The Penn's Grove record., 1889-01-05

was offering to her.
Before you make any attempts to
deny that it is yours" he went on to
say, ct will tell you how it cam into
my possession. When your mothers
servant handed me the ulster for which
/ asked her, and I threw it over my
arm, the contents Of the pockets fell
out. OF course l gathered them up
again-a handkerchief. a pencil. some
h~alf-pence, and-this note. l cou not
help seeing how 1t commenced, and l
should like TO know how that fellow
Corfeld dare address you IN such terms
of endearment, as my darlingP
NM. Corfeld has never written 10
mel cried Nitric, hastiiy. Ne'ef III
MS liteF'
"And yet you have one or his notes
In your pocketr"
ut is not mine; l assure you 1t Is not
mine''
"And YET IL Is In your possesslonh
sne was eminaeo' WITH ironic einpna-
sis.
Nitric turned the paper over and
over, blushing and faltering as her eye
Tell upon sentences expressive VI d very
ardent attachment.
ut could not have been written 10
me; IL not nave ialien OUT oi mS
poche'' ~ 10 inpo'si'ie'
To which protestations Earnest an
sWered never a word, stalking aiong
beside the now agitated girl careioi 10
guard her IRON wet anu muu' ou'
never relaxing in the icy scorn tha'
ald-"Ail Is owe pesween u.s. you arc
as false as you are deceltfui, anu troni
~henceforth we meet no more
"Someone has done this in an Ill
natured JOKE" Nitric declared. u
mean that someone who knows how
horribly jealous you are. must have put
1t where you found it."
"Dld that clever someone know it
would rain this morning, and l should
fetch your ulster, and by my clumsiness
scatter the contents of the pocketp
Your attempts at explanation only
make matters worse"
"Rnt indeed. Ernest. 1 assure YOU on
INV honor hal T have never correspon-
ded with Mr.. Cor6eld. nor do I believe
that ia his hand.writinp.n
.Doro, n,.or mo to understand that
u.os;ua such tender hiliet.doun
trou othor mon and are in doubt as to
hitch ~ yo,,r lovers cent this identical
".n.u
70. ,.,o ,on, I'm. Z, vo.
u;th ;ns,ana.;on
"For shame sir. How dare Won say
s.ooasni s,oh ,rnardonahla
'ninsa no
mis"S an"oI, -
.ortad "r have loved you with all nv
noar,. uooad Won onon,v and made tba
noa, strenuons efforts IN imnrove INV
nos;t,on % hat when von become nv
w;,a T m,cht oiva vou such a home AZ
tho,cht worthy of Won And while l
hove hear toJ,;no and SAVING making
uor nv srst corsidorot;or IN oil tbinos
von hove basn airing With fellows
1,Io Corue,d' and secretIv oloatJng
over sucb latters AZ the one YOU now
MA 4, vo,,r bond
VIII an angry exclamation. Nitric
u,.hod n het wean bar fingers and
o. ~ sroro bar
Sh. ,ror,d M ,onoer attamnt tn de-
,ond boreaIr Ernest ought tn have
mora confidence in her than to mag
inc she could be guilty of such treach-
ery.
But she could not remain silent.
Already her home was in sight, n to
let Ernest leave her in this mood
would be TO lose MIN forever.
"You are using me cruelty" she
sobbed. why do you persist In
doubling my wordP 1 have assured
you, on my honor, that l know moth
ing about this letter."
Explain how 1t came into your pos
session. If you can do this"
81 cannot, you know l cannot, ex'
cept by saying, IS l did before. that
some mlschievous person has played
me a trick"
SIT sounds SO highly probable, does
1t notP, queried Ernest, sarcastically
"You have no younger brothers, or
sisters, and your servants are moi
Eighty girls, but elderly women. BY
heaven, 1 feel certain now of what
refused to credit an hour ago wher
Mrs. Arson suggested tit was by
your invitation that fellow Joined u.s.
M,rr,a oavs tbs a n reproach.
,,1 a,anos throucb her tears ara abe rar
I'm tho stens of her fatber,s house. ex
claiming.