Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1894-01-11

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that was by no meaz her moth
er's mind. She wa1 5pre that
it would be any nice n : great
lady, than to be ID <dgkins's
wife!
Now Job was q clerk ii
Hodgkins and Hub guicery
store. He had been ring atten-
tian' to Dora, ever Il ~ came
home from BIairsvil! 1InarJ, al
most two years ago, until ps
struck oiI' Mrs. tiRue had
looked rather favorsk upon him.
To be sure he wasn't good enough
for her Dora-who was? but he
was as flikely' young man = there
was in Shambsrg, and would pro-
badly take his uncle's place in the
firm, in the course Of time. As for
pa he always declared that Job
Hodgkins was sas smart as a steel
trap and there wasn't q young
man in the county that he would
rather have for o son-inlaw.' But
now all that was changed. 'Pa'
was an oil prince. A Thousand bar
rels of oil per day had disturbed the
course of true love-now bidding
fair to choke up its channel entire
ly. For the doubt gradually grew
less in Dora's mind, as she reflected.
The splendors that rose before her
dimmed poor Jobs image in her
mind. Mrs. Spettigue, watching
her daughter intently, was satisfied
that 'the Robinson in her. was be-
ginning to work, and she heaved a
sigh of relief; for she had not been
without her fears that q fancy for
Job Hodgkins might interfere with
the brilliant plans which she had
formed for Dora's future.
In the meantime, Job was wend-
ing his way across the fields, dressed
in his Sunday best, and switching
the tops off the daisies with a smart
little cane-a recent purchase; for
Job, not naturally given to such
frivolities, was justnow trying to
find favor in Doree eyes BY assum.
ing little style. He had made
up his mind that Dora should give
him an answer on this night. She
was good deal of a coquette, and
had been smiling, Of late. on several
new importations, drawn to Sham.
berg by oil, as well as on his old
time rival 10 Simpson. Job loved
her with all his honest heart, but ht
wasn't going to be trifled with.
At least, that was what he said t.
himself.
Dora was clothed in q ravishine
white muslin, and greater dignity
than usual. She declined his in
yitation to 60 to walk rather curtly
Il am very busy getting ready t.
go to Saratoga she said, as quietl,
as if she had been to Saratoga ever,
summer of her life. And she look
| ed sharply at Job to see how h
took it. But Job didn't grow pal
in the least, or show any signs o
emotion, as the little mink hoped h,
r would. He only whistled-a lon,
! wh-e-w that was provokingly indif
ferent.
1T is very impolite to whistle be
fore ladies' said Dora.
\ But l am not going to Saratoga
3 it doesn't matter so much about m,
, mannersv responded Job, coolly.
Dora was not accustomed to bein,
. snubbed in that way, especially b
Job. She answered only by
D naughty little toss OF her head.
e Il am only going to the Blacl
|, Hills pursued Job.
ITO the Black Hills! Dora di
: turn pale, though she tried, with al
r her might, to losk Indifferent.
Next week-a party Of FIVE or 81
l of us. / suppose ! may be lucky
, | don't care whether / ever com
s back or not. There's one thin
0 that would keep me at home, now
Dora, you know what that is
t Pm sure / don't know how
b should know responded Dora, VIII
: was not to be scared ont of he
q coquetry by all the Black Hills i
r the universe.
!, BE my wife, Dora, and Sham
o berg will be good enough for me
d The Black Hills were dreadful
}, vision of Indian tomahawk
d danced before Dora's eyer; but ths
last clause of Jobs was an unfol
t tunate one. She couldn't live j
d Shamberg all her days!