The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1889-01-04
For the first time in his lifo Mr.. Adol-

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phus tlaushton forgot his good manners,
and stared in blank amazement.
a month has passed away, ani for the
lille OF him ! olby could not, in all that
time, recover his easy, fiippant air that
deserted him so shamefully when iirst
he laid eyes on Miss Neville.
lie is sitting in his Old position on the
balcony, and has just thrown away his
haH-Hnished cigar.
Dolby cant snoke-in fact, Dolby
can't do anything when alone but st
listening Tor the sound of a gentle foot
step.
And now a Hight footstep sounds be-
hind him. He dos not turn his head,
bit his face is radiant. 1t is such
pleasure to be surprised.
A little hand Is laid on his shnul ler
He looks up; but ID instanter his beam
ing countenance is black as midnight.
Instead OF tie bewitching face of
Bertha Neville, he encounters the fair
face and laughing blue eyes o. his Cousin
lu.
Adolphus pulled his blonde mustache
savagely. Somehow, OF late, he would
rather stand face to face with his Satanic
Majesty than has unmercilul cousin.
= top that, this instant sir Do vou
| think / can stanl here and see you pluck
the best feature from your iace ? Why.
| my 4 ear Dolby, II you keep on with that
! spasnodic twitch much longer we VIII
| have to get microscope TO ascertain ii
ever you cultivated any hair on your up
| per lip
"Do go away, Lu, or you'l drive me
crazy"
Now, Dolby, that is very unkinl. 1
came out here TO do you a service. 1
have a secret 10 tell you"
| "heep your secrets to yourself Lu;
| L don't want TO hear them. Where's
| Miss Neville ~
I'm not Miss Neville's keeper, sir; 4;
! but ii You want 10 know where Fhe is so
/ badly, III tell you. She has zone out On
! " believe the girl is hall in love with
| him. low would Bertha do for an
| aunt, Dolay? But the secret-I was
nearly for5esting it. DO you remember
| the morn NJ OF Bertha's arrival? We
were sitting out here just as We are
| now"
The secret concerned Miss Neville, and
| Adolphus was intars sted at once.
~les. remember"
"Well, what do you think, Dolby, she
was in the parlor all the time We were
talking, and overheard every word We
| said p
| 'lou don't mean it, Lu?''
Il do mean it, Dolby. She tol I
me all about it the other day, AMI told
! me not to mention II. l wouldn't either,
(, but for the cousiniy interest | take in
| you. I thought it no more than right to
tell you the way you could remove the
! bad impression you made. only for
| George she would have gone home at
| once. 1t WAS dreadful, when you come
TO think o. it. You remember, yo l said,
Miss Neville DO hanged, AMI ali that sort
OF thing"
"No wonder 1 did, Lu.- What made
you tell he she was as homely as a stone
| wall p
"WeIl, how did I know you admire I
| q complexion colour DE- creme AMI snap
"Iow you talk, Lu! You imagine
! your pink and white beauty cannot he
surpassed. In comparison, my dear,
yoI are to Miss Neville as talioW can
| die IS 10 the sun"
".,he Is tire most perfectly beautiful
woman l have ever seen, and l don't
mind telling you, sir, that 1 am in love -
! head anu heels N love, as you express il,
and TO show you / am in doWn-ri snt
| earnest l viii propose 10 Bertha -,eyI }
| to might, an / intro luce yoa TO your IN
enled cousin-in-law in the morn n :"
"But supposing she wouldn't have YOU,
DolJy?' said Lu, looking the picture OF
| innocence.
ave VIII suppose nothing OF the KIND,
1 " sS 4-iuAC4i Ou arc 4OT.tlt4L4R kAaI
| Bertha Neville has been in my 50 J. ty
| for the past month, and | ha vet 10
know the woman who coul re.use me
after making myself sgreesule that
Length OF tme," and Adolp .us elevated
his feet on the railing, leaned back in
his chair, and twirlel his nuusttche In
| a manner that even the faslIdlous Lu
could finI no fault with.
"Ah, here they come now" said Lu,
as the carriage rolled up the avenue.
Handsome George Haughton stepped
out AMI ass sted Bertha, looking radiant
IN happy, to ali ght.
She took his arm and they assembled
| the steps together
Dolby hike dutiful nephew, scowled
at his uncle.
MY dear nephew and niece-come
here this instant, Lu. What are YOU
running away for? Allow me to intro
duce 10 you your new aGnt, Mrs. George
Haughton.,
Lu watched Dolby from behind the
| pillar where she had takrn shelter. HIS
lower jaw fell he tried to SPEAK, but in
| vain.
We viii do Dolby's good sense justice,
| however, by saying his first thought was
not the loss OF Bertha Neville, but of his
daily bread and butter
From the moment Mr.. Adolphus
| Hau.hton was Introduced TO his new
aunt he lost-not MS self-conceit. Oh
no-but all faith IN anything human.