The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1888-08-17

" on look like patience on mOnu-
meui r. she declared, with half hyster-
zeal laugh
i don't feel unlike it, said John,
joining her with long stride.
'hhyI Phwbe demanded, calming
down under the friendly glance Of Johns
pleasant gray eyes, and taking a bite
from her candy, which was getting hard
''Nei said John, slowly. when |
have 20 stand still and see YOU talking
10 Bidding or lake, or anybody else, for
tlat matter. patience l. all that keeps
me well. sane
lie laughed apologstically IS he said
g. and be said no more
Fh 1be found herself wondering il he
never Would say any more. Not that she
wanted him % Two proposals in an
evening and those unanswered, were
quite enough
But john had said things Of the same
kind before and always stopped short at
the mosi incomplete point.
Noi that John Wells firted. No;
Phoebe knew better than that. But he
U'ss clerk IN q hardsare-store, and the
sole support Of his mother aud two
younger slzters aud Phoebe was an heir
essi
No. silence had been Johns role hith-
eri0. and he had told himself. sternly,
that So far as PhIb be Williams was con-
oeued il would ontinue 10 be-
Don't you think It's pulled enoughf7
said Phuhe, for want Of something bet
Ter 70 say. holding out her stiIening
twist '-l'm going 20 eat mine. See
eFrrybody is Why don't you eat
r1ur-s'
Il dealt feel hungry, said John, So
belly.
But he looked hungrily at Phrbe,
nevertheless
"Yoa can have mine then. VIII you
ear fhsifa aid Phoebe, breathless at her
own daring.
and she thrust it into his hand. and
sauciiy sua,ched his own, and ran away,
leaving the young man red and trem-
bi.rg with . pleasure that was half
pain
Three days afterwari. Boynton was
hooked and sgmpatheticslly gr'eved by
the news Of Aunt Lucinda very sudden
death
Shocked and gTicved. but-alas, for
human nature far beyond these emo
tons 10 depth and intensity was the as
ton'shmenr and horror which greeted a
serond and Complementary piece OF IN
teilgencs.
Aunt Lucinda had not possessed for
fune aud. As natural consequence,
phahe Williams was not an heiressi
The report was well founded Ph0be
l4elseii had told Judge Campbell so with
he- own lips. When be had called TO as
-ist ID the funeral arrangements, and had
pur a deicateiy-framed inquiry on the
subject.
Aunt Lurinda had had no money!
That was the news which set al. Boyn-
Con a.og. Where had the fine house
aad The finer furnishings come from;
N bar had ther lived oni What would
Ph1b4 90 now Boyion well-nigh lost
irs reason IN the breaihess discussion Of
these sphinr-iike riddles.
ID lie Williams saf 10 the richly-fur-
uislsed paflor. iate on that exciting day.
Her SWEET face, sd aud subdued, was
saeeier than ever IL Us black rushings.
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before her. thought 50. j he did, how
ever H. gave no sign q IL.
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