Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1868-01-18

him, and eodeovOs, - M - - my pS0evs
TO supply the plsss II HE lost mother. You
may at first deem me young 70 undertake
90 grave and serious . responsibility but
Wss nineteen last month. and asn very
much older in thought and feeling than ny
years. OF course Ct my death the child
will inherit the property which was LEFT
me BY my deceased psreots.'
IL hope my cousins executors ere like
III. nice. white-headed old lawyers one
reads about in nov Is" said Blanche TO
hesseif 40 she lded the little psvfumed
sheet Of pink paper, and aos cross old
Judges. taking Of "expediency" and zap
propriafes." Tor ] do so much want come
bony u love and care fnr; and somehow
I've a sort Of premonition that this little
fellow will be nice ana rosy and lovsahlc.
! think I'll teach him TO cali mo aunty.n
Just week subsequently,, . prim legal
note was received from Measrs. Aliss L
Corpus, the deceased lsdy's executors,
stating that 'thsy saw no valid objection
TO Miss Penroy's very laudable projects,
and that, in accordance thereto, the child
Of the late Mrs. Marchnont would arrive
at Miss Penroy's residence on the PILLOW
ing Saturday night.
Saturday highland this 10 Friday"
| calculated Blanche, with . new brightness
dancing in her hazel eyes. 20 how glad |
shall be! Sanderson, tell Mrs. Brown TO
hare the blue room fitted up Immediately
for Master Marchmont, and you had better
20 yourself to the depot, with the carrisge,
81 3 to- morrow afternoon, to meet him.
YES, ms an" said Sanderson stoldly.
! The ,apparition Of . great unruly boy
tramping with muddy boots on the velvet
carpets and haunting the house with bsll
and marbles, and lung splitting halloss, did
not possess the charm to S.nderson's eyes
that it seemed to his mistress. And even
patient Mrs. Brown remarked with specie
Of evaporation, that "she didn't see what
put this freak into Mlss Blsnche's head"
Saturday was day Of hail aud tempest,
and softly falling snow, and by O'Clock
the drawing rooms were lighted and the
crimson silk curtains closely drawn, TO ex-
oude the stormy darkness without. Six
times within, the last fifteen minutes hal
Blanche Penroy looked at her watch, as she
stood by the fire waiting to hear the return
ing carriage wheels. She was dressed in a
rich China blue silk dress, with pearl pin
and ear drops, and little point lace at her
throat and wrists. and the color in her
cheeks and the golden glimmer in her
brigh. hair made her, unconsclously, very
fair to look upon.
20, hope he will like me-" thought
Blanche, with the instructive yearning for
love, that comes to every womans heart, as
tho door opened.
Here's the young gentleman. Miss" sal
Sanderson. with a half suppressed sound
between laugh and snort.
But instead of child Of seven or eight
years old, . tall spparition stslked in,
something over six feet high, with black
moustache, and merry hazel eyes trimming
over with mir.h For an instant Blanche
stared At him a. il she could hardly oredi,
the evidence of her own senses
"Gilbertr'
Exactly. You wanted to adop. me, and
here am"
mo, but. Gilbert -"
"Yss, but, Blanche II
"You ere not Mrs. Marchmont's aon."
II AMY her first marriage. And 81
though am not by any means the PENN
less infant you seemed 70 suppose, ~ d
my fathers wealth comes to me, | am quit,
willing TO DO adopted-partcularly - yol
are not married to Walter Birmingham.
Blanche struggled between her tears an
laughter, uncertain which could best express
her feelings, but Gilbert Evering drew he
tenderly toward him.
"If you adopt me, dearest, it must be 70
life. Nay. do not he sitate-our happines
has already been too much 1t the mercy c
tritles. You will not retract your offer"
well. after oil, said Blanche. demurely
oil wanted vas some one to love and car
for, and"
And shall do very well in that capac
ty.ehs"
And Sanderson, who bad been listenin
diligently at the docr, crept down stairs
inform Mrs. Brown that they were golr