The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1895-03-12

prise.
IL thought, perhaps-she said
she was TO show me in here"
81 suppose mother wants you-she
always does. You're probably to choose
n new bonnet for her, or bring her
home leg of mutton. Did YOU never
hear the Italian proverb, Mr.. Lynn,
'tatti di mieele e ii napgieran lie
mosche, Nuke yourself all honey and
the flies Will eat you up?'"
'1 an one of the flies. What per
sistent bores they arel They come
back again and again to the honey, no
matter how often you brush them
away" he said, pointing his parable
with appealing eyes.
Glow can you be so ungratefuli ]
am snre no one is SO glad to sec you
rs mothcr-especially when she wants
something in the city. must tell
her you're here"
And through sheer nervousness,
rather than coquetry, she hurried
away. He, with true lovers diff
dcnce, set down her escape neither to
nervousness nor to coquetry, but to
horror of his suit. He was very young
He was not left many minutes to his
blank despair before Mrs. Maynard
appeared. She hurried in so embar-
raised and confused MS TO forget to
greet him with the usual Good morn
ing"
"Oh, Mr.. Lynn, II feel so ashamed
10 have let myself get into your debt
| know | must owe you moro than this,
but if you will kindly let me know
how much more you can have il at
once. "
Hero she thrust an envelope into his
hand, winch he put mechanically into
his pocket.
Mechanically also he answered: sT
assure you / was only too gpd to be
of the least service to YOU" for his
mind ut the moment was full to over
lowing with the bitterness of Bells
snub.
"Mr. Maynard" his wife FASTENED
to say, glad of an escape from the
other embarrassing subject, ''has had
one of his bad govt attacks this morn
ING and Is confined to his bed. He
wishes you to look through the let
tiers, to answer the unimportant ones
Il
left the keys in the Office"
Whom Mr. Maynard summoned him
to his bedside to give some instruc-
tons about answers to urgent letters
Harry was more despondcnt and dis
trait than ever. This the old gentle
man was not long in perceiving.
What on earth is the matter with
you?" no asked, irritably. eff I've
to repeat everything three or four
times over I'd better get monograph
or n new secretary" he added, say
agely.
After this rough rebuko and threat
Harry pulled himself together as well
as he could, but was, on the whole, so
singularly dull and preoccupied that
the old gentleman began to suspect II
screw loose somewhere. But then he
was given to such suspicious.
Next morning Mr.. Maynard was so
much better as to be in his study be-
fore his secretary appeared. The mo-
ment Harry entered the room the old
gentleman said, curtly:
Kindly take these TO Thacker, and
you needn't trouble to return here to-
day, as l have nothing for you to do. "
OF course Harry interpreted this
curt dismissal according to the prcoc-
cupation OF his thoughts with Bell.
She had complained to her mother of
presumptuous attentions, and her
mother had taken counsel on the mat
ter with Mr.. Maynard, who decided to
exclude him from his house if not to
dismiss him from his employment. OF
this Harry had no doubt ut all on re-
cciying curt command next morning
TO return to the city counting house
for the present. For three DAYS he
plOdded on ut the counting-house.
hearing nothing, saying nothing and
doing nothing intelligently. On the
morning of the fourth day au odd
question came by telephone from Ell.
mount:
els Lynn still there?"
Where else should he be or have
been? Had the old gentleman ex.
pccted him to return to the house?
When the reply eyes" was sent
there came the command: ".send him
here.
Harry accordingly started ut once
Tor Hampstead with his mind in
whirl of wonder and speculation, but
nothing OF all his imaginings prepared
him for his reception at Elmount. I'm
medintely upon his entering the study
the old gentleman said with some un.
wOnted emotion:
Lynn, your father was one OF my
dearest friends, and for his sake
gave you time and opportunity to cs-
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