Evening journal., 1900-01-19
he HIRED MAN.
q AY oE RURAL Lee.


- are still determined 10 spend
your vacation with Grandmother Eton
at the old farm said Mrs. Armstrong
to her youngest daughter.
'Yes, mamma, / have given her my
promise and viii not disappoint her
or Aunt julia"
II am sorry. rs l am most anxious
that you should spend the season with
MS NJ Bar Harhor.0
Eyes, mamma. but Elsie and Nell
viii be with YOU, and they win make
up for my loss"
'But, my dear. what will Mr.. Royl-
ston say, or what viii he think Of
your
"Never mind, mamma. Mr. Roylston
viii succeed in getting someone to
amuse him as well rs / possibly
could"
"Why, Lottie. how can you talk so
when you know he adores you? Rob
ert Roylston is rich. handsome, and
comes Of q good family" said Mrs.
Armstrong.
eyes. and considers that he can Ike
any girls heart and kick it about like
q football" added Lotto.
II was not Robert Roylston's fault
that he heard the above conversation.
as he sat on the piazza near the room
where the mother and daughter were
talking.
$50 | take young girls hearts and
kick them round like a footballg Eth.
that's what my little spitiire thinks OF
me-"
This way, if you please, miss, win
get your traps aboard"
Lottie jumped into a comfortable
two-seated carryall, and the hired
man, after slowing away the satchels
and bags, jumped in and turned the
horses heads toward the Elton farm
house.. a journey Of five miles over
H.. mountains
Miss Lottie, sitting in the rear seat,
had ample opportunity to study
Grandmother Eton's hired man.
"Who is Your hired man, Aunt Ju-
liag" Louie asked when they were
alone. "Where did he come fromS
What IS his nameT' and fifty other
questions in as many seconds were
asked by Lottie.
Aunt Julia replied that he was a
poor student, and came up TO the Pro
file House, where he expected work.
but was disappointed.
HE said his name was Edmond
Roberts and he came f. m Plymouth,
only he is the best hired man we ever
had"
Lottie scarcely looked up during
luncheon, but when she did she felt
that the mans eyes were looking
through her.
"How far is the Profile House from
here. grandmaT when the hired man
left the room.
About five miles" said Ms Eton
Would you have any objection Ga
MI Roberts driving over there this
aftcnoonT'
certainly not"
il did not take him long to get old
Ilobbin hitched up, and the look he
gave Miss Iottie when she asked him
+, kept her thinking where she saw Mr
Roberts before but the heavy dark
beard deceived her.
Nearly every day some Of the many
places Of interest IN tie New Hamp
shire hills We're visited So muci
time did Lottle take Of the hired mar
, that another hand was employed 10 d,
! The rough work
One afternoon they started off ON
hucklebeTy expedition. They wer,
? warned by Grandma Elton that Their,
was a storm in the air and to be care
ful.
Twas late in the afternoon when
2 little speck appeared In the sky, bu
it grew wonderfully fast and blacl,
The berry-pickers ran at the frs
sign Of the storm, but when they ar
rived at the place where they had lcf
their team the storm was at IT'S height
TO make matters worse, old Dobbli
had broken his halter and started 70
ho Q.
"What shall we dol Oh, what sl.aI
we dow cried Lottie. "Oh, Robert Oh
: / mean Mr. Roberts-no. l mean Mr.
, Roylston! oh. Robert Bob-what shall
] we dor and then. womanlike, she fel
s in his arms In n faint.
} He lifted her in his arms TO nool
on the side of the mountain road
which sheltered them from the heav,
rain. and when she recovered sh
! found his bushy beard against he
face and his great blue eyes lookin.
q down at her.
t She could not help smiling whei
c Bob Roylston told her that be knew
!, that she recognized him almost from
r the first day, but it took lightning an,
, thunder from a clear sky to make he
= acknowledge It.
o But, Of course, the clouds clearet
away and the sun smiled down upoi
v the lovers Explanations followed.
: Lottie said the reason she wouldn'
? 20 to Bar Harbor was on account O.
b little Irritation that occurred bctweei
q Robert and Aggie I.arkin.
He said the reason he aid not go {,
e Bar IIarbor was that he did not wan
= 10 make a football out Of the girls
r hearts to kick about as he pleased
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