Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1897-03-04

erbout your ioavin us all the WORK ,es
dor" Nina asked from the door where
she stood watching the road from Lu-
ray. Alice made dart at her and
pinched her sharply, crying ont:
"Will you shut up, madam Oh,
have the greatest mind to make nom.
mer send you to Aunt Pink Graham's
an make you stay there till after the
big meetin. You are just SO impudent
an frisky there's no livin with you.
"You mean, no livin with you" Nj.
ma snarled back, sticking pin in hor
sisters plump arm. As that model
young person set up howl Mrs. Win
fold interposed, but Nina sprang away,
planted her back against the door and
said deflantly: "You oil better lemmo
lone. Ef you don't, III 60 ter Aunt
Pink's my own self an tell her how
mommer made me join tho Baptis'es
when I professed, cause Aunt Pink's
Baptis', IN mommer thought mayby ef
I was too, I'd git more money when
she died. III tell her, too, how it was
Al wasn't let go ter the mo'ners' bench
that time she was under seoh hard con-
viction. Twas cause eff che had reli-
gion an couldn't dance mommer was
right shore she couldn't never cut Rob
McGregor out with Jack Talbot. be.
love Robll git him in spite Of all your
lyin. I've q great mind ter go there
right now an tell her no matter what
you said it want 80. "
"Ninal Oh, you little wretchr' Miss
Winfold and her mother screeched in
concert. But Nina only laughed more
tauntingly than ever. "You wouldn't
cry ef you could see yourself, AL. p" she
said, nodding judicinlly. Lord, your
nose looks like q bumblybee had stung
it on both sides. Do stopl amt really
anxious ter stop you from marryin Jack.
The Lord knows wish you'd marry
most any body so could have chance
at things. But why amt you like Un.
Gle Ben? Sence he fell in love he's all
smiles All candy. l git oil l can eat
whenever 1 see him."
"Do stop cryin, Alice Mrs. Win.
fold said frctfully. Don't spoil your
fortune like l did. Ell hadn't got so
mad I cried myself right ugly, you
needn't OF had Winfold fer your father.
Dan 'cl Trisket was waitin on me then.
he was comm that day, an he never
come afterwards I've told brother often
he owed me heap. Twas him set me
off bawlin, tellin mo how tired he was
or seein me Ground an sayin fer Gods
sake not ter let Trisket find out what
temper / had, as ef l er anybody could
help the tempers they was born with.
But anyway lost Trisket. He jest
couldn't abide ugly women"-
"Then l don't see how he ever came
near you." Miss Winfold said, biting
her lips. "But We heard all that 5 900
times before. wish you would shut
up. I'm glad you didn't get Trisket,
even if he was rich an had sense enough
to die all let his children enjoy the
money. Money amt everything, not
quite. Somebody said once before Colo
mel Talbot: Jack had better court
Name Trisket. She had such lot of
money And the colonel said: YES,
she was very nice girl, but he would
not want any money in his family that
had the taint Of Murrell's gang back Of
it, An, though he said he didn't know
it for truth, that Name Trisket's grand.
father was poor white all got rich SO
all at once folks couldn't help but think
be was in with the old robber."
"I've heard all that, too" Mrs. Win
fold said stiftly NINA, do you reckon
We can live at home ef Jack should hap
pen not ter come?'
"Well, hardly" Nina said, with an
accent of aggravating conviction. But
there he is Put ON your thick blue
veil, AL, All do behave your prettiest.
But, la, eff you do rope Jack in, I CANT
help but be sorry fer him"
"Ef you amt tho very best boy in
the worldl" Mrs. Winfield said a little
later, shaking Jacks hand. II do hope
this amt no trouble. My poor child has
been most cryin. So afraid it might be.
But said you was too much like your
dear, good mother ter mind doin little
things fer US. that haven't got nobody
rightly ter call OIL. y
Jack muttered something hardly ar.
ticulate and sat down, nervously twirl-
ing his straw hat Miss Winfold trot-
ted in, demure in thick veil, whose
meshes, however, could not hide her
beaming smile as she asked after "dear
Mrs. Talbot. "
"Imost jealous Of your mother, Jack.
l believe Alice loves her more'n she
does me-" Mrs. Winfield chirped.
Nina smothered a giggle and gasped
out, "Well, that amt surprisin. -
ooh, pshawl What have said3" Mrs.
Winfold exclaimed in affected confusion.
"Nothing out of taste, am sure, I"
Jack returned. "Come, Miss Alice.
Had we not better be going?"
Eyes, have got to buy new hat,
an that does take SO long," Miss Win
fold began.
Nina burst in grily, "You know
nommer said ,uld have the next
hat that wasn't out Of the store.
''Poor Ninesyl forgot she was not
to know. I have bungled dreadfully.
We meant to surprise the girl" Miss
Winfold said. Jack was too eager to be
off for thought Of anything else, but II
he had been looking he would have seen
Nina's tongue thrust significantly into
her cheek.
1t is a psyoho.physical fact that gal.
liant young fellow very deeply in love
with one woman cannot steel his heart
utterly against another who is reason.
ably attractive, Before Timothy and
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