Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1890-05-07

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Frances threw her arms around her
mother and strained her TO her breast.
Mrs. Latiner sat like a stone; yet she
loved her daughter ardently. She was
her daughter; she had given to her
blood and heart and mind! Surely shr
ought to direct her future life.
When Frances reached the d or her
mother said, sharply.
Who was here to-night?'
CLARA and Mr.. Lyons, mamma
Mr.. Lyons remained after Clara had
gomez
Yes, her face radiant. He
Don't let it occur again. He is a
young man whose manners and charac-
ter are distasteful 10 me, Frances. En-
courage no further intimacy with him. ,
'MotherP
Goodnight, DEAR
You must hear me, MOTHER
That will do. wish 10 be alone
The girl flung out her arms like an
angry child, saying:
1t is l who am alone. You drive
me from you'll And she left the room.
There WAS a calm In the Latimer
household for weeks. Dan Lyons never
| came to the house again, and his name
was not mentioned even by the contIn-
ually chattering Clara Jerry never
spoke again OF the fraternity nor OF the
rooms that Ii. had planned. He did
not, however. bring his friends to his
mothers little parlor, and laughed
somewhat grimly when she urged him
| to do it.
There's something about bows Won
! don't unders' and he said.
Mrs. Latimar smiled. AS if a woman
| OF her keen insight and Judgment could
not read those transparent, immature
mindsl
Noblet was engaged by the "a ge, -
and she read with contempt his crude,
slashing articles; but there was no
doubt of their popularity. Everybody
congratulated Mr.. Latimer Oh this bill
liant access to his staff, and the paper
nearly doubled its subscription list.
When Hugh mentioned the fact In
his mothers room one evening, she
said:
I'm sorry for the public taste, ther.
! Twenty-Five years ago such colloquia.
touch-and go talk would not be toler-
ated IN leading article
And if you read an article of those
days now it would seem stilted even Ia
you. The world changes its base with
each generator 1t may go back ward,
Uut it does change its base
Il shall not change mlne,' Mrs. Lati-
mer said calmly.
There was knock at the door. Mrs
Latimer noticed that her husband went
| quickly to open it, glancing al Hugh
with "a controlled excitement in his
face.
Frances entered, and close behind her
was Dan Lyons. Even in her astoniSh-
| ment the thought flashed INTO Mrs.
-atimer'S mind that he was really a
manly, handsome fellow.
WHAT do not understand, Frances,
she said as she rose.
This is my husband, mother. i
married him two months ago. L could
not have your blessing, so l-oh, nam
ma, | loved him. l did not want 10
lind a man like father TO marry, as you
found for me, but just Dan-DauF
The words tumbled over each other
as Fan cried and laughed and dragg d
her husband and mother together
Two months ago?'
1t is all right, my dear-all right,
said Mr.. Latimer. Old Father Johns
married them. He says he knew you
would relent when you learned to APP
preciated Dam
L hope you may be happy, Frances,
Mrs. Latimer SAID at last.
She kissed her with lips that we're
cold as ice. Then she turned and gave
| her hand TO Lyons without word.
But she did give it, Hugh told his
wife that night. She acted like thor
oughbred, poor little mother! Dan
wanted 10 JOKE it off, but l got them out
of the room as soon as L <uld, to give
her time to recover. When they were
gone she turned TO me:
My child run away 10 be married.
| Ny modest, innoc mt Fan! Is 1t my
! idui'? Did l drive her 10 it?'
And just til II, as Ill luck wOLld
have it, Jerry came in, his face red,
and silly leer In his eyes. He began
10 hiccough. It's the second time We
caught the boy drunk this winter. He's
in bad set, you know. Mother stood
up straisAt, looking at him, as ghastiy
as though she had been dealt her death
blow. | think she wholly forgot Fans
! marriage III this horror.
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