The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1901-08-23

following in Lucinda's footsteps. The
notoriety which had been thrust upon
Lucinda by the gossip starved commu-
nifty shone before her as a prize to be
achieved, and, moreover, there was a
half covert and most reprehensible
relish in the mems talk about that
young damSefs frowardness that acted
as bellows upon the flame of folly in
Milly's bosom. At last she had seized
her opportunity. She was Gaping all
that had ever been heard of reluctant
maidens. When the storm broke over
her, she was frightened. Things did
not seem eXectly as she had forecast.
"Tummas," for instance, was unbecom-
ingly inexpensive and inactive amid
all these violent energies; but, partly
because she was frightened, she clung
immovably to the one thing that in all
the confusion she seemed able to grasp
the course of conduct marked out in
happier moments. Her poor little
aborted powers of reasoning had of
course left her at the first onslaught,
and now to give way seemed to her
darkened consciousness to be abandon
ing her only plank amid the whirling
waters.
Imagine Lucinda's feelings A we'll
of bitterness were they within her as
she sat trying to look unconscious of
any special relation to the catastrophe,
while the company ebbed and surged
about her in suppressed but delicious
pvoitan1nnf p1It
sides she felt eyes turning upon her.
To be forever bracketed with this fool
was sickening. And peppering her
other emotions was undeniably sense
of infringement - Milly Arson of all
people to initiate her!
At last such guests as could leave
that night tore themselves away. Our
trio were not among them. Till MORN
ing they must spend the weary, broken,
dream haunted hours in the midst of
the shattered household. They kept
apart and spoke little. Lucinda wrth-
ed to see how plainly her aunt and
Ethan recognized the special shame
for their little party in this bigger
shame and how plainly they show I'd
their recognition. She denied to her
self first Its existence and then its jus
tice and denounced Aunt Emmy and
Ethan for pair of ninnies, goin
roun' with their heads hangin bout
somethin they had nothin in this NOR
tai world to DO with" Yes it was
true, For once other considerations
eutweighed Aunt Emmy's appetite for
sensation, and she was humbled.
Lucinda got up at dawn. She was
pale, and her mouth was shut with a |
tirmness quite absurd on such a be- |
curved little face, Before the sun rose !
she succeeded In getting hold of Ethan.
She dragged him out of doors and into |
the dewy grass for private converse.
The sleepiness left his eyes when she |
faced him and said fiercely, 81 want to |
go to Strathboro and git married just |
as soon as you can saddle up."
The poor mans head whirled. A hun |
dred things seeming to demand consid- |
Grafton and time sprang to his mind, |
and Withal his arms ached to catch this |
small amazon off the ground and to his |
breast. But he was a wise one, was |
Ethan. He held himself quite still, as |
he might If bird had lighted on his |
head, until he could answer quietly |
that he'd go right off and see about the |
horses
"You tell Aunt Emmy" said Lucinda
airily.
Ter almighty" broke forth Aunt !
Emmy in tones of real irritation. drop
ping into chair in the deserted best |
room. Il never hearn of anything so |
outdactous in all my days., Let her
come home and be married like a Chris |
tian. l should think we'd had enough |
crazy 1anein to do US the rest of our
born lives. amt a-goin to have her |
nanny sayin p
Good gracious" broke In Ethan.
Have got to so and cote you as long
as been cotin Lucindy fore kin git |
married? Can't you see, Aunt En-, that |
dasn't stand foolin and argufyin with |
that gyirl? Don't you know I've got
to take her when l can git her? And |
II it amt now there's no sayin on the
wide yearth when twill be-"
Ethan mepped his brow on his sleeve,
"Shorely, shorely, Aunt EN-, 'taint |
a-gon to be you ASH knock over the
bucket altogether! There's no tellin
what Lucirdy'll DO next If she's riled
Bless you-thanky, thanky! Don't say
nothin TO her; don't say nothin no way
jest help her to git ready as if she got
married at Strathboro every day in the
week."
1t Is pleasant to know that in this
case, too, the impossible became pos
sible, and that 'twixt nature, use and
honest purposes Lucindas marriage
was not failure, and that she, selfish
human that she was, never regretted
an experiment which cost poor Milly
Anson dear indeed, for only after years
of obloquy and sorrow, vain efforts and
journeyings to the "Eelynois," a far
country, was a husband for her at last
secured.
In cases Of cough or group give the liltl,
one One Minute Cough Cure. Then rest
easy and have no tear. The child will be !
all right in little While II nsvel fails
Pleasant te taEe, always safe. sure ana
almost instantaneous III effect Eli 7
Reynolds,
Make Banana Peel Itself.