Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1890-09-06

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Eunice drew up and asked me to hold
the reins while she wen, in
A few moments later she came down
the gravel walk in some what a9i.a.ej
way and with eyes sparkling. As sooa
as we were fairly started she turned to
me, saying abruptly, 'Mr. Chichester
gave only fifty dollars for that colt"
only fifty dollarsl' l echoed, as
| tonished
Yes. And Stephen sold his knives to
make it up to hundred"
''Whatl Oh, | see! But how did
you know2'
why, when l called on Miss Wi!ough-
b. yesterday, she SAID something abou.
hr good fortune in securing those
Chinese daggers. 4 sort of suspicion
passed over ms l asked her when
Stephen had sold them, and she said it
was Tuesday she believed He came in
just at dark, looking pa lie and odd, and
told her he had reconsidered. She gave
him the money
''Yes, but about the colti Did She
| know about that?''
''Of course not | came here to see
Mr.. Chichester. looked him stra ght
in the eye and asked what he paid for it,
He said Fifty dollars before he thought,
and then clapped his hand upon bis
mouth. Hold on" he sand L promised
the young fellow not to mention the
price. 1t is not so Strange that Stephen
had to come down Mr. Chichester saws
the colt can jump any fence on the place,
and made kindling wood of his best
phaeton the first time he drove him. He
will have to be put in the hands Of s,
) regular trainer
''But | think it was very unwa,lanta-
ble in Stephen, protested.
1T was certainly unwarrantable in
him to put me under such obligations, |
think" said Eunice. The tears which
ran down her pretty cheeks were tears Of
mortified pride.
| was not surprised that the girl should
take it in this way, knowing that il
often requires a more generous nature tc
accept favor than to rendei. one. Eunice
had played the part of the fair benefac.
treAs 80 we'll that her self-love was natu
rally wounded. Therefore. / was scarcely
less astonishe1 than was Stephen wnen,
on reaching home, she walked straight
up to him in the yard, with both hands
neld out, and said simply, 20 Stephen
know all about it.
The school books rested tnat night
while the boy and girl sat on the door
step outside, and snatches of their con
; yersation came IN through my open wln
dow
sBut I wanted to do it, | heard
stephen say in his serious way. "Why
Miss Eunce, what did | care asou'
them?"
Afterward came Ennice's fresh, un
mistakable voice, Yes, stephen, | vii
's accept t-that is, for the present.
This seemed to be satisfactory, anC
concluded the interview.
Last week [ received the followin.
characteristic letter from Patty:
"DCSsrABLE FARMS. January 18th.
t "MY DEAR Mss FULTON: You asked m
to write to you after the holidays were over
4 We all spent Christmas Day at the home
= stead and had real family party. Eunic
was at home Of course aud what do yo'
It think? She hal actually been teaching III tn
o. night schools and brought back that mt,
: dollars that Stephen lent her. Stephen !
going to take it and go in the high school TIL
term Eunire likes teaching 50 much an
4 saws she intends 10 devote her life t. it t-b'i
i she may change her mind. | think 1t woI
llerful. though, how much good she di
2 Stephen | never saw any one improve a
:, he has
"By the way, We hear nov that the colt
y going TO be a great troter. tPattys ortiz
graphv was not always faultless.l However
t perhaps il IL Just as we'll that we've got hif
e Of from our minds And Won know he di
act awfuly
Father and mother ; nj their respect
i. We hope you will come here nsxt summer
',Afectionate.y yours.
2, PATTY DCNsTABLE
t. So ends the drama Patty j. 10, ye
i promoted from the f,rm house kitche,
= The heroine was not rniracalodslY cure
q Of ner iolles, aud the villain eugned q
!; 70 be the zero Yoa.t's Czmp1a,oa.