Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1889-11-21

"Good good!" cried Fred Faxon,
elapping his hands and laughing heart
lily.
81 don't know that it's good" said
Farmer Eben Hayes, "but it has the
merit of bein' the Lords truth"
"And that's everything, father" said
his petite and pretty daughter, as she
seized him round the neck and gave
him hug that brought quick flush
to the face of both men-pain produc
ing it with the elder, envy with the
younger.
Hayes Hollow, as the farm had been
called for three generations, was the
finest and most productive of all in the
beautiful valley, aud its owner was
considered a wealthy man, being rated
much as Il millionaire is in large city.
Bessie was his only child and the
prospective heiress not only of the
form and its appurtenances but, as
many believed, OF II good deal of wealth
which was invested in other ways.
Fred FaXon was young man who
for two years had been reading law in
the city twenty miles away, and was
soon to be admitted to the bar
He had met Bessie Hayes the pre-
ceding summer while spending yaca-
tion in the valley. The decided mutual
attraction between the two had been
increased by subsequent meetings and
no end of letters, until it had reached
the stage where the word "loye" could
alone express the situation.
MIR. Hayes had been much pleased
with the young man, and at the request
OF pretty Bessie, who generally carried
her point, had invited him to spend his
weeks vacation at the Hollow.
1t had been happy time to the
lovers those little seven days; but
they had flown by all too quickly, and
the train that was to bear the pros
pectiye lawyer away from fields of
wheat, drifting in waves of silver to,
ward the harvest, to the city, with its
dust, and g1me, and wicledness, would
be due within an hour.
Il must run across and say good-by
to the Turner'S" remarked Fred, look
ing through the open door to farm
house on the opposite side OF the broad
country road.
Wait moment, and I'll 90 with
you"
mo, daughter, let him go alone. I
must hitch up to take him to the depot,
and want word with you first"
What is it?" asked Bess, Just lit
tie ,petulantly, when Fred had started
on his euand.
Don't invite him here again"
"Who%
"Fred-Mr. Faxon, should saw
"You don't mean"
Words failed the little maiden bu,
her wide-open eyes supplied the deficit
and expressed the most unfeigned as.
tonishment.
81 do, daughter, just that"
"But you've spoken SO highly of hin
all along-and besides"
Again words failed the girl, but thi
time tears glistened in her blue eyes
and completed the sentence.
I'm sorry, Bessie, truly sorry, bu
think it's for the best"
Nothing can be for the best tina
separates us for life. What have yol
against Mr., Faxon?"
Il accuse him OF 10 crime, but I feal
that he is unworthy Of YOU"
"Oh, father Some one besides tina
sensibleman of whom you were ius
speaking has been talking to you abou
him. A false suspicion never ORIGIN
ated in your honest old heart"
well, won't deny-never mint
that now"
Mr.. Hayes paused to remove he
pleading white arms from his neck.
"Oh, fatherp faltered she, the tear
once more yelling up into her eyes.
"Well, then," spoke up the farme
who evidently felt himself to be veal
ening, well let the matter rest as it i
and if you're not satisfied within 81
months-yes, six weeks that he's III
worthy Of you. then matters can hun