The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1905-11-07

TO TALK TO YOU" SHE Ordered.
vented the flow of argument and per-
suasion with which she had hoped to
convince him.
She knew well that had he but imag-
ined the errand upon which she was
bent now he would have FASTENED, with
shocked celebrity, to Illustrate it.
Mrs. Baker ordinarily would not
have meddled with the young folks
love affairs. but she could not let her
son become disappointed world wan
derer without making every possible
effort to avert it. If Lizzie Clark were
the cable Indispensable to anchoring
him to his home, Lizzie Clark he must
have-the girl must see that herself.
She was certainly very pretty and
attractive, Mrs. Baker admitted to her.
self as Lizzie greeted her somewhat
shyly, and there was a wistful appeal
In the sad eyes and sweet face that in
dicated plainly that she was unhappy.
las she deserves to be If she will not
assert herself and marry Andy, whether
Seth Clark consents or notp was Mrs
Bakers rather vindictive inward COM
ment.
Are you going to drive my boy away
from me and drag me in sorrow to the
graveT she demanded dramatically,
unconscious that her blooming person
atty was in ludicrous contrast to such
dire possibility.
"Oh, Mrs. Baker, what can 1 do?'
Lizzie quavered.
"Do! You can spunk upi You are Of
age. came ON purpose to take you
away, and you and Andy will be mar
ried before anybody can interfere and
prevent it."
''Did-did Andy send your? Lizzie
painted, pale and frightened. 81 won
der at it, for he knows l cannot do it
while father is so set against it. Did
Andy send you"
ANDY thinks you love him a great
deal more than you do, fear But you
can easily prove your love. Come, just
take the matter in your own hands.
It's the only way"
How can 1? Father never would
come to see me nor let me come home, .
Lizzie walled. II can't, Mrs. Baker, l
can't!'
well, you'd have Andy, wouldn't
you, and be happy, wouldn't you?
Why should you care what your ia
Their did," Mrs. Baker argued. forget
ting that children usually have some
affection for their parents and that
other parents besides herself might
wish to keep their children.
Eyes. I'd have Andy" tender bloom
flooding her face, but, Mrs. Baker,
don't you think children care at all for
their parents? Father is hard about
this, but be always has been the best
father a girl ever had. love him.
couldn't be happy for thinking of him
here alone and miserable. We are
young, Andy and l. We can wait And
I'm hoping Andy will not go away
when he realizes how it will grieve
you"
Mrs. Baker was touched and in her
heart she approved She said no more,
but kissed the girl suddenly and went
out. But she was not going home yet.
She would see Seth Clark and present
him with her opinion Of his conduct,
spite of bluff and buster.
She asked no questions as to his
whereabouts. If he was on the farm
she would locate him. Finally she
found him on top Of shed back Of the
barn mailing down shingles. She stood
and watched his energetic movements
a few moments, seeing things which
seemed so far back in her life that
they seemed to belong to another age.
Come down here, Seth Clark.
want to talk to YOU" she ordered at
| length.
Heart to heart talk, Josephine In
gals Baker,! he asked, not at all sur
os the tail of his eye.
~Yes, or knife to knife. just as you
choose" she retorted sharply. What's
the matter with my Andy?"
why, is he ailingT' He managed to
look concerned She scorned his tri-
fling.
MY Andy is every grain as good as
your l1lzZle, anu you KNOW IL, anu
what are you kicking up all this rum
pus for against their being married?"
well, l happen to want my Lizzie,
and happen not to want your Andy"
he explained
You are making her wretched and
driving my boy away from MINER
She caught her breath and bit her lip.
She would not cry before Seth Clark.
They'll both get over it," he COM
mented easily as he slid to the ground.
"Other folks have been disappointed
in not having what they wanted most
and got over it-or stood up under IL
anyway-didn't let it spoil their lives
and go whining around the rest of
their natural span" He regarded her
with pointed accusation
She flushed uncomfortably, and some
Of those things which had seemed so
far. far back suddenly confronted her
very closely indeed. She felt dubious.
Perhaps she had better have gone home
| after all.
"Well, can't see the sense in max
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