Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1894-06-22

pOoOO ouN HuiO0 INV
Mesally's piano and Pierre Halls
cornct playing. Why, hello, she's
herew
He walked into the farmhouse
poarch with the little girls trottlng
at his heels.
"Alice, Alice" they cried, joy
fully, "here's Mr. Pindar~
The pretty girl in black came to
the door. Mrs. Simeon L.lton fiat
tened herself behind the fanlIghts,
eyeing Simeon, who pretended to
be busy mailing up his last chest
of old blue.edged crockery.
so pleased to see you, Mr.. Pin
darp said Alice, in the pretty, gr"-
cious way of born chatelaine.
"Welcome to Glen Farm, our new
homew
"Why," exclaimed Mr.. Pnllip
PIndar, "pve rented this house for
a yeaIl Haven't [, Mr.. Llitoni'
"There must bo some mistake"
said Alice, suddenly growing grave.
This good woman here"
Settle it between yourselves" )"
said Lllton, hammering noisily
away. 81 dunno's Pve any par
ticular choice between you"
"But," gasped Alice, there's all
our worldly goods at the dOOl!
Aud-and we've nowhere else to 60.
And l did hire the house, last week
and I've paid down a months rent
in advance"
"Precisely what l did," said Mr..
Pindar..
Little Flo crowed into the front
rank here, with her dImpled face
all interest.
"But," stammered sue, "it's a
big house-that is, there's lot OF
dear, cup6oardy little rooms in It,.
And there's only three of US and
one of Mr.. Pindar. Why cOulln't
we all live togethel''
For an Instant silence prevail.
ed.
Then Alice TUNED away, neI
face all glow of scarlet bushes,
murmuring some lncomprehensible
sentence.
But Mr.. Pindar appreciated his
advantage and seized the oppor-
t1nity with instantaneous quick
ness.
well, why nOt?' said he, catch.
ing hold of Alice'S hand before she
could Withdraw 1t. Pm wiling, if
you are, Alice-only, of course,
there'l have to be a wedding first
"a wedding. a wedding"
Flo and Kitty whirled ecstatical-
ly around the grass plot at the
very sound of the word.
You know l love you, AlIcel
You have known it this long time.
Only for thls little darling's lucky
speech, might have lacked cour-
age to plead my cause so prompt
ly. Our tastes are similar, or we
never should have conceded in
selecting this lovely little bit of
EIyslum TO dwell In. Say yes,
Alice! Or I'll be cOntented even
If you don't say nor
Its sO-very- angel hesit-
ated Miss Dallas.
Pindar turned sTilingly around
to the little ones.
It's all right, Children said he.
'She hasn't said no! Ny good friend,
to Simeon Lllton, who had stopped
hammerlng at last, 'will you be so
good as to furnish me with the ad-
dress OF the nearest clergymauf'
Il didn't fairly know said Sim.
con, afterward, but that them folks
was goiD' to pay the rent double.
Bat they dldn'tp
His the romantickest thing l
ever heerd onp said Mrs. Lilton,
wlping her eyes. IF l kuOwed
anybody that writ for the papers,
10 tell lnem the null SJ0rl.'
Don't be a fool, old woman! said
Simeon.
Bot he, too, was Thistling 'LOye's
Young Dream,' under his breath.
The little children frollcked
around, picking buttercups and
making friends with the cat aud
the dog.
But Mr.. and Mrs. Plndar were
very quiet IN the purple twilight Of
the May day. Their hearts were
too full for words. Saturday Night.
Fooled, But Not Swindled.