The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1877-06-23

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full 10 anyone, but were doubly so from
a person whom she could not help re :.
garding with an instructive dislike. And
In truth Mr.. SlyGrope was not precise
" the person town fair ls6y's fancy.
Undersized, ,high.shouldered, with blink.
ing, lashless eyes, and general angu-
larity, not to say knobbiness, of feature,
he might have been expected to rise su-
perior to any weakness as to personal
appearance, but such was by no means
the case. Mr.. Slythrope one morning
knocked at Mrs. Murgatroyd's door,
That good lady was at the moment en-
gagged in dusting Miss Hopes room, and,
catching sight of his approach, ,exclaim-
ed
There's that nasty, worriting laws
yer again, 1 do declare. Slythrope, in
deed I'd Slythrope him -
1t would be hopeless to endeavor to
express on, paper the intensity of mean
ing Mrs. MurgatrOyd threw into her
newly>coined verb. Mary smiled at the
good lady s, Nehemence.
My deer Mrs. Murgatroyd, you
really shouldn't be so severe. Mr.. Sly
thrope is little peculiar, but / have no
doubt lie means kindly, and you know
he is, the trustee of poor papa's will"
I,knOw lie ls, my dear, and ! wish
he wasn't. know he shouldn't be
trustee to a cat of mine - ,...
At this point the conversation was in
teIrupted by the enterence of the gen.
tleman in question, and Mrs. Murga.
troyd, passing him with final sniff Of
adherence, quilted the apartment.
Mr.. Slythrope, for once in his life, ap,
peared i'll at ease. He was got up with
his accustomed care, and the suggestion
of scented soap which accompanied him
was even stronger than usual but his
usual self.satistied air was wanting. He
evidently had something on his mind
some piece of Iascality. 4.
g." {" My dear Miss Hope" he began,
after the first greetings hSd been e1-
changed, grieverto be the bearer of
very unpleasant intelligence"
Mary looked up with quiet indiffer-
ence, scarcely believing that, after oil
she had gone through, any news, good
or bads could have for her more thah
the mCst passing interest. Slythorpe
| continued =.
g am sure that you will believe /
did it for the best ; but misfortuhes will
happen, you know, even with the ut
most care and caution. am sure !
thought the investment was as safe as
the bank /; but there's no trusting any
thing 'nowadays."
"What is the misfortune, Mr.. Sly
thorpe, for you haven't yet told ME
Nothing very serious, hope"
"Only too serious, my dear NJ" he
tried to say Mary" but couldn't gel
it out, and substituted " Miss Hope"--
h" nothing less, fear, than the loss Of
the whole of your little fortune" !.
Mary turned very pale, but gave nc
other sign of emotion. I" How did II
happen 2" she said, with an effort.
Your money was, as you know. in
the per cents, where 1t produced 6
miserable $3.50 a,year. In the hope oI
doing better for you, sold out and in
vested 1t in a new mining company, the
Wheal Marina which promised to pay 9
minimum dividend of 10 per cent, auC
so would have just trebled your income
And this morning am grieVed to finC
from the Times that the company is al
utter smash. The directors, have bolted
and the share holders will lose every
penny of their money"
A" Is all gone ? Nothing left ?'
+" Not sixpence, and you remain
liable for calls to the amount of abOu
as much more" r.
Poor Mary's fOrtitude quite CAV,
way. 20 o dear, what shall do Z?
haven't friend in the world"
" No, no, don't say that, Miss Mary,
said Slythorpe. in q gentle, patronizinI
manner sit isn't as bad as that cone
to. haven't disguised my own fsel
ings toward yon, and, though you VI
lost your mOney,yOu know, that need n
make any difference between you an
me. My affection ainit of the mercen
airy sort in fact, as got you into tn
mess Though with the best of inten
tions, mind you), it's only fair J shoult
get you out OF it,"
Mary had hidden her face in he
hands, but she became aware from th
increased intensity of the al perYadin
I. sCented-soap aroma that SlythOrpe wa
; drawing nearer TO her, and in anOlEe
moment his arm was round her waist
T She drew herself up proudly, y,
, Sir, am willing to b6lievs 70
I mean kindly, but your offer under sac
) circumstances is an insult. BE goo
l enough to leave me; ,. .ru
1T was two days after this scene tbs
Mary Hope, with tae Times before he
was answering advertisements fOTr
= gOverness.l She had answered thrt
! advertisements, ard had folded an
y sealed her letters, and nCw,, with III
! open desk before her, was counting HI
Z little store of ready money, and calcl
J lating how long she could at any ra
!, subsist before she found employment
In replacing her purse, her hand f.
upon o portrait, which she took out al
\ gazed at fondly. Dear old Geoflre
u II you had lived, how different my (
4 ture would have been suppose
u ought to say Gods will be done. bu
oh, it's very, very hard I" A few IN
r ments she continued gazing thrOul
s her tears at the pOtrait, when a sha
Ia knock at the outer door startled her, al
g she replaced 1t in the desk. She hea
It Mrs. MurgatrOyd in conversation wi
10 some Que, and then a quick, Hell-I