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once. and when lietts prepared 70 follow her
| desirous OF further talk about matrimonial ar.
rangements her mother stopped her and the
:" Proposed TO her j. said Hetta. who perhap,
Thought that one marriage in family was
| Yes, my iove-and he did Il, must say, in a
| very honorable way, telling her not, 70 make
was very nice; was IL not, PhineasY' Mrs hell
had become very anxious that Aaron should not
And what has been said to him since ~
ask ed the discreet Phncas.
Mrs. Beill "iRnow nothing as to his means"
| Nothing nt ALL" said Hetta. -
lie is g man that will always earn his bread, !"
| said Mr.. Beckard; and Mrs. Bell blessed him In
| her heart for saying II.
:. But has he been encouragedY" esked Hetta
-, Then Susan. l suppose, likes him ?" asked
We'll yes. she docs" said the widow. And
| the conference ended In n resolution that
Phineas Beckard should have a conversation
position: and that he, Phineas, should decide
whether Aaron might or might not be at once
accepted as lover accortng to the ~, tenor .o TI
anything Of ali this "Better not" said Hetta
The dSmnTS s viii only furry her The
whether or no she might marry Phineas2
TO be found. and thther Mr.. Beckard rode
after dinner. We need not narrate at length
at once declared that he had nothing but
what he made as an engineer, aud ex-
the line lie was wei paid at that present mo-
ment, but at the end OF summer lie would have
to look for employment,
Then you can hardly marry quite at pres
ent, said the discreet minister.
Perhaps not quite immediately"
ana long engagements are never WISE sald
Three or four months" suggested Aaron.
But Mr.. Bcckard shook his head.
The afternoon ut Mrs. Bells house was melan-
choly. The final decision Of the three judges
told that II would he better that he should get
iodgiaSs elsewhere G when he retgrned but that
and at Mrs, BeCkard's, which was very con-
siderate II he should succeed In getting per- PER-
hold the same mind. why then--&c. Such
was susan's fate, communicated TO her by
when she heard IL, but did not complai in. She
had always felt that Hctta would be against her.
"Mayn't see him. thenf' she said through
:, Hetta thought she had better not, Mrs;
BGii thought she a might phineaf decide nn1
in full conclave. There was to be no
lovers farewell. Aaron was to leave the house
be called down. Poor susan! She sat down and
bemonned herself; uncomplaning, but very sad.
But Aaron Dunn was not very soft, was especi-
ally MASCULINE and in some matters not easily
presence. Hetta had retired in obedience to her
i2yer.informed him OF the court; decision,
tncre came over MS 1nrp the look wntCn ne nNn
worn when he burned the picture. Mrs. Bell"
he said, " had encouraged his engsgement; and
he did not , undsrstand Why other people should
Not an engagement, Aaron" said Mrs. Bell.
lie was able and willing TO work" he said,
his age had done better than he had :" and he
glanced around at them with perhaps more
pride than was quite becoming.
Then Mr.. Beckard spoke out, very wisely no
doubt but Pe5haps little toe much at length
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not repeat his words. 1 cannot say that Aaron
listened with much attention but he understood
man understands the purport Of many sermon
without listening to one, word I'm ten Mr.. Beck;
ard meant to be kind In his manner; indeed
was so, only that Aaron could not accept as
Kindness AZ, any inter[erense on his part: -,
look upon myself as engaged to her. And look
on, on her S,,s f. engaged to to me tell you so fairly;
but Aaron. you won't try to see her-or to
write to her-not In secret; will your"
this 9er and Il Il fes rte 6er S1 r Write o heS
full address by the post. ! never did and never
will do 2 E@ ANYTHING in seer secret, %etn, ,o.o.,, .,, .,o
widow. with her handkerchief to her eyes,
Then why do you separate usf" asked he al
rate before go. My tines nearly & tS up mo now. w. "H'
And then Susan was called for. and she and
hind her sister. Her eyes were red with weep
nE and her her iran TSs
I.nnd NV Susan said Aaron and ba w IL al
~, t ba Si,hont ahtnlnnSs on anu h nS mnlneu 49,
nipsnt M Had they MI haan compi;apt and "a
nin,, In I%' w '.a,,,I @ ha 90 h M Lh au na ~
his love: re- hut but now his temper was hot "Good.
hw susan "rs word shn sooE Gis bona ond ha boI5
be,rs nj he fad fnisbed "A nd ramanhar this
/ look npon Won as NV nromised wife and Idanst
80 iUs npo SII SHI a. ~ p,o,i1et vii VIII. ,I non
deceive ySn'" S1" II u''e''' "'' AT "n' fA'e 'n"h'
Good Nv Aaron " sba .ohh.d
"Gocd M and Good hiess yon INV NUN d.r,
inpy" And tben wjthont saving yworG 20 anv
nnc o,so ha ,nrnaS ~ bacL s s W mou A a. any
his ,yny ny 'u'"eu h'' o"'A upoh 'heni anu went
~ Tbnrss' had heen so,n.,bir, ,,.rv .orsoIa,o-r
very Sweet 10 lie nonr sIri In Hsr invers Iass
words And Vet thcv had almost mede %as |
tren,Iia Wa 6sd hneyy q" % haid anS n,an an5 ne
onns5n, III hi ~ ppl ~ ooiu anu st.Ih, tisu
: ~ i aap a'',I ,I ~ N.eS NJ ~ Seiy
IN des nise H." de,nnrs nromriotv ~ Hotta lnt
Of his she felt snrs when She came m ~ onastIon
bcr hoart ,bot sba cnnid 1881 ne0o az Iuv@aern @
ceas" no lave him bettep Than ali the woriS Yer
siIe Sbe ynmid ,rsit na,ien,iv Wy iS spo anTd ia
find patenceand then n he deserted IN her sha
would die 0'' N "''' '"o
In az an"t ~ hor ,oon,h IIotta hoca,,o NJ. pooL..s
Susan mn ittIe soa me nesa sion ARD
inntnd xnrX ep a. 10y St5smaiS IA S sh' anu
seTSiceable TOD in Srra5ving honsehald ms,trs
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