Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1895-03-06

lady kissed her relatives yet again At
1.-The gate, he shook hands with them
both, confusedly. Then he blushed ;
but the young lady looked pleased.
A hight wind lifted the soft locks Oh
her pretty hair, as they drove away.
Burt hardly dared look at her. He did
mot find his voice till he had turned
the first corner.
$50 you are Miss Fletcher-Malvina
Fletcher2' he said, abruptly.
The new teacher turned her bright
Ieyes upon him.
''who did you think I WASP" she CO.
Imanded.
'.Nobody-I-nobody," Burt falt'
cred.
'eThank youl" Miss Fletcher cried.
Laughing; and Burt laughed.
He was half afraid of this bright
youna creature, with her charming
prettiness and her lively ways; and
vet, he felt oddly at ease with her, she
was 30 cheerful and so friendly.
He did not know how he did it, but
commencing stammeringly, he told her
of the little joke which Mr.. Pease had
conceived and successfully carried
through.
"How funnyI" Malvina Fletche,
uied. ..::.And how cute Of himi I be.
lieve shall like him. thought I
should when I saw him. believe
can manage him, you know-make
him furnish new things for the school
room, and raise my wages dollar a
week, -" she declared, merrily, her dim.
pies twinkling.
"I know you can !" Burt responded
with warmth-Burt, the bashful, the
self-distrustful. you'll have him at
your mercy. too, for you'll board
there. They always board the teach
ers. We live just round tho corner
from the Peases'A" he added, more
timoro usly.
II am glad you do" Malvina re-
Joined, frankly, and without blushing.
'I've tennis court" said Burt
"h you play9"
'Oh, yes-badly?
Mslvins laughed.
81 am glad you do. Well have some
Eamss. I'm busy just now, but my
onions will be off my hands before
long, and then I'll beat you soms
games if can"
Onionsl How far away and uninter.
esting they seemed!
The color in her cheeks was like that
of a rose, and her eyes sparkled with
quick sympathy and girlish enjoy
nent.
The sun was waning when they
drove into West Gary.
Burt had stopped and bought cara
mels and bananas, and the half-emptied
bags Rsposed in a companionable way
between them.
Malvins had taken her hat of, for it
Was warm, and her fower-like face
shone forth in all its sweetness.
Therefore, when Wade LorinS came
Irving down the street in his new
buggy, and met Burt and the new
teacher face to face, he almost dropped
ais lines.
He stared, his jaw dropped; he
,rew red and redder. Bewilderment
was depicted on his face-disappoint-
nent, indignation.
And Burt-he could not help it-as
ae drove on, laughed.
The new teacher went home at the
End of the first successful week Of her
labors in the West Cary school, but
she did not go by train Saturday morn
ling. She went in Burt Olds's pha-
ton, Friday night, after school, and he
1rove back for her Sunday afternoon.
1t was by no means the only time
| The made trip home in the same way;
nor did Burt 'hitch up" only on Fri
days and Sundays.
It became a matter Of common
knowledge that Burt Olds took the
new teacher driving quite often on
moonlight nights, and that they played
checkers in Mr.. Pease's parlor when
they did not go driving, and did other
significant things.
Malvina often wrote TO her mother;
but portion of letter written early
in the winter, when her second term
in West Cary was half done, was the
most interesting of all her loving let.
.ers:
~ can't walt till Friday night to tell you.
namua-we are engaged. Yes, engaged,
/ md am the happiest girl in Dyke County
Or the State. never could have loved any
Jody but Burt, and am SO glad he loves
ne. There is nobody like him in all the
world. Mr.. Wade Lorfng hasn't stopped
oothering me for q minute--well. you know
what mean he has kept on asking me to
20 out with him when he knew didn't want
10. and last night told him it was no use.
and he knew what meant he knew / must
De engaged to dear Burt: Burt thinks like
nim best because 1 dIdn'r meet Mr.. Lorlng
,rst. Mamma, you know better, don't you?
81 will tell you everything Friday. He
Isys we must be married In the spring. Oh
mamma!
"Make some caramel cake for supper FRI
lay night, won't you? Burt likes 1t so much
Yonr loving "MALyINA"
Saturday Night.