Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1900-10-24

steal my lovely lady, If 1t 80 pleased
fate. And no sooner had her father rid
Den away, at the head Of his men, than
I made for the hall, and sought out old
Simeon, the gardener. Sir Reginald
had never forbidden my visits-he was
too wise a man to tempt fate in such Il
manner: be had merely taken care that
had no chance Of solitary speech with
my dear lady. l know now that the
Lady Eleanor Blewett, who filled, as
best she might, tho place Of the dead
lady Of the manor to her daughtar Mis-
ress Marget, favored not my suit, 30
sought not to have speech with her or
with my lady. Old Simeon had been
friends with ever since. a. . child, l
kad played In the gardens with sweet
Mistress Marget. knew be was ny
friend and would help me. l know also
nat he might speak with his Lady when
might not unmatched and unguarded
10 old Simeon l told my story, and
trusted for his aid
And there was the chink Of gold be
tween US when we parted, albeit my
lack Of gold was the reason why Sir
Reginald had said nay, upon my asking
for his daughters hand. And for gold
next to his love for pretty Mistress Mar
aet-old Simeon would do more than
most Of us would do for the sake Of life
That evening happened to be walk
ing In the lane just as old Simeon also
came out to take the air. And a note
passed between U.S. Old Simeon also In
structed me as to where l could find
certain implements and tools-a ladder
and a stout stave among them-which
I might need later on, perchance. And
I gave to Simeon the package Of a GER
tain drug. which my friend. the chirur
ReOn, had given me. Mistress Margei
was to see that this drug was dropped
into the fiagon Of ale sent up for the
Lady Eleanor's supper. Then, later
she was to lean out Of her easement
and signal to me. waiting outside In the
lane. And later still Parson Dabney
who loved us both and sympathized
with US rather than with Sir Reginald
was to make pretty Mistress Marget my
wife.
And so it all happened. without let oil
hindrance, save when my body ser
wants horse was mired In the slOugl
back Of the lane. He should have
waited in the lane proper. but ne
thought he heard voices and sounds OF
horses hoofs coming, and, knowing
that he must not be found there, he
leaped his own steed over the hedgt
and into the slough. We had to wall
some minutes for him, when we would
faIn have hurried onward. But this wa,
after l had placed the ladder under
meath my lady's window, mounted 1t
pried off the guarding bars with the
stout stave which old Simeon had fur
nished me, and received my darling II
my arms. My heart beat so, In goins
down the ladder, that l feared She
would hear it aud think me timid. Ye'
I had coulaSe to claim kiss as We
Reared the bottom, insisting that SIZE
pay 1t me before set her down; and
do not think she noticed the rapid beat
Ing of my heart after that, even had she
noticed 1t before Her own heart beai
rapidly then, as the bright color coming
and going in the face which looked SC
fair and sweet in the moonlight testi
fed clearly.
At the foot Of the ladder l set hei
down, and hand and hand we raced
across the srcensward, over the roo'
bridge old Simeon had managed to
hsve Qpsu and ungusEded for u, and