Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1877-11-22

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he could think of through whom he
could give Angel a double stab just
then.
Indeed, there must be something
about her. Miss Angel said Dave, 'for
all the young men around are wild over
her. | see that Master William Horton
is getting to be a constant visitor at
Craigs. | saw him leaving there twice
/ this week"
And in this Dave spoke the truth.
"By-the-bye, he doesn't come here as
often as he used, Miss Angel"
He comes as often as he's wanted"
said Angel, hotly give no doubt Dora
Craig and Willie Horton would make a
very good match
Very good indeed, IN. THEY'RE
both young and handsome. Old Craig
is well fixed, and you know Squire Hor-
ton is the richest Farmer
| don't want to hear anything about
them" cried Angel: the whole party
is below my notice"
Angel again paused abruptly in her
speech, and for the same cause,
The handsome stranger was passing
once more.
Angel determined to play bold
card
She would let Dora Craig see that she
had power to take her lover from her;
and, to the strangers faint smile of rec
ognition. Angel bowed her head in the
prettiest manner.
That was the beginning of the end.
Before the week was at an end Mr.
Alyll to- 10 -
stranger called himself, had gained a
firm foothOld in Mrs Malvine's little
family.
Mr.. Armitage Fennimore represented
! himselfto be a wealthy gentleman trav-
cling for pleasure.
He showed Miss Angel and her grand
mother letters from his ancestral halls
wasn't that proof enough ?"
A few weeks passed away, and in that
time Angel became the recipient OF
elegant presents.
OF course Angels vanity, which never
was very SMALL sWelled to immeasur-
able dimension
Now, granny, if | hadn't some am
bitiOn | might have been Willie Hor-
tons wife and missed all this !" ex-
claimed Angel Wont | be fine
lady when l am mistress Of that grand
old hall |"
The poor old woman thought in
her simplicity, that every representa-
: ton the stranger made was true.
She was delighted for Angels sake,
for, although that young lady treated
her with disrespect, still she was her
one eve lamb.
r II,
gentleman's advent at Malvine Cottage
1t was a very fine morning without,
but Willie Horton did not move with
elastic fOotstep as was his wont.
The healthful glow was not on his
cheek this moIning, and he entered
Mrs. Malvine's presence with a very
grave look on his open countenance.
hope you are well to-day, grand
mother?'
"Quite well, thank you, Willie.
You're such astranger-what's the mat
ter? You do not look we'll"
ooh, I'm quite well, grandmother y
: said Willie, taking a seat that grand
mother had placed for him. Il came
this morning to talk to you about this
man who comes here so much" CON
bl1ltIGU w 1IllG,
81 Indeed [ couldn't help it in the first
place." said grandmother, with whom
Willie was in truth favorite; but
, you know Angel considered nobody
about here good enough for her, she was
, very ambitious"
Too ambitious by half" interrupted
Willie,
"Well, they're engaged now," said
grandmother, with 4 little sigh.
All! then it has gone as far as that 2"
said Willie, turning a shade paler
''Well, I'm sorry for her, grandmother
I've got bravely over my love for Angel,
but I'm sorry for her all the same. 1t
might have been worse, though; she
might have been married to him before
his villainy was found out"
His villainy found out! What do
{ you mean, Willie"
9 | mean that the man who has been
coming here has deceived you all. He
is one of the greatest rascals that ever
. lived. He has been arrested this morn
ing Some dozen charges of swindling
and theft are preferred against him. |
hope he has, not swindled you out OF
anything yet, grandmother, but sWindle
, YOU SOOll6I vi ldlCI WIS lis 1IlCuGlOll.
Good Lord, my thousand pounds
| gave it to him two days ago-he show
ed me some cheques, or notes, or some
thing said he couldn't get them cashed
until to-day, and he wanted the money
so bad | gave it to him" and the poor
old woman fell back in her chair.
''Never mind, grandmother; he can
not have spent it yet. We may re-
cover ii"
There was waiting and crashing Of
teeth in Malyine Cottage.
A fallen angel truly was Miss Nal
vine, as she rolled on the floor, and
raved, and tore her golden locks, and
this was the end of her ambition.
Well, she was too ambitious; she
thought now after recovering from
the greatest shock she had ever re-
ceiyed
Willie Horton was good enough fol-
, her, and she determined to win him
back, but alas! Angels beauty failed
to accomplish that object.
Willie Horton married Dora Craig,
and that was the drop that overfowcd
her cup of bitterness.
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