The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1872-05-23

been duped, deceived, and so l cannot re
turn an honest mans love"
she broke from him al these words and
hurried away.
| That night, Jack Bedford held a long
conference with Miss Crowninshield, and
was enlightened about many things
. 1t is all Paul Anthony" said that lady
Ruth is an un sophisticated little coun
try girl, and took for sober earnest what
was only pastime to him. did rot know
It had gone so far; but after the engage
ment, saw notes of his that no honorable
man should write unless his intentions
were serious But what is broken hear
at twenty? Ruth will come out of this
and it you love her STILL
Love her still Poor, innocent dover,
IL am sure you may hope to succeed and
I'm free to say, Jack Bedford, | hope you
Will Ruth has quantities which would
make her an invaluable wife for q clever,
ambitious young man, and though she
isn't my neiress-"
Miss Crowninshield, /"
Hear me out, young man! Though
lntenN to leave my money to an institu<
ton, still would undertake the tr0uSseu9l
and perhaps make her little present on
her wedding DAY, that sbould 90 toward
the tour. There, there Don't protest
know you, Jack Bedford"
Knowing Jack Bedford, Miss Cr0wnin
shield was not at all surprised when. near
ly year afterward, when winter had
come and gone, and the sweet season of
love had come round again, he came TO
a n no n g.
ion, he might go to Ruth now
Il should think So" said the old lady.
promptly. She ought to have found out
his WORTHLESS, ness, and your merit, by this
time. Ii she hasn't, tell her not to cal
nae aunt any more"
80 Jack went down to thu pretty coun.
try town where Ruth lived, and stood
under the dropping rcd roses over her
door, and looked into her sweet face, and
thought how she was all a part OF the per
tect June picture, and caught the happy
surprise in her eyes
Say you are glad 20 see me he ex
claimed, ciasping her hands, Ruth, say
that you wanted me as much as [ have
wanted you"
She did not say all this, but she breath
ed out, 4" Oh, Jack T. and he was satisfied
The woolng sped / shall not linger
to describe II and the wedding day came
and went And then the question of the
trip was undecided
wish we could take IA run over t,
England" said Jack. THE Continental
tour is, OF course, an lmpossibIlity, but
we might see Chatswor IA, and 3lenheIm,
and Kcnilworth wonder if we could
afford it?'
81 wish we could !" said Ruth, looking
at him with tender admiration, and think
ing how bravely be had earned the vaca.
ton he courted. There is Aunt Crown,
inshield's wedding present"
Jack laughed Had not the grim old
lady all along given them to understand
that, besides Ruth'S pref, Y wardrobe, and
the generous stare of lingerie, her gift
would be only trife?
Get it, dear, and lei us see how far it
will help us out"
Ruth went to her desk, and brought
out the envelope, unopened till now. Jack
broke the seal. A slip of paper fel! out
They picked it up, looked at it, and then
at each OCner.
II was check for one hundred thousand
dollars.
Il made q COMPOUNDED mistake" said
Paul Anthony, meeting them at Paris
next year.
And everybody said the same, for Miss
Van Deusen's property turned out to have
been vastly exaggerated, and everybody
knew her temper was not the sweetest in
tho ynrld