Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1890-06-12
let me make such foGl of myself?"

"Oh dear, Tom" said wiping my eyes,
81 never once thought to tell you about
her; she has been here so long and
II must get out of this" he interrupted,
starting for the door ~ wouldn't meet
her again for fortune" But held him
back and begged him not to go.
Don't go Tom-please, please don't 60.
! I'll make it all right with Miss Holbrook.
| I'll give you your meals in your room If you
want me to--anything, Tom. II you'll on
| ly stay. Please do, dear Tom" No an
swer from Tom, who looked dangerously
savage
Il wont say a word to John about it, "
promised, land won't let the children
say anything. Miss Iolbrook will under
stand and she Is so nice, Tom"
What does sne want to be no bigger
! than ten year-old child for then, If she's
a school teacher?" he growled.
"She cant help that. dear, and I'll go up
and explain everything to her before sup
per and
well, I'll stay. But you must hush up
those youngsters of yours, or shant get
a moments peace" and he walked into the
sitting room. while hurried out to finish
my neglected bread-making and caution
the children.
As soon as the biscuit were In the oven,
| charged Lillian to watch them and went
up stairs, where found Miss Holbrook
sitting by the window and saw that she
had been crying
"oh, Mrs. Stcven.." She exclaimed
who was that drcadfu man and, oh,
what did he think k-l never can see him
again"
But I explained it ali and she was soon
laughing with me- Poor fellow" She
said, II don't wonder he was surprised
In sure beg your pardon for calling your
brother dreadful man, but
He IL dreadful man" interrupted
lau- But now dry your eyes and
come down and take good view of him
and assure him that You are not angry"
"ph, I'm not angry. because it was only
mistake; but was at first and thought
all sorts Of terrible things about him. IN
be right down to supper, but please don't
mention IT, will your"
lpromiscd and ran down stairs to give
Tom the result Of the intervIc~. which
made him feel decidedly better; and he ac-
knowcdged the introduction at supper
time with one OF his best bows and moth
Ing embarrassing occurred, except a sui.
den siggle from Jack, who at once subsih-
Ell into his mug Of milk
Beatrice Holbrook was extremely pretty
that night. though shc did not talk much
and hlushcd hotly whenever Tom spoke,
and noticed that his eyes were contin-
ually travelling In the direction Of her
rocking chair II was then began to
make my plans, and | was not at all sur
priscd when the week which Tom had
promised U. cngthcncd into i've. and no
tlcrd that when he was going 10 concert
or any Of our country amu.ements.
there was always q seat for Miss Hol-
brook. also noticed that he was unus-
ualy fond of taking long walks and hap
pening to pass the school house on his way
home. just as the teacher came out, and 50
what was more natural than that he should
take her books and walk by her side: And
% after all this OF course | vas not aston
ished when Tom called lnc into the sitting
room one day and told me that shs had for
given him and intended to resign school
teaching forever at the end Of the term.
And so it followed that there was wed
ding soon after, and that /, how Beatrice
Holbrook became Mrs. Tom Wynton- all
by a mistake