The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1918-01-03

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ma tooB NJ the plate .of c.ll,.--T don't
never eat uothin except at req-iIr
meals. GooG u0rnin'"'
/ Ann thus the deacon escaped.
] 'lsh What's thar noiSsg Il It's the
cat jumping n my canary auiir-but
Il sounded ni0rc Ike someone laugh
ing and osits don't laugh Who's that
comm up the walicy ETHAN Crane. j
fio deciare' Wen hes lIiseiy young
feliow--n1t as rich as squire pertains
maybe, but On. come IN, Air CrIuc
Come IN. 2 am So glad To see you.
Lovely DAY, isn't itY'
/ I.tIan Crane SAT down with his nat
IN his iup.
81 received your card. Ais Hanna"
rOh, did YOU said Angela with a
smile
'TTo tell the truth" said honest
Ethnn, 81 wanted little talk with
you"
'lndeed,' % said tine iady "Won't yGu
come here and set by nae on tine sof,l?
It's more s0ciable like"
"Oh. yes. II you like" said E.thnn,
obeying her gesture of invitation
'You see, my mother is getting
feebier every dny nnu we feel the
need OF some younger person at the
farm. and lm enty-eight now, and
the place iE IN g00u uruer. Huu I've
mcney NJ interest, so thar INar pretty
much made NJ my minu 10 marry"
| Aliss Angela let tie pnfled and friz-
zled head fall on MS shonider.
Dearest Etlun" she exclaimed.
''Hes-eznctiy,' said Ethan Crane.
moving as tnr Away as tine arm of tine
sula would allow. $50, II you Thought
that your niece, AIiuInuy. would hnve
me-"
'Aty niece, Alirundy''' gasped tine
elder iauy. the immuylbie hiUoIn never
altering On her Yave, although her
heurt beat wildly and her lips
DiancheL.
'Wes, said Ethun. 81 hoped To meet
her here todny.'
/ ''Nu'" snid AIiss Augeiu sharply.
''She's gone AWAY; nnd II she hadn't,
she wnuitn't accept you"
Z rs she engaged u someone eise''
stammered p0ur Ethan.
'Yes.' said AIiss HANNA ''1o Joshua
SinIpiins. liut, I.tiiun, tio not grieye
j am realty IT, ent1rmiD y0ur suit, NJ
Though Alirandy despises you, unit"
! 'liuy size doesn't nmry" interrupt
ed clear distinct voice and Aliyanhy
herself entered from IN adjoining
ruOm "Ou the cunIrury she iuves
Ethan Cuine deariy. ant she refused
Joshuu Simpkins, Hs you know very
well
',Eow cume you hcreT' screamed
AIiss Hnnna
~ went tn Airs. Brnwus house,
said Alirnnuy "unu she mad gone To
spent the ii1lidnys with her niece nj
Stamford So came back home"
'Guu nre treudful mmz :" cried
Aliss Finnng, nearly suftucuted with
anger.
"Gent,yr said Ethnn urnne inter
posing III Mirmuy's defense. ''No cIlIi-
Ing ~ numes please"
'.And yuu shan't stGy IL my house
another tny" :" addad tine Indignant
Iiady
"Then sine shall cnme IA mime
4 boldly usserted EtiIun. "Cume, ALI
rundy, tarlng--nly sleigh Is nj tine runor
nnd Il holds exactly two Wen go IN
lurson Squivcs and gei married this
very huur"
80 they were mnrrisG, auu old Mrs.
II Crune, WIN wns whiting NJ the iilrnl-
h0use dunr tO receive iIer sun. was lie
lighted
N Il hndnt heen me- snid All
rundy, mischievousiy, ''tt would hnve
heen Aunt Angela fnr she wuG detuT
mined o marry Etlnn.'
"The 1lnvd inrbid" said Mrs. urune,
raising her eyes.
4 ''And aIftcr this" said Ethnn, ns hc
led his hrite IN, ''the first tiny ~ the
year will be touhle nnniversllry-
the hnppiesf u IinnS New Nears. Eli,
Mirandy7"