The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1906-12-12
w A N 7 L D.,
A MAN
BY Martha
McCaIfocb- Williams

muStache, his eyes dowucast, his heart |
heating like Il trip hammer. Well
might il beat fast. He had just asked |
squire Malcolm for his daughter The
squire was choleric person at the
best OF times. but this morning his
humor was fiendish 0restes. of course,
lid not know that.
There WIS Il reason for the mood,
slight, To bc sure. hut any reason WAS
sufficient when the time came for one
Of tile old geutlcman's RACES. He was
nearly as proud of his melon patch as
of hls daughter and felt il personal
iusaH il anybody else presumed 10
have melons earlier Vet here We're
those miserable pawsnns. outlanders,
city bred at that. sending him a melon
fully ripe With their compliments and
all because he had laughed NJ Dawson
lud his gardener W hen they htd talked
10 him about certain extra early
Kind
Noa. il would lie quite ten days be
fore lie could return The sending
Want my girl. ell? Isn't there
something else? Don't he mealy
mouthsd Ask for my cyeteeth or the
farm ana all tbe money I've got in
hank ~ he reared nj noor Orestes who
stood nerymlSly shifting his feet by
George sir. I'm amazed ut your mod
grafton, or course Eve raised Edith
Just a purpose TO see her throw herself
away bap't interrmt me. sir! |
know all .y,u.ra ,roino tn soy-vou love
h,, and doaq ,ore = hit That she'll
hove moro mnnev than amy other girl
,ronaJ I've hoard th,l from better
pon than ya,i-,re I telI vau ns I've
t,la tl,en, sta.s MT far my such cat.
lie vani#ber myself vet awhile.
Whom I ,i,s l,.,. nm it,s goino In la IN
,nan Re afr win you now sir. and
DOM lot me- spe vnn here nqoin-not
r,,i.ss# v.1.ra ,,ilIina f., swear there
shall ha aare of This nonsense"
Pm ,.oi,,sy orpst,s said hoarselv.
tnrnii,g. b5Tf ,bo,If PM what Won
coIl .tbis nonsense is noiug to last
,,.;tt, #,n...,,,.l Win Ffith ia, hcIieVe
N,eH ,eait a year Ia lei yon come 10 n
hotter frpfgae Huf I'm rofng to sec
Inn. ,.,..,.s ,=5,I,. ,..,t. c,.pry lftIa white
won't e,er sot faat an your land
,oain thon.b mless Won ask IT.
~ ,,i,# fbfi,i IN have such scandal.
ms heh,,iara., tho a,uirn sbouted
hand fru over his Inns Edith had
craI,t m, behiud him
"ItnIn.. Won win b,,n II / shall go
with Rn.tes ri,ht STRAIGHT off - she
s,{d ,,i,t, F., sat Of Ia, month and q
loverin,, of the brow that made of her
hnr f,tho,,s do,rb,.r In sufrocatlng
n,gor thot fnrlnd, snnocI, Tho squire
waved thn-nair avav Faith would
not 20 she held ant hrr hand to Ores.
tos Isavip,,. IN ha=at tho oota tonjpbt
Wen snttIn fbinqs tl,,re Then os
tho vo,,,,,,- r,l1,,,. .strodc nff shc fetched
cool water IN batbe# the souire's head
fonned him and made him sit under
,ho grono,iuos Swim. ma word to him
until ne had come Ia - semhlanca or
rooeon Nvban she su,,. his haod drnon
,hon,,b,fuIl,e= and ILL.,, cot,e mako foint
nIunges mi, tho turr she whlsnered.
.non't fret voursoIf sick father. You
know van can't rpoIIv sav ANYTHING
AGAINST Rast,.s IIe.s ,s gand NJ hos
ualya
"IIe's q mo, coddIe hrouobt nm ot
his eranny,s ..r....,n strines fine sapire
intorrupted
"gben | like molly co.ltlle4 and I've
been brought mn To know men she
said umnine away fo see about din
npr The souire Looked ofter her with
a s...,tyl that eoftenad ot last ia u eiob
He Thought the world Of her Love was
indeed nj the bottom of his scorn for
nonr frastes
Fafe had hard lines obead of tha
squire Edith went duly fo the gate
eyerv "Wednesday =e,.nnin,, at e,ndoun
and snept mn hour tbere in earnest
fan, with her sweetheart Evnn the
squire could NOT brine himself to ia
marc ereste., c,,,,,,IoteI,, ,,.hap thoy
mot but he ueyar wont l,avopd tha
,,rnff nod all the tl,rao sundays before
be wac l,id hv tho hooIs oLstinoc,.
Of man and beast brought tb.t about
Rlrcllv tho hngoy roo,.o tool occos,on
10 hsIl, inst ~ tI,a 49,, - tI,, Ia,,o
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vim tho nroenoct of enondtno ,nnntI
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