Johnstown weekly Democrat. (Johnstown, Cambria County, Pa.) 1889-1916, 1889-09-13

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have painted her as wood nymph,
with her hair of braided sunshine, hel
deep, limpid eyes, and the beach-llke
bloom upon her perfect cheeks.
And yet this dew-eycd beauty was
neither more or less than factory girl
who worked machine in the big shop
whose gray stone chimneys rose out oi
the hollow below, at a dollar day;
girl who had grown up on diet Of yel'
low-covered novels. and dreamed OF
knights and ladies and perilous adven-
lures.
Yes" said Gerty lifting her dew
blue eyes, IAN elopcm"nt. Isn't 1t ro'
mantle? And isn't ho uandsomeE
Sarah Willis looked sadly down into
the eyes that were so like blue flowers,
"Gerty," said she, Il beseech of you
to think twice about this business. Have
you forg on Francis Twon2'
"FraUc.s Tryon! Only cutter IN the
shop
IAN honest, honorable man." said
Sarah, impressivcly.
"Why don't you take him yourself,
since he is such paragon" retortc&
Grrty, saucily.
Because he loves no one but you."
Then he may leave Oft loving me al
fig foI him, and never shall. / am goiH.
to marry Mr.. Montressor; and ! ncv"s
would have told you of the eIopcment
If had supposed you were going 70 be-
so ill natured about it My iut.rr is d
Lnius Y preiudiced against hm a. you
H!c, and % | am driven to it.
Ana Grrty tane tired To vail her eEal-
ta' ION beneath tone OF injury a. she
rose up and began to iualr her Why
through the tall ferns, Sarah loonrd
wistfully after her.
"A spoiled, harmless little beauty f.
she sulu to herself. "But Mr.. 1ryon
was kind 10 mo when came here friend
le-r and alone ANA Mr.. Tcyon loves hog;
for his sake [ will not stand auic,.y ry
and see her rush on 80 ran.
"You see, Geriy raue had told hcr,
couliIcntidlly, Il am TO 60 10 he shop
on Wednesday, just as usual, 81 That my
father will not suspect anything, ami
then am to fcign a headache, just at
train time, and leave work, step quietly
on board the train and go to Pittsbug;
there | stop at the Hapgoo house. ie
comes there the next day AID wore
married; and then We shall 20 To sara
toga, or Newport, or Long Baanch, or
some of those aristocrttic place: and
won't 1t be charmng?"
But Sarah Willis shook her head dubi-
ously.
Il don't like Nr. Montressor's looks,
said she.
Hes just exactly like that picture,
Lord Byron III the Poets of Eng
land, retorted Gerty, triumphantly.
'Ioi is only "A t.nvrl.ng salesman
nRnf he's Ia l,,,, nortua, i'm t.,,. ,i,.r, H.,
n,n fall He told m. - hime7le ard ne
.hoWeJ me the nhotoa,rupp -; M. en-
ulover's daughter who /, iuaG,y In love
win him "
.,Wby don't he marry her. them"
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