Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1915-02-03

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them. Whether Il II THAT she can not
make up her mind which she likes
best or whether she enjoys better Ok
ing courted Dy the three. nave never
been able ~ nud out. though ] nave
often asked nef. since sne n my
favQrite cousin alld mas no. secrets from
me AM Inclined 10 think iimt with
womaD's perversity IN such matters
her principal object " to torture her
puitOrs.
Christmas has PARSED, and our NO
men arr preparing fOr New feur's DAY.
They are making great ado about
cieaninR the best room In wnrn TO r.
ceive their visitors. but what for can
not conjecture. for II IA cleaned .regvl.
larry once week and between times
b locked % tight that no dirt could
possibly get into II. Last evening
spent at my aunt's. and she reminded
Katrina TINT she had promised to give
= decision before the end of the year
~ 10 whether she would marry Olaf
Ven vraDkin or not Hut there SEEM
Cd, 70 BE- no use IN Katrina's coming to
decision. for her mother declared
that u she did not consent to marry
Olaf she would iock her IN her room
till she did
Katrina begged her mother 70 Det her
Oh Ill the first day of the year tnetead
Of the 81st Of December. and her
mother consented. | was sorry for
my poor cousiA. hut what could Dol
] would gladly marry her myself. bot
I have not 200 peits. as Olaf has. nor
can match Katrina's fortune When
l left my aunt's At 9 O'Clock to 60 "
bed Katrina followed me to the door
and seemed very respondent
Il Wish you to help me. Diedrtch."
she said.
How can help your
II have plan. ! shall tell mother
that will marry Olaf II be will come
for my decision when the clock strikes
IL on New Years day. II be does not
then arrive for my answer | VIII mar
r. the man who makes the first call
after II O'Clock. Mother is getting
worn ont with trying to get me to
marry the man Of her choice and will
gladly consent to this condition since
all SIZE has to DO u to send him word
to make his call exactly at II"
''Then II Is all settledr'
II wish you to delay Olaf"
II see"
But l wish a certain person to be
the next man to call"
.Who would have believed, Katrina
that one with such mild blue eyes and
hair ike the fiax In the rope walk
would be capable Of scheme? Whom
do you wish to call first after the noon
, hourT
There is Peter De Witt"
~Oh! He Is your ch0iceT
HE will attempt to call Immediately
after IL. but ! wish you to delay him
too"
But do not understand why
Then there Is Hans kieft"
$50 it is ne you will martyr
HE must not come either"
mot he. eitherf Are you to leave
your choice to CHANGER
AibCl yO0 udvC put NnCcS AuCo ~ a
way to be late in calling. come and
stand by the door till the clock strikes
twelve. Then come In, and you will see
the man l will marry"
"Oh. Katrina. You are going to let
him In at the back door"
Never mind what ! am going to do.
but act as tell you and l warn you
that IL you let Olaf or Peter or Hans
come here before II O'Clock you will
regret IT.
But how about william Van Schoon-
hoveni He has been one OF your favor
ites.''
"Never mind about william Van
Schoonhoven. will take care Of him
myself"
"At last the secret Is out william 10
the man of your choice"
said this very despondently. BE-
cause. to tell, the truth. could not
bear to think Of my cousin marrying
any one except myself. and !. being too
poor to marry her. must see her wed
ded to this william Van Schoonhoven.
whom, now | came to think Of II.
hated more than all the others
1t IL New Years night This day has
been an eventful one. arose early.
for l had much to do must keep
three men from calling on Katrina
until after the noon hour. Yesterday |
saw each one excepting Olaf. to see
whom did not accord with the plan
had laid. telling Peter and Hans that
Katrina had agreed to please her
mother by being betrothed to Olaf Van
vrankin provided he called the next
day at II to ask her to marry him; that
I was commissioned by my cousin to
delay him aud that Katrina would
marry the man who would make the
first call after IL noon also told each
Of these two men was to arrange that
he should be the first man to call
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