Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1893-04-06
T|IB ENDING or A FIuD.
llrTYHERE are you going lie.
'A/ ntia demanded Miss
wv Banbridge. severely, g"z
i,A. nj tho iruln MI inu Ia


W ing at the trembling 1.e
titia oyer pair Of gold ri'nmed & 'Asses
Just out for a little walk, auntie.
The day is 10 delicious. says Letitia,
with her ,n,'st engaging smile. She is
thinking what an awful thlng it will be
if .untle forl'ida her to 90 out to day. OF
all days, and Jack waiting ior her at
the top Of the meadow.
Now, once for all, Leiitia, let this be
understo ooI betwet US. says Miss Ban
bridge; there is to be no intercourse
between this house and that Of the
Court. Yon may think Am too old to
hear things, but there you are wrong. |
have heard a good deal lately about
young Hardinge, who has returned to
the Court after his fathers death; heard
too, with deep regret, Letitia, that you
so far forgot ourself rs to dance with
him Il fortnight ago at the Mainwar
ings' it'll
Hop, suggested Le,itm, who is too
frightened by her annts allnsicn to the
yourg master Of the Court to remember
her soc'ety manners.
Hop! How dare you use such Il
word = cried Mss B.nori,lge. Good
heavens The manners Of the present
day: Now, Le,ilia, her me 1t seems
you did dance with this Objectionable
Young mali at the Mainwar.ngs ball.
Perhaps You could no help that. But
knowing, us You DO, IF the ieud that
has lasted for 6f'y years between their
house aud ours, trust YOU have too
much respect for me-for your name -
to reco gnlze Har,lInge anywhere.
But whu. has he--er,-nervcu-ly.
'wh t have they all done " asks Lett III.
her eyes on the marble pavemtn, of the
hall, her heart at he top of the meadow
Good gracious, if auntie only knew
that she had been meeting Jack ever,
day io- the past fortnight ever since
that long dance Indeed hen-~Len- =
we'll, he wouldn't dance with any one
but her. And it is All such nonsense.
too. A ruLbishy old story about IL ri ght
Of way that hapr ned fifty Gears ago,
and Jack, the dearest dearest fellow !
i refuse to 60 INTO it, saws MISS Ban
bridge, with dignity. 1T suthces to say
that this young man 9 krandf'thrr once
behaved in The grosscst fashion to your
grandfather my, with IL sigh. '-ain ell
father. If you are going ont trust
that If you meet the present owner Of
the Court, you will not so much as &C :
know edge his presence.
i shan't bow to him. auntle, says
L, t,ia in very small voice.
D.te>tation of herself and her duplic
i'v 10 still raging in her heart when she
meets Jack H.rhlnge in the old trysting
place She had certainly promised her
aunt rot to bow to lin. Well. she
doesn :; she ouly hn IS herself ITO his
arms glad ouug arms that close fond
ly round her.
Oh. Jack, she IS getting worse than
ever. She WAS SIMPLY raging abont YOU
us | came ont. really thought she
was gong to forbid me to come ut all
She says YOU re an objec;iona de young
man
Oh. | say sal Harlinge, What
have | done to be called names like
that
Nothing. no'hingr cried Leti'la,
tln.ing her arms about in despa'ring
protest, except that your yrandia' her
once punched my Rrandiathers nose.
We'll, I'm awful sorry aii Har-
tlnge, and they both laughed. Would
1t do any good do YOU think, if were
to 90 down now aud apologiz. eor my
rude old torbear:' p
i shoulu t advise you to try it, says
Leti'la.
But what are we to do then = says
Jack, hls arm around her.
They are sitting on the grass. safely
hidden behind clump of young trees
Tue sun is shining mad!y OF, their heads;
the birds are singing on every branch.
1t is May-d delightful May. the lover Is
mon,h.-al d the hottest May that has
been known for years.
i dent know, says Le,itla, with deep
dependency.
It's such besstIy folly, says hardinge
presently. in an imp .tlent tone. "It |
were a fool, u poor man or II reprobate ;
but | am not-am /, now
Oh. no 7 says Letitia. She creeps
closer to him and encrcles his waist
with her arm, or at all events, tries
bravely to do so. 1t doesn't 60 half
way round, but that doesn matter.
She gr,lsps a bit Of his coat and holds
on to him SO. DO you know what you