The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1900-04-04
THE HIRED MAN.
4 STORY oE RURAL LIFE.

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"You are still determined to wa3d
your vacation with Grandmother H1ua
at the old farm" said Mrs. Armstrong
to her youngest daughter.
Eyes, mamma, l have given her my
promise and will not disappoint her
or Aunt Julia"
Il am sorry, as / am most anxious
that you should spend the season with
us at Bar Harbor.'
Eyes, mamma. but Elsie and Nell
will be with you, and they will make
up for my loss"
"But, my dear, what will Mr.. Royl-
ston say, or what will he think OF
your"
"Neyer mind, mamma. Mr. Roylston
will succeed in getting someone TO
amuse him as well as | possibly
could"
why, Lottie, how can you talk so
when you know he adores you? Rob-
ert Roylston is rich, handsome and
comes of a good family" said Mrs.
Armstrong.
yes, and considers that he can take
any girls heart and kick 1t about like
Football" added Lottie.
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 We're
talking.
$50 / take young girls hearts and
kick them round like football2 Eth.
that's what my little spitfire thinks OF
me-"
This way, if you pieasc, miss. | will
get your traps aboard
Lottie jumped into comfortable
two-seated carryall, and the hired
man, after slowing away the satchels
and bags jumped In and turned the
horses heads toward the Eton farm
house, n journey OF five miles over
the mountains.
Miss Lottie, sitting in the rear seat.
had ample opportunity TO study
Grandmother Eton's hired man.
who is your hired man. Aunt Jul
LAP Lottie asked when they We're
alone. where did he come froml
What is his nane?' and fifty other
questions in as many seconds were
asked by Lottie.
Aunt Julia replied that he was
poor student, and came up to the Pro-
file House. where he expected work,
but was disappointed.
''IIe said his name was Edmond
Roberts and he came from Plymouth,
only he is the best hired nan 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, grandma?" when the hired man
left the ROOM
About five miles," said Mrs Elton.
Would you have any objection to
Mr.. Roberts driving over there this
afternoon"
Certainly not
1t did not take him long TO get Old
Dobbln hitched up, and the look he
gave Miss Iottis when she asked him
Kept her thinking where she saw Mr..
Roberts before. hnt the. heavy dark
beard deceived her.
Nearly every day some of the many
places of interest in the New Hamp-
shire hills were visited So much
time did Lottie take of the hired man
that another hand was employed TO do
the rough work
One afternoon they started off on
hnckleberry expedition They were
warned by Grandma Elton that there
was storm in the air and TO be care
full
Twas late in the afternoon when
little speck appeared in the sky. but
II grew wonderfully fast and black.
The berry -piekers ran at the first
sign Of the storm, but when they ar
rived at the place where they had left
their team the storm was at its height.
To make matters worse, old Dobbin
had broken his halter and started for
home.
What shall we do Oh, what shall
we do" cried Lottle. 'Oh, Robert-oh,
| mean Mr.. Roberts-no mean Mr.
Roylston! oh, Robert ob-what shall
we dor and then, womanlike she fell
In his arms In a faint.
He lifted her In his arms to q nook
on the side of the mountain road,
which sheltered them from the heavy
rain, and when she recovered she
found his bushy beard against her
face and his great blue eyes looking
down at her
She could not help smiling when
Bob Roylston told her that he knew
that she recognized him almost from
the first day, but 1t took lightning and
thunder from a clear sky to make her
acknowledge 1t.
But, of course, the clouds cleared
away and the sun smiled down upon
the lovers. Explanations followed.
Lottie said the reason she wouldn't
go to Bar Harbor was on account OF
a little Irritation that occurred between
Robert and Aggie Larkin.
He said the reason he did not go 10
Bar Harbor was that he did not want
TO make football out of the girls
hearts" to kick about as he pleased.
But the fact that Grandmother Eton
had to get new "hired man. and
that wedding cards had been sent to
the elite at Bar Harbor, the names of
Miss Lottie Armstrong and Mr.. Rob-
ert Roylston being prominently men,
toned therein, showed that q happy
reconciliation had taken place.-Bos-
ton Post