Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1888-09-27
STIRLING AMA1CH.

reti BOT y you HHA HAA' SRASht INV
fellti OnB like thai
"On, Mrs. Collins, indeed you are mis-
taken. There has beeen no falling ont
between Mr.. Sangster aud myself In
deed, am not on sufficiently scciable
terms with any of your gentlemen board
ers 10 have q quarrel
Saving which Miss Hildeburn, a slight,
delicate-featured girl OF Is, walked out OF
the room with even more than her Wohted
dignity Of manner and carriage.
Nevertheless, Notwithstanding pur-
sued Mrs. Collins, resuming her ironing,
81 do believe there's been misunder-
stendin between those two; and a real
pity il is, for he did admire her amazin1y.
He couldn't conceal it. Only they sell
dom knows what IS good for'em, and she's
lettin' her pride steud in the way OF her
happiness now
"Pride, il deed" sneered Miss Jane
Humphries, Mrs. Collins niece and asis-
tant. q tall, red haired, styljrhly dressed
damsel Of Gve-and-thirty. "Td like to
know what right girl Who earns her iiy-
in by givin' music Lessons et 80 cents an
hour has to bs proud; and as for Mr..
Sangster, I don't believes he over had
serious thought about her.
4
eyes kin Toe, if you didn't see how fairly
wrapped up in her be was about two weeks
ago. He's splendid young man, any
how, and I'll see if / cant mend matters
between 'tu1.
u "Yotd better be mindir' your own bust
ness, think, Aunt Martha" said Miss
Jane, with n spitefnl laugh.
"keve~ yon mind, jane" persisted the
f4a.44e
it some way. Xou say she's afraid OF
ghoSts, poor lamb
The following evening the kind-hearted
landady tapped at the door of the scant-
lily furnished fourih-story room occupied
by Lucy Hildeburu, and from which now
proceeded a melancholy strain
"Studying your piano at night againF
queried Mrs Collins reproachtully, when
the young girl opened the door,
81 am yery busy just now and mist put
ali the time / can into study"
"Wel, but you mustn't forget what the
doctor told you about Oyerworkin' your
BRAIN said Mrs. Collins. However"
she added, 81 won't dctain you longer'n
kin help. I've come 20 ask favor. I'm
goin' 20 the theater this evening. So u
Jane. Sos every body ia the house, ]
bhevo; and the girl has gone to bed with
n toothacSe. SO I'm goiu' to ask you TO
give an eye 10 the furnace. I've just put
on fresh coal and opened the lower doors;
but will you please 20 down at 8 o'clock
and close the doOrsY
"Gertaiuly," Rsseuted Lucy, upon which
Mrs. Collins produced lantern saying;
Just take this down with you. Tue
cellars all dark, you know"
Lucy took the lantern, closed the room
door and returned 70 her piano, while
Nrs. Collins walked away, chucBllng to
herself
"Tha. lantern II go out just FIVE min
utes after she sets it down, and she'll find
herself all in the dark. And she's afraid
of ghoets, poor lamb! But what If some
body who aims q ghost shCald happen to
be goin' down there about the same time,
ana bc obliged TO strike match and
calm her feGrs?'
And even while indulging III this pleas
ing rejection, Mrs. Collins tapped at a
door on the second floor
Her summons were responded to by a
pleasant-looking young man, who just
now, however, wore very detected coun'
teuauce.
ia! Mr.. Sangst,,, didn't expect 20
fluid you at homo this evening"
81 didn't feel like going out TO night
eplod the young man, in weary tone.
swell, sincs you are going TO be a.
home" said Mrs. Collins, "would you be
SO Kind MS 70 look after the furnace! I've
left the lower doors open, bat III toe very
much obliged if you go down about .
O'Clock and close 'em, And you needn't
take a light. There'l be one down there
"Mr. Saugster readily promised to
comply with the request, and Mrs. Col
Inns went away, hoping for what she con
sidered "the right ults.'
Meunwhiie poor Lucy Hldebuln, sit
ting az her plane, continued TO draw forth
such melancholy strains that the tears
rolled down her cheeks
II must go away from here,' she said,
half aloud ~ emit bear 10 much longer,
indeed i can't seeing him day after day.
loving him as I do, and knowing that
matters can never be adjusted between
US. He is as proud as l but oh dear!
what am | thinking ofy wants but
two minutes TO s. / must 90 down and
close tho furnace doors
Thereupou She lighted the lantern and
proceeded down stairs.
Ugh, what chill dreuRht was flowing
in through oue of therraNugs,
And tGere were were strange noises all
around
lucy's heart th1mped SO violently that
shewrs tempted rs tUrr cEa ran mp stairs
agoiu.
IN. goodness .3e furnace vas dreed-
fully. dang rousiy hot
Lucy summoned up a'l her resolution,
and stopping down, closed Che door.