The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1872-11-28
Married for Money.
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curious development OF the little life
drama that was being enacted under
his eyes with contemptuous indigna-
ton. "Aheartless wretch !" he thought.
''Kate Will be nd of him. And yet,
poor girl, she did believe in him.
Well, this is strange world that we
live in. If man steals five dollar
bill he is sent to prison; if he steals a
woman's heart, to fling it away when
he is tired of the plaything, he's he
70 and a pre,er chevalierl Bon voyage,
Mr.. Bruce Gaynor. 1 shall certainly
not interfere in any of your nice lit
tie arrangements"
Yet Rossmore Wyie felt a certain
thrill of delight as he thought of Kate
Talbot free, and disenchanted once
more from the glamour that had hung
around her life.
August was gone and over; the gol-
den orb of the full September moon
was looking calmly into the curtained
recess of the huge bay window where
Mr.. Bruce Gaynor had gone grace
fully down on his knees to Miss Emil
ly Montressor, after the most roman
tic fashion.
'My Emily my hearts own peer
less treasured"
'Do you really love me ?" isped the
middle-aged chaImer, with an attempt
to be arch.
"Ah, Emily, I have felt of late how
utterly impossible it Will be for me to
be happy away from your smiles. You
will marry me, dearest? You will
give me the right to call you my own?"
'tBut, Bruce" faltered the fair one;
II am SO much older than you'll"
ga year OF SO, perhaps, darling but
what does that signify to hearts that
are congenial?"
Sand then my niece will think it so
ridiculous; she has always opposed
this idea of my marrying"
"My Emily should not sacrifice the
happiness of her lifetime in the inter
ested motives of others. You Will be
mine, Emily?"
"Ah, Bruce, you are SO winningl I
don't know what answer to give you"
'Say yes, darling"
And Miss Montressor said eyes"
'EBut I am really afraid to let my
niece know; Tn sure she Will oppose
it."
"My love, we will not spare her the
opportunity /; we will go quietly to the
church tomorrow and be married"
''Oh, Bruce!"
emily, my darling, I am aware
that this is not a common proceeding;
but then you know that our love is
not a common love"
"1-now it, Bruce, faltered Miss
Montressor, turning large emerald
ring round and round on her dumpy
little finger, 'and if you insist upon
it"
Mr.. GaynOr's handsome eyes fash
ed in triumph; he was sure of his
prize at last. Poor, forgotten Kate!
The sudden wedding of the middle
aged Miss Montressor with the chief
exquisite of the season made nine
days sensation at Saratoga. Kate
Talbot heard of it in due time, and
cried a day and night before she be-
gan to realize that she had made a
fortunate escape. And Rossmore
Wylie came back from Saratoga just
in time to catch her heart in the re-
bound.
While Mr.. Wylie and Miss Kate
Talbot were gathering grapes and
whispering exceedingly interesting lit
tie nothings under the green, tremu-
lous shadow of the arbors at Welding
ton, after the most approved style of
love-making, Mr.. and Mrs. Bruce
Gaynor were enjoying the grandeur of
Niagara.
Sublime! soul-entrancing!" ejacu-
lated Bruce, gently pressing the hand
that lay upon his arm, and looking
enthusiastically upward toward the
binding spray of the great cataract.
every nice" said Emily, absently.
'cBut I am SO disappointed about the
letter from Emily!
"Who's Emily"
"My niece, dear. I thought of
course she'd send me something very