Rock Island Argus., 1872-04-08
A Mutual EUNAwAY.

NsA@M NaN0 ANWA hun- l..
"Osah An gOinE away, myself, arr a
"Ths-dicksns 700 are I" responded the o.
cid RsnIleman, pnshinS bis speetaolss pp
over h,s for.Aesd aad regarding his aephew
With an sir OF surprise aad ooasterastion. =
AYES, arr Charley Heat invnsd me ou, !
20 his pl ace for . lev weeks, aod | thoagAg c
that 1 night 80 sell go pow ss aay time"
IL should say that Il vas . very straegs
tine 70 be leaving home. Your sast aud
sousia viii consider IL . personal sHfont,
SIR
IL, 10 cot ia,sudsd as sueA, Sir. Thoush
70 b frank, coosiIsrihE the object Of Jes
nis's visit, prefer not to see her. Asd
mnst say that | think she would have shown
more sense anS dsHssey IL shS had stayed :
svsy.'
ImpOdsnSs, sOd won't be likely 70 70 beg.
EiSg.
81 don't doub, !, 10 the leaai. Bu, for ell
tAsI, she von'G suit me for . wife, uncle"
"How do Joa know that, you eonoeitsd
young dOaksy, when you have never seen
herr inqaired she irate old man, brisging
his cane iowa upon the floor with startling
emphasis.
''COmmon sense teaches me ths, no mar
rage can be happy QUE that does 90,
sprnE from mutual love. And on one thing
] sm resolved that will nsvsr marry from
msrcenAry motives"
Nobody wants you 10 marry the girl ur-
less you like her y roAred Mr.. Wilder, HE
face ErOving Parpls -ith rage aud vexstion
At his nsphews psrversisJ. "All that ask
10 that you stay aud see her, snd ,his 10
point l insist SPOn--yss, Sir, insist upon
a."
IL AN sorry TO disobey ysu uncle, bat IL !
should say, II will oOly give rise 10 eonclu-
sions that an AnXioos to avoid. But will /
tell you shat will DO, will rehnquish sll
claim 70 the property that you are so sn1i- !
ous should not be divided, as that seems to
be the main object Think that ought to be |
satisfactory 70 all parties"
A few inmates lA,er, ROsssll passed BY the
window, valiss in hand.
BE nodded good .hu moursdly to his uncle.
ss he glanced 10, who garsd after him 10
spseohlsss rage,
"He shsnt have . penny-not . penny y
he Rrowled, and sinking back in his chair,
he -iped Ihs perspiraIiOn from his forehead.
"Whsts the matter nov 2 said the gentle
voice Of his vile. Polly, uho had just entered
the room.
matter enough, I should say. Russell
has gons -AotuAlly cleared out, 90 rs not to
see bis cousin. What DO you thinL Of that ?''
IL think you'll have another attack Of the
gout, II you get Yourself excited" said the
good lsdy, aud she placidly resumed her
kniIting.
"Whs,s to be done now"
IN Nothing that l can see. II Russsll and
jennie had seea each other before they bad
aoy notion that you wanted them TO marry,
leu 10 onS they voald have fallen head aud
ears 10 love wi,h esch other but as mat
ters are nov, dont believe It would be OF
the least use. From What Ellen writes M,
should think Jsnnis 10 be As much op.
posed to it ss Russell. She says she csu >.
bear 70 hear his name mentioned, And
that IL vas All she could do 10 gss her eou-
scot 10 come whsn she heard that RusseIl
vas Al home
They are . couple OF simple'ons," sAid
the Old EeuIlsmsn, testify. I've got .
miod 70 make another w,l. aud leave nv
property 70 . charitable Institution 2"
10 going to D,shton, whither be was
bound 4 issell Wilder had TO travel part Of
the way oy sage.
rosr. uAs only one passenger besides
bimsslf, for which be was not sorry, the day
beng hai aud sulEry.
Thi, passenger vas lady-thsrs was an
air Of uaniIIskabls ladyhood abont hel
which TO d him that. He noticed pArticu.
LARRY the dainty lOvsd hands and ,hs vel
fitting boots.
Her graceful form indicated that she wa,
both young and pretty, bBt he could not zee
her face oa aoOOunl Of the en- TiOus veil thai
hid it.
But Ss soon as she got comfortably set
tied 10 the corner, 20 which Rasssll sssists
her, she threw IL back. disclosing = fair.
ssset face, lighted BY . pair Of ~ondrously
black syes, which shot q Gsift, bsutlderlng Z
gisnos Ia his that wsrs so Intensely regard
Tag her
The sudden starting Of the coach, which
scot some Of the lady's pArosls from tbs
seat to the door, gave Russell sn opport u
nifty OF speaking As he returned them, o
vh,eh he cas- not slow TO take the AdvAn
tAgs.
From this they fell sasily into oonVersa
tion aud 1t wAs ouFious h5W soeiaols the
became
They talked Of the beautiful soener
through which they we're passing Of tn
ns~sst Ioks aud latest magazines, some o
which Russell had with bim.
The lady InWsrdly thought her compAu
ioh to be the most entertaining aud agrees
bic man ahs ever met with. Aud, as 70
Rasssll, he often losi the thread Of his dis
course in AdmiFing the red, dinpled lips
and the psArly teeth thsy disclosed whensve
she spoke or smiled.
Certain u 10 that his four hours' ride fror
P TO DigSton, we're the shortest fou
hours hs bad ever known in his life.
"Whsrs do you want to be lefs, sir?" 10
qursi the ooachmAn, as be entered th
village.
AT Charles Hant's Locust Hill. d.
you know uhers that iI p said Russell, put
ting bis head oaI Of the window.
'CsrIAinly do sir. Take you there in
jiFy!"
why, there 10 whsrs l an going I" sal
the lady, opening her eyes widely. "NsIh
Mr. Hurts WIie-Is my most pArnculs
friend. We used 70 90 TO sehVol together.
"And Charley Hunt 10 my most particuis
friend. and one OF the finest fellows in ih
world
Hos very odilT
"How very fortunAisin exclaimed Ru
pl With q meAaing glance At MS fair con
panion, which made the rosy cheeks 81
more rosy.
"MisbI take the liberty OF enquirinE-i
Bat jass ~ that IN imsni ihs stage ssoi
ped 10 front Of the house, on ths portiC
Of which stood Mr.. aud Mira. Auut, eDjoyir
The evening brrez-.
Ia a momsuI RasssIl was shaking hsnt
wish Ihs former, whilsI his companioo rus
ed into ,bs arms Of The surprised aud d
lighted wife.
"Woy, what . happy surprise, Jennie
she said, after spirtng her OF to her o~
room. II bad gwen up al idea Of sesi1
you ,hia summer"
And had no idea Of being able
cone uat, just before | started You ~
mAmmA-mJ stepnothsF, you knoS-~
go,og 10 Uusle wilders. and she ins''i'
On my going With her to see that bate .
d'sSVrrssbIo cousin Of mioe, thai they q
determined to marry me to. SO when maj
mA ua' busy packing. Just put on n
tnings and Tipped of, leaving q note 4