The Republican journal., 1877-12-06

"Well, we think this Mr. Gage Red
mond is after her money lie is only a
brietiess lawyer. We can't afford to let
Patty make such match as that, and so
| am going to try and tiirt 4 little while
with Mr. Redmond. Now, YOU won't be
a bear and say no, will YOU dear And
you'll try to help US BY devoting yourself
bit to Patricia, won't YOU p
| sent Patricia off in the morning to
find arbutus with Mr.. Sherrington, while
] waited to receive Mr. Redmond
When he came. was in the garden and
had ordered lunch an hour earlier than
usual. Ny pale blue silk looked beautiful
on the lawn grass.
Pray come and see my tulips, Mr..
Redmond, I called, as he walked I'D the
avenue
He came, pleased enough, and as he
was especially fond Of flowers | had no
difficulty in OBTAINING him more than half
an hour.
Then, seeing him looking at lis watch.
| observed
1--WE won't wait lunch for Patricia, tor
Mr. Sherrngton is with her, They have
gone roaming off after spring flowers, and
may not be back this three hours Come
in and have a bit OF salad, with a cup Of
chocolate Mr.. Redmond. | made the
chocolate myself, and can recommend it,"
So kept him lor another half hour,
and he left pleased with his visit.
Patricia and MIR Sherrington came back
only fifteen minutes after the usual lunch
hour, the former 50 delighted with i pro-
fusion of pink aIbutus as hardly to heed
~, i,,f +.
Redmond had called to see her, and had
stayed with Miss Gertrude for lunch"
She had put the rosy clusters in her
dark hair and on the bosom of her grace
tul gray dress. and flushed with her long
ramble, think ! never saw her look so
perfectly lovely. ''lIc has been here
Very nice Of YOU TO keep her out Of the
way 50 long" | whispered to Clyde.
He looked at me Qucerly, but said moth
inc. did not want him to cXpostulate
with me as believe ed he wished to do
and 50 kept apart from him during the
evening, leaving him to play and sing
with Patricia. At all hours Of the day
and night Mr.. Redmond came to the Her
mitage. And it was not long before my
success as 4 decoy was patent to the most
careful observer He asked only tor "Miss
Gertrude" He came solely to see me-
In three weeks the crisis burst upon
me. He proposed
your lover" he said standing before me-
the light on his frank handsome face,
'but late obstlNati has shown me that
his visits here are for your sister. Since
YOU are free, then Will YOU not marry me
! can support You well, Gertrude, or
would not ask YOU to bind your future to
mine. The death OF my grandfather two
years ago, left me fifty thousand dollars
besides some real estate. | have pleas
ant home on the Hudson retired but ele-
where would like to take YOU
What do YOU think, Gertrude ! Could
You be contented to leave your friends
and live at Rose Cottage with me p
My amazement allowed me to Stammer
nothing Ineligible. In some indistnct
way temporized the matter, and begged
Mr.. Redmond to give met me for retIec-
ton
lIc went away. making IN appointment
for the next evening.
SO thEnQcrstrucl was / lit the revela-
tion of Mr.. Redmond's wealth, thai wan
'ltitti dbottt INC llptlSt III t tttEtt way.
not needing how mamma was trctting
about Patricia, who had gone to ride with
Mr.. SherlingtOn.
'What is the matter mamma Is it
going t. storm Z"
"To storm Nonsense Where are
your eyes. Gertrude IL is nearly nine
o'clock. Patricia has been gone seven
hours with Mr. Sherrngton and know
something is wrong
'What Z" demanded arousing myself
II don't know"
Nine, ten, eleven and twelve O'clock
passed. No carriage now news.
At noon tie next day the buggy drove
into the yard. Patricia and Clyde Shcr-
rington cooll alighted. Patricia coolly
presented her husband. They had been
married the evening before ~ our pastor
ut LoWbridge.
.'>o nice and quiet, said Patricia. ''Ao
fuss, no notorlcty.N
She took her place ut the table
.'lo on needn't hesitate to take CAGE
nov, Gertrude; hes dead in love with
YOU, and as like Clydc best. | Thought
I'd decide the matter without any COM
plications."
think was dumbloundcd. But
found my tongue when Mr.. Redmond
came that evening, and said 'Nes"
give my experience for the benefit of
others, It's dangerous oaning ones lover