Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1890-04-09

me. You know how 1 mean l am
not like them
what can 1 do for yoG?' he quickly
asked. Just command me; it Will lie
a great pleasure to me ID be OF any ser
vice TO you.'
Il want you to peasuade father to
send me away to school. He can well
afford it, and l am not so old that L
canrot learn, and l want very much TO
go.'
Would your father listen to me if he
refuses you?'
Yes, yesT she answered in her nerv-
Gus eagerneSS. He viii be sure to let
me have my way if you tell him | had
better go for the change and my health.
She laughed little scornfully over
the words, but her face was determined.
Before | speak TO YOUR father, Miss
Mandy, let me plead for myself. l love
you-yes, better than L can ever tell
you in words and my sweetest hopes
have been to win you for my wife.
Shall | now ask TO have you sent from
me?'
She sprang to her feet. the scarlet
blossoms tumbling in heap 10 the
ground
You love me! Doctor Muller? You
"OuII AIdLlE LuS' NJ SOu atO AOS AZ
earnest
He took her brown hands in his as he
Whispered softly:
MANDY, look at me and tell me- ii
you doubt me
She raised her great fearless eyes to
his; the red crept over her face, her
eyelids quivered AM then drooped, "a
size sad faiutly:
L do believe you-but Its very
strange
Yes, Mandy, new and strange to
you, but not to me. You do not care
tor me now, but let me have the OppOr-
tunity of proving how sincerely love
You, and ii possible, of winning your
low III return
II Hds difficult to make Farmer
True see the Hat-er IN the light Mandy
dill, but at last his consent was gained
that She might be sent away to school.
1t was the evening previous TO her
going of, and Mandy had walked out
10 the big gate to take her gOOd-by look
at the familiar scene. The stubble
fields had lost thei. harsh look in the
mellow twilight; the tall cOrn-stalks
gently nodded their tasseile1 heads,
while from afar could be heard the
mOurniul call of the whippOOrwiIl, AMI
on the summer air floated the fragrance
OF newly-cut hay Some sheep close by
were startled by the sound of gallopiny
horses, aud ran hither and thiJher,
their bells making dlscoIdant music, a5
Nat Barker and Mss Fa rly dashel by.
Mandy saw his face flush as he lifted
his hat to her, and a slaIp pain shot
thT jugh her heart, but not for love
No, love was dead; bat she could not
forget that she had loved. a soft
smile of welcome wreathed her lips as
she SAW a horseman rapidly approach
ing, and she half murmured:
'I'll do my best for his sake
1t caused the usual nine days won
der when il was known that Mandy
True had gone away. Some sail II
must he TO her Aunt Batsey's in Kan
sas, others felt sure 1t must be to her
Uncle Jonathan's in California; but
after a while they ceased 10 speculate
on her possible whereabouts.
-Four times had Farmer True sown
and reapeI his grain; four times had
autumn brought its losses and gains to
the tillerS of the soil; and at last May
field gOssips had something to talk
about again. Judge IIartwell had is
suel invitations TO 4 / thanksgiving
ball, and 1t WAS TumOrcd that Ms,
Fairly was coming from LIkevllle, yet
that fact concerned the people but little
III COM carlson TO th- news that Mandy
True WAS coming home. After four
years, she vas coming again to May
Held. Some suggested that II was too
tai she was coming just when her rival
would be there, aui many limited that
the wedding of Nat Barker and Mi
Fairly must { -TJIllLy b- SOOl.
When the morning of ihankSg wing
dawn .l. an eNpectaut crowd stood upOn
the little platform awaiting the comm :
iTdln. FaTmeT IrIc WAS there, ak Iu =
to Judge IItweil, who stood near las
restless bIys. The engines waist"
was heard, the tram ru he'd round th'
curve 10 the station, putin 1n blow
iUg ike a great III ust.r. IwD closely
valled ladies fcCD npauie by two gem
tleMcn, one Of wAom they recOgulzed as
Dac.O Muller. > rp9-i OFF. just as the
Ua-r 'ge-.aisjeT. uum -!Iul OF greet
ings and p.ut.n@s, h-s.IeI tie crowd
back. When TIE train puff d away
Judge HaT. wells CIII ige Mas rapidly
dlsdpp airing. and Farmer True and
the Judge were seen IN the former
buggy together.
i didn't believe Mandy True was
coming when they said she was re-
marked one disappointed woman IN the
crowd.
'How did the OLD man take the dis,
appoi ItmentE' asked another, as The
cruwl slowly move off.
That night judge IIT, wells place
was brilliantly lsh,ei, aad gues S
! poured in. To many i. recNl.rd the ball
of four yea ago. The long drawing
rooms Nere crowded, aud Mrs. Hart
VII stool alone, receiving AhID.e
and smiling as eve, stuD handsome
/ Nat Barker.
/ The library door opened, AMI Julg
| Hartwell steYped smiling forward,
] leading on one arm Mss IdiTiy, wI ie
ON the other arm leaned a g.u aar.,,v,
radiantly beautiful, ecllpsing the iaiG
! lOyelIness Of her companion As sun 's
ray would dim the light OF a star. Her
ruby velvet gown fell round her ike the
! drapings of picture.
Nat barker stepped forwarl, pale to
! his lips. Miss Fairly nOtionel him 10
! silence, while Judge Hditye began:
Ny friends, [ have a most pleasant
surprise for you tonight, AMI one
viii; IN l think well fitting ThanksLiy-
! ing celebration. Most of you have
heard o, the young writer who has won
such fame abroad, and who WAS known
| by the nom de plume Of Dolores. My
young friend, Miss Fairly, met heI
over there, and they h we spen' two
years together. -Four weeks ago, in d
little Swiss inn hign up on the Alps,
occurred a double welding. and it j:
my pleasure TO tell y.u that you may
wish long life and happiness to Mrs
Edith Fairly Adams, while our old
friend, DR.. Muller, is 70 be congratu
| lated
There was a sudden N Dvement among
the guests, window Sid up, and Z
mans form disappeared as the judge