The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1899-03-16

"rhe-e's 70 use talking, Theodore
Theodore" interrupted the young man
explosively.
Yes. Theodore. l believe that is your
name,' was the reply in crushing tone;
but as l was aboa. TO say. l shall never
marry farmer. l WAS born for higher
sphere, one broader and more-more-
well. more to my taste
'EXactly!-(with mock hcInility)-and
would il be presumption for poor, mis-
cradle clod Of the valley Ike myself to
ask what you propose 10 do?'
Il have my plans. sir. but you are not
likely to'sympathi2c to with me III them, and
words are only wasted"
VERY true, but. or, Bab-
my name is Barbara. please
Hang il alir' cried the young man,
springing TO his feet anC grabbing his
hat. Il may as we'll go now as later. It's
all over. know, but it's terribly hard to
realize; terribly hard to forget all the Jol-
ly old times we've had together when you
was Bah and ! was Thede, but 1t has
been coming on, this change, ever since
you came home from your visit. thought
it might wear off, but now since youv
said if I-oh. Bah. little Bah. I've always
loved you and never had Il thought or plan
that you wasn't in since can remember
how can l give it all up!
And then the great, true-hearted 1eliow
dropped back into his chair and buried ms
face in his hands. Barbara, who had
risen too, stood looking down at INN, not
knowing whether to laugh or cry. She
remembered that in other days she would
have done the latter TO have seen
."rhede" in distress; but now-well, Things
were so very different now, and when she
tried to imagine one of those welidressed
men. to whom her cousin had introduced
her, crying because 4 girl had refused hini'
she did laugh outright.
Thede did not look up, but he heard,
ard rs soon as he could control himself,
he rose again, saying:
.Pardon my weakness, Miss Barbara
| viii not trouble you again. am sure
| wish you all success in whatever you
undertake, and many happy returns OF
this Easter Day. Good might!
"Good-night!'
Rarbara's voice sounded little queer,
eTeu to herself, but she stood where he
left her until the door was shut and the
sound Of his familiar footsteps had died
away: then, with checks unusually red,
she went TO her room.
Hell be around all right. tomorrow,
but | had no idea l would get rid of him
so easily tonight. What silly he is.
ANYWAY. TO suppose that could ever be
content with him and the dear old folks,
as he calls them, on farm.
Much to her surprise, Theodore Nane
did not return on the morrow, or any
other day, though she saw him ride by Il
number of times. 1t was annoying, espe-
CHILLY after Il letter came from her city
friends telling her they had found her Il
position as "saleslady' III store. She
did so want to tell Thede tshe called him
that to HERSELF, but though her little
brother told him the news, he came not.
Barbara's parents, like all sensible
country people, did not want her TO go to
the city. She had education enough TO
teach district school-had taught the
summer beforehand her help was needed
in the family, but she was determined.
She could not afford to thus let slip what
she called 'the opportunity of Il life
time" and 70 she did just when spring
was bursting into beauty.
She lust cried the least bit when she
bade her mother good-by, but tears were
not befitting young woman going out 10
make her fortune and she was not little
ashamed of herself. During her five
weeks visit with her relatives in the city
she had imbibed some ideas, chief among
them that living In the country was dis
grace, and that any show of tenderness
or feeling was vagar.
Barbara's first letter home was full of
news concerning her journey. her new po-