Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1895-05-23
Lizzls's EIoDsmslt.
BY SUSAN ARCHER WEISS.

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Mrs. Blake stood at the foot of the
stairs, with her eyes fixed upon the
door facing it above.
But there was no answer to hel
call, nor did the door open.
Lizzie! Elizabeth" she called
again. more sharply this time.
But still there was no reply, and
she went back into the kitchen with
q vexed look, and began to beat ar
omelet for breakfast.
The outer door opened, and Deacon
Blake came briskly in from the gar.
den.
Fine morning." he remarked, as
he looked cheerfully around. II
this kind o. weather continues
there'll be plenty of strawberries in
day or two. Some Of 'em are be.
ginning to turn already. Breakfast
ready, CASTER"
NO." answered his wife, some
what petulantly; land not likely tc
be this fifteen minutes I've had al
the work on my own hands this
morning"
where's Liz?"
''Not come down yet, and it's near
ly o'clock. She's getting laziel
every day, and we allow her to have
her own way too much"
II s'pose she's tired out with the
frolic at Cynthy's last night. Let
her. have what rest she needs"
''She's had as much as is good fol
her by this time, guess. Here,
Patty" turning to small help, who
was bustling about the kitchen, very
much in everybody's way. Run up
stairs and wake her. She cap be
ready in time for breakfast, as It's SO
late to-day. Where's Toms"
"Not back from the mill yet.
Time he should be-" said the deacon,
looking from the window.
Patty, in her zeal, dashed up stairs
like a small tornado.
They could hear her rafting the
door knob and calling:
miss Lizzie! Miss Liz 'beth! Vel
aunt says to git up. It's mos
seven o'clock. and breakfus' mos
ready"
No answer came.
Then followed an irregular drum.
ming on the door. and Mrs. Blake
with an anxious face, turned to her
husband.
Joseph, I hope there's nothing
the matter with Liz. Why don't SHE
answer"
Patty came running down with bis
eyes.
"Please, IN, can't wake her, ant
the doors boltedW
Before Patty had concluded Mrs
Blake was half way up stairs, fol.
lowed by her husband.
''Lizzie!" he called, in stentoriar
tones, which would have awakened
the soundest sleeper.
Then, after pausing for an answer
he said, hurriedly:
Cassie, have you q key that viii
unlock this door? No? Then run
down quick land bring up m.
basket of TOOLS"
His hands trembled little, a.
wit h the assistance of the tools HI
piled open the door-no difficult task
as the lock was slight.
His wife stepped hastily within
the room, and uttered an exclama
ton at once Of relief and alarm.
''She isn't here. The bed hasn'
been slept in. Why, Joseph, sht
hasn't been home all night"
Mr.. Blake stared round blankly a.
he took off his hat and wiped the
drops from his brow.
"Mebbe," he said-''mebbe She
stayed all night over to Cynthy's. s.
why should she? 1t isn't far
and there was nothing to keep her.
UNLESS she was SICK" he sug
gested, anxiously.
'In that case they'd have let u
know last night"
Mrs. Blake suddenly paused, AM
as suddenly sank into a chair.
Joseph, hope-I hope it ism
that young man from the city-tha
Orville Parker. you know"
why, Cassandry, she'd neve
think of such thingp
''She might. There's no KNOWN
what Liz would do when she's in on
of her freakish moods. Parker wa
desperately attentive to her when h
first came here, but she didn't car
to have anything to do with him, s
he went over to Elvira Jane. Blu
lately she seems to have been en-
couraging him, and she and Tom ha
a pretty sharp talk about 1t Sunda
night, when Parker walked HON
with her from church. took Tom
side-I never could abide that stuc
up city clerk-and Liz got vexed
and said she'd marry whom sh
pleased, and GO where she pleased
and that IL we didn't want her her
she could support herself in the cit
for that Parker had told her Their
were elegant young ladies OF goo
families and education employed ]
the stores there"
"And what did you say?"
II was vexed, and said she coul
go when she'd mind to; but {
course she knew / didn't mean 1t.
"How could she know that? Cal
sic, Cassie, I've warned you NOR
than once or twice that your impi
tiens temper would bring trouble Z
lasA Elizabeth Is like what her poe