Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1898-09-17

AOuuu ~ Outs Uue tuio 10 WOAiu "a
trouble, and you'll hat ter shoulder
yer share when you meet it, Miss
Brill said, as they went along.
Dorothy thought of her pleasant
home, her darling old father, her in
dulgent aunty, and her handsome
lover. For a long time trouble
could not be coming her way.
"I've got somethin' to show you,
Dolly. You en- think what yer
please. I'm sorry, but it's the bes'
l can do-the bes' / know. / wanter
tell you I've been right there-right
where you got to go, myself, but I'm
here yet. Lots of women suffers"
She was turning the key in the lock,
now.
Whatever it was could not be far
off. Dorothy began to feel uneasy.
When they were inside, Miss Brill
carefully Locked the door.
"Now I dom wanter break the
| law, nor nothin', an it's mighty
easy broke. / mus be careful. You
| STAN at the delivery winder, an read
what I put before you.'
| Smiling in q little puzzled way,
Dorothy took her place, and from
the other side Miss Brill laid the
offending card on the shelf before
her.
aDon't tech it, nor nothin', it has
ter 60, bein's it amt obscene, an
that" Miss Brill said, pounding Wig
orously on the remainding cards,
and forgetting shat they should be
read!
After a while, she heard the key
turn slowly in the lock, the door
scraped open, aud then pink sun
bonnet, held high and steady, passed
the open window.
"She's got as gooder backbone as
ever I saw. No danger of her Gavin
in. I hope she won't knock under
to him. Well, I've done my duty
and the Post Mistress pounded the
offending card with vigor that
shook the row of boxes.
| Up through the grove went Dolly,
her dimpled chin held high, her
dainty shoulders well squared. Down
the steps DR.. Archer came meeting
her. She took off her bonnet and
held it by the long strings swinging
it idly, as she stopped for the Doctor
to pass.
She stood just under the oleander,
and the white blossoms leaning over
touched her yellow hair. Jack Ar
cher thought the flowers were like
her fair, sweet face, as he looked
curiously down at her. Somehow
she seemed changed. There was
about her womanly grace and Dig
nifty he had never seen in his pretty
girlish sweetheart.
"Was it anything very dreadful
he asked with a ludicrous expression
| OF horror.
II must not be telling Uncle Sans
secrets" she laughed in cool, un-
mirthful way that was altogether un-
like her musical gurgle.
| "What has the ogress done to you,
Dorothyf You are not the same lit.
tie girl. What uncanny spell has
she cast over your" He was stand
ing beside her now.
| "Uncanny? Is it that! Then I'd
better get back 10 the peaches and
let you find somebody else to talk
to-" she said, carelessly.
'The peaches are ready for the
table. Let's go down to the rose
arbor. / must find out what is the
matter with you.' He looked al
most anxious.
| She glanced cody at the handsome
face-the face that by the laws Of
physiognomy, ought to have be-
longed to frank, open-hearted and
honest man, and smiled in set, sar.
castle way.
Really, you must excuse me, DR.
Archer. If there's anything the
matter, DR.. Bell will find it out. He's
coming, presently, to look after
Aunty's bunions. And really, I an
feeling quite WE'LL" she.said politely
| There was trouble in the Doctor I
| grey eyes now. This was new
phase OF her character. Dorothy
had been shy and hard to win, but
simple and natural, always. Thi:
light, half-serious manner and super
| fetal smile would have done credit
| to society woman.
| But beneath il all, there was {
new beauty sort of womanly re
serve and pride that made the nader
very charming. What could have
happened to herf She seemed mile.
and miles away from him, this it'll
| sweetheart who bah been 50 naisi
aud trusting.
Dorothy, | don't understand
YOU" he said, perplexed, for beiD.
| q man, he could not grssp the situa-