Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1894-02-14

Itudyiuy," Miss Murray answered.
Before the week was out it was ar
ranged that Miss Eloise WAS to assume
IS she had in the past, all the duties o.
instruction in their little Western town
md that Miss Pet was to study year in
.he Chicago conservatory. 1t was also
arranged that Mr.. Bob Bowen was tc
write to Pet every day in the week, and
that Pet should answer fully as often.
Pet staid at the conservatory a year,
md as she was really a bright girl with
sweet voice her musical progress wa;
most satisfactory. Her letters to her sis
ser were full Of enthusiasm over her in
Ttructors, her concerts, and OF Rob. Bat
- the ear waued Miss Eloise faucied
hat the enthusiasm about that young
over waned with it.
At the end of the year Pet accepted n
position as soprano of new church in a
Colorado mining towa, where they had
IN old acquaintance. Eloise hoped tie
Independent experience would benefit
ler sister. A further reason may have
oeen that she thought it just as well Pet
md Rob should not waste too much time
enc wing old associations.
This miniug town is just too lovely, -
! Pet wrote to her sister. Everybody
: comes to hear me sing, and mysterious,
unknown persons send me mysterious,
Unexplained gifts and tokens My head
quite turned with admiration, but it's
% general and disguised that l can't
place it. don't know which particular
miner in a blue flannel shirt or gambler
n diamonds it is vino sends me flowers
'very Sundav. And don't know where
ny French candy comes from. And all
can be certain of is that when | SIM
he applause comes from all of them"
THAT is very good" Eloise said to
lesrelf. $50 long as the admiration stays
yeneral, Pet is safe, and Mrs. Balm Mrs.
Balm was their old acquaintance will not
ct the child suffer any annoyance"
Miss Murray laughed as she thought,
we doa't hear auy more of Rob"
But alas! for Miss Murray's peace of
mind, a month had not gone before Pet
F, wrote:
DEAR ELoIsE-It was the gambler, and
'e's perfectly splendid. Mr.. Balm knows
F.! bout him. He isn't a real ganbler-:nat Is,
, 10 hasn't always bean one. He prospsctel
Iere ani struck it awfuly rich, then be
vent East AMI bought everything for al his
leople, and plli all their debts ani mort
ages, and bought millinery stores Tor all his
Ild-mai relatives.
Then he went to Europe, AMI saw ev=ry
me who is famous, especially great singers:
Ie adores music, an | he asEei Mr. Balm TO
ssk me to sing Schu5er's '.jerenaI5 (tlats
, lis favorite) at n concert one nj ;ht, and
lid
But be spent all mis- money-a million or
Din year or SO, and now he's back here
md Is discouraged. and CANDLES and sends
ne flowers. When / gave that sacred con-
,ert last week h. asked Mr.. Balm for tyeAty-
i've dollars worth OF tickets, and sold every
)ne OF them. He said was a nice little girl
md he liked my grit.
I'm so sorry for him. I'm going to try
o reclaim him He tod Mr.. BAN that re-
mini him OF home.
You don't know how splendid It is to feel
hat you are doing good TO some ons.
As ever, yours, PET"
"Great heaveas!" Miss Murray said,
with Western fervor. Doing good in.
Iced That child will be engaged to that
Eretched gambler in less than month
20 reclaim him-if she isn't stopped.
Doing good, - and Miss Murray STAN ped
ler little foot.
Then she wrote Immediately a long
etter Of appeal to Mrs. Balm. In it she
wrote very plainly about Pets sentimeu-
:slism, and urged her friend to hedge tho
,illy child about ald keep her out of ro-
mantle foolishuess.
But another letter from Pet showed
kbot thara raal rnanona ha
Affair of the gambler. 1t read
DEAREST ELoIsz-I wish you could Sc.
th,ss mountains. Tuey are so high that moth
ing grows except a few scraggy pines and
they are always covered with snow In the
mornings end evenings there are the most
glorious colors on the peaks, rel and blus
aud orange, all streaked and cloudei
One day last week we drove almost to
the summit-Mr. and Mrs. Balm, and yonng
man who is superiuteu lent in one of the
mines. His name is Bennett, and his father
owns the mine Mr.. Bennett is from Yale,
and he sings tenor beautifully. We sang
iusts-college songs-Soing up the slope, and
the others said II was lovely.
Mrs. Balm asked Mr Bennett TO go. She
says he is one Of the few young men here one
can consent to know. She made Mr. Bain
put a stop to the flowers. I'm sorry we found
out who sent them. 1t was 50 romantic, and
Of course couldn't refuse them as long as |
didn't know how they came.
Mr.. Bennett may take the tenor in our
choir. II would be lovely, for our voices
chord beautifully.
Gould you send me box of tan gloves,
No. 5sl, undresssd kid Bye. PEr.
"P.S.-Mr. Bennetts first name is Paul.
He asked, when we were on the mountain,
IL he might call me Miss Pet. Do you thini
it would be any harm
Don't for get the gloves. ?"
Then a later letter contained still
more interesting bits of personal history:
"DEAR ELoIsE-If you weren't just the
lovliest sister and not bit old-naidish, I'd
never write you this letter. You see, Pm
awtully happy. Mr.. Bennett has called
and takes me to choir practice. Mrs. Balm
thought it perfectly proper and it saves Mr..
Bain traiPsing out to fetch me.
Last night Mr.. Bennett said, as we wers
coming home, that it would make him aw.
fully happy il I'd let him call me Pet with
out the Miss. 80 l said that il il would
really make him happy, he might 1t was
just st the door, and he grabbed me rigat in.
to HIS Arms and kissed me before could ex-
plain. 1 didn't mean that he was to mean
anything special, but he said it wouldn't be
worth calling me SO il it didn't II can any
thing special Then he talked SO lovely. and
told me about his mother, and now we are
engaged. That is, il you don't mind.
Mrs. Balm said it mustn't be callei an en.
gagement till we heard from you, but she
has very high regard for Sir. Bsnne:t.
Don't you think Paul is pretty name?
Now, you dear old sissy you wouldn't
mind. / know. il you knew how nice aud
handsome Paul Is. His eyes are blue.
Bye. PET.'
"Alas for the enevitable!" sighed Miss
Murray, as she laid the letter down.
'Another Charles-R gambler affair.
But she wrote to Pet that she had only