Bozeman avant courier. [volume] (Bozeman, Mont.) 1872-1882, 1874-05-08

, Once more he gently and cayessin
" stroked her bowed head, ami wei
, our, leaving her to shed Il few burllill
tears before she could summon cou
iiage and had strength to 10 us he ha
: bidtlcn her.
In Aunt pOrothy's arms she told h.
tale, and received the assurance til:
} she (tle aunt) had always told IL
, SO.
II knew it would come to thi.
George, aud what cam lac think .
yOu!"
The question Ito Aunt Dorothy
surprised rather Gained the girl, IL
she had reason to believe that h
thought leniently and tcnderly of he,
Coming out Of the bedroom, dresse,
in her own riyhtfi,l garb that evening
she looked very sweet. The pallor 8
her face was lighted by lovely pinl
glow, born Of the blush she though,
would never die, even after she was il
her coffin. She wOulk have river
worlds if she could have forgotten thu
past few months. And yet she fell
that she would not like to forget Mr.
Waldo.
/ a little later, when Aunt Dorothy
was IN the back room washing the tea
things, and George reclining in an
easy chair, tired and weak, q ran al
the door startled her. Sho felt her in.
ability to rise and 0pep it, so she babe
the visitor enter, though in scarcely
audible tones-her heart telling her
who it must be. +
Mr.. Waldo camo hastily towards
her. She sank back, and covered her
face with her slender hands. Taking
q seat close beside her, he gently un-
covered her face and whispered:
"N0 more shame nor tears, my dear
little. girl. It was all for the best, aud
| am very happy In my discovery, for
l am needing q wife much more than
a copying clerk. The latter can get
anywhere. But it is not 30 easy for an
old bachelor like me to fall in love, as
have been doing in spite of myself
these many weeks past. In short,
George darling, came to ask YOU to
be my wife, to let me care for and
shield YOU from the rude bufets Of q
hard world. There is no need to plead
my love. You know how. very dear
you are to me- Att 'i,iot --l- =
~1f1 Eeta1Aed che, ;.You could look
back upon my conduct with half the
shame and disgust that Z do. Won
w0ald despise me. And yet" suddenly
lifting her face to him, 81 am grateful
for your love. I feel SO bruised and
beaten, life looks 20 lonely, and the
struggle SO hard, that am very glad
Of SO noble refuge. Are you sure
you can forgive and forget my bold
nxss1"
''There is no need, darling" Aesaid,
kissing many times her tear-stained
and blusling taco that now rested 1p-
IN his shoulder. "You were ever
modest aud retiring, and were actua-
ed by the nOblest Of motives"
Aunt Dorothy, coming il at this
was very much shocked at !
he position of the lovers. III man
= way Mr.. Waldo explained all, and |
'sked her blessing upon the union.
"YOu are to live with u.s." said
seorgie, as she followed her aunt to
be bed where she had discreetly re-
iretl an hour previously. "And," she
vent on, in q perfect glow of confdine /
you are to be our
louse-keeper. He says am to have
lo.care. We arc to have . pretty
lome at Norwood, and we are to 70
nth him and select the furniture"
when is it to bet" asked Aunt
Dorothy, waking up to the proper de-
,ree of interest in these tidings.
"Oh, immediately"
"You said, George, that he vas old
nough to be your grandfather"
"Well, isn't he? After all, although
e didn't look so very young then;
nd, besides, you declared / am so
luch inclined to exaggerate."
1--WE are to have no more masque-
aiding, I hope
mo more! Henceforth ! am Miss
|eorgiana Pendleton, your devoted
eice, until l become Mrs, WalGo.-l
on may burn your Improper nephew, 4
r sell him to the old clothes man." |,
"Mr. Waldo is q kind and honor
tle gentleman. hope you will both
g happy. So good night, and thank !,
eaven my pEeaiction did not come
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