Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1874-01-10
DORA DEE.

will you be nothing but Will-o'-the-
wispp Z" a-a o.
L am sure am not leading you as
tray, Mr.. Halbert Kimball."
Yes, but YOU are, though. It's not
your fault, Heaven knows, for you
are like the bird with the talisman in
the Eastern tale, and L, like the Prince,
cannot help following you. d
First you call me a Will-o' the
wisp, then bird, have you any more
complimentary SMILES for me, Mr..
Kimball?" a1e
"a thousand, if you will only let
me tell them to you. You are like a
rose just about to blow. -
That's been done" sa
"You are beautiful as the morn"
Herrick said that of young lady
years ago. -.
"I have no objection to his having
the first of it. 1t answers my purpose
just as WE'LL"
"But not mine, Mr.. Kimball. |
don't want old compliments; and, to
be frank with you, l don't want com
pliments at ALL"
"Why not? said Mr.. Kimball,
mournfully..
You know as we'll as 1 do; but as
it may impress the reasons more pow
erfully on you, will recapitulate
them" -.-,
Now for a lecture" murmured
Kimball, half reproachfully, and sink
ing back into an easy chair;
First you were brought here by
certain high and mighty powers in or
der that you may marry Miss Aurelia
Trapeze, our amiable cousin"
T don't like red hair" exclaimed
Kimball, peevishly. Il should have
to put an extinguisher on her head
every night"
Mr.. Kimball, l am ashamed Of
YOU, Miss Trapeze deserves to be spoG-
en- of more respectfully"
Kimball groaned.
Secondly" continued Dora dog
matically, sit would be very good
match for you. You are not very rich.
Aurelia will have hundred thousand
dollars"
Il have enough for my wants.
80 every man thinks. But if you
were married you would be perfectly
miserable if you could not keep your
carriage and 60 to the opera. Don say
no, for / won't believe you"
Have you ended?"
"No. l am now going to be sell
fish. You know my history, that | am
founding; that | was adopted by a
poor sexton and his wife, who died
last year shortly after [ came here,
and whose deaths left me without q
friend in the world"
Don't weep, Dora; don't weep
You have q friend, one who will die
for you. I'D .-
WELL" continued Dora, Suppress
ing her sobs, you know on what foot
ing | live here. 1t is my only home
Your attentions to me have already
drawn on HE the suspicious, and | feaI
dislike of Mrs. Trapeze and her daugh-
ter. Heaven only knows the little
prosecutions | have to suffer; and ]
really do not know the moment | shall
be told to quit the house. Now fol
my sake, if not for your own, cease
this pursuit of an object that is not
worthy of your The Trapezes are
worldly people. They long for the
family .eonpections which marriage
with you will give Aurelia; for, o.
course, they know that Mrs. Trapeze'
marriage with Mr., Trapeze was a mes
alliance. Do give over these roman
tic notions of yours; sett'2 down into
a respectable member OF society, ano
let the poor ladies companion shift fol
herself.
Never, by Heaven T. cried Kim
ball, bursting suddenly into passion
all the more violent for the efforts ht
had been making to suppress it. " Do
ra. here in the face of Heaven / ash
you to be my wife. Twill never wed
Aurelia Trapeze let her buy a hus
band, if she chooses, with her hundred
thousand dollars. Halbert Kimbal
is not for sale. But you, dear girl
sweet orphan, my heart yearns to you
| am not poor, believe me. l am no
poor. and with such an incentive al
YOU by my side, | Iwould conquer every
difficulty, Dora-Dora-I love you
Give me your heart-I implore it -"
The twilight depened suddenly il
| the bay window in which Dora anC
| Kimball were sitting. Both looked
up startled, and beheld Mrs. Trepez,
in black velvet looming behind then
like hundred and twenty gun frigat'
with every cannon shotted. -
"Get up, Mr.. Kimball," she said
in tone of suppressed rage to Hal
bert, who In his earnestness bad knelt
Il do not permit my drawing-room Il
be converted into theater for dOmes
tic melo-drama, though it must b.
confessed that this little adventures
here is a consumate actress"
Madam" began Dora, her face pal
ing with indignation at this insult.
Miss Dee, / do not intend to hav
betrayed my confidence; you hav
any words with you. You have be
trayed my confidence; you hay
abused my bounty. You shall leay
my house this instant.
" As you please, madam" said Dora
proudly. but with a bursting heart.
GOOD God! Mrs. Trapeze, not to
night" cried Kimball, in a tone Q
CONSERVATION, "she is not to blame
you must let me explain. There ar