Waterbury evening Democrat., 1888-08-07

and he did mpt know but that he would; she appea-1ad to be a very nice girl, but one nsxS look out for them, they are so trics-1.
 It was rGssaer amusing to those who knew the squire and his antiquities, to notice how 5oon it was necessary for him to cais again on Miss Kurtz, and it was the r-vcasion for no little chaf- fing by Wi@siy. The squire would look ashamed, s,7owl, and hastily get out of her way, acd at the same time every one noticed that the squire wore a puzzled loG'l as though he was think ing deeply over something. If he made freqrmt calls on Miss Kurtz, he was very oG@eful that none of his fam fly should hnow it. You know it is a very hard thing for man to acknowl edge frankly that he has violated his own precv3ts. And it may be said right here 'aat Miss Kurtz was very estimable young lady and not without Q lively appreciation of the humorous. She had heard from his sister that the squire was sort of a woman-hater, and all to tarself she had determined to subdue &le enemy.
 The squi7 had an awful fight with himself, but finally asked Miss Kurtz to accompany him to the theater. By series of eRillful questioning he man. aged to f-d out where each of the household were likely to spend a cer- tain evening, and then took Miss Kurtz as G1r away from them as he could. TEen, imagine his disgust, when after getting comfortably seated he discovered his sister and her wretch of A husband in the box Oppo- site, cooi2W surveying him and his companion through their opera glasses. ES.s first impulse was to get up and lca~o, but second thought told him that tat would never do. He felt that Miss .Iurtz was laughing at him. and he locked round rather sharply once, and -Tas not sure but that he caught thoTace of hastily-suppressed smile on tF7 face of the demure puss at his side He did not enjoy the per formance r bit, and was greatly re- ieved wheA the curtain went down for the|last ti-le.
 He did Cot walk homo with Miss Kurtz, bus called a cab, and giving cabby the street and number told him to hurry u7 He was bound to get away froB female cOmpanionship just as soon as le could.
 Miss KrItz said nothing at the un- seemly ha=1e. The squire did not go home for 9 day or two, but stopped at the hotel. He could stand most any thing, but 'lo lodged the issue of hay ing to dG:end his former principles against htC later actions. Finally he screwed u.c courage enough to return home, and. to his immense relief, nc one, not es-en Widdy, said word tC him about ohe theater, and he hoped ii had been NDrgOtten, but he was doomed to other rG9rtiticatiOns. One day after dinner he Tas discussing business question with his brother-in-law, anC to prove hts point drew letter from his pockeo 7n unfolding which photo graph of Eass Kurtz dropped out upoI the table. ThePe was general litter which to fAe poor squire was worse than unre7rained thunder, and gather ing up tha letter and photograph he polted ouA ~2f the room. He determined to call on Miss Kurtz that very even ing. He Eaust return that photograph
 Of how Q came into his pocket hs did not hare the least idea He pre- hn ho {r1y papers he had been showing to Mis-. Kurtz anG put it in his pocket himself But at any rate he must return it. H. paled at teo bare thought, for he prid ed himself greatly on his honor.
 The evening came and found the squire at Miss Kurtz's home, not very talkative. but very fidgety; but tha young lad7 was exceedingly pleasan and chatt-s After several ineffectua attempts - say something, the squire blurted ouRs nervously:
 Miss KIrtz, 1 have something very odd to say 10 you this evening"
 Miss KNEtz blushed and said to her self:
 ''So sooo. It can't be that I have subdued htn so quickly" then aloud as the squfSe still hesitated: If yo, are pleased. to mako me,your sonfidant I shall be Clad to hear what you hav to say"
 Well, 17u see, Miss Kurtz, I've beel thinking~shat is-I was going to sa, Or no-x have something to tell yo that don~ understand" continued tn, squire.
 II am srare, MT. Crabtree, if I ca enlighten you shall be pleased to d so.''
 ''Well, hardly,know what you vii think of T:a- and may be you think am acting 0trange, but I assure yo that it is something that has worrie me greaA deal ever since TdiscoVere It."
 'He IS going to propose sur enough" thought Miss Kurtz, as sh replied: ''I certainly shall think moth ing but gcGd of you, MT. Crabtree, an l don't thSak you need have any COT cern," and she blushed and commence to upbraid herself, thinking: II ougf