The Council Bluffs nonpareil. [volume] (Council Bluffs [Iowa]) 1857-1867, 1857-10-17

yer returned the lrisnman, Win look 81
stupid wonder. .s Tay 4, 3.5gsa.e N
Eyes; are they?'' g.ss5g st,eagrrst l5.ys
"Sure, and how should ! know whose
trunks they ,are?" SO sgsge,41 49s.E No
fs"Where did they come froms'' -; Il
"And it's where they come from you
want to know?v 81 fae 81. Il. 4
1 s.Yes.' .s:s,..,s - s.9tl,..s ~, 90
."Sure, and how should ] know where
| they come from?" gfeE ~
"Did yon bring them down from Miss
Matilda's room? Tell me; yes or no." \
"And was it l that brought them, do ye
want to know" 49, y, I'd. ~
The man was evidently pledged to secre-
| cy; but, convinced by his evaslye answers,
George ran down to his uncle's place Of bu-
siness, with the intelligence, in state Of as
great excitement as a young sportsman
when he shoots his first woodcock. +.
Mr.. Dale came hurrying up the street un-
der the warm rays Of the morning sun, and
reached his own door Just as the driver was
strapping on the-last trunk. b. r.aas
ssYou may take that luggage of again, :"
said an authoritative voice; and Matilda
glanced out Of the carriage window in dis
may, as she heard it, and saw her guardian
standing at the door, somewhat heated and
flushed with his long walk, but otherwise as
calm and composed as ever. He threw
open the carriage door, and assisted, with
his usual courtesy, the frightened girls to
alight. Without word Anna walked away
in the direction Of her own home. Mr..
Dale had a short conversation with Matilda,
and easily drew from her the particulars of
her projected elopement. Then, taking her
place in the carriage, he ordered the driver
to proceed. aan .sf.sE baea 10 q
It was not long before the painting hor-
ses stopped at the appointed place of meet
ing; and MIR. Fleming sprang down from
the steps Of the hotel, where he had been
standing on the alert, saying, as he drew
near: ssOh, dearest, how long you have kept
me waiting! have been wishing for wings,
that might fly to hasten you" And he
threw open the carriage door.' ia as.fssf
81 am sorry thee has been wasting thy
time to SO little purpose said the stout
old gentleman, as he alighted slowly and
carefully. cit seemed to me We came with
great speed. The driver told me, when l
cautioned him about it, that he was to have
double fare if he were here before twelve.
Will thee see that he gets his pay, as he
surely deserves it?o a..t1ts-,.-at 3D..
VucA NArs DHlc uuu SccH tuc uldH uc"
mands satisfied, he requested Mr.. Fleming
to allow him short conversation with him;
and together they sought the drawing room
of the hotel. s...z s.aa...s ...,.--. - ..s
s"Before thee goes further with thy pur-
pose, | thought would let thee know one
clause Of james Murray's will-the most
sensible thing he did, y said the old gentle
man, as if to himself. 'sBy it, have full
power to withhold all the income of her es-
tate from his daughter, If she marries with
out my consent, until she is twenty-o -one.--
She is now sixteen; and assure thee, friend
Fleming, if thee marries her, thee shall not
have one cent Of hers as long as can help
it. Thee is false to thy promise; and | do not
longer feel bound to act towards thee US a
gentleman ,a.-. ..rrEF .-a1.f
Mr.. Fleming attempted to excuse his con-
duct by saying that his feelings were too
much interested for him to consider calmly
what he did. Mr.. Dale listened to him pa
tiently and politely, but seemed in no way
softened by Mr.. Fleming's appeal. ..s.-so4
A few days after, Matilda was sent to a
school in the country, under the control of
lady, one of Mr.. Dale's personal friends.
Mr.. Fleming made several attempts to re-
new his intercourse with her there, but at
last gave up in despair. u ..ss..
For three years, Matilda remained in this
seclusion; and, although she at first spent
great portion of her time lamenting over
the cheerless home to which her severe
guardian had consigned her, she soon al
lowed herself to be consoled; and, removed
from all disturbing influences, she began, at
last to find some pleasure in study and USE
full occupation. Mr.. Dale, when he placed
her there, had been quite hopeless about her,
and had adopted that course as the best one
to keep the foolish girl from falling snare
to the arts of some fortune-hunter, while she
was still under his care. ssBut now," said
he to his wife, ''Matilda has become really
a tolerably sensible and dright-minded young
woman. think | might venture to bring
her home again, especially since Mr.. Flem-
ing is out of the city,"
"Where is hep" asked Mrs. Dale.
ssIn California. When he was last heard
from, he was a laboring hand on boat, on
one of the rivers there. He had been try
ing to work at the mines, but had not sue
ceeded. There is no prospect Of his return
ing" y. . '
Matilda came home soon after this COLI
yersation; and Mr.. Dale, with some formali-
W, gave ner tHc latcSt HutcllibeACe Will IT,
gard to Mr.. Fleming. & ry.-.
All poets-and they surely are the ora
cles on such points in saying that
"Love is love foreyermore;" SO that, as
Matilda felt her early preference for Mr..
Fleming fading from her mind, from the
moment she began to think of him as a
boatman, she concluded that she never low
ed him. s'It was only the fancy of a fool
ish GIRL" said she to Robert Dale, Georges
elder brother, with whom, as her affanced
lover, she was talking over the one great
episode in her early life. ssIf had sue
ceeded, how unhappy | should now have
been! But can never help smiling when l
think of Mr.. Fleming's rushing forward to
greet me, and seeing uncle's portly figure seat
ed inside the carriage. laughed, that day,
whenever thought Of it. 1t seemed such
a ridiculous ending-not at alllike novel.
So you see l was not very much in love-"
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