all the information that came to if a girl find a man p the and the only reason that neither of these gentlemen walked in upon the fugitive was because they did not deem it advisable to hasten things in the state of mind in which they believed him to be miss was soon told by her father that may bury had left new york and that he might not return for a long time the eyed his daughter to discover whether this information had any pronounced effect upon her but she was as placid as the on a s day she was getting ready at the time to take a ride over to the new mansion and her only response was a simple indeed uttered without stress of tone so very did she appear that the was moved to sound her a little in reference to the matter i m sorry he s gone off just now he said i shall be a trifle lonely until meets and i hoped to see a great deal of him is good company at any time bowed in acquiescence as she arranged her cap before a mirror don t you think he is a very pleasant young man continued the father as she seemed to have nothing further to say on the subject she looked up to study his face for one brief moment and then threw her gaze into space yes she said at the conclusion of her but there was nothing in it had he told her that one of the servants was going to leave she would he felt sure have shown equal interest young miss giddy would you like to go with me when opens pursued mr at this the girl shook her head with more decision you know papa she said i never liked washington mr is there he replied i do not see why that should make any the who had taken it for granted that his daughter entertained a feeling toward the absent one something stronger than this was betrayed into himself do you ever think he asked slowly that some day you will have to marry miss turned from the mirror where she was arranging a stray lock of hair and surveyed the speaker why papa are you tired of me she exclaimed certainly not he answered i only speak of the natural course of events it is not expected that a girl will allow herself to become an old maid if she has a fair share of good looks and especially if she has a decent fortune the girl turned back to the mirror and took a complete survey of her physical charms as far as they were revealed in its surface have i a fair share of good looks she asked with a trace of you are handsome and you know it very well you also know that more than one young gentleman of good family has applied for your hand miss eyed the hand for which the young gentlemen of good family had applied as if to discover what they found so very attractive in it k if a girl could find a and you have told me papa she said that most of them in your private opinion cared more for the money i am to inherit than for the face you are so kind as to call pretty quite true he admitted it is one of the misfortunes of wealth that it the daughter looked into the mirror and then at the richly furnished apartment if a girl could find a man who did not care for her money who would love her as the novels say for herself alone marriage would seem pleasanter to contemplate the was disconcerted by the of this assertion he wondered if she had been influenced by the story books she had read and had developed a romantic vein that had never been exposed to his view however it was not the first time that he had felt the force of her innocent nature an innocence to this man of the world there is a great deal to be said on that score he replied after a moment s consideration an absolutely man is seldom fitted to mate happily with a girl who has been brought up in their habits and tastes are unlikely to agree while wealth does not make one better in a certain sense it and the social capacity and makes its possessor to manage property that may fall to his care the girl nodded as if the matter was not of very great importance in her mind and resumed her position at the mirror her mr resumed the when he had observed her in silence for a short time has been accustomed to the highest society his family young miss is one of the best in the country i think his acquaintance a valuable one to cultivate this was much more than he had been in the habit of saying and his daughter could not the meaning of a single syllable i don t see how we can cultivate it at present she smiled now that he has taken the pains to leave us he will not be likely to remain away forever no resumed the look then suddenly she put the question to him has mr asked if he may marry me the and it was not often that he blushed my dear he answered i have no doubt that he how very young you are and does not wish to press us and he is such a thorough gentleman he may also have about proposing to a girl whose fortune is so much greater than his own again there was a heavy silence in the room interrupted at last by miss s maid who came to see if she was ready for her ride when the servant had been dismissed with the information that there would be yet 