Norfolk day book. [volume] (Norfolk and Portsmouth Va.) 1868-1880, 1869-05-04
THE DAY BOOK.
TUESDAY MORNING, May 4, 1863.
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said, there will be no occasion
for your either writing or re-
turning hither any more. You
find that the conditions of my
uncle's will present unlocked
for and unsurmountable OBJ
stacles to the consummation 80
! earnestly desired a few weeks
since.
| Tudor King made a desperate
effort, and recovered his shaken
self-possession. 1t was not Of
ten he lost it.
my dear Laurette,' he be-
gan, 4 shall have to think this
matter over at my leisure, l
am not prepared to make SO
important q decision at a mo-
ment's notice. l am far from
being wealthy myself
'That will do Laurette said,
retreating from the door at
once.
Lifting his hat with unabat-
ed grace, Mr.. Tudor King bow
ed himself out, and Laurette,
burying herself in the depths
Of d cushioned chair, shed a
few passionate tears of mingled
anger sand modification, and
then, drying her eyes, went in
to tell her mother, half in
frankness, half in bravado, that
Tudor King wouldn't have her
without the money, so she sup
posed she must have the money
without him.
| Mrs. Earnshaw was deceived
by her manner at first, and,
simple heart, could not help
saying, one day:
I'm so glad you're not 60
ing to marry Tudor King. l
never liked him, aside from
yonr uncle's prejudice. I'm
glad you're not going to marry
him, money or no money
so am H. Laurette said;
but the tears came to her eyes,
and her face flushed.
Ralph Henderson set his
teeth and grew white, when
Mrs. Earnshaw, not forgetting
her brothers scheme, and that
Ralph had half the property.
told him how matters stood. 1t
was rather fortunate for the
Chevalier King, l imagine,
that he had concluded that the
state Of his health made anoth-
err climate advisable, and had
therefore adjourned for thepres-
ent to parts unknown.
Ralph seemed to find the old
place lonely after Uncle Hi
rams death, and in the course
of a few weeks he left it upon a
somewhat indefinite travelling
tour. Mrs. Earnshaw was
sorry to have him go. Laurette
parted from him without any
particular demonstration either
Of sorrow or indifference.
AS tho months passed, it
dawned upon Mrs. Earnshaw
that Laurette was very much
changed. She had lost her
color and grown thin, and in
stead Of her pretty cheeks be-
ing in a constant dimple Of
laughter, she only smiled now
upon rare occasions
'Laurette,' she said, Il be-
lieve you were in love with
chat miserable Tudor King,
after all. You'e never been
| the same since
Lauretta interrupted her.
Mamma she said, you
may dismiss that apprehension
from your mind entirely. l.
never cared for Tudor King
what does all you, then?
You are not the same girl you
used to be. Why don't You
ever laugh now; and why do
you sit silent for hours?'
Perhaps I'm in mourning
for my sins
Laurette did not speak light
ly; her tone was inconceivably
sad.
Mrs. Earnshaw crossed the
room and kissed her.
you sha' mt say that, child;
you've always been justas good
as need be, I'm sure. A little
wild, perhaps, but a real good
girl, only when you wouldn't
do as your uncle and I wanted
you should about Ralph Hen
derson, and that was a pity. /
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