Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1892-03-05

"Ttat is very good" Eloise said to
hesrelf5 $50 long as the admiration stays
general, Pet IS safe. and Mrs. Balm Mrs.
Balm was thei- old acquaintance, Will no,
let the child suffer any annoyance.
Miss Murray laughed as4 she thought,
"We don't hear any more Of Rob"
But alas. for Miss Murray's peace of
mind, month had not gone before Pet
wrote.
Dear ELo1sE-It was the gambler. ami
he's perfectly splendid Mr. Balm knows
about him. He isn't real ganbler-that is,
be hasn'; always been one. He prospsctel
here and struck it awfuly rich, then he
went East and bought everything for all his
people, and paid all their debts ani mort
gages, aud bought millinery stores for all his
old-maIt relatives.
Then he went TO Europe, AMI saw every
one who is famous, especially great singers;
he adores music. AMI he askei Nr. Balm to
ask me to sing Scaubert's '.Serenade that's
his favorite) at a concert one night, and
did
But ne spent all his money-a million or
so-ln year or SO, and now he's back here
and is discouraged ani CANDLES and sends
cert last weak he asked Mr. Balm for twenty
live dollars worth of tickets, and sold every
one Of them. He said was a nice little glr
and he liked my grit.
I'm SO sorry for him. Pm going to try
to reclaim him He told Mr.. B ain that-I re-
mind him of home.
" You don't know how splendid it is to feel
that you are doing gool to some one.
- AS ever, yours, PET"
sGreat heavens" Miss Murray said.
with Western fervor. ''Doing good in-
deed. That child will be engaged to that
wretchcd gambler in less than month
to reclaim him-if she isn't stopped.
Doing good.' and Miss Murray stamped
her little foot. u
Then she wrote inme liately long
letter of appeal to Mrs. Balm. In it she
wrote very plainly about Pets sentimen-
talism, and urged her friend to hedge the
silly child about ald keep her out of 70
mantle foolshness.
! But another letter from Pet showed
that there was no real menace in the
| affair Of the gambler. It read
| "DEAREsT ELoIsE-1 wish you could sec
| these mountains. They are so high that moth
! ing grows except a few scraSgy pines, am
they are always covered with snow. In the
| mornings and evenings there are the most
| glorious colors on the peaks, red ami blue
| and orange, all streaked andeloudei.
"One day last week we drove almost K
| the summit-Mr. and Mrs. Balm. and yonng
x,f
mines. His name is Bennett, and his father
owns the mine Mr.. Bennett is from Yale
aud he sings tenor beautifully, We san;
duots-college songs-gong up the slope an(
the others said it was lovely.
Mrs Balm asked Mr.. Bennett to go Sh
says he is one Of the few young men here on
can consent to know. She made Mr.. Bal,
put a stop to the flowers. I'm sorry we foun
out who sent them 1t was SO romantic, an
| of course [ couldn't refuse them as long as
didn't know how they came.
Mr. Bennett may take the tenor in on
choir. 1t would be lovely, for our ,oce
chord beautifully.
Could you send me box OF tan gloves
No. 53., undressed kid! Bye fET.
"P.S.-Mr. Benefits first name is Paul
He asked, when We were on tha mountain
if he mi .ht call me Miss Pet. Do you thin
it would be any harm:
Don't forget the gloves r.
Then a later letter contained still
more interesting bits Of personal history
"DEAR ELoISE-If you weren't just til
lovlie5t sister and rot a blt o!t.-naidlsh, L
yer write you this letter. You see II
awfully happy MT. Bennett has calie
quite often OF late tie Is the 'enor nov n
an1 takes me to choir practice. Mrs. Bai
thought it perfectly proper, an 1t save NJ
BAN traipsir2 out to tetch me.
last ni.ht Mr. Bennett sad, as We we'
coming home that it would make him aw
fully happy if II let nm all me Pet with
out the Miss. SO | said that if il wou
really make him happy, he might 1t wa
Just At the door, and he grabbe ne right in
to his arms AMI kissed me before cou.d ex
pain. | didn't mean that he was t. mea
ANYTHING special but he sat it wouldn't /
worth calling if it didn't any
thing special. Then he talket SO lovely an
told me about his mother. and now we ar
engaged. That Is, il you don't mind.
Mrs. BAN said II mustn't be callei an o.
,,agement till We heard from you, but -
has v@rv nigh regard for Mr. Bennett
Don't yoa tGina Pa.I IS 4 pretty name
"NoW, You Gear oil sl,sy YOU wouiln
mind | know, If You knew how nice an
handsome Paai i. Ills eyys are biue
BY, PET
"Alas for the enevitable,' ~ si.heI Mls
Murray, IS size laid the letter dowr
"Ano.her Caaries-R sIno.er affair
But she wrote to Pet 1t she haa ra'
. wish for her happiness. Ba: jus: a
present she wanted Pet 10 listen =
plan that she had caeriseei for ,om
time. /, was tina: PEI should spend !.
following season with hcr in forcl
travel. she thought II ins.visa3,c II.
young CIR! saould be Inarr.ei VII a
sou:ely 10 knowledge of the wor.
She wanted to star. IN few weeks. .
wrote careful Directors 20 Pc. a5ou. &
journey. They would meet, she "a,
II Chicago, and Pc: was - answer
telegraph
; |, Vas her "a. card; bu. p. tei
+, graphed Yes
:, Pet awaited her sister, according