The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1876-03-16

III your place, auiltle, puG you see Cna9
it would be scoundrels part to court
your friend, when both love and honor
bind me to Edna
"Honor, Rob !"
eyes, for she knows my love and has
confessed her own. Could any true man
desert a woman after that %
''But broken engagements are every-
day events. Come, Rob, be reasonable.
Draw off little by little, and let me in
troduce the girl wish my heir to mar
ry."
In an instant Rob's lips were firmly
set, and his eyes took steady light of
resolution. Never had Mrs. Hepburn
heard so manly ring to his voice as it
took when he answered
''To please you, Aunt Maria, would
do anything honorable, and if were
free, would try to give even my love,
where you dictated. But to win your
money, to place myself in the position
of your heir, would not lift finger.
If you mean the emphasis in your last
words for threat, it is powerless. Let
your friend wed your heir, if you wish,
but my love and honor can not be
bought"
He rose as he spoke, as if he would
have taken his leave, but Mrs. Hepburn
put her hand upon his arm.
ttCfa- Poh c], anil seT Al ro4
mean to wound you I should have
judged you better than to threaten you
il any way. Forgive me, and i'll token
of your forgiveness stay and dine with
me. II you will not give your heart to
my companion, can trust you for all
the courtesy friend Of mine may
claim"
'sIndeed you can I am heartily at
your service and hers for cavalier,
AtIntie."
"Wll you ring the bell near you ?"
A servant answered the summons, and
Mrs. Hepburn said:
ssGo to No. 1, and ask the lady there
if she will come to me, if she is olsen
gagged. Heigho, Rob- she added, as
the servant departed. you have no idea
what very pretty castle in the air you
have demolished.
ST am sorry But you will forgive
me when you have seen my Edna. You
will not let mothers strong prejudice
against perfect stranger influence you,
will you, Auntie2''
81 won't promise. All! I hear my
friend. She has come in at another
door. Come in -
There was rustic OF skirts, the bed
room door opened, and in the doorway
stood tall, graceful girl, whose eyes
flashed and whose checks grew rosy,
when she beheld Robert Harkner. Just
then Bob had both her hands fast in his,
and was drawing her toward him. But
her face grew pale, and she drew back
from the loving arms that would have
encircledher.
'You must not" she faltered s'your
mother wrote to me I! I cannot be the
cause Of a quarrel between you and your
mother
'.You need not fear that said Mrs.
Hepburn, dryly. 81 will undertake to
remove all her objections"
''Youl Do you know her % asked
Edna.
''From her cradle, my dear. This
gentleman is my great-nephew. Miss
Seabright! And" she added, nlerrily,
''you may depend upon him for all the
courtesy friend of mine may claim"
'sMore, more, Edna 70 Rob cried
''You may trust him for a ife's devo
ton, for truest love, for entire loyalty.
You have long known my love, and have
shown me your own, and Aunt Maria
will help me to coax you to give me soon
husbands right to love and protect
you all your life
"Bless me-" said Aunt aria, looking
straight at gLo ..-, -. : uid not think
that was y heir talking. I thought,
Mr.. Robert Harkner, yonr love and hon
or could not be bought.
''Nor can they, a1lntie, for long ago
they were freely given away. "Edna,
darling, you will not sent me from you
now? ?"
s'No," she answered, shyly. 81 see
now why my kind friend took me from
the seminary. Ii she is pleased, I am
.'What, Edna r. asked Rob.
For she paused, all bright bushes.
s'Utterly nise1a able, of course she is,"
said Aunt Maria, but she may be hnn-
CRY, as I am. Too much talking has
given me al appetite, SO I am going to
dress for dinner, and, Master Rob, in
ten minutes I shall call Edua. But you
may dine with US.
What Rob said in these ten minutes
you may guess, but certain it is that Ed
na never left Mrs. Hepburn until there
was grand wedding at that lady's house
when Miss Seabright became the bride
OF Robert Earkner.
And Mrs. Earkner smiled graciously
upon her daughter-in-law. who is, she
tells her friends, 'such lovely wom-
an, and such favorite with dear Aunt
Maria, who met with her in her summer
travels, and was perfectly charmed with
her.
And society asks no further infornla-
ton regarding Mrs. Hepburn's compan-
ion.
A MONSTER building, to be called the
Atlas Hotel, containing 1,5oo rooms,