West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1878-09-14

No, never write letters: don't
know how to spell well enough But |
have been hunting for you al o-er the
place, and never dreamed of finding YOU
here.
But Alic, they'll never forgive me. -
Never mind, IL doesn't matter. he.
cause if you are good I'll take YOU away
next week. Besides, they'll forgive me
anything saved the colouers life
when he was in Hong Kong-at least. 50
he says.
You will get me into dreadful
trouble-you will indeed, Ahc. Miss
Patterson came in this morning, and
scolded me for talking to you last
night"
" Never mind, she was only Jealous, -
he laughed. Now tell me how soon
you can leave here"
What for ?" she asked innocentlv.
"Why, you haven't forgotten that we
agreed to get married when came
back, have you, you little coquette2"
No, but you are engaged are you
Yes, of course l am-to you"
oh! ! but. Alic--"
"Oh! but. Maggie" and then he
stopped and kissed her, and nothing
more could bc said, for the door opened.
and there stood the colonel, and there
stood Mrs. Marshall, and there stood
Maria Patterson.
Miss Dunlop screamed Maria
horror struck.
Mr.. GrangerW said Mrs. Marshall
in astonishment
Hoity-toity" exclaimed the colonel.
What does all this mean"
She must leave the house at once !"
said the heiress.
OF course she must" Mrs. Marshall
said. never heard of such thing
in my life"
No more did !" put in Alic, who
was always irrepressible."
To deliberately send the children
out of the way, and have Mr.. Granger
up into the schOOlroom.'
My dear Mrs. Marshall" said Alic
looking as if he were beginning a speech.
il is all my fault You told me. and
so did the colonel, to consider your
house my home, and / have done so.
Miss Dunlop here was playfellow of
mine once, and when went away we
were engaged, but somehow we lost sight
of each other when we were a few
thousand miles between us, and il was
the happiest moment of my life 10 meet
her again last night; and so took the
liberty of calling on her this morning
and we were just arranging TO get mar
RED next week when you interrupted
us"
Quite right, quite right, my dear
Granger" said the old colonel heartily,
you shall be married from here"
Oh please let me go to mamma--do
lnt n1n no NJ -. III
finding her little tongue at last.
" think it would be much more sat
isfactOry if Miss Dunlop went back TO
her relations" said the heiress sourlv.
80 they all finally agreed, and that
very afternoon Maggie packed her
modest belongings and all the curiosities.
and went to the well-oh and bad-tem-
percd aunt.
But, Alic," she asked in the rail
way carriage-for he escorted her OF
course" / thought you were going to
marry Miss Patterson"
Did you, Miss Goose? Well YOU
| see Miss Patterson is charming Girl,
nc doubt, but somehow the men don't
see it, and in spite Of her money and
best endeavors she has not got off vet.
The bad-tcmpered aunt received her
niece very graciously when she found she
was going 10 marry well, the following
week AS for poor Mrs Dunlop, she
could have jumped for Joy, only she
was too old for such violent exercise.
"Pray, Miss, what are you laughing to
yourself aboutW asked Alic the even
ing before the wedding day.
Nothing, Alic, only when you were
away, used TO think sometimes that
perhaps you'd married a Chinese heircss
with pigtail."
The sor. of thing you would think"
he said grandly; cas- IL is, you see. am
going to marry little girl without r
Pigtail and am very happy, my dar-
ling-are your
Very, very" she said and she was.