Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1865-02-10

begun. Why, Ruby, you II be the proudest
woman alive when you're Mrs. Dusenbury."
81 dare say shall, papa; but what's be.
| come of the old cormorants son?"
"Chld, child, you mustn't allow yourself
to speak in thst manner Of your intended
husband"
Indeed, he looks like one, papa, and he
ate like one, and his nose is so long and so
crooked that couldn't help thinking, when
he was dsvouring those chestnuts, that his
nose must be trying to see where they al
went to-"
| Mr.. ST. Maur was in the habit Of laughing
at Ruby's somewhat pert remarks, and he
could not resist. a smile now, although he
tried.
Mr.. Dusenbury's son behaved very bad
| ly,' he said was a bad fellow, I'm afraid,
and he's well rid of him."
~ don't believe he was bad bit, now. -
His father just wanted to make withered
old hunks CT him like himself, and because
he couldn't Go il he disowned him." Ruby
exclaimed with iratc emphasis, and rosy
pou'. ! know one thing If I ever get the
power, Hunt Dusenoury'S father shall do
him justice !"
Mr. 81. Maur stared In a spcechless aston
ishment, from which he did not recover till
after Ruby had given him her good night
kiss and swept like an indignant little queen
from the room.
"Whnt a strange child she is, really upon
my word,' he muttered then.
Miss Ruby St. Maur was somewhat indo
lent, luxurious little body. She was very
fond of curling herself away among silken
cushions, and dreaming sometimes waking
visions. She was occupied precisely thus
one morning, Of which am going to tell YOU
She looked like femenine edition Of Cupid
asleep among the roses, though she wasn't
asleep, or If sho was she was decidedly talk
alive in her slumber.
"Now, them" she nurmured, bringing
the cushions, :" il could Just bring that fas.
tdious Hunt to the point, I'd fix matters in
twinkling, What is it to him if papa has
got money II isn't papa's money he wants
its me, and why he can't do so I'd like to
know ! suppose, now, If was his washer
woman's daughter, he'd find a way to tell me
he loved me in very short order, but"
Mr.. Duscnbury," announced the servant
at the door and, not seeming to have heard,
Ruby sat still, and pretended TO be very
sound asleep indeed.
II this were Mr.. Dusenbury he must have
drank at the fountain of youth since yester.
day, for this gentleman could not bnve been
more than twenty five, and he carried him
self with the grace Of an Apollo.
As the door closed behind him he advanced
slowly down the parlor, not seeing tho sleep.
ing beauty till he came beside her, and paus.
! ing then in wrapt admiration before SO charm
ing beauty.
| Ii was an admirably counterfeited slumbcr,
the jetty lashcs trembling prone upon the
velvet cheek, the breath coming at regular
intervals through the rosebud mouth. 1t
wasn't much wonder that Mr. Hunt Dusen.
bury caught his breath and murmured:
wish | dare! !"
| The lips Of the fair sleeper moved slightly,
and bending to catch faint utterance, he
heard something that sounded wonderfully
like his own name with 4 care!essly expires.
sive prefix
Mr.. Hunt Dusenbury rather doubted the
evidence Of his own ears, but he acted quite
as though he didn't, for, slipping an arm un.
der the curl tressed head, he drew it to his
shoulder, and when Ruby opened her wide,
bright eyes in profound aslonishment, he
Kissed them shut again murmuring.
Oh, Ruby, Ruby, my darling, I love
you!"
She flushed like rose under his kisses,
but she couldn't resist the temptation to bs
tantalizing. so she said. poutingly:
Well, Hunt, what If you do2 You know
papa has got ever and evcf so much money,
and I'm all the girl he's got, and | don't
know how you can have the audaci,y to tell
me that under the circumstances"
Hunt looked perplexed a minute, but he
caught tho mischievous sparkle of Rubys
rogulsh eyes, and seslsd them again with his
lips.
Confess, now" he whispered, laughing:
be good, Ruby, and own up honestly, as
have. II you don't, IN tell what you said
in your sleep just now"
"oh, | wasn't asleep, Hunt, I only pre-.
tended to be-"
You--didP" n.. ..
Hunt looked Mortified incredulity, and
made movement to withdraw his arm, and
put the little head back upon the cushion,
muttering something that sounded like, "The
young coquette |" but Ruby, stealing an
arm around his neck, said, half saucy, half
earnest: .
Don't scold, now, and I'll confess. You
see, Hunt, you were 40 long in csn,ing to the
point, somebody else come wooing last
night"
Somebody else," ".s ...a
Ruby laughed. t..a. ....
/ sha'n't tell you who; a regular old
lnonsy bags. though, from whose clutches l
wanted you to rescue me-" ... .4
Ruby, wish ever could tell when you
are making fun Of me"
The ether Duscnbury came again very soon
-" Money bags" Ruby called bm--and did
the honors for him more bcwitching than
ever. How entertaining she was, and ho,o
delighted pspa st. Maur was
And then, in few days, money bags came
again, and this time he brought Miss st.
Maur the most magnificent present "a set Of
rubiss, that made her pretty eyes sparkle
with delightful yiyaci,y
These" he said significantly, "are for
the future Mrs. Dusenbury."
"Oh!" Ruby said innocently, :" / thought
they were for me-"