Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1891-12-17

wing PAIR u SLFDug arms were
thrown around her neck and a hearty
kiss was planted on her red lips.
you can't scare me, l know who
you are" She said calmly, thinking it
was Ethel
''Are you sure you do?" exclaimed a
tantalizing voice.
AS the strange tines fell on her ears,
she turned in constituent, for there
stood a tall, broad shouldered young
man with laughing blue eyes and a
flowing bionce mustache.
''Who-who are vou, and how dared
you do that?" she cried, Indignantly.
Grandma Parker, is it possible you
do not remember your boy? Has ten
years so changed him that you do not
recognize him?"
Ten years changes every one, Nell
answered, evasively, for she saw this
was some one who knew her grand
mother, and resolved not to betray
herself at any cost
Not you," he returned, warmly;
''you look at least twenty years
younger than you did when l left
What lovely color you've got. Indeed
/ am almost in love with you myself; if
Grandpa Parker was dead l would
marry you to-morrow-ifyou would let
me-"
"What nonsenser' she laughed
"Come to the house; my granddaughter,
Ethel Cameron, is here and 1 wish you
to meet her.
Il viii on conditions | told mother
not to expect me home for tea. win
you let me stay2 you always did"
agreed, she replied that is Ethel
on the porch; is she not pretty?"
Very nice looking, a regular blonde,
but | prefer brown hair and rosy
cheeks.
Nell smiled broadly at the very plain
compliment, and thought how disgusted
Ethel would be when she would tell
her
BY this time they had reached the
house.
What if Ethel should tell him?" she
thought. 81 will risk it anyway"
Stepping forward and looking her
straight in the eyes, she said: ALLOW
me to introduce my grandchild to you;
Miss Cameron, Mr. -" she stopped
short, for it occurred to her that she
did not know his name, and she hoped
he would tell it.
In her endeavors to smother a laugh,
Ethel began coughing violently.
you must have caught a cold last
night; you remember you stayed out in
the damp to watch the moon
why, grandma exclaimed the
stranger, in astonishment. you surely
are mistaken, for there was no moo.
last night"
You should not contradict your
elders" answered Nell, severely. 81
will leave Ethel to entertain you while
l see Dorothy about the supper. and
ignoring Etuers appealing look, she
started for the kitchen. Dorothy was
nowhere TO be found
"She must be at the spring house"
thought Nell, and Immediately started
in that direction. just as She reached
the garden gate the object Of her search
came up the hin with bucket Of water
in one hand and pan Of eggs in the
other
Dorothy She called ont
The woman looked wildly around
her
Where are vou?" She caspea.
Here 10y the gate
Dorothy gave one glance, then ut
tered a shrek. turned and ran down
the bill. In her haste She stumbled
and fell, the bucket overturned and the
contents split all over her
''What can be the matter9" muttered
Nell, as she fastened after her Are
you much hurt?" 81, asked. sympa-
thetically.
ITS her ghost-her phost.i She
1T is only Nell. don't ven know me?
i put grandna's dress On lust for fun.
"Well, YOU do look 4 heap like her
II came u tell Won there would be
here to tea.
Law sal1cs, you don't saw sol Helm
me up. Wen have to be spry or it will
be late She tried to rise. but sank
back with a rroan. Its my foot
she moaned; Il must have sprained il. -
cant You manage it some wave