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VOL. 6.
MAPLETON DEPOT, PA.. WEDNESDAY, AUGUST i, 1894.
NO. 18
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ENNSYLVANIA RAILROAD.
On   and    after    May    27,   1894,   trains
- will depart from Mapleton (eastern standard
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For Huntingdon, every day, 6.49, 11.48, a.
m., and 8.14 p. m.
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Arrives at Philadelphia at 4.30 a. m. and New
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"Worth Winning, Worth Keeping^'
BY MATTIE DYER  BBITTD.
"Hello, Kate!"
"Yes!" answered a voice above
stairs, as Obarley Grant called
from the cosy little hall below.
"Gome down here 1 I've got
something to tell you!''
Charley's handsome face was
bright enough to tell anybody tbat
his news pleased him greatly, as
he stood waiting for his wife to
come down. And why not, since
his pretty cousin, Jessie Kingsbury, had come at one time very
near filling the place which Kate
had now 1
But Kate was as sweet and pretty as ever Jess had beeu—at least,
she used to be, before Baby Johnnie— and—.and—well, Kate appeared at the instant, and even
Gharley coald not call her pretty,
now.
Her golden hair Was all bunched up and tucked back with an
ugly comb, ber wrapper unbelted,
delphia 6.50 A. m. dally and New York 9.33
a. m. week days and 10.35 A. M. Sunday.
Harrisburg Express daily (except Sunday)
at 6.50 A. m. arrives at Philadelphia at 10.20
A. m. and New York at 1.13 p. M.
Atlantic Express daily at 10.35 A. m. arrives
at Philadelphia at 1.25 P. m. and New York
at 4.03 p. M.
Seashore Express daily (except Sunday) at
11.40 a. m., arrives at Philadelphia 3.00 p. at.
and New York at 5.53 p. m.
Pennsylvania Limited Express of Pullman
Vestibule cars daily at 1.40 p. m. and arrives
at Philadelphia at 4.17 p. m. and New Yorlc
at 6.30 p. m.
Philadelphia Accommodation, 2.15 p. m.
daily, except Sunday. Arrives at Philadelphia 6.45 p. m., New York 9.38 p. m.
Day Express daily at 3.40 p. in., arrives at
Philadelphia at 6.50 p. m. and New York at
9. 38 p. m.
Harrisburg Accommodation, daily (except
Sunday), at 4.50 p. m., and arrives at Philadelphia at 9.45 p. ni., New York 12 33 a. m.
(except Monday),
Mail Train daily at 7.30 p. m. arrives at
Philadelphia at 11.15 p. m., New York, 3.53
.a. ni..
Mail Train, Sunday only, 1.30 p, m., arrives
-at Philadelphia 6.15 p. m., New York 9.20 p.m.
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thrust into clumsy old slippers
Charley's friends used to say he
was a perfect fiend on the subject
of untidy women, and he couldn't
help a shade crossing his face as
he remembered how trim and niee
Kate was when they were first
married.
But the shade passed as swiftly
as it came, aud he stooped to give
her the usual kiss, as he said:
"Busy, to-day?"
"Yes. Hush, Charley! Don't
speak so loud, you'll wake the
baby!"
"Oh, bother the baby! He's always going to sleep or waking up,or
doing something to make life miserable for other folks!"
"Why, Charles Grant! Aren't
you ashamed to say that of your
own blessed little son?"
And Kate's eyes began to fill,
while her cheeks reddened.
Charley hastened to undo his
mischief by saying, tenderly :
"Now, there! You know I was
only joking, clear! He's the finest
baby ever lived, no doubt! Isn't
supper ready ? I'm as hungry as a
hunteri"
"Yes, it is waiting. I'll ring it
up at onoe. What was it you
wanted to tell me, Charley?"
"There! Bless my soul; if I
hadn't forgotten! Who do you
think is here?''
"I couldn't guess, so 1 won't try.
Tell me?"
"Cousin Jessie Kingsbury! She
is over at brother John's now.
Came to-day!"
"Did she?"
There was no very intense interest in Kate's tone, for she was
not over glad to bear of the young
lady's arrival. Guests were
troublesome, but she felt obliged
to say, as Charley waited:
"Will we have to invite her
here?"
"Why, of course, Kate! We'll
do our part of the entertaining,
witb Stella and John. We must
call tomorrow aud set a time for
her to come to us. She will stay a
month or two. Jess is so lively,
we can't be dull while she is
here."
