Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1893-04-21

costly, but simple morning costume,
she came forth from her home. But
when she reached the road she did
not LOOK across it. She acted as if
she had not seen him, although she
must have known that he was N
sight
A lover who is uncertain as TO how
he is favored by his mistress is the
most suspicious person in the world.
Anything that can be construed as
slight is keenly noticed, and pro-
duces q most disagreeable mental
fever Chadwick felt angry and dis
heartened, and was rendered unfit to
do good days work.
The next day, while he was COM
ing home from the village, he met
her face to face. She was seated in
fine carriage drawn by two horses
that were guided by coachman who
sat in an elevated box in front. She
greeted Mr.. Chadwick only with q
slight and cool nod. There could no
longer be any doubt as to her inten-
tions. She desired to discourage his
acquaintance. The young man cursed
his folly, and wished that he had
never seen her.
Several days later, while Chadwick
was planting potatoes, it suddenly
flashed upon his mind that Miss
Yoland's sterfather might have in
huenced her to assume her unfriendly
demeanor. That gentleman was a
New York millionaire. He was a
Af Of al,
and had shown extraordinary ability
in the management of an immense
wholesale business, but he was over
bearing and aristocratic He had
but one fad, and that was farming.
Although he took much pride in his
farm, he was veXed by the fact that
the annual expenses connected with
it were about IS, O0) greater than the
income from it, He did not expect
to make money from the farm, but
he did think that there ought to be
enough income from the sale OF it's
products to cover the running eX-
penses.
During the previous year Chad
wick had told one of the neighbors
that Mr.. Volombard was impractical,
that he bought expensive machines
that were not needed at ALL and that
it was laughable Co see how little he
knew about farming The remarks
were repeated to the millionaire, who
regarded them as an insult. The
knowledge that Chadwick could clear
$1,000 year above expenses from
the unpretentious common farm also
nettled r. Volombard.
At the time Chadwick made his I'M
fortunate criticism he had not be-
come acquainted with Miss Yoland.
She had never seen the farm until
two weeks before she visited the
orchard.
The longer Mr. Chadwick thought
the more he became confident that
the principal blame should be at
tached TO Mr.. Volombard. Never
thele5s the young man concluded that
the indignity which he had sustained
required that he should assume a
greater Indifference than Miss Yoland
had yet manifested. He resolved
when he next met her. he would pre-
tend not TO see ner at q l.
The next meeting took place about
"a week later. 1t was in the highway
between the farms. As Miss Yoland
! approached Mr.. Chadwick noticed
that she looked pa'e and anxious, but
as they were about to pass each
other he turned his eyes from her.
"Mr. Chadwick.
The tones were low and tremulous.
but they reached his ears. He stop
ped and looked at the fair speaker
with an air Of dignity.
II know" she continued, THAT you
are deeply offended, but perhaps if
tell you | am sorry, and make an ex-
PLANTATION, you will f. give me-"
She looked so charmingly contrite
that Mr.. Chadwick forgave her at
once. He assured her that he would
be glad to have the painful misunder-
standing core to an end. She then
told him that on arriving home after
she had left the orchard she gave her
father description of her visit, and
highly praised Mr.. Chadwicks in
telligence and agreeable manner. To
| u6F diudLelneuJ Ier ldJUeF new l0JO Il
rage and denounced the young farmer
as low-bred and presumtuous fellow,
and commanded her never to converse
with him again.
At first she thought she ought to
obey her father and treated Mr..
Chadwick accordingly, although such
a course was repugnant to her feel
ings. Later she learned why her
father so disliked Mr.. Chadwick, the
reason being what the young man
had suspected, and she was ashamed
of her father because he was not
magnanimous. She was sorry she
had been so unkind, and resolved to
apologize at the first opportunity.
"Your explanation affords me in
finite satisfaction. said Mr.. Chad
wick, "for-for (the beatirgs of his
heart almost choked his utterance)
l must tell you that my feelings
toward you are warmer than those of
a friend. II might dare hope-but
no; it cannot be"
"You brighten me-" cried the
maiden, in turn becoming confused.
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