Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1893-11-08

become of the old cornorant's son2"
.'Mr. Dusenbury's son was a bad fel
low, I'm afraid, and he's well rid o
him."
az don't believe he was bad oit,
now. His father just wanted to make q
! withered old hunks of him like himself,
and because be couldn't do it he disownet
him." Ruby exclaimed, with irate EN-
phasis and rosy pout. 'I know on,
thing II 1 ever get the power Hunt
Ousenbury's father shall do him Justice.
MIR. st. Maur stared in speechless
Stonishment from which he did not re.
:over till after Ruby had given him hel
goodnight kiss and swept like an indig
aant little queen from the room.
"What strange child she is really,
upon my word" he muttered then.
Miss Ruby st. Maur was somewhat
indolent, luxurious little body. She was
very fond of curling herself away among
ilken cushions and dreaming sometimes
waking vision. She was occupied pre-
cisely thus one morning, of which l am
going to tell you. She looked like q
feminine edition of Cupid asleep among
the roses, though she wasn't asleep, or
if she was she was decidedly talkative
in her slumber.
"Now, them" she murmured, bring
ing her little rosy palm emphatically
down upon the cushions, ''if l could
bring that fasudIous Hunt to the point,
I'd fix matters in a twinkling. What is
it to him if papa has got money! 1t
isn't papa's money he wants-it's me,
and why he cant say so I'd like to know.
suppose, now, if l was his washerwo-
mans daughter he'd find way to tell
ne he loved me in very short order,
but"
"Mr. Dusenbury," announced the SER
Tant at the door; and, not seeming to
nave heard, Ruby sat still, and pretend
ID to be very sound asleep indeed.
II this were Mr.. Dusenbury, he must
lave drunk at the fountain of youth since
yesterday, for this gentleman could not
nave been more than twenty-five, and he
.arried himself with the handsome grace
81 Apollo.
As the door closed behind him he ad.
RANGED slowly down the parIor, not see
.ng the sleeping beauty till he came be-
tide her, and pausing then in rapt al
niration before SO Charming a picture.
II WAS au admirably counterIeited
,lumber-the jetty lashes untrembiingly
prone upon the vclvetry cheeks, the
breath coming at regular intervals
through the rosebud mouth. 1t wasn't
much wonder that Mr. Hunt Dusenbury
:arght his breath, ani murmure.:
~ wish | dare!'
The lips of the fair sleeper moved
alightly, and bending to catch faint
Itterance, he heard something that
sounded wonderfully like his own name
with caressingly expressive prefix.
Mr.. Hunt Dusenbury rather doubted
The evidence of his own ears, but he
acted quite as though he didn't, for,
dipping an arm under the little curl
dressed heal, he drew it to his shoulder,
and when Ruby opened her wide, bright
eyes in profound astonishmeut, he kissed
Them shat again, murmuring:
"oh, Ruby, Ruby, my darling, love
youp
She flushed like a rose under his
kisses, but she couldn't resist the temp
:ation to be tantalizing, so she said,
poutlngly:
"Wen, Hunt, what if you do1 You
know papa has got ever aud ever so
much money, and I'm all the girl he's
got, aud don't know how you can have
the audacity to tell me that, under the
Hunt looked perplexed minute, but
he caught the mischIevous sparkle oi
Ruby's roguish eyes, and sealed them
,gair with his hps.
"COnfess now," he whispered, laugh
ng; "be good, Ruby, and own up hon
,stly, as have. If you don't, I'll tell
what you said in your sleep Just now"
"Oh, 1 wasn't asleep, Hunt, 1 only |
pretended to be-"
"You-didl"
Hunt looked horriied incredulity, and /;
made movement to Withdraw his arm, !
md put the little head back upon the
ushion, muttering something that
ouuded like, "The young couquette!"
'Nh ANNDst SNNaAA9 A+A ~ III 1AO4Iu LIS
,eck, said, half saucIly, half in earnest. !
"Don't sco!d, now, and I'll confess.
Cou see, Hunt, you were so long in com
ng to the point, and-an1-somebody !
lse came wooiug last night.
"Somebody e'se."
Ruby laughed. /
~ sha'n't tell you VINO; a regular old /,
money bags, though, from whose clutches :
wanted you to rescue me-"
"Ruby, wish ever could tell when !
-ou are maNin- fun of me-"
The other Dusenbury came again very
oon--''M Moneybags, Ruby called him
Iad did the houors Tor him more be.
than ever. How entertaining
ne was and how delighted Papa St. Maui
Tas.
And then, in few days, Moneybags !
anne again, and this time he brought
Iiss St. Maur the most magnificent
resent with hIm-a set OF rIbies that
lade her pretty eyes sparkle with de-
ghtful vivacity.
"These," he said, significantly, "are
or the future Mrs. Duseubury."
"Oh!' Ruby said, innocently, "I
bought they were for ma"
"Do you like theml' !
81 never saw anything half so beau!i-
ll." !
"rd give you them, and great deal
lore besides, if you'd promise to be Mrs.
'usenbury."
Ruby played with the sparkling stones,
nd looked persistently at her slipper at
'ast two minutes. Then, lifting to her
ged suitor pair of eyes. whose radr-
nee dazzled him so that he didn't kno
neither he was in his counting room.