The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1873-07-31

VI aoout my P"Ihes ou1 Cuu
see you are grieved aud agitated,
| will not annoy you with my
commonplace complaints" a'
avon know The cnuse!" gnspcd
p. 49,, a'5 - -. p. ,.
"Yea, sir; | have no wisl, to in
trude my opinions or my knowl.
ledge, but the cause of your griet
is, | Imagine, the approaching
marriage Of your son, and Think
lie is acting very foolislly.''
"You are right" Miss Door, as.
serted tho old gentleman --"you
are right. lie is acting foolishly
most foolishly."
"Cannot you prevent it z" she
asked. ;.
"No; | am pewerless-powcr-
less. Hc will we'd tive tailor Z
daughter, and disgrace tho great
the arstocratic name Of Penny
wise." .- -. +..,.
There was smile playing around
the corners of Miss Doors mouth,
and a satirical twinkle III her eye,
as Mr.. Pennywise spoke Of his
aristocratic name.
| "Can you Lot threaten to dis
inherit him! Z" she asked. al.
"No use, 10 usc," groancd the
discons late lennywisc, "hs ha.
half "a million left to him by his
mother" .u.
"a half a milIiop!' cried Amy.
and the SIN 10 and twinkle faded
away, leaving her face stern and
Gale ula,ing looking.
"Mr. Pennywise, this marriage
would be scandalous. Listen /; |
know Miss Pctersbam very well;
in fact, she considers me her init
mate friend -"
my so"'s wife an ultimate
friend # a governess," sighed
Pcnnywisc, regardless Of the feel
ings OF the girl before him.
"les." replied Amy, not heed
ing the insult; "but she is only n
tailor's daughter"
"Alas {! alas! too true. too true, "
said the unfortunate Pcnnywisc.
"Mr. Pennywisc,' continued
Amy, "you arc rich, very rich,
and | am poor, very poor. You
regard this marriage disgrace to
your family. | think 1 can pre-
vent il. What will You give me
ii 1 do!"
"My dear Miss Door," cried
old Pennywise, jumping up from
his chair, "if you can prevent my
son from marrying the tail"r's
daughter, | will bcstow upon You
ten thousand dollars.
"'Tis a bargain," said the gov
erness. "Pcase write Il little
agreement to this effect: That as
soon rs | give you proof that Miss
Petersham is married to some one
else than your SOIL, that you will
pay me ten thousand dollars"
Married to rome one else than
my sonl' said Pennywisc, as he
was writing the agreement. i.. p
ayes, answered Amy, "that is
my plan. l will make her marry
u yonng man have in my mind
now"
"l,ut my son will not permit
it," he is fascinated by this tai
lor's daughter" bs
IL will scc that he permits it,"
the govcrness said, taking the
agreement Mr.. Pcnnywise had
drawn out and signed. My duty
is to prevent his marriage with
Miss Petersham." lo,.i- a.
eyes," said the old man, "do
that and l will bless you )" and
here the interview ended.
For the week Immediately fol-
lowing the evening the foregoing
conversation took place, Miss Amy
very much TO their delight
absented herself entirely from:
her pupils; and che might have
been seen any afternoon walking
arm in arm with the lovely Miss
Petcrsliam.
During these wake, somehow,
Mr.. Charley Gushington invaria-
bly, met the two ladies and joined
them in their walk-nor did he
sccm to regard the meetings as at
all unexpected. The fact was
that the willy governess had intro
duced Mr.. Gushington to Miss
Petersham, and was, unknown to
them, tanning the flame that they
declared was consuming their
young heats. ..
Three weeks had passed since
the night Miss Amy had agreed
to prevent the marriage Of young
Penny wise and Miss Pctersham,