The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1878-03-20
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she had been reading, and looked a
her cousin with flashing eyes.
"Yes, Geraldine, | never can tel
you or anybody else how much Ilov'
George Montford," and Alice Caryl'
fair face dropped lower over her need
le-work,
"How do you know Captain Mont
ford loves you?"
Because he has told me So" an
swered Alice, her head dropping still
lower.
A silence fell between the two
cousins, Alice stitched away il
happy confusion, and Geraldine re
garded her with an expression o
countenance that said plainly:
"How l hate youl"
For a long time vain, beautiful
Geraldine Rathborne in her secret
heart loved Captain Montford. She
had hoped the day would come when
he would love her in return, but she
know, now that she had loved and
hoped in vain.
"Does your father know anything
about this, Alice2" asked Geraldine,
softly, after long pause.
"oh, yes; | told him not an hour
ago."
"What did he say?" asked Gerald.
Inc, eagerly.
"He stamped upandd down, wouldn't
listen to a word l said, told me
should marry my cousin Hosmer, and
1 could tell Captain Montford so the
next time he called, or send the young
scamp to him and he would tell him
without mincing the matters. And
he condescended to say that Captain
Montford was a fine young fellow tc
pass away an evening; but to think
ofmy marrying man who had moth
ing but captains pay to depend
upon-well, ] must never think Of
it again. Now, isn't that encour'
aging for the future2" and Alice's
laugh rang through the room, and
she dropped her work and looked ov.
er at her cousing.
"You seem to make light of your
fathers dicision, Alice
SGeraldine, when did gal eve
know pap. q give his s,nsent tn
first time he was asked; and did ycC
ever know him to refuse meapythins
in the long rum"
Geraldine did not answer at once.
She knew that Alice was right. She
knew that her unstable old uncle
always gave in to his idolized daugh
ter in the long run.
For some minutes Geraldine was
silent. She was studying the situa
tion-thinking out how best she
could revenge herself on her lovely
cousin for robbing her of the man
she loved.
"Alice, 1 think you are mistaken
in your father this timo," said Ger
aldinc, deliberately.
Alice looked up quickly, and hel
cheeks grew triae palcr.
"Why do you think so?" she asked
because his heart is set on your
marriage with Hosmer."
"A few months of my teasing will
cure him of that"
"But supposing it doesn't2"
"Oh, it is too disagreeable to sup
pose"
"But you must look this matter in
the face, Alice. Just so sure as you
are there you father will never con
sent to your marrying George Mont
ford"
ooh, Gcraldinen
81 speak from conviction; and now
l ask you, what are you going to dc
when you find out that you can nev'
er gain your fathers consent2"
"Oh, | don't know. | cannot give
up George Montford, and l cannot
marry him without my fathers con
sent"
"But you must marry without hi
consent, or else give up George Mont
ford"
81 wait n reasonable time for papt
to consider this matter, and then
"And then you will marry Captain
Montford whether my uncle gives hi
consent or not"
Tdidn'tSay so, Geraldine. 1t will
take me some time to make up my