Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-10-01

| Wdul. iSdy |. ue SaNl, HIS uioCOuldSeu
 tone changing to hopeful, ''is it mebbe
 because you don't like to get pop and
 mom down on me? But" he reasoned.
 you see, all I'd be giyin' up fur you
 don't weigh agin what I'd be gettin'.
 And, you see, I'd reason with pop and nom like this-Fd say, 'Eunice, she ain't been raised to go much or spend any at the cloes like some, and
 end she'd mebbe save me more'n if I married another one where had money, but where wasn't contented
 not to be spendin' and goin'.' I've
 spoke them arguments to myself, still,
 already, when I thought of your not
 bringil' me any aussteuer-and them
 same reasonings would weigh with
 pop and mon, Eunice," he urged coax
 ingly.
 T do not doubt it, Abe"
 Then you'll go with-to the circus P,
 he pleaded. "Ain't|
 "No."
 "1'll take your part ag'in pop and mom. Amt you got any spunk? Or don't you like circuses-or what"
 I'm not afraid of your mother and
 father, though your mothers loud con-
 plainings often weary me--when I lis ten to them; but, Abe, I can't let you spend money taking me pleasure seek ing when I don't intend to marry you"
 According to the Pennsylvania Dutch social standards, such course on the part of the girl would have been per fidious, inasmuch as acceptance of an invitation to go with ones "gent'man friend' to a circus was tantamount to accepting proposal of marriage.
 "I'd like to know" said Abe sullenly, "how you expec' to do any better"
 Would you, Abe? I'll tell you," she said gently. ''I'd do better by lying down across the railroad tracks and letting the cars run over me-"
 She made another quick move to pass him, for Mrs. Morningstar's shrll tones were shrieking angry commands to the girl to stop dawdllng there with her Abe and come in with them "wittles."
 For any least attention paid to her by the son of her foster parents Eunice was always made to suffer- it being as- sumed gratuitously that the penniless girl and not the prospectively rich youth did the love making.
 But Abe was so spellbound with amazement at such startling speech from the usually meek and submissive girl that he did not hear or at least did not heed his mothers voice. As Eunice forced her way past him the close con tact of her body sent the fire through his veins, and he seized her about the waist and pressed his lips to her cheek just as his mother, in a rage, strode to the spring house door and as Dr. Kinross, with his books concealed in an old basket, was surreptitiously re- turning by a back way from his morn ng's outing.
 You little hussym cried Mrs. Morn ngstar. GO in. and tend to the dinner and leave our Abe De!
 You leave me be, mom," retorted Abe, looking shamefaced, but his mother, not stopping to discuss the matter with him. walked after Eunice nto the house. her angry upbraidings the girl into the kitchen.
 "Now, what a splritless creature the lamsel is not to turn on that woman md resent her abuser' Dr. Kinross | bought, with mingled compassion and as he slowly followed | hem up the path to the house.
 Meantime Abe, still tingling from | he joy of his stolen embrace, was hastily examining something that he | lad found in the spring house which lad excited his jealous suspicion. While he had been waiting for Eunice O come to the spring he had acciden- ally discovered, sticking under the loor sill, an envelope addressed to | Hiss Eunice Morningstar. Now. judg- | ng from his own feelings toward the ,irl, he did not see how any mans yes could rest upon her and not de- ire her. and he had therefore leaped 0 the instant conclusion that this was
 love letter to Eunice from "that ude towner," as he privately charac- erized Kinross.
 A rage of hot jealousy had swept yer him and he had been about to gar the envelope into bits when the udden appearance of Eunice in the Oorway had caused him quickly to onceal 1t in his pocket, to be exam led or destroyed later.
 So, while his mother was driving the irl into the house with her re- reaches, he. lingering in the spring ouse. was tearing open. with hands hat shook, the letter addressed to an- ther.
 Ills jaw dropped in amazement as e saw the name subscribed at the end f the sheet. Henny Mucklehenny. lis sister OIlie's beau! What could e be writing to Eunice forf Did he rant to be a bigamist7 With a curl o4tg t4udA No HIS gcaAOuSs Aoc hcau be brief epistle-
 Dear Eunice.-Thsrs's a rnisunterstand- ig. don't mean ollie: mean you But hen begun to come Sundays. OlHe she sok It for herself But 1t aia't her. Irs ou- IL don't come easy to explain her ont mean her Ehs'd take it some hard. an see ft at her low she fzvers me good l.. me bein' % weIlhIed and could be e
 H any with y0u srsr since seen syou on aurch ckilfre1's day. six weeks back ready. Wen. tEz. Sunday yoz vas oa aurch once. ai--t7 When Tou coma h a1reh. sozss ore says to me. that's Eu- Ice Morr1-rs-ar. I says 10 rrssif. Of 5urse not out Iou3- I kno- 1t is ard sbs ,oks so pretty. I be1svs I love her nyh0w voz can write to ne and te1l ne bout t. I p-1Ed ere night to f-d out If