Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1899-06-15
''She Helped Him.


ever since he first met her at the Hal
lowells card party. He bad no good
reason to doubt ina, bis love was re
turned, yet so fearful was he that be
had misread her feelings 80 much did
be dread her refusal Of bis suit. that he
bad never hinted that she was more "a
him than any Of tho girls no met at the
church 6Ociables and card parties in
Newington. Iunumerable chances for a
declaration Of love had offered them
selves, for he was regular calley at the
Harrington mansion, but this youth
was az devoid Of spunk az hare and
wae no nearer the goal Of his desires to
day than hn had been when Cupid first
aimed his dart at him
So matters stood when "a sDoufail
that brought sleighing in its wake viz
tied Newington, and Littlewood be-
came conscious Of the fact that he had
actually asked Mis- Harrington to take
a ride with him. OF course he nust
perforce bring matters ~ crisis DOW
Hs was afraid that Judge Farrington
would be asking his intentions, and it
would be humiliatipe to have such q
question come before he could refer him
TO the girl for an answer. No; beyond
a doubt he must pluck Up enough cour-
age To ask her 10 10 bis wife or els
cease calling upon her. an alternative
that was hideouB enough 10 chill his
heart.
The evening was soon at hand A
crescent moon ghone iu the cast aud the
stars were cold and scintillatiDg. He
walked 10 the livery stable aud asked
for tho cutter. aud "A few minutes later
be was driving handsome chestnut b.
the house where his thought spent most
Of the time Miss harrington kept him
waiting good hnlf hour. but he TO
flected that 1t was the privilege x her
glorious eek, aud 1t only made him hove
her the more. II che had come out and
placed her dainty foot upon bis neck no
would have Been overcome win rap
ture. In fact In his preeoDt state,
which had olso been his state lpr "a
months. Littlewoo5 was tDt mesy re-
moves from calf.
ID was cold Whiting, ~ bo got out
and hitched bis horse aud pace'l In front
Of her house, her faithful sentinel until
death-if need BE-. Not that there was
any reaeon to think that his services
would be required. but 1T pleased bis
ealf love to imagine himself dying for
this lovely being Of whom his tongue
stood In such owe that IL conld scaroo
looeo itself In her presence
At last sheappfara The rcstfye horso
elnnts his ears at Der aud paws the
ground In admiration " her beauty.
for Mildred was as pretty ~ regular
features. fair skin and melting cyss
could make her
LittlowOOd handed heT1 into tho sitigh.
stepped In himself, tucked IN the rob.s
and chirruped 10 tho horse. That Intel
liRent animal did not move a flush Of
modification oversproad the faco OF the
would bc aInOrous swain. A bolky hOrea,
and al tho start What chance would
ho have 10 deliver hls pfccious peslsgc
that was b. make two hearts happy
H0 clicked again 10 the horsa, but again
tho horse continued TO stand still
lyon might unhitch him, Mr. Phil
lips That would help" said Mildred
In her sweet voice.
"Oh yctt-t-to bc snrei must have
tied him. mean Lori oil think
/ did hltch-cr"--
There seems to bavc boen hitch
somewhere. she answered
He stepped out Of the s,eIgh and
looked over his shoulder ut her In Il
Startled why Could she uean any
thingf Was this encouragement Oh.
moi 10 was zoo eoou. Goo soon, and be
had bsen Ia love two yoarsD Iie On
hitchcd tho horse and Onco more plaGoi
himself bceido hts loved ONO
Tho froaty night seemed 10 favo. .sct
"A zeal upon her lips. for as thoy epcd
over tho crunching snow and loft tho
town behind them she wns client.
IL must have offended her. I've prob
ably mado break Of Some kind, said
LittlcwOod to himself How uufortu-
bntoi But | must tell her tonight IL is
now or never. This attention is too
marked 10 pass as IA nero courteay Of
the winter season. She knows l never
took anybody but my mother sleigh ria
Ing before a"
Then began "A process Of ncrving him,
self to the uvowal. He ground his knees
together until tho bones ncbcd His
breathing was fevcriah
Mum Mildcwed i mean Mil
dred " And then he stopped IIo had
never called her Mildred before Ile had
never cnllcd her Widowed. either. but
that was accidental. aud no hoped that
eho had not noticed tho Hlip
IL have something of tin grenteat
iIiportanco 60 say to YOU
Did be Imagine II or dih gho nestle
1oBor 10 him I He nge, have been mis-.
taken, and 81 chow that ho wns quite
sure ho edged nwny froul her ns much
us tho somewhat narrow confines of the
sleigh would allow
"Whnt do You wish to say. Mr.. Phil
iipaT'
"Miatcr" Phillips. Ah. then sho wa,
| offended 70 10 sure she had alwnyf
| chilled him that but after his lust 20
| mark II must hnvn m added rignifi
cnncc.
"G--m do you like sleigh riding"
"Why, Of course. or chs | wouldn't
| have come "
Did rho mean that M alnp Mt him
Was IL only for the ride aud not for hii
| company that she had comet Oh, h'
| could never make mn Gyownl Of LGv'
after tbntl lIo knew his plnco Thi
beautiful girl was not for faint hcari
\ od cnitif lik1 himHolf
| "Nun- nun no. 10 bo sure not. L
or thought TINT wns why you came.
| Mildred turned bor gazcllelihe "yc