The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1890-12-12

impatience But / have road ever.
thing he writes. He is stopping ut our
place now, they tell me. 2
Is hep said Paul. you are the
landlady daughter, ] presumePn
No, am not, acknowledged honest
Natty. Il help in the kitchen. II am
Natalie Purple
Well. then. 70 be honest with Won
Miss Purple, sslid Paul, feeling sting
OF conscious. i am Paul Gessnerls
Matte gave such start that the boat
careened dangerously 10 one side.
Your she cried.
Yes, II Now. if you will take me
safe to the Echo Cove | will give YOU a
complimentary ticket So therei'
NO, said Matte. with true woman
Y pride, Il accept no favors. even
though | am nothing but working
girl. II am to have ticket Mt all
prefer to to earn it.
Paul was silent. In truth. and In
, tact. he felt a little ashamed in The
presence of this flute-voiced. fhdenend-
ent Young beauty.
You must have read great deal,
said he at last.
oh! ! have said Nattv. we are
not SO busy IN winter you see. and be-
H-NtN-'s 80 NAAN S-iAaS AtUI me tNplF news
papers and magazines. But | never
expected TO see \ gentleman who wrote
books"
Il hope he comes up to Your expec.
tation, said Paul.
i must have time to make mn my
mind about that. said Natty with all
good faith
And once again our hero found him
sell at loss for something TO say.
Ant when he came out into the moon
bathed glories of the Echo Cove, where
all the world WAS stepped in silver soft
ness and the matted masses of water
hiles were swinging to and fro on the
tides like emerald carpets. his topuue
was ioosened once again, and before
they came back. he aud Matte Purple
were on terms of the pleasantest nc.
qnaintanceship.
But he had not sketched half so mneh
a he had expected.
The light was so uncertain = he
said, ''he could reproduce it better by
the. next days memory
Matte went TO the lecture with her
oO-cent piece and listened with a grave
and critical intentness, which spnrred
faui Gessner on TO his highest elocn- /
tionary effects
st was very good. She said the next |
day, very good. indeed. 1t has given |
me something to think about. And. |
on, dear, | have SO much time fol |
..Natty," said Mr.. Gessner (ererr- |
body called the girl ''Natty" here). Il !
nave nave been wondering why you stay
Where else should l stayPv She
questioned him. with simple direc.-
ness
Why do You not go to Boston ard
teach school?n he questioned.
OH, cried Nattv, claSpinn her hands
eagerly, do YOU think there would be
any possibility of my obtaining a situa-
ton there?-
We must see what can be done y
said Paul, refiectively.
SO Grandfather Purple was left in
charge OF a thrifty neighbor and staid
oy himself that winter, while Nattv
vent TO Boston TO try her luck In one II
he grammei' schools In the sn,.in5
lie came back apparently transformed
nto new creature
Il didn want YOU, = erowle,l the ola
nan. THE Widow Mallev takes oooS
enough care of me. To tell vou tba
ruth, we was married last week. aud
drs. Purple She don't want no step
sranddarters around
"Oh. grandfather. / am so eladr,
ried Natalie, turning pink and white
one breath. Because l am NOT
omins back to stay, Mr. Gessner-m
Oh, understand, said Grandfather
'urple. ehuekled hoarsely. You're
'oing to be married, TOO.
Yes; . said Natty, I'm going to Be
Thus ended the little Brookbridoe |
iyl. Natalie was happy. So was Paul
Iessner. As for Grandfather Purple
nd his elderly bride, let us hope that
hey were not very unhappy. For the
oses and nIghtingales of life can not I e
e enjoyed by every one and the spring. 4
de OF the world comes but onee-Anly il
randolph IN n Z. Led1er. !.