The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-03-02

take advantage of what that child said you

| will be-"
:, Take advantage ofltr repeated Fred, with
the sun goes down. Good-by, Jerry; try to
MINK more kindly OF me. It is unpleasant to
be on bad terms with ones brother-in-law.
What shall bring you from London, Daisy?
dOll?-a very big doll2'r
her hands, "and will II open and shut its
eyes2 Cecilia" In half whisper. "has one
that mods, and says mamma
You shall have one that says 'mmama'
and papa too, said Fred. decidedly Good
by, my best friend, kissing her you shall
have your doll"
"And Lily too?" called the child
And Lily toeP returned he gayly:
In the drawlng.room at Marley there was
CONSERVATION. An ominous yellow envelope
lying upon the ground had brought them
news That raised within them feelings Of In
dignatlon and fear. In one poor heart 1t had
Raised hope. George Heriot had sent his
daughters false lover
Liiias sat apart; Lilias, with flushed cheeks
ahi pent brows, and small feverish hands
.ightiy lnterl ICED, lying upon her zap. No
Charles. pp''
oll MRS. Heriot sat In Judgment. Her nit
tened iihgers had In them world OF deter
Inlnatlon She was in her most awful mood,
MY wy. capse the centre ottoman as her throne.
WIN tne Iifst finger Of her right hand she
proceeded to lay down the law.
IL Is indecent, she said, neither more nor
less, tn prosecute us In this way. In nv vo,lng
Gays no gentleman with any claims to dis
tinctioE would have SO forgotten himaeIf mn
the youth OF the present lay are sadly want
ing: what does he mean by this intrusiou?'
well. perhaps 1t Is only natural his wish
ing TO come here, under the circumstances :,
said Uncle Charles from the background,
"a ~ nj 1 bn
brother being both present.
Natural frowned Uncle John. "When a
man Is openly engaged to one woman, what
right has he TO go philandering after another?
Answer me that. II he has the impertlnence
To show himself here In this house, after his
dishonorable conduct, | shall"
Il don't believe it was very much OF an
engagement" said Charles. "There WAS
something about another man"
Charles" interrupted his mother &C.
verey.
Cease any excuses. The young man has
behaved abominably. No more need be said
on that subject"
II certainly did hear she was going to marry
that Lord, said Charles, unrebuked
There was an awkward pause but Tilas
neither raised her head, nor seemed to hear
Just let him come here" said Uncle John,
vlciously, "and | shall give him my opinion
OF him In pretty strong language"
:, You shall 90 nothing OF the kind" said
shall address him one word. Does he imagine
we the Heriots Of Marley-sought an alliance
with him I He shall never enter my doors [
shall give strict orders to Tapes that, If he
comes, he may not be admitted"
Just at this suspicious moment the door
was hung violently open and q young man,
dusty, travel-Stained, handsome, stood upon
the threshold. 1t was her hero her Prince
Charming, and Lillas rose to her feet with q
little wild, half-suppressed scream, and held
out her hands.
'LiIias" he cried, his whole heart in his
voice.
For moment she tottered, then rushed
forward-past them all past grandmamma's
froWn, past Uncle Johns OBTAINING grasp
right into her lovers arms. There he held
her close against his heart. They did not
speak, they scarcely breathed; but they
forgetful Of oil, OF every one, but he of her,
and she of him.
Then she lifted her head, and smiled, and
knew that she might dare the world
or course there was terrible fuss made
about it Just at first, and general chorus of
indignant Noes" But when Dianas mar
riage with Lord Farnie appeared in public
print, and when old Lady Ashurst not only
wrote but came in person to enfre4t the
grandmother to use her influence with her son
to induce him to give his consent to LIias'
marriage with Frederic, dissent became weak
and finally died out all together.
SO they were married three months after
ward, ana 1t was very grand wedding and
Ltlias looked lovely, and there never was such
got from London.