The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1876-10-05
FOR LOVE ALONE.

"Of course" said Mrs. Dorrance, we
must have new Brussels carpet for the
guest chamber, since Fanny Pynhurst is
coming. The old one is positively not
fit to be seen. And Swiss muslin
draperies, with futed ruffles, for the
windows, and dressing-case with a mir.
ror back"
Anything else p demanded Mr..
Dorrance, with sarcastic elevation OF
the brows.
"That's all l think of now," said Mrs.
Dorrance. "You see, dear, Fanny Pyn-
hurst is an heiress-six thousand a year,
Dorrance, in her own right. And
shall invite Florian here for the time of
her visit. Such chance as this, my
dear, don't often occur. It's very nice
concatenation of events" added the
complacent matron, playing with the
geld tassel of her watch-chain. 81 hap
pened to see in the papers the arrival of
Miss Pynhurst and her uncle at Pontitix
Hotel, and recognized in Miss Pyn-
hurst, of Pynhurst Place. the Fanny
Pinhurst who used to be my schoolmate
at Mrs. Ripley's seminary. And l re-
member how attached dear Fanny was to
me in the old times. Isn't it lucky, Dor.
rance, that we took this cottage for the
summer? Fanny Pynhurst can't help
falling in love with Florian in such a
picturesque wilderness as this"
Humph!' grunted Mr.. Dorrance,
who was nearly bored out of his life in
the absence of city interests and occu-
patfOns.
$50 I'll write to Florian at once" said
Mrs. Dorrance, drawing her rosewood
desk toward her, and examining the
point of her gold pen.
And thus it came to pass that Florian
Field, in the luxuriant surroundings of
his favorite club rooms, became conscious
that his sister had formed plans for his
benefit.
"Why can't these women let one
aloneT' grumbled Mr.. Field, stroking
his magnificent mustache, "though, of
course, an heiress wouldn't be such bad
idea, if she wasn't absolutely hump
backed. / wonder what her name is? /
wonder where she comes from? Just as
likely as not she is regular Gorgon.
However, suppose Clara won't be satis-
fed unless / go and play the docile
brother, and Clara has been very good
about helping to settle some of those
small bills of mine."
So Mr.. Field packed his portmanteau
and set out for the station.
"Hall0s, Fieldp cried burly, gray
whiskered gentleman, as he entered the
iron and crystal station where the trav-
cling world most doth congregate. Go
ing up the liner
Florian nodded.
Gas far as Sweetville?" asked the gen..
tleman, taking him by the arm.
eyes"
"Just the fellow l want to see," said
Mr.. Warland. ga young friend of mine
is going, and l am prevented at the last
moment from escorting her, by a tele-
gram summoning me in another di-
rection. But 1 shall be perfectly salts
fed to put her under your care"
Florian Field WINGED little. He had
been contemplating a cosy ride in the
smoking carriage in the cOmpanionship
of cigar and the last new novel, and
here he was detailed to play the unwil-
ling cavalier to young person who was
a perfect stranger to him. But Florian
had too many of the instincts of gen.
tleman to back out of the dilemma.
az shall be very happy, l am sure,"
said he, rather ruefully.
And Mr.. Warland led him up to a
young lady in irreproachable travelling
costume, who sat near the door of the,
waiting-room, and introduced him.
" Field what a pretty name," thought
the young lady in gray silk. "And how
handsome he isl"
"Pynhurstl What very unusual
surname" passed through the gentle
mans mind "And she is not at all bad
looking, either. Perhaps, on the whole,
she'll be better company than the novel
would have been."
"I am going to visit dear school
friend,n said Fanny, Gin Sweetville."
"Nor" cried Field. care your Why,
30 am going to Sweetville."
els 1t nice there 2" said Fanny.
Delicious" answered Florian.
So they chatted on, becoming more
and more pleasurably intimate as the
train sped on. They soon seemed to
each other quite old acquaintance.
"Shall tell you a secret" said Flo
rian, merrily, as he folded the end of her
travelling shawl closer around his fair
companion.
"Do," said Fannie, laughing.
"Tm going to Sweetville to be pre-
.sented to my future BRIDE"
presented |" echoed Fannie. "Do
you mean to tell me seriously that you
have never seen herT'
"Never."
But how do you know you'll like
herr"
"How do / know she'll like me p
gayly retorted Florian.
II don't understand you."
"Well, / will try to explain" said
Florian, lowering his voice to conf
Dental accent. You see I've a sister
that is bit of matchmaker, and she
wants me to make my fortune by matri-
mony; 60 she has invited an heiress to
visit her, and am come down to try my
best to make an agreeable impression"
"But," cried Fannie, "you surely
never would -"
"Marry for moneyT' here interposed
Field. "Nevcrp'
For since he had seen dove-eyed Fan
ME, he felt sure that all the gold in Gre
alton had not power to move his heart.
"But pour sisterT'
"She'll be disappointed enough,