The Daily empire. (Dayton, Ohio) 1865-1867, 1866-03-10
THE DAILY EMPIRE.
H. h ROBINSON,
PUBLISHER ASD PROPRIETOR
MILDRED GRANT.


/ smnc room la M Huglish country houAc
Ihe walls were liuod with bodl(4 nid ,
table, Uttered With dictionaries and prnIu
mars, stood in n reouHa betwcpiI tho how,
windows. Outside were 30 bG sccn the On,
uuls nt pleasant flower garden, aud th,
| bright spring sunshine, streaming into Ia,
room, lighted mp even the heavy dnmasl
Wiudow~curtaiu- and the dark lcnihcr arm.
chair drawn up 10 the hearth. In tiiis clinii
Nt n tail, spare man Of about l,yCutv-grVrn
whose closely sllayrn aud rather Thin fnrt
wnrr a somewhat stern look, bplc1 by n
pleasant voice and kindly. genial sma, A
pair OF thiulY mounted short glol ted
spcctaclc- mnde him loOi, older than hc re-
ally wns, bul behind them twluklcd ntpIt
of remarkably handsome gray rvcs A
| Hirl ol seventeen was standing on the rue
before the llrc her bright hair tumblru
rather uUtmidly about her f,cc and the
niue lingcrs, somewhat dnubcd with ink.
hrld u Grrmnn grammar as if she had
come TO tilsk her masters help In the mat
tor3f the hnli-written exercise lying on the
table
Every one who visited the Rovnl Acnd-
cmy IN 1862 remembers Mr.. Millals' bcnldl-
! iul Trust Me-" Mildred Grant miyht bnyc
been taken for the glrl IN tlIut plttnfo. she
Mns 80 like her ~ 10 render further dcscrip-
/ ton unnecessary.
And II they order you to give me up
! "lu'l''' VIM WIZ Abll 90
| lie asked the question. but hc probably
needed no answer. aud Mildred gave nonc.
! except such NJ might BE- conveyed by y shy
LOOK irom under her cyclids, but bhc came
! close mp 10 the hig chair. aud, standiu, bv
the side OF H. laid her hand on his arm. i
larger hand covered " INSTANTLY and Mr..
Reeves looked up Into her eyes.
Ana you really thinl, you have courage
to hold outY -Four years, Mildred Il H. a
long time. Poor child, yon have a rood
deal Ia go through but how 10 hclp Ill
never iclt 80 Inclined 10 grumblc at NY po-
stion."
Really p she questioned witha ulcnln Of
smile, then, changing her ionr, But don't
You thlnk there y u llluc chance Of lh,d-
consenting nowp'
dearest childic. no! When Won saw TINT
sort Of thing. II almost makes me feel ns ifI
! had taken n wrong advantage of your
ignorance Of the world. No, Mllly, IL Won
ever belong Ia me, 10 can only be- when ynu
are tweuty-Onc aud your own mlstrrHs, and
in all lbc time III then Rhnl never hr ai
lowed to spc You, iIcigh hot Rnt SIN. -
be added, ~ " talking tO himself "it
wouldn't bc righLit wouldn't be- honorable |
10 keep them Ia Ignorance. No il ,nugt bc
told Tonight routc QVa copic'
lie lnp'cd into silence, but presently |
began again, Mildred had lcft her posllion
by his chair, and seated herself on "A foot
stool before the fire.
People would say was talking nonsense
but really don't tbiuL II win BE- such a
very bad thing for YOU. nlirr m. | kun,y
you love mc. ana don't believe you could
ever love any one olsr hnlr 80 we'll" Her
lips formed never but the sound was
scarcely audible Aud You see. poor ma I
am, believe lrall nlwaya bc able to main
tain myself by teaching or writing. pr.-
baps could get on the -tnf Of one of the
newspapers, and you will have money
enough To mnkc you rich under any cir
ciuustanccs."
Mildred yrcrcd round upon her Goot,fool.
and put her two hands clnspcd togrihrrl
upon hig knee.
II don't believe yoii care for me u bit. orl
you wouldn't -py such mklud tbluV4 nu
purpose 20 NcX me. Such nonsense lon.r
she went on with The pretty pctti,iur.. of a
chld and Indeed, she looked little more Il
E ,tE Yhoh We mean some dny--nyery-
ming have won't be- yours, your very
own, and not mine at an Ana I'm 50
proud sometimes when think n viii mal,pI
y dllieroucc tp you, And want Won to dol
me great 0rcn lhyOr Aud you Won't
likcit, know, but Jou must promise not
10 scold me Just this once" aud she lookcdI
up at him with pleading eyes.
lie did NOT seem much iucIincd 10 be- au-
6wbat is II, Mlly 2"
"liut promise Inc you'll do ~"
"IhutNwbat you used td ask me when
yon were little bit uf a child, but must
hear what this wonderful favor Il first. 1
lon't altogether trust you In these sort oil
IhinRS."
aWcn but Won mnst do II Wt, d,,,
you say II for mcY 4 is 20 hard to gcl ont,
aud you know what menn"
She hld her face In her hands that were
'illl on ttS kurc, and went on.
~ incan if-if you have 20 leave, Char
cy you may be- % long time before you prt
work that VIII suit you, and l'yo more
money than ] know what 10 do with, even
iow and lf yon would only take little
my lttlr~and spend 10 for me- lt would
make me so very, Ucp happy" And, on
ne verge Of crying, sllo put on bis knee a
Title purse, ncttcd with bright silk nud
lends in which lay buuk-no 10 Tho
mount Of Zoo. llo opened q and looked !
i them with moved expression. For n
ccond lac did not speak, then he took them
uI and tucked them Into her hand. shut
Ing u tight nio hls oWu.
"MillN / Gnu not do IT," ho said siny
nriing, III Keep The purse as long as {
I've, bat you must not a.k the other.
ould mol speak openly and fairly tn your
uardian " I had touched it--Mildrod, /
~ not.v
sho said no more, but ru.o and stood
''N'"t ~ wv ll' H,lN pIIpWiul lhtr,.
recently he ronscl himself aud, looking
I his watch, said
Put away your book childie, and wcwWI
ave lnst walk together: they need Loi
rudgc M that, NO al events"
She obcycd iu silence and mcthodically
died the ROOM
Come here Mildred hc said, when she
ld don"- aud putting his arm around her. y
p whispered; l0u must not take it 81 ~
cart thai ! could not do what sou asked !.
Ie. When you think u over you VIII ,eci
hs rlglt. hnl lhrrn IA ono bil nf nnlh WON "