Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1897-09-23

know he just came up here because
you were here-he follows you every
place you so, and YOU are such a-such
a desperate little tiirt that"
Mr.. Smiley at least does not lose
his temper in the presence OF ladies'"
| interrupted holly. And II ysur are
going to call me names think you had
better catch the 1890 train back to
town" Without a word he turned
down the little path leading from the
cottage, while l went to my room and
spent half the night sorting Jacks
letters and gathering up the many
little trinkets he had given me.
Instead Of the GLORIOUS Fourth" at
Hutton, spent it miserably In my
room. weeping until my eyes and nose
were so swoolen that my little brother
sgd said that l looked worse than
when l was learning to ride my wheel,
Small brothers are such comfort IN
times Of trouble. But Jack is Il brute!
He can not expect me to give up all
my friends for him Oh, dear! wish
l were dead,
July letter from Jack this
morning, and Richard is himself
again" He apoligized beautifully for
his behavior the other evening and
wants to know If I'll forgive him and
take him back again. The old goose!
He knows couldn't exist without him.
Thursday, July S.--Tom Shirley is
teaching me to swim. What clever
fellow he is. If wasn't in love with
Jack. I'm seriously afraid l should be
falling in love with Tom.
Friday. July 9.-Got telegram from
papa He is coming up tomorrow with
a bachelor friend from New York. |
hope | shall like him. TEN has gone
home, Dick and | have Quarreled and
I'm awfully lonesome. wish Jack
could come up a few days, but he's so
busy he can't get away. Dear old boy.
can see him now pouring over his law
books and wishing every minute he
could see me.
Saturday, July 10--Papa and Mr..
Houghton came this morning. | am
quite charmed with his friend. Papa
says he has a cottage at Bar Harbor, a
villa on the Hudson, and is worth at
least million. What subject he must
have been for "scheming mammas."
Papa looks worried and have noticed
how gray his hair is growing. Dear old
daddy He must stay up here and take
long rest
Sunday, July 11.-And so 1t has come
at last! Poor papa! We took a long
walk this afternoon and he told me
how his mines in the west had failed,
how in order to regain the money thus
lost, he had invested 1t in stocks and
lest that, too, and how, at last, he had
been obliged to mortgage our beautiful
home in town. He said that now he
depended on me as his only hope, and
| il Mr.. Houghton-and then he broke
down completely and cried like child
! Dear, kind papa, who has been both
mother and father to me ever since
can remember. l will help you. But,
oh! my love! my love! how can give
you up!
Wednesday, July 14.-Mr. Houghton
is certainly very interesting man;
about as, with iron-gray hair and
dark eyes He has Travelled extensively
and is brilliant conyersationalist.
don my most fetching gowns and
sweetest smiles and walk with Mr..
Houghton and dance with Mr.. Hough-
ton. while papa looks on and smiles
approvingly. He dances exceedingly
well and is an expert swimmer and
oarsman, but yet-he is old enough to
be my father. Heigh no. It's est vita,
but my heart is like lead.
| Wednesday, July 21.-Ah! diary, 1t
is very different girl who writes on
your pages tonight from the one who
came here, a gay butterfly, not quite
month ago. Is Is really /? Surely
this must be some one else writing
here tonight Mr.. Houghton proposed
last night and Chow can Iwrite ITO
was accepted
This morning / sent back Jacks
ring and all his letters. All, my
dearest, dearest love, If you could only
know how my heart is aching and very
nigh to breaking as | sit here tonight
thinking Of you!
You will never forgive me, ! know,
and you will never understand. You
will call me heartless and selfish-per-
haps | am--but it is for papa's sake
can not see him ruined. All! Jack
marriage is but game of cards, in
which too often diamonds and not
hearts are trumps. We leave to-
morrow, as the wedding will take place
in October and my trousseau must be
made.
Mr.. Houghton bro ught the ring down
from town with blm yesterday. What
beauty 1t is! Six diamonds, each the
size Of Jacks little solitaire. Poor
Jack!
THERE WAS NO SALE.
The Grocer Knew Him From Away