Kate was just conscious of a
queer twinge at Charley's words,
bnt she led the way to the table,
and poured tbe tea with her usual
pleasant manner.
"There!     I   forgot    something
else, too,'7 cried Charley, suddenly I thin
clapping his hand on his pocket.
"I've got a treat for us to-night.''
"What is it?" asked Kate.
Charley took two small squares
of paste-board from his pocket and
held them up to her.
"What are they?" said she.
"Theatre tickets?"
"Yes. 'Faust,' by a splendid
company. J knew you always
wanted to hear 'Fanst,' so I got
e'ln on purpose for you."
Charley looked pleased, bat
Kate's fair face clouded, as she
answered:
"Well, I'm sorry you spent the
money.   I can't go."
"Can't go! Why in the world
can't you, then ? You are so fond
of good opera. I thought this
would be a real treat."
"So it would Charley, if I oouid
leave the baby.''
"But I thought you had a good
girl?''
"Well, 1 have a perfect treasure."
"Well, don't you think she
might manage to rock the baby
for two hours on oue occasion?"
asked Charley, seriously.
"Oh, but, Charley, be might be
taken sick or something."
"Yes, the house might burn
down, but I don't think it will,"
returned Charley, more shortly
than be often spoke to Kate. "I'm
very sorry you won't go," he added, as be rose from the table, his
appetite quite spoiled. "It is a
disappointment to me.''
"Why, you can go, I'm sure,
Charley. I shall not care at all."
"No; I'll stay with you, and we
can have our own music. I bave
not heard you sing for a month."
Kate hesitated a moment, then
site said:
"But, Charley, I must stay up in
the nursery. 1 never trust Johnnie to Sarah of evenings."
Obarley frowned, stood irresolute an instant, and said:
"Ob, well, then, I dou't see why
I shouldn't get some pleasure, if I
can. I'll just drop over to John's
and see if they are going. As I
bave two tickets, if Jess cares to
go we might all make a party of
it."
"Yes, certainly; go, Charley. I
don't want you to stay at home because I have to."
"You know I had rather be with
you, my dear. But it's dull work
sitting down-stairs alone all tbe
evening.''
Then Charley kissed her, put on
his overcoat aud went away. But
after he was gone Kate began to
be conscious of a lonely, uneasy
ieeling, and to wish she had gone,
too. Of course, Charley was as
loyal and true-hearted as a mau
could be. But, to think of him
sitting beside that dashing, black-
eyed Jess all the evening, and
showing her all the little attentions whioh he knew so well how
to give a woman; it worried her,
somehow, and she could not help
it. She was not jealous. Oh, no!
She had told him to go, and really
hoped he would enjoy it. But—=■
but—she did wish she bad left
Johnnie to Sarah for one evening,
and made one of that opera-party
with the rest.
As for Charley, as he walked
rapidly over to his brother's, be
wondered if he wasn't a precious
rascal for wishing tbat blessed baby bad never come into tbe bouse.
To he sure, it was a brigVit little
■,     '*—
sweet  aud cute,   and he| with her
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would have loved it dearly and
been very, proud of it (as be was
after all, if he had only known it),
but since it arrived, Kate had beeu
no companion at all for him. She
was everlastingly up in that nursery, and she neglected her dress
and her hair, and never read or
sang to him or went out with bim,
and he was feeling the change
sadly.
"Of course, it is right to be a
devoted mother," he said to himself, "but I do wish the mother had
not so entirely displaced tbe wife.
It's hard on a fellow and I don't
like it- I don't wonder men get
tired of their wives, if they all do
the same way."
Just then Charley ran against a
passer-by, and as be glanced up to
apologize, saw his brother.
"Ah, John!" was his greeting.
"I'm just on my way to your
hotise.''
"Well, I'm on my way to yours,"
replied John, laughingly. "We
want you and Kate to go with us
to hear 'Faust' to-night."
"No use to go on," returned
Obarley. "I have been trying to
induce Kate to go, but she won't."
"She won't!   Why not?"
"She can't leave tbat precious
youngter. I got her a ticket, but
it was no go. So I was coming
over to say if you want to bear the
opera, my tickets are at your service."
"Not unless you go with us,
Charley. Of course, you will
though. And Jess can use one of
your tickets."
