The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1867-04-05
from Miss Braddon's new Magazine,
4 -1a The Belgravia. VI szzsss-saae-sz
Stones Love Affair.
BY BUTTON COOK.
TooNcLUDED.1

i ooNcLUDEDl 2a
- called upon him one evening. He
was alone. He looked little grave,
and he held in his hand a small seal
ed packet. We discussed various in
different topics; then I inquired con-
corning Miss Geergina Warren.
Well, we fell out about the. set
Elements; that was where the hitch
arose. I'm sure | did all | could to
please him. u gave up eonditionaft,er'
condition, quite in opposition to the
advice of my solicitor. l told him to
settle what money he proposed to set
tie upon his daughter-it WASH t much,
after adjust as he pleased L dldn t
want to touch halfpenny of it. He
might settle it, [ told him, just as
strictly as ever he pleased; or. he,
might settle nothing at all upon her,
| if he liked that better. It was his
daughter wanted, and not his money.
And for my part, I'd take care that
my wife didn't come to want. | un-
dertook to insure my life for large
amount, and to assign the policy to
trustees for her benefit, in case of my
death. covenanting of course to pay
the premiums regularly, and to- keep
up the insurance In the usual way. I
thought that a fair arrangement
enough; but it didn't content him.
He wanted to lie my hands complete
sySnfid Hs hs ID ns. AaHR s s.9 of
me credit nfer noidsert gofl9affecs
ton for his, daughter He insisted
that any money I might il future be-
come possessed Of L should covenant
to bring into the settlement. 1t was
most absurd. of course couldn't
consent to it. had my business to
consider, 1t may be very desirable
by and by to invest further capital in
it. Why should / be hindered from
investing my own money IN the way
/ might deem best? OF course my
wife and my children-1ifl j geverIhave
any-will reap the benefit of it just as
much as shall. However, he wouldn't
listen Ito me !; so there was nothing
more to be said, He. wouldn't give
in; and I Wouldn't! TOLD Georgina
exactly how the matter stood She's
of age. | asked her whether she'd
marry me without the old mans con-
sent. Poor grit she was in a dread
full way But she didn't dare do that.
She ishrunk from offending her father;
so there no help for 1.-THE things
broken off, and I'm not to be married,
| 1T seems-this time, at any rate
He spoke rather sorrowfully, but
still without the slightest trace of
temper IL endeavored to console
him in a commonplace sort of a way.
1t was;a difficult matter to know what
to say upon such an occasion, and con-
ISOLATION at all times is apt to run into
rather commonplace forms.
i He opened the small packet he had
been holding in his hand.
This is pleasant, he said Here
are all my letters to Georgina And
here's a little present. l. gave to her,
sent back to me.
There were. not many letters. They
were written. / could see. in my
friend usual bold, plain, legible hand.
Their contents | could guess: little
enough like conventional love letters
)probably-very unecstatic compost
tions-yet simple and to the purpose,
andunmistakable enough. The pres
emit was ring, a large diamond heavily
set in plain gold-just the valuable,
have fanojed Ned Stone selecting for
his betrothed. 4ssl, s..s,-,,
/ q suppose they'll expect me to
send back GeoSgina's letters tome, (
he said. Z ,....-,x H.. ...,...-s
Its the usual way when engage
ments come to an end; like this ?.a"ay
| Certainly. it's the usual way -, :.
7 He,rubbed his chin and seemed to
reflect little. No4o u1x,s
| Have cigar, he said, presently,
8 and let's talk misunderstanding else;
] this is not the most agreeable subject
| in the world. TELL us what you have
been doing with yourself lately.'ggE L
So. we fell 4e talking again about
this, that and the, other Presently {
left him. As u went away, he said,
quietly, = think I shall try and see
Georgina once more, for a particular
| reason - hiqmo3 r5viI .sisq8I<gd 40
! I did not ask what the particular
reason was, and he did not tell me. ~
| A few nights afterwards 7 saw him
again. lie was at no time subject
/ much to change of mood, Or at any
rate seldom betrayed any variation Of
that kind. Yet it struck me that, If
anything, he was, in rather. better
spirits than usual baa aaset :, 40 .i,.s5i
/ You didn't mention,p said he,
what Z told you the other night
that my engagement was broken off 2"
1 'Texplained that I had not mem
toned it, for a particularly good reas :
on, I had not seen any one whom it