Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1929-02-15
HONEYMOON
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7 ToRTENSE APPLEBY came in
- from the back yard. where
Il she had been hanging out the
weekly wash. Hortense was
thirty plump, rosy and good
natured She was known among her
friends as good sport. always ready
for fun or frollc. She taught In the
graded school In her home town and
was well beloved by her pupils Busy
as she was, however, she still found
time to lend helping hanu to her
mother, who was not very strong and
kept roOmers. Before and after school
Hortense did the sweeping and dust
ing and Saturdays she arose with the
sun and did the family washing. This
being Saturday and her regular wash.
day she had donned her regimen
tails as she called them, and got an
early start. and now at ten o'clock
was ready to slip on clean bunga
low apron, comb her hair and rest
for an hour before starting the mid
day meal, She had Jus, gone upstairs
when she heard a car stop before the
house, and soon after a step was
heard on the porch directly under her
window. She heard her mother go
to the door In answer to a brisk ring.
A brief conversation followed, after
which she called Hortense to come
down.
Nothing doing, mother" said Hor.
tense positively. 1--WE are not going to
buy another thing of an agent no mat
ter how well advertised It is. II we
want any more egg-beaters, brushes
or patent fly traps, well go to the
store after them. We have enough on
hand now to have a rummage SALE
The window was open and Hortense
In her evaporation spoke in her loud
est voice, and her answers could not
have failed to reach the ears Of the
man who stood, hat In hand on the
porch below.
"But, DEAR" said Mrs. Appleby, In n
shocked voice, this isn't nm agent,
but Ben Trask. He has come to see
you"
"Oh" breathed HOrtense, and she
sank weakly down In the chair which
stood before her little dressing table.
She caught sight OF her face. which
was reflected In the glass, and realized
that she was white as sheet
ben Trask" she thought. After
all these years. Well. she had done II
now for fact. To have taken him
for an agent. Well, there was nothing
to do but finish combIng her hair and
go down. But could she ever face
him after what he must have just
heardf
She hastily ran the comb through
her hair, and when It stuck ut snarl
she gave II yank that brought out
big lock. She WINGED, but kept on
her thoughts racing back over the ff-
teen years that had passed since she
last saw Ben. Ben and she had been
schoolmates and they had graduated
In the same class. They had been
neighbOrs and friends and the year
before he went away, sweethearts
But Ben had been restless and unset.
tied and wanted to go far afleld seek
Ing adventure. while Hortense was
quiet and home-lovlng, and anyway,
she had been needed at home to help
on account OF her invalid father. Ben
had osLed ber m 90 with him whon
he went TO California, but she had
said no. He had gone, however, and
had nro,nIsed IN return for ber aa
soon ns his fortune was made For a
limo no wrote reguIarIv then aeon.
s,onolIv and 0nalIv hIs letters ceosed
altogether. Ana ns Hortense bod
,r,,,v ,ovod him sbe g.,, hur, n, hoIpg
dronnod ond sbe never oncouroooG
tho a,tentions NJ opv o,ber suItor
II.r mother lind needed ber ,fter bor
sn,hers death and as uortenso rooIIv
nod n ,ord,ess for ,oochI,o hor re-
cons COON mn NJ now ,ntores,s ana
of,or whIIe sho oImos, coosod IN
,hirL a, Ron
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