The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1874-07-17
ALBANY. OREGON, FRIDAY. JULY II, 1874


variety Of other equally compliment
ary comparisons occurred to him in
his instantaneous retrospect; and if
ever man felt utterly disgusted with !
himself, Jack did then.
That evening he danced with Eta
once, and promised to call on her,
and then. went home. She had not
been engaged before, but she really
was now, to Mr.. Hare, Did she still
care the least for anybody else,
though? All! what follyto hope SO;
/ for was it not too late-too late?
However, Jack called, and this
time he was let in readily enough.
Mrs. Hare was more gracious, but he
tc6uld perceive that she didn't like
him; and when told of the FORMER
misunderstanding she laughed, but
it was a sinister laugh, and meant
ANYTHING but amusement 4
Jack found out several things, end
one was that Mrs. Hare had made
the match between her son and Eta,
and another was that it was by no
means a love match.
Eta liked Mark, she said, and no
more. Mark was a gentleman whose
good qualities consisted OF hand
some person, fine baritone voice,
splendid manners, and taste for
display; but these were somewhat
, counter balanced by too strong ap-
preciation of horsehesh, weakness
for games of chance, and an utter
! indifference about what became OF
his money, so long as he did not
J have 10 earn it and it ministered en-
| tirely to his own pleasure.
J One thing was certain--loye htta
he did not, never would, and never
: could; and this marriage with her
t was to be simply one Of convenience
4 Jack was nearly frantic.
e "Etta, he said, at last, 81 love
i, vou' dearly. need not tell you that
n / never dreamed OF being married tt
: any one else. Give this man up, apc
be my wife"
But the appeal failed
81 love you, too' Vach p9U yo'
|. know--I am engaged! sne answer
ed, the words sounding IKE q oeaOn
e knell.
/ He determined to save 1er: cos s
what it might, and he played his las
1t card. :,
IS He went to Marx mare anu S''i'
= DlanKly; =, e,, aoo,
. "hook you'' ola lellow' we we 0on n
y know each other very wel' W. VI,
10 probably don't Ike each otner ~ "i
20 You are the aihanced husband
G. eta Houghson, ana all lnae' ot
lg tell me honestly, aren you going
a Harry her Tor her money?
q Mr. Hare dropped ms pillialu-cu' . !,
oO la2ily took the clg@r ouO Oh MS inou'i
and stared at Jack Ior q minute I1l,
S "Cool, upon my lie! "haV Is
le your businessf
n n Some OF mlne' but more l OF 70 your
le If you are going to marry her lor ut
y money, you will make deuce OF
r. mistake, tor she hasn penny
u, "Whatg ,,vr
az ~ 81 swear ltF sad JACK, II
OK aunt Nutwell was my aunt 100 D
- eta was the legal heiress' "A A'go'
~, many months ago the oiu lauy Que
Dol but no one, except nef lawyer ~ ~
4s myself, knew, t'll TINS minute ln
70 she left a Will Dequeathln8 Vhe pro
erty to me.
~ a1 Mr., Hare gasped'
ote 81 knew that Eta was unhappy
'H9 being poor and dependent on J
1io ao father, and l arranged WIN tne ~ ~
9 n9 yer to conceal the WILL anu 80 y
ouS came into the estate ana was III
e1O 31 But that will exists yeS' sif' a.
w. by Jove! l intend TO assert my rig
sh' at the moment you become II
'ee- Houghson's husband! 8,
-. MIR. Hare groaned ana lell agar
bot the nlillaru Vapio' G'Iol5S uHlloiio' '''l,.,
v ion I'q", fo,, W To,, DE'' continued ,JaGk
but NV ..TVrito io 70 Miss Houabgon break
ok 4be ono eraogement-sbe az would ne
,h." LreaE e Won know. after once Civ
re- ,a,' T bor ~ yyor1-ond ri rive yo,
her ooIJol, o6i i,Vi sioned bv nv father, and 4
l ohIo% oi,Io ~ ibe 1eadinG hank IN the G
lths Co.,. SD.' ony nv | reasonable amount
me; l oboosa 10 name nj the moment
to o,rt1,D ,,,t s,,oI q Latter into nv hands {"
ere. i'T; f;,to,.a oou' was n good dool more Il
be 1,,,t f,nL,s cord t,rned mn trumpl
ned, IN me- .'I,, on,,og,orent vo batwaen Etta
Uoye ,,o ,vos y,ss sS sbroken by the latter q
&c l''.o ao,,,,so go sbe immediotelv enea
am ~ Ia,.solf o1JfI5 IT, lack %
j. l ''0Ipo', Inoooino in how the old Indy in b
very ,;tb t5e wicked GRAY eyes m,
to Pnf how eon Marx rot his ch
anJ Jocl ooh big wife and she n
yoornod i',i,, = VI oI1 / the trrtb about the
said, oaalad ,gill I'M the middle of
ICu,c Inncv,coon And tbenLfust (,
me, orJ Lor oJ,,rn,.;so'