Bozeman avant courier. [volume] (Bozeman, Mont.) 1872-1882, 1876-03-24
FRIDAY 24I7c Number

Iw, uld be scoundrrrs part to court y"t
fri IA when both love al honor bin
. to f tia!
| Honor. Rob!
Yes. fur She knows my love and ha
, conf, S.. d h. own. Could any true ma
ideser.a woman after ihats
But brok n engagements are cv'ryda
events. Come. Rob, be reasonable
| raw eff little by little let me introduc
III glIl wish my heir to marry.
In an instaut Rob's lips were firmly
set, and his Eyes took a steady look 0
resu utiou. Ntv.l had Mrs. II. Dburl
Leard SD manly a rug to bis voice as i
took " hen he answered:
TO please you. Ai:nt Maria. l would e
ANYTHING honorable, and it | were FREE
II would try to give even my love wher'
you dictated. But to win your money
TO place If in the position Of you
I h, ir. wou Il not lift finger. If yo'
mean the emphasis on your last words 10
threat, il is powerless. Let your frient
wed your heir if you wish. but my low
ami honor cannot be bous ht.
H.. rose rs he spoke, as if he woult
nave taken hi leave, bur Mrs. Hepburn
put her hand upon his arm
Stay Rob. she said | did ut mean Il
wound YOU; should Lave judged yo'
better than to t. reaen you in any way
Forgive me. AMI in token Of your for,
giyen.ss. stay and inc with me-. l you
will not Y'vc your heart to my companlot
I can trust YOU for all the courtesy &
friend Of mine may clam,
Indeed you can: | am heartily at youl
service and hers for a cavalier, Aunlie.
viii you ring the bell near you?
! A servant answered the Summons arc
Mr>, Hepburn said:
Go to Ne 1 and ask the la " there if sl,t
will come 20 NE, if she is disengaged.
II iyho, Rob. she add d. as the >rryanl
dep rted, you have no idea what prett,
castle in the air you have demois'" d.
am sorry! But YOU will forgive mt
when you see my Edna. You will not
lie: mothers strong preju!ices against q
perfect sra ger lntiuencc you, will you
,uhtit?
| won't promise. Ah! l hear my
friend Sac has come in at another door.
| Come ID?
There was rustic Of skirts. the dOol
opened, and in t. doorway stood tall,
grac full grrl. whose eyes flashed and
whose ROSY when she bcheld Robert Hark
Iner. Just Tor Ose mom' nj sne stooG
there, and then Rob had both. her han'is
astened in his. and was drawing her
ltowar1 h,m. But her face grew pale, and
She drew back from the loving arms thai
would have encircled
You must not, she faltered; your moth
Ter wrot, to me! cannot be the cause o1
a quarrel between you and your dear
mother.
You need not fear that, said Mrs: II p.
burn, dryly, l will undertake to remove
Ia! her objections.
You! Do you know her j? inquir
Edna.
From n. cradle, my dear. This gen.
Itleman is my grea, ,ephew, Miss Sea
bright! AID, she added merrlIy. you ma,
depend upon him for all the courtesy a
friend of mine may clahn,
More, m. re, Edna! Rob cried. You
may trust him for = liie'> devotion, fol
rucst love, for entire LOYALTY. You have
long known my love, and show
me your own, and Aunt Maria will help
m- to coax you to give me soon hus-
band right to love and protect you al
your life.
Bless ,ae, said Aunt Maria, looking
Is ra,ght at the wall, if l did uot thi k
that was my heir IA king. l thought
Mr.. Robert Harkncr. your love and hon
or ,.slld not b. bought.
Nor can they, aun;y, for long ago they
were free gwen away. Edna, darling.
You will not send me away from you
now?
No, she answered. shyIy. see now
why my ki'd friend took me from the
seminary. If she is pleased. am-
What Edna, asked Rob.
For sue pause !, all bright bushes.
Utterly miserable. of course she is, said
Aunt NJ ria, hut she may he hungry. AS
i am. Too mt b talking has gwen mean
appetite, so l am going to dress for din
n-r. and Master Rob. 10 ten minutes
shall call Edua. But you may dine with
Us.
What Rob said in these ten minute es you
may guess. but Ger ain it is that Edna
never lett Mrs. Hepburn until there was
a grand ". dding AT that lady's hOus..,
when NJ IS Seabright became the bride ol
Robert Harkner.
And Mrs. Harkner smiles graciously
pm her daughter in-Isw, who is. {
tells hr friends such q lovely woman,
an such favorite with dear aunt Maria
who met with her IN her summer trav, Is
and was prrfectly charmed with ber.
And society asks no furth.r infOrma-
ton regarding Mrs. Hepburn's compa ;.
ion.
It is reported that the Secretary of the
Traasur. Of the State of South Carolina
when Informed by friend that tht
Earthquake had burst the treasury vault
open, merely turned over in his sleep
with the remark. that it would take NOR.
than an earthquake to shake any fund,
innf of IL and hnnaed lately renewed hi.