Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1872-08-14

sons.
She did not want Johns money,
she would declare truthfu'ly. She
wanted to see dear john himself hap
PLY married. with children of his own
to inherit his fortune.
The conversation above recorded
shows how far from successful she
had been: but luminous idea was
now busy in her mind. and she pro
cecdcd to act upon if:
"Joln," she said. when he Strol!cd
into her parlor the next evening.
" VIC are going to the Groves next
week when are you coin.a@:'
81 think shall travel this sum-
mcr. Fan
"Now, John you will give Us one
month first. Come. do promise. "
But. Fan. YOU always have SO
much company"
II YOU Will come. wont have any
body at all-;lot young lady. have
teased you aw rully about wife, John
but will let You alone aCtcr this.
Iou may live and die in single bless
ClncsS. if you really desire it,
Then ! will come. But you told
me the last time we spoke of the
Groves that Miss Murray was going
with You for month";
Oh. She is such mere child "a
Snuh nosHd. sandy-haircd, bread-and-
butter miss, scarcely out ofthe school
room. OF course | am not so absurd
a. to suppose You will pay attention
10 her. Still, You wish il. vii!
postpone her visit till You are gone"
"Dh. no. Don't alter Your arrange
mcnts Oh my account She will not
interfere with me-"
Mrs. Watson had called I.lura Muir
roy Il daisy. and very bright. fresh
one she looked, us she stood uuon the
porch ut the Groves, tlr morning
after her arrival. she was very fair
with large gray ewes, and a proiu,ion
of light hair. just sufficiently tinged
with.red to be sandy, yet glossy, wa
wing and pretty in its fire." unbound
masses. Her figure was graceful. and
she was a lady in every word and
hook, whiin vet a lrce-hcartcd child in
maHy RESPECTS.
She looked upon the middle aged
bachelor brother of her hostess with
respectful liking. which developed
into cordial good ice ling i'll rcwdavs
He was So kind. she thought CRATE
fully would carry her drawing boof
for her to all the incest places tnl
.hc;ching drove her ont day after
day. and even INDUCED her in wha'
Mrs. Watson declared 4 perfectly in
sane desire. namely cnntcr upor
his own ftvOritc hGrsc I!un.lcrcr
Them in his trips down town he al
ways remembered 4 package Of can
lies for The children. and a separate
la:utv box for the biggest child Of all
IL Mrs. Watson would call hcr.a> sh,
enjoyed her share of sweets.
Cunning Mrs. Watson! Not wore
2r hint now dropped from her lips t'
her brother upon the often di~rU:~rt
subject of matrimnny. So:nrwha
o>tcnt&tiousiv she woull beg hin
not to allow Laura to take him from
hi l,ap;.r or cigar. She drew lis at
tcutinn TO the fact that Laura actual
" wrapped q scarlet shawl arounC
her when She wore Shimmrrius
green tissue that suited her creamy
complexion 10 perfection. She slud
dered herself at the thick solr> oi
l.aura's walking boots, and com
mcmtcd upon the fact that erwin.
made Laura's eyes green.
/ And John would sometimes admit
sometimes combat these facts. amC
; still devote the long leisure hours o
country life to Laura.
The promised month was ncarl,
over. and Fanny pleaded for lex
? weeks of her brothers society.
Don't leave me now, John: an
: going 10 make the house pleasant.
1t iS plea ant enough. Fan"
y on are 4 dear. good fellow t,
p >av so. but | know how you mas
have been bored. John. Dancing "a;
? tendance upon a school girl mus
have been simply horrible for . ma
: of vour saStidious refinement
. "Not at all. Besides, Miss. Muir
+ ray has left school,
r ..But she is uninformc,l vet. Al
sure her uninformcl mind can nrvc
offer companon>!.ip for yo.rs.''
There l. great deal of un'!cvc'
l opcd power there, Fan. She bring
u fresh, viyaciouS intelligence to bca
a upon almost any subject. a fey
{ wears of foreign travel would do w on
u ,lcrs for her"
- u think you are very kind to spcs
of her that way, John. Poor littl
: thing, she is very plain"
Plain. Fan. plain. lou nevc
II saw Il more exquisite complrxion.an
l. her eyes nrc most expressly" an
: briiliant.'
Y .But green in tears, John, an
{ such boots
: Good gracious. Fan. Won w"ul
not have the child tramplng abou
j the country lanes and roads in pape!
soled slippers, would You :: She show
her sense i'll wearing good stron
shoes"
II "Of course. approve OF s"nst
|" and Laura has. rs YOU say. consider;
BILE. think. if she would cnitlVat
j her talent. she would soon write yer
e well. Some of her letters home n
really literary gems, they are
I original and vivacions. But hop
! the dear child will never be literary.
4 "Why not? Why should not
i woman develop any power OF taien
c she possesses ?''
but, John, how if her husban
= wants his dinner while Amelia an
u Paul are in agonics of scphra,io
upon paper?
;. "Let her husband wait! He mus