"Why, I hardly know about going myself, John. I don't like to
leave Kate at home alone, you
know."
"Nonsense ! It is her owu fault-
Come, I won't hear a word more.
Forward, march ! It's time to be
off."
Charley submitted, feeling a little reproached, for, though he had
set out with tbe intention of going
to tbe play, when he took a second thought, he did not care to go
without Kate. But Miss Jessie
was very willing to be escorted by
ber handsome cousin.
And Charley did not see tbe
laughing light iu ber eyes, as she
whispered to Stella:
"Mrs. Kate bad better be careful of her property while I am
here. I might take him away
from her."
"For shame, Jess!" answered
Stella, but in her heart she did
wish Kate would give Charley a
little more of her time.
"She is making a mistake," was
her thought. "But people never
get any thanks for interfering, so
I won't do it. If she makes her
bed, she will bave to lie in it,"
Tbere was plainly nothing to be
done or said. And if iu the flashes
of Jess's dark eyes and brilliant
wit, Gharley almost forgot Kate
sitting at borne with the baby,
there was no one to blame, unless
it was Kate herself, for leaving
her rightful place be filled by
another woman.
Kate had gone to bed before he
got home, and he would not disturb her. But at breakfast next
morning he told ber what a grand
time tbey had enjoyed.
"Ye es ? I am very glad, Charley," said Kate, rather faintly.
"Oh, yes.   We only missed yon,
dear.   But Jess is so lively, one
couldn't help having a  gay time
By the way. Kate, she
says, as you are so busy with the
baby, she will uot stand on cere-
mot y and wait for you to call ou
her. She is coming over with
Stella to-day. We must have her
stay here, you know. If you can't
spare time to entertain her, why, I
can.'?
A sudden feeling, which she
could not explain, fired Kate's,
heart, and made her say, with
some spirit:
"I shall do my part, of, course,
Charley."
"That's a good girl!" he returned
in tones of real pleasure. I knew
yon would it-*-if that wretched—"
"Oharles Grant!"
"Ob, excuse me—--that precious,
boy—did not absorb all your time.
Then you'll invite tbem to stay
when they call?"
"Yes,"
"You're a darling! Wish I
could be here, too. But you can
make them stay to dinner. Goodbye!"   A kiss, and be was off.
"Oh, yes! She'll stay, fast
enough!" sighed Kate, as she went
upstairs. "But what I wish is that
people would just stay at home as
I do. However, as Miss Jess has
no husband and baby to keep her
at home, it is to be expected that
she wiH go anywhere where she
can find amusement, not to say
anything of a nice little flirtation."
And then Mrs. Kate nodded her
head, and her eyes had an unusual
sparkle iu them, as if she had suddenly come to some 'resolution
which she was determined to carry out.
Jess Kingsbury was the very
princess of pretty flirts, as Kate
well knew, and Charley had once
had a fancy for her. Who Knew
what she might take it into her
head to do uow, especially if she
had tbe chance which Kate seemed
bent on giving her to work ber siren spells ?
"Charley is as good as gold,"
said Kate. "But men are men,
aud women are women sometimes!
Sometimes they are little fools,
Perhaps I will be one, perhaps I
won't, Miss Jess!"
Kate flew around in her nursery
that morning with a will, and before her callers could possibly be
expected she had taken off her untidy wrapper, curled ber hair and
made herself as pretty as she
could. If she took a bit oi a cry
while she held the curling-iron, it
might have beeu because that
small instrument of torture was
too hot.
Tbey came and it seemed to
Kate that Jess looked slightly surprised at her appearance.
"Why, tbey had told me yon had
grown quite domestic, dear! Given up society, and all tbat!" tbe
young lady cried, settling her silken plumage in Kate's cosiest chair.
"But I declare, you look as fresh
aud blooming as ever ! I am quite
vexed with Charley."
"I hope you enjoyed the opera,
last night?" observed Kate, rather
coolly, not replying to ber words.
"Ob, yes, indeed! It seemed
like old times to be with Charley
again. Oh, by the way, did he tell
you he was going to take me out
riding this afternoon?" she rattled
on. "I told him be ought to take
yon, bnt he said you wouldn't go.'1 ■
"Not to-day. Some other time,
wilh pleasure," answered Kate,
But her usual ".I couldn't leave tho
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