The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1892-08-12


Miss Bernice, also, had considc..- tbs
very matter:
'.N-no. / am sure You mi iu5-. him.
papa. OF course ] understand now ra
i situated financially, and -a-l ali
that But I am sure lac j. honest s.,
honorable, aud that hc-hc e. fc-
me very much. There are q tL5J.s~ IG
ways 10y which ! can Learn Inucu q
you cannot, and
Yes. yes; ] understand. But ~u,-
pose you should put him 10 the fest:
You think hc would come taraa-il-c'
-er-uu~cathcd. rs IL were? ~appoa1
You. should tell him that hs.3 lot "a.
your money and mine IN urf.rJg. ',
SpcculatiOu-that we were lar~g srs - 20
had not a dollar we could cnll ou~ n.. f.
Are You afraid 10 tI.y hirl2'
There was "a brief silence Their.
Il don't like 10 tell a fal-ehDo1 ana;
but il would be only a white lie, I'D
perhaps for the best. Yes, I4l - 'ir1
tomorrow night"
That's my dutiful girl 10, rL-
along and let me work.
There was "a sound Of "A kiss a-a trc
perspiring young man ia tae hs.-i has
tened to get out of the kouse. J.
wanted time TO think, but TIE fi-.
thing that entered his head. n na
reachedthe sidewalk. was faucital pic
ture Of the petite Miss Field, wi.h .#r
one hundred and sixty pounds Of .Nci-.
dupOiS. running along and he smiled
broadly Then he walked rauidl- over
70 the next street to catch a cab - h.s
club. there 70 hold n pow-wow with
Cross.
on the steps he hesitated a nomla'
Had / better 20 back now" -
thought. NO; she won't have hlr ~ le
tale Of woe ready, and might Boz =. II o-.e
if I call tonight. ! might Civ. ~
away. too. Better have time % ret ny
speech prepared. And this astuta
young man went in and p-Ocecued TO
make himself comfortable.
The next evening, with lis usual
light heart and good spirits, hc ro1l LIc
door bell Of the Field mansion. -as
Miss Field was in, Peter 3D. = arr'.
went into the drawinE-roou an2 ut
down, running rapidly over IN his nina
the various tender speeches .e Lad pre-
pared for the emergency. EyIAice gss
a long time coming, he thought .-r oEe
who expected him.
Presently She cutcres s-Slowl- -.e. -
ily. Her head bent low over De-. INV
bosom. and her breath came sIu-t a..
fast Ferris went forward - meet her,
his arms Outstretchcd. lie was s.0ne-
thing Of an actor himself, and he knew
il.
.'Bcrnice. Darling! What Is the
trouble with my little girl?' tAnOthcr
good stroke. Miss Field liked e -
called little
..oh. Arthur. Arthur, don. !. 5w
how 10 tell You. 1t Is too drcautGi
Papa
What, Has your father been"
''Oh, no, not that, but-but 'v1rsei
Arthur, we are-begrars.
And Miss Field, delivering these last
words with wonderful impressl"eno $,
hung her head and sobbcd bitter. be-
hind her lace handkerchief
Then il was that Ferris. like the
young man Of action that hc wa put
his arm as far round his fearful -a-rro
as possible, and, with some diffiOl.--
led her TO a seat and pulled her n 2
down on his glossy shirt front.
He was very, very sorry, a. Sic mus
know. But it was nothing. Her father
would recoup himse'f-he had many in
hucntiaI friends. As for her, u-- sne
not him-her Arthur? lie voa'd r1u,
lac one, interrupted her To say, lc~m-t
her. through sense of false prize. -
cast him off now, when She most NO.
ed him. No, nevcri
lie had three thousand /, Yea.
was not much, he knew, but t., co.'r
live on IT, And did she suppo-e. fo.
one instant. that he had expected TO
live ou his yvife's money? No. q ttou-
sand times, no,
I've viii have a real quiet little We s-
ding dearest, and, after IL j. Dve~
viii 90 quietly 10 our own lttle O..
in the suburbs, which vru and .,
get ready in the mcautim.. ard the e.
we will bc the happicSl coupIs - IL
world. What. Bernicy, am = l. uu-
derstand that You laugh II my cs-'-
ished plans?'
For Bernice had leaped t. .se- ieat
and was laughing heartily.
why YOU foolish boy, / w-a o2ly
teasing you a bit. Don't you think Ia
make a good actress? Papa ana
haven't lost "a
Here was Mr.. Ferris opportunity.
She had doubted him; oh, cruel blow.
II she could not trust him now. hp.T
could she have any faith in him W. heu
they were married? Perhaps, after sll,
il were best
And he strode haughtily To the cpar.
But this was not part of Miss J eds
programme and She did what ANY V,IN-
much-in-love female would do llde-
like circumstances. so that In roIy
few seconds two people wera sit-r
on 4 divan in a very lover-like a'-ituoe.
indeed.