sell it. ;,
YES" said Pardon, her eyes fixed
calmly on the squires wooden vl'aGe
what will YOU give for IT,
oval. it amt wuth 50 dreadful
much" said the Cquirc, Cvoslyciy. say
hundred dollars for Che building ana
two acres O. land"
Pardon shoot, her head.
Il won't ccI it tor that, saii cine, de'
ciGcdly. -.
II dunno what yen want TO kccDit
for" said the squire irliioJly your
father, he amt got the go 10 Fun a sha'-
Il don't know that" sand Pardon,
firmly, "but / don't intend 70 lie swim
died all thc same"
The squire stamped out Of the room
in . rage
Then drive a better bargaia with
somebody else, if y0u can. sail heI
viciously.
Pardon. Parlon!~ whispered Fanny.
clo-c 10 her elbow. call Lin hack. 4
hundred dollars IS a great-grcat SUN OF
money
No" sail Pardon. \ will net call
him back let RE think.
But what will father say
Father need never know. Fanny. ltl
IL as squire ilf;ing says, the lind bah
limits Left If our DOOR mothers prop
crfv. II Is ours "a sell OF 10 keep, a. we
please. The lumhcr alone Tor that poor
huiliinr cost John james nearly 500.
The Squire thinks he can safely chcat 10,
because we are only women. But hcI
will find himself mistaken. ~
She put on her green ging'lin sun
bonnet that afternoon and went over -
the Merritt farm. joel Merritt was lust
driving il through the big gatcs with .
load of wood.
I'm so sorry" said joel. courteously
lifting his cap. Mother has gone over
to quilting bee at Mrs. bikes. Won't
you step in and rest
Pardon tool. OIL her green sun Bonnet
and famed herself with u. Her check;
were pink; her lovely hazel cycIl
sparbled.
But it isn't Your mother came tc
sec. JOEL sail She. Il wanted - speak
10 you,'
joel jumped or the load. threw th1l
rcns on Old -orre15 lock. anl came upl
10 her. with a cOurtenancc OF some sur
prise. co.,
Nc" IN r,ocatci. reddeniny a l.lt'c. !
For of IA creatcd lcirgs BE- th0ugha
Pcr0l Darwin lhe most beautiful and
winning.
..Ycs. sail prrloa. still laoply ab- |
sogAcl il h.r own liani ind iie,5.
"Ho,; would yo1 Ike, joel, 10 % int
pefDer nip wi,l 'nc:'
Win yon. laT,onf
IT, caught hii breath.
yes. frankly spol.' ths e'rl ")'
MI or neirhh0H | t,ink yol 9r' The
Llot honest aud rellth I've known
yol over aince wc wore children To-
soiher end -
SAY 10. cnOthcr wori. Pardon" joy !
ou,ly cried TIE young man, taking 10th
her hands H. lis. while his whole iAcc
srpw radiant. oh, yOl con't know |
how proud. how happy YOU make me
or i're loved you this long tilrc. P3r-
doi-only ncvcr Gaicd % til you 90. |
And mother vii - - glad - clA son
daughter, Give me a kiss, psrlcD-my |
IL, drinking lOvc-Iuat one ks, rol
that mey i,o sure I'm rot lr'cml.g'
E.t 10 lis di5ray plr'op struggled 10 !
free hcriolf and Jogan to c.y inpetu-
oulJ.
IL don't know what You ucln!
sail h.. "Iet ne 80, J3l Merritt!
''But. Pardon, You caid yourself -
1t was Che skating rink that rcor
Join James built on Deep lake" Filtered
Pardon. on the verge ri ncw tears. Il
/ wanted you ID lclp ne At it up and
manage it this winter meyer dreamed /
of asking YOU toto Oh Joel What ,
must Won lave thought Of me"
Then YOU didn't mean It. after all. /
cail Joel, dropping his crms to hij sl.lcs.
end standing with . blank face ccscrJ
her You don't care for me.
pardon c.col silent for moment, /
twitlng her cprcn strings. while Che 1Oi'
GLOW still burned on her checks
A sudden light flashed into Joe's sun
Earned face.
M own lorc. " he cried ont. vaiianfiy. !
"i'll take the skating rink. hut ycu'ro
got TO IL thrown into the bargain, tool
Say voull consent. Parionl'
And ct all events Pardon ell ret re-
fuse.
"Eh." sil Aa Darwin, whom thc'
fleets # the case became irtert 70 liia
rather dansc u:lcrstar Ing Young I
Merit. going g i'a.3hupth ii-E leioIl
frost comes. And engaged 10 ON Per
don, 10, Wei. i Ge---.c t.At !. g ricco
OF lloS..'
Aad CHS Cinc Parton took go csrcp- |
lions to ,hc O5-o-.1c5 ris-sa--tI-y |
Might.
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