Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1894-02-21

tain, hLs told me tnat if he marrles h
will buy the whole house. All, think o
whole house,"
"But we are comfortable in thre.
| rooms"
Bah! We livei But comfortable
You have no sense, Nanettel Twict
| already has the captain spoken to me
| You will lose him"
Let him 90, | have my work ans
we have five hundred dollars iu bank
Why should marry an old horror likt
:hat,"
''He !: npt horrible"
| ''ND, you are right. He is kinl and
,ooi, and am sorry he will love NE
when caEnot lore him"
But, wny!'
"Ah. whyl' said Nan ette, shruggin.
/ her pretty shoulders. But she ran away
| then aud began II coGcoct a marvellous
omelet for supper, singing in loud.
clear voice, so that her mother could not
make her hear from where she sat in al
nner room. Why Never a word O
/ toye had the young grocer spoken, though
MS honest eyes tod his alteration: bur
Nanette knew that she always had tie
:hoice of the market set aside for he-,
and there was always q little overweight
{ of all the choicest things in her basket
But the attentions of the captain soor
became a burden; not because of hi
prosecutions, but because Madame Hill
lien became fretful aud exactiny on the
subject. 1t was all foolishness on
Nanette's part, and no modest girl re-
fused tho husband her mother offered ber
she said
But Nanettc hal been too long in
.AAerica, though she was but twenty
l-wo, to give up her free iom of choIcs
i.or any old French custom.
Here girls cloose their owa hus.
bands" she said.
And Madame Hillen screamed:
"You would offer yourself to him."
''Not SO BAD as that, mamma, thou yh
this is leap-year," said Nsnette, for 1888
was but a week old.
''Leap-year! All, you are bold
g'rIm
But Nanette was not bold, and her
tender heart was sore over her lovers
silence. He was her lover: Of that she was
sure; but he was poor, Sc very poor, AMI
needed Il wife to help hin grow rich.
How she could help HIM How shs
would save in house keeping and make his
clothes last twice as long, and tidy up
the rooms the open door showed 10 be
so forlorn. She was a true woman, this
little Nauette, longing to give loyal ser
vice where she gave loyal love. But he
would not speak.
d ut is already two years we have been
in the house." Nauette thought, ''ald l
know he loves me-"
Something wonderful happened just at
this time. There was an old uacIe in
France, close -fsted miser, who lad re-
fused often and often 10 help his
widowed sister By so much as a pinch Of
salt, and he died, leaving to NInette
sum that made ten thousand American
dollars.
1t fairly stunned tue little milliner.
To be so rich as that, when-and here Il
choking sob came into her throat-whe1
the mea she loved had not good coat
to his back, though he worked faithfully
to earn one. Nanette grieyed over her
access of fortune as much as she reioicei
She shrewdly suspected the cause OF
Georges silence, and knew that this
legacy would be another bar between
them. Already her mother was talking
of moving into better neighborhoo1
and more commodious apartments.
The captain had offered his congratu-
lations rather ruefully appreciating the
weight of this new phase oil affairs.
Il was sure of the MOTHER he
thought, "but now am not so sure"
1t was dusk when he ratified the key
in his own door, and did not see tall
figure near him, uatil familiar voice in
the darkness, said
MAY leave the keys Of the basement !
with you, captainl'
Hey, what! You are going away2' i,
"Yes, an going away" said George
Davis, very sadly. II hope you viii be
very happy"
"Oh, you do. Pray, what is there to !
make me especially happy, just now"
Then George flashed out:
'If such a woman as Nauetts were
going to marry me, should not ask
hat question:" and something suspic- :
ously like a sob ended the sentence. i
"Who told you was going to marrH
Sanettel"
Madame HilIien." /
Then she told a-aiemi-she male
serious mistake. Nane;tc has refused
ne distinctly on separate OCCASIONS. So
he way is open to you"
"Ah, no! am so poor, so very poor,
'ou see. l have no capital to start any
hing, and l can only scratch out the
'arest living. And now this money has
ONE. No! l will 60 away! You see
love her so much, cannot stay any
onger. Ny heart is breaking"
Odd condolences! Well, yes; but 1
hink it must have been the dark that
pened their hearts to each other. They
'ere such honest, chililike hearts, both
f them, to belong to great, bearded
aen.
l am quite sure the dark was unau-
werable for what followed. George was
landing leaning against the banister
'hen he said:
"My heart is breakingl'
Suddenly there was little soft rustic
bove him; then he felt two arms steal
ound his neck, n soft cheek touch his,
nd into his ear stole whisper:
"Don't go away or you will break my
Ieart, too"
The captains door opened with a jerk
nd shut with bang, but do not think
hose two at the foot OF the staircase
card it. What did they sayl All, who
an repeat the rapturous speeches of one.
ne shy whispers of the other.
But one thing Nanette said at last, as
ley went arm in arm upstairs to con
,ont Madame Hil,ien:
You will not tell anybody. will you,
gorge, that proposed to you, though