The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1888-11-13

A MISTAKE ALL AROUND.
"Alice," said Mr.. Warden to his charm
ing daughter, as the family sat at break
fast, 81 wish you to understand that you
are encouraging the attentions of a young
man do not like"
Miss Warden blushed copiously.
He is no. the sort of person to
whom | could think Of seeing you mar
ried, and from this moment | wish you to
dlscountenance him in fact, repel him
Do YOU hear %
"Yes,' she answered timdly, while
she blushed more deeply. "But y
"But | want 70 butts, nor ifs, nor ands.
This fellow"-he said it contemptuouslv
=" is not the right style, and l forbid
you having anyth r. more to do with
him. There's an el q of it."
But after pause, as if to upset his own
theory about there being an g end of it,
he added:
"He's a worthless fellow, a scape
grace -
Alice looked up Indignantly as if to
speak
Alice" said her mother, reproach-
fully.
Poor Alice did not finish her breakfast,
but stole away from the pre-. ence of her
too eXactilg rert and wept. Not only
had her fathe evinced his stern opposl
tion to her lover, but had reviled him.
That was too bad
What can he have against-Robert %
she sobbed
Alice Warden had lover, an indus
t1iops and energetic voung man, than
'hom none in the neighborhood gave
brighter promise III e two were very
much devoted to each otne.. His name
was Robert Ogden lot Jack Carpenter.
There was a mjsun1els> -ndn,
Young Carpenter h. ppcned to be in
Nj IS Warden's society several times Of
"a e, and she had treated him pleasantly
:. 4 conducted her home from the party ;
. i, .yas because Robert Ogden had
met with an accident and was Obliged to
oe helped himself
jack Carpenter, though of good fam
lily, ard himself a good-hearted fellow,
was a little inclined to rakishness, and
was not a desirable match for young
s. when it came down to the matter Of
marvin. Mr.. Warden realized tbs, and
coming ~ the kno edge OF his friend
liness toward Alice, jumped to the con-
cIuslo that he was her accepted 10. er.
SO it was Jack Carpenter he meant when
he warned her against sthat fellow" but
she naturally thought it was Robert Og-
den.
Then came stolen meeting with Rob-
ert. She told him ALL
A number of stolen meetings followed
1t was happiness.
A moonlight night came. Mr. Warden
softened little, and offered to take Alice
out riding in his buggy. She declined
didn't feel well, and retired to her room
as early as o'clock.
On the floor at her feet was a carpet
bag, utterly stuffed, and mysterious
parcel. And she sat watching the moon
with as much uneasness as though she
had feared it was about to burst and en-
danger the house with flying fragments
When distant clock struck her ner-
vousness was heightened, and she quite
trembied when she saw human form ap-
pear on the top of the garden wall and
descend into the garden very awkwardly.
It also stumbled over vines and fell, but
got up again.
The form then boldly approached the
building, and stood almost under the
window.
"Alice dear - ascended from the form
in a cautious whisper.
eyes, Robertl' for the form was Rob-
ert Ogden's.
The valise came flying down. He
caught it between his hands, while his
nose was highly instrumental in averting
it's momentum.
Alice unfolded the mysterious parcel.
It was rope LADDER
As instructed, she threw one end from
the window and fastened the other to the
bedpost. Then she climbed out into the
moonlight.
"Be careful, love-"
eyes, darling"
Alice was unnerved.
"Hurry, DEAR" said Robert, who stool ]
nervously clutching the valise.
She did hurry-too much. She missed