Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1896-02-08
FROSTBURG, Md, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 8, 1896.

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willn' 1 assented. "Then that S all set
tled," said she rising suddenly to her
feet, "and now l must go. 1t is so good
of you, Mr.. -" but stay" | int,e
rupted, rising also. "Let us understand
what our programme is to be. You will
tell Aunt Catherine?' II am going to
tell her now," she said firmly. "And-
and what are we-how are we'- ooh,
you must walk about with me q good
DEAL" she said. "But won t that rather
bore you?" asked deprecatingly. "Oh,
no." said Miss Hardaway frankly. II
like you. Besides it's better than Mr..
Urquhart a." The compliment was not
strained. "And I am to call YOU
queried. ooh, you must call me Hetty,"
she returned promptly. "And you must
call mel began. ooh, think I'll
call you just Mr.. Tyson" she observed
after pause. "But do you think-don t
you Think Miss Hardaway consider
ed, frowning 81 don't think can call
you. What is your name, Mr. Tyson?"
she asked "Paul," said meekly. 81
know it's not a nice name. ooh, it's
not so bad" she said reassuringly,
only-all right. I'll call you that, and
now "But is there nothing else?"
asked care you sure we mustn't do
anything else?' ooh, no, said Miss
Hardaway confidently. "We're just en-
gagged, you know" and with the fiutter
of her gown was gone.
The bargain was plain enough, but l
was not quite sure how it would turn
out in practice Yet it seemed to answer
we'll enough, as far as she was concern
ed. My services were i'll requisition the
very next day. We walked together in
the garden, and really it was not a dis
agreeable walk As we turned a corner
Miss Hardaway suddenly touched my
arm. "Here he comes," she said has
tily. 'Please do something" had no
idea what to do "To show him. she
explained impatiently and then hur-
riedly seized my hand. We strolled
away like this till Mr.. Urquhart passed.
I hope it convinced him, but could not
help feeling rather foolish. Then Miss
Hardaway paused. "Please go now, "
she commanded. 81 have promised to
90 out with Miss Vale" 1t was quite
strange to be ordered about at some one
else's will, and as l went back to my
books 1 vaguely wondered if this was a
fair sample of matrimonial experiences
There was no call made upon me till
the following afternoon, when l was re-
quested to take Miss Hardaway for a
short stroll on the cliffs. "We must
keep up appearances, she explained. 1t
was very pleasant on the cliffs, and
there we met Mr.. Urquhart once more.
I hastily seized her hand, but she drew
it away from me with decision
"Don't!' she said. 81 thought I had to
do something" I observed humbly.
"Oh, no." she said in a vexed voice,
I didn' see, but took her word for it..
All the same l regretted that there was
no need. l had had no idea that she was
such an attractive girl. 1t appears that
only Aunt Catherine and Mr. Urquhart
were supposed to know, but was sure
the whole hotel was i'll the secret.
came to this conclusion from the per-
sistent way in which we We're left to-
gether. If we were seen in each other S
company, we were conscientiously
avoided, and people indulgently left the
room i'll order that we might exchange
condolences. Miss Hardaway noticed
this at last She did not seem to have
anticipated it.
"What do they do that for?" she ask
ed pettishly. "Oh, they suppose we
want to bo alone" answered cheer
fully. "How foolish p said Miss Hard
away frowning. "Don't you want to go
to your books?' she said suddenly. l did
not, but l took my dismissal and went
Later that day Miss Hardaway sought
me. 81 think, Mr.. Tyson" said she,
"that we had better stop this pretense
now. 1t has served its turn. ''Well, "
said /, eff you are quite sure that Mr..
Urquhart and Aunt Catherine will not
resume She shook her head. 81 am
not afraid of that, she said boldly.
Every well," said l, "then we had bet
ter think out a way OF course the en-
gagement must be broken. But who is
to do it?" 81, Of course" said Miss
Hardaway III surprise. l passed the pa
per knife between my fingers reflective
ly. "That is of course the proper way, y
l answered, "but it may leave you open
to difficulty. You see, if you break
with me, people will believe that You
never really cared for me, and that will
encourage Mr.. Urquhart and Aunt
Catherine " She bit her lips. 81 never
thought of that" she said "Then you
must break it. ;" eyes, l must break it,
but on what gro,lnds:" l asked.
"Couldn' you say that you had made a
mistake, and really cared for some one
else?" she inquired. "But | don tt
mean, would that be quite fair to you,
you see?" Miss Hardaway puckered her
brow. "Put it Oh the grounds that in
terfere with your work." she suggested,
"and that you are welded to that. y
"But you DON'T" objected, ''and be-
sides don't care if you do, and good
ness knows | don't want to be welded
to that always"
This apparently was a new idea, for
she regarded me earnestly for some mo-
ments, and Ibelieve she was examining
the lines i'll my face. I'm not so very
DID," l murmured. Miss Hardaway
made no reply, but glanced out of the
window. Then, q shall tell Aunt
Catherine that it was broken off because
of your work, " she said pensively. 81
shall deny it, protested. Il don't see
why it should be broken off at all. y
After minutes silence she said in a
lower voice, ITS such II nuisance tC
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