The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1860-04-26

S ~, John Doe, do hereby most sol
EMMY engage my word that the sum O
one thousand pounds, which has beer
placed in the hands Of the mutual friend
, Of Mr.. Murchisson aud myself, (Mr
, Phillips, is to BE- paid over to the said
, Mr.. Murch;sson the day Lily Huson be
comes my wife
bravo, Mr.. Solicitor" he laughed
"You ara indeed clever chap! But a.
the lady you so insoleptly make ularke,
Of to all will never be the wife Of Mr.
Doe. why III just leave this little pape,
in the young lady's hauds, who will re-
turn it with thanks to its owner. As
, for this other" he held up his own
, chcque for a thousand, "we'll jus. burn
it,"
What possible words could p,rsra,
Murchisson's rage? r. III
Into the kitchen they er4 him, t.
witness the destruction Of mis- golden
hopes, and there, gagged and bound, WAS
the woman whose shrek had aroused
him.
Gray Russell assured her no harm was
intended, and in p~oof thereof he placed
a couple Of gold pieces in her palm,
Shrewdly, and even pleasantly, she
smiled upon Gray behind Murchissou' s
back, as she behcld that miserable mau
bound also, and then locked up in cub
board, Of which Gray took the key, as
suring him that in few hours he would
be released
We have depicted the misery of de-
tected and ueteated schemer, but who
would attempt to paint the joy of the
young lovers? James discreetly kept
down stairs, while his master went up to
release the fair prisoner. No time was
lost. Lily end her lover started for
town, while James remained to watch
over the prisoners until the moment
should arrive to release them.
No, to her fathers house did GRAY
take his beloved, but to that of a lady,
to whom he conided the whole history.
Leaving Lily there, he went of to
Husvn's.
Better not take her into the lions
den, lrreverently tLoug ght Gray Of his
future father-in-law, "until know what
his intentions are, for if find him turn
rusty and resolute about his John Doe,
the deuce will be in it if | don't per-
suade her to dispense with his consent. "
These thoughts in his mind, Gray pre-.
sented himself, and not a little nervous
y, before Huson. who was laid up w ith
the gout, to which Gray had most un-
consciously contributed by the disap
pointment and annoyance Husou had
suffered with respect to the others non
proposal for Lily's hand.
Yer, carefully he broached the sub,
jeet, not saying one word about the affair
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When the proposal was laid before
him, despite his gouty foot, up started
Huson, and warmly grasped Gray's
hand.
"My dear fellow - he cried. "why
didn't you sooner speak out? What a
world of trouble you would have saved
! us all ~
/ Gray started in amazement at this
most unexpected burst of feeling and de-
light.
The fact was, that Huson, though an
unprincipled man, one living by his wits,
was not cunning rogue like Murchis.
sou. He Was glad, and he expressed his
feelings.
"Why,' continued Huson, freely
opening his heart to one who would soon
belong to himself, "tbe fact is, only
three days since, Murchisson advised me
to send the girl away, as he thought you
were mere y trifing with her affections,
aud twas by his advice that | encouras-
ed the attentions Of that fool John Doe,
only just to test what sincerity there was
in you
/ "Then-then.' calculated Gray, "you
have not given your word to Mr.. Doe :"
! "I?--what, | let that fool have nv
girl? l could do better with her any
day"
! Gray shuddered at this sort Of traffic
in daughters beauty, SO unblushingly
ayowed
"And now" added the gay father, al
most dancing in his list slippers, "all
that remains to be done is to bring Lily
home again Murchisson has locked her
up in house to let-ha ha ha'
"She has been brought back" an
swered Gray RUSSELL" aud forthwith he
detailed the whole affair.
Ha! ba! ha"' roared Huson.-
"Capital so YOU'VE got the lawyer in the
cupboard. Ha ha ha"'
but when Gray related about the two
money transactions, his own thousand
and John Does prommissory note, Huson
changed his tone.
The villain the sneaking villain !"
he uttered, striking his Fl It on the table
! Huson fell suddenly into a train Of
thought lie began to see that he had
been little too ha.ty; with some skiIlful
manoeuvering he might have got not on
y one, but many thousands out Of Gray.
However, he frightened up. The
mine of wealth was still before him, and
he would work it yet
Gray did not feel quite secure in the
word Of his future father.in-la~, after all
these revelations, so with some little
cleyerness, he induced Huson to let
Lily remain where he had placed her,
where he. Huson, might visit her every
day, and from that lady's house Lily was
married % Gray Russell
Murchisson had been duly released
from his cupboard, breathing vengeance
upon all, but somehow he thought it
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