St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1892-07-30

~ IN sdditaoe 10 . begsarly tw
Thousand dollaxs' salary. How DO 20
know that II IL you and not your none
that be wants7 Il h . brutal question
know. but It Is one You have probabl
asked of yourself . half-dozen times
concerning other young mem"
Arthur, out In the hall. standing 4
much the same attitude . child q
sumes when speaking its drst ''piccc
in school, WINGED, but waited for tn
answer. II came, In serious, thought
ful tones, which plainly indicated tha
Miss Dcrnicc. also. had considered thi
very matter:
"N-no. ! am sure you misjudge him
papa OF course understand how h,
is situated financially. and d-apd al
that hut am sure he is honest an,
honorable, and that he.-he cares fo
me very much There are thousant
ways by which I can learn much tha
you cannot, and"
"fes, yes; ] understand But sup
pose yon should put him to the test; ds
you think he would como through-al
-er-unscathed, rs it were? Suppos@
you. should tell him that I had lost nj!
your money and mine In unfortunati
speculation-that we were beggars, and
had not a dollar we could call our ownj
Arc you afrnid to try him?" :
There was brief silence. Then:
II don't like to tell falsehood. papa;
but il would be only . white lie.' and
perhaps for the hest Yes. I'll try hin.
tomorrow night"
"That's my dutiful girl. Now rug
along and let me work"
There was sound of kiss, and the
perspiring young man in the hall hass-
tened to get out of the house. h
wanted time to think, but the Grit
thing that entered his head. as -
rcachetithe sidewalk. was fancifrl piS-
turc Of the petite Miss Field. with her
one hundred and sixty pounds of avoiS-
dupois, running along" and he smils3d
broadly. Then he walked rapidly ovtr
to the next street to catch cab to his
club. there to hold . pow-wow with
Cross.
On the steps he hesitated q momeutt.
''llad better 60 back now7" ke
thought. "No; she won't have her little
tale of woe ready, and might be put ost
II call tonight might give myself
away. too. BETTER have time to get nSy
speech prepared" And this astuie
young man went in and proceeded 70
make himself comfortable.
The next evening, with his usual
light heart and good spirits. he rang ts,e
door bell Of the Field mansion. Yes
Miss Field was in. Peter said. FERRIS
went into the drawing-rOom and xat
down, running rapidly over in his mind
the various tender speeches he had pre-.
pared for the emergency. Bernicc WAS
} long time coming. he thought for one
who expected him.
Presently she entered
ly. Her head bent low over her ample
bosom, and her breath came short s(nd
last Ferris went forward to meet her.
MS arms outstretched lie WAS eorse-
hing of an actor himself, and he knew
{.
"Bcrnicc! Darling! What Il the
roublc with my little girl?" (Another
.ood stroke. Miss Field liked tosbe
allied ''littlc.-)
''Oh! Arthur! Arthur! don't krsow
LOW to tell you. II is too dreadful!
Papa"
''What! Has your father been
''Oh! no. not that. but-but wo..sel
arthur, VIC arc-beggarsl"
And Miss Field, delivering these last
words with wonderful impressivcnkss.
lung her head and sobbed bitterly :be-
lind her lace handkerchief.
Then it was that Ferris, like tho
oung man Of action that he was, put
is arm ss far round his fearful flapcee
3 possible. and. with some dimcVlty.
ed her to . seat and pulled her head |
own on his glossy shirt front
He was very, very sorry, "a she Iiust 1
now. Eut it was nothing. Her fssher
'ould recoup himse.f-hc had many in
uent:al friends. A for her. had she
OF him-her Arthur He would NOT,
= once interrupted her TO say, permit
er, through . sense Of false pride, 70
lst him OF now. when che most need
] him. No, never!
He had three thousand . year. N
ax not much. he knew. but they could
ve on it And did she suppose. for
,c instant. that he had expected 10
re on his wife's money? No! A taoa-
md times, mol /
"Wc will have . real quiet little wed
ng, dearest, and. after Il Is over. v!e
i'll 60 quietly to our own little cottage
the suburbs, which you and Iwil
{ ready in the meantime, and Ehere
. will be the happicst couple III tho
orld. What! Bcrnice, am ] &c UNI
rstaud that you laugh 1t my cher
he'd plans?"
For Bernice had leaped 70 her feet
ID was laughing heartily. Ii
''Why, you foolish boy, ! was only !.
lsing you . bit Don't you think I'd
Ike . good actress? Papa aed I
vent lost a." Id
Here was Mr.. Ferris opportQnity.
% had doubted him; oh, cruel Nov. .
she could not trust him now. how q
aid she have any faith in him when q
y were married7 Perhaps. after all
were best 9
And he strode haughtily TO the door. I
But this was not part Of Miss Eseld's '
ogrammc, and she did what any;very- q
female would do Snder d
. circumstances. 20 that In = very =
? seconds. two people were sattin9
divan in . very lover-like attstude.
Aood
IN hour or 90 later. . young man, d
liking beiskly down the street, was b
lecting On the vagaries OF chan4s and q
own good luck. IC
Z Peter had been at the dooet-d he
been ten minutes later-0 40 had
,ezed IN the hall-n- l.,