The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1907-01-31

Mobiles appreciation was evidenced by
delighted little "Ohs" and "Ahs."
After explaining the latest improve
ments above celler, jeremiah, Jr., said:
"Now let us take look at the heater"
''Why, how nice and wide the stairs
are! Rather an improvement upon
Mrs. Browns, and how nice aud light
the cellar is. Why, it's a Winchester"
She read the name and date aloud.
"Of course: do you suppose I'd have
anything else?"
"You? Is this your house?"
There was pause, then Jeremiah, Jr.,
said: "That is for you to decide"
She could not fail to understand his
meaning.
She did not exactly feel faint, but some
how she wanted to sit down. He antici-
pated her wish and dragged up box
which the carpenters had left. 1t was
large enough for two.
Here is the proposition" jeremiah,
Jr., tried to make his voice business-like,
Il have been assigned to this place. l
can rent this house for $40 a month. I
earn $25 week,-and have a little nest
egg besides. Can you, will you,-little
girl, say something to me?" he begged.
Like most girls, Amy Noble had her
own plans and specifications regarding
the proposal which the only man in the
world, when he came, was to make to
her. This, it must be confessed, did
not bear striking resemblance to said
proposal; but the voice in her ear was
terribly in earnest; she dared not look
up, for she knew his eyes were even
hand that had just closed on hers was
hir cfronr on6 firm. fhnro w0c SOmo
thing in it to clasp. But why continue?
Amy Noble was a sensible girl and
| made up her mind in exactly thirty Sec
onds. "And this is that other reason,
the one you would not tell me?" she
asked in very low voice.
''That l loved you almost from the
, first? Yes, have read of such things.
! l rather think laughed at them-until
you came"
They were married in early autumn,
but it was not until chilly night in
October when the master of the new
house was getting up steam for the first
time that he made his little confession.
The fire was going merrily, and he had
i explained the intricacies of the heater,
in the event of his being absent any
length of time.
'There, | think that is all l can hold
in my head for the first lesson. l shall
get it all mixed up if you tell me any
more" the new mistress declared
Mrs. Jerry"-this is what he delight
ed to call her,-his voice was solemn,
and he dropped down on one knee in a
droll attempt at supplication. Mrs
Jerry, | am reminded of something |
must tell YOU
Her eyes danced in way he particu.
larly approved.
81 believe you know exactly what l
am going to say" he declared in
chargin.
Certainly; her voice took on mock
severity, that you opened the draughts
of Mrs. Browns heater, that day.
Jeremiah, Jr., collapsed, mentally and
physically, and Mrs. Jerry's laughter
rang out unsteady. ''Oh, oh, Jerry, do
get up, you are getting yourself covered
with dust"
''Never mind the DUST" he said, as he
scrambled up from all fours. ''Now,
madam, will you kindly inform me how,
when and where you found me out?"
''The very next day, sir, when l saw
Mary. You we're not cute enough to
leave things exactly as you found them;
then was silly enough to drop the card
you gave me. Murder will out. ;"
"How do you explain matters?"
''Oh, let her think you must have
been burning up old letters, or some
thing
Mrs. Jerry, you should have been
man! Your shrewdness would have
earned you nothing short of Washing
ton. Honestly now, weren't you afraid
to trust yourself to such base deceiver.
1t might have been what she said, it
might have been her way of saying it,;
however that may be, Mrs. Jerry sudden
ly found herself picked up bodily, and
carried off through the mice clean Gel
lar over the mice, wide stairs" through
the spotless kitchen, and into the cosy
sitting room. At first she kicked and
struggled, then she laughed, and then
she did exactly what was proper under
the circumstances, she put her two
plump white arms around firm, brown
column Of a neck and ''held on for dear
life" until she was deposited in her pet
rocking chair
MRS. J. w. WHEELER.