Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1901-04-26

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Don't say that, Mary! You know l
love you, and
Now Tom Dalton. stop right where
you are. I've told you often enough
that | like you. You have been my
friend and playmate ever since was
little girl, and shall always like
you as a friend. No. sir l won't listen
to any lOvemaking. l won't marry
you, sir, and that's the end ont. l
Will marry no one but a brave man,
and don't love anybody, and
But, Mary, surely T.
There you go again, sir. If you ever
mention love to me again, will never
speak to you, as sure as my name is
Mary Hart"
ION, if you put it that way I'll really
have to retire, for couldn't survive
the punishment. How do you know
I'm not the brave man?"
And I've known you all these years.
and-but l won't have it brought ND
again, and there's an end ont, sir"
Wei, well! If a woman will. she
will, and if she won't she won't. and
there's the end ont quoted Tom gay
ly. Every dog has his day, Mary.
What do you say to a sail down the
bay? Let's have that mother of yours
and take run down to Elm island for
dinner at CObb's farm and a bath at
the short beach. It's a fine morning
for sail, and I'll be bound I'll learn
to swim this time"
Tom Dalton, if there ever was
well, know there wasn't. And really
began to think you were serious. sir
But mother never would venture out
III that crazy knockabout Of yours.
Wouldn't it be jolly? I'd love 10 CO.
1t is all right about the knockabout
She is high and dry for a new coat Of
copper paint. Captain Doyle has his
new schooner Willie and told me this
morning he should run down to Elm
come flood tide. What do YOU saw.
Mary? And-yOu know l was in ear
nest and
Say, I'm off to mamma at once"
And before he could declare what he
was in earnest about she was running
swiftly up the pier, shouting back to
him, You naughty boy, I'll bet YOU a
box Of chocolates l am first at the
house, sir"
Mary Hart was the only daughter of
the widow of Colonel Hart of the In
dian service.
The colonel had been both soldier and
business man, and when he had been
killed in a jungle fight, soon after
Mary's birth, he had left his widow
comfortable income.
She had come to America and settled
In one of the quiet New England sea-
shore villages in a cozy cottage adioin-
ing the estate Of Mrs. Dalton, who was
an old school friend. The young peo-
pie had grown up together and had
Deen friends since childhood.
Tom Dalton, a happy go lucky young
man, had inherited an independent in |
come from his father and now, having
passed his finals at the law school. was
ABOUT to practice his profession in Bos-
ton He loved Mary Hart with all his
heart' but in spite of himself he could |
not be serious about his lovemaking. |
though bound to win her.
And the little mink herself threw diff |
hculties enough in the way by bringing
MN sharply to account whenever he Mt.
tempted to breach the subject. She
dldnt propose to love or be loved. ana
II she ever could be so foolish it must
De a brave man.
None but the brave deserve the fair.
ana you aren't brave. You know Won
are not, sir"
'lood tide found them skimming
GOWN the bay on the natty little scboon-
er Willie in spanking breeze. iumpjng
a. ,ne sea Ike a mettlesOme horse,
"hlle Captain Doyle stood at the wheel
eAtolllhg her virtues to Mrs. Hart The
young people were camped comfortably
On the deck at the windward side of
the mainmast. sue u
Great, isn't it," said Tom. 'sNow
What would you say to a lobster chow.
der for dinner?"
Tom, you villain! You have boon
plotting this spree with Coin "
know dote on lobster chowdern ,
down there last week. Told ,om
we'd be down. Tried to get mother to
come but she wouldn't step her foot
M anything smaller than a liner" .
AND you never told? l can hardly
oeIeYe 1t. never know when to be-
lieve you, SIR" ~ Oe'
Fact! Sure enough this time ,sn,+
It, Captain Doyle?" -" ?
Fact, sure" said the skipper. "Nro
an Mr.. Dalton had a bit of a run down
to Elm last Tuesday. Tight bit of
weather coming home, too"
Thomas Dalton, do you mean that
you were down here in last Tuesdays
gale and never told? And Won let NO f.,
mink you had been detained in Ros. |
ION on business"
Got it straight from Doyle" ouo+b
Tom. Huo'H
The Cobbs were on the beach to VOL
'ome them. Master Harry had bsn,od
his QOts that morning and there. vQo,,I1