Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1876-10-03
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NENI, NIDI, VICI.

Mol won't marry SIR Marmaduke
lreson-Marmaduke -Iretcui-They may
say what they like. bu, III never he the
vile o. man with naino like Round
head In Woodstock" who squints and
drinks. ana has red hair. and is hard to
The PO0'. and likes billiards better than
dancing, snd hasn't word 10 spy. Maud
- .a- told ue what be's lke-she met
ham IN lndia-And I'll be brioked up 10 q
coRTeut vail before I'll let myself be
taken down 10 dinner By Sir Marmaduke
Irelou.n
50 said May Craven TO Mrs. Arden. the
mother OF her old, or rather young school
friend, Grace. Mrs Arden, that mirror
OF good nature. looked down smllingr
upon the bright eager face OF her LITTLE
friend and answered -
"Ah, the secret is out, then-that's
why you were so bent on making a ;hirG
in our iit,le tourl Grace told me you had
run away Tor tear ot being married
whst an idea But OF course it you Say
so Yourself. its true. Is Sir Marmadukc
lre,on an ogre9 Has he proposed? ?7
Il should like TO see bin dare :"
isn't he rich M dear?n
Rich Paps says he could buy No
the country-so he's to begin with me -"
We'll. you have all the luck. my dear
Believe an old chaperon when she tells
you there's nothing one gets used 10 -
soor as red hair, or even sqliur II the
owner lends yon bis gold spcc'acl,s 20
look 81 him thro.sL. Bu, how 70 ,oa
snow he wants 70 huy Jon p
May sighed. Don, you know.
msmu.. (Gr4ce being her sworn sister,
Grace'- mother was oi course, ''mamma)
don't YOU know I've the bad luck TO
be heireSs OF Redland>? And tha, Red
land, 'marches'-,hat's The word-wilh
Whitela lands, thsl'- belonged to the L.
tons ever since Sir Marmaduke's grand
father-his frs, ancestor came over
"Wi,h The Couqaeror, Of coarse
"No-irom Sheffield. lie didn't use
swords Ike i gentleman; be made
knives There's 'Irelou. Sheffield on
our bluntest knives Ai home. Fancy a
girl like me. that came ever with lleugi,l
and Horsa. marrying The grandson! Yes,
mamma. I've knowa iJ0m my cradle
that Whi;elands j. to marry Red,auds o.
the first opportunity. That's ms doom; I;
and now that horrd, graspiug. sqGinung.
red-haired, stupid. tiPSy young man Is
coming home"
Perhaps he won't ask you, my dear.
wont he - And she glanced at the
mirror which reflected the pretties, face
that had been seen in Dinsn. in Brittany
in all France, for many long day =.
And then he will be asking Redlands,
after all, not me. And shall be seeing
him every day; and know what my
own mamma meant oy saying: May. Sir
Marmsduke is coming home; we must
make our welcome as warm Us We can,
land what did you say?'
~ said. III make il hot for him ! lie
shall 90 back to India to get cool again
And paps heard me say it-oh, there
was such q storm !"
Mrs. Arden looked grave. "You are
q very silly girl. There are hundreds oi
girls that would jump at your chance.
wonder Mrs. Craven lets you join me and
Grace. How came that, pray"
because chose. And with you and
Grace III stay till mamma writes, like IN
the agony column of the Times, May
all is forgiven; come back to your re-
pentant parents. and they'll never do II
again"
"You are a spoiled child. I'm afraid.
said Mrs. Arden, shaking her head. I'll
you'd been one of ten. like Grace, you
wouldn't have been able to come and 60
as you please" But she was not angry
Nobody was ever angry with May.
"Of course I'm spoiled" said May
"And therefore won't marry Sir Mar
msduke Ireton-or anybody else. Tor thai
matter. I'm not going 10 honor anc
obey anybody bu, Miss Mas Craven Ah,
there's the bell for the table d hote-Snc
mere. Grace-come; am as hungry a'
a lior."
Grace whispered Mrs. Arden to hei
own fair-hsired girl IS they followed May
down stairs. "are you sure your MAC
i,tle friend is Fancy Free? I'd no idea
ItbstIw was harboriug domestic rebel
Have you noticed, mamma sSi'
Grace demurely, that nosooner were we II
Jersey than We made the acquaintance o
a certain young man with strange cas-
and quickness. considering that we ar
All English peoplo2 Did he not come I ,
| S. Ma.o by the next boat to onFsf h'
| :,,.,, bv mo. I'm snTe-and )eI