The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1879-06-04

for my own selfish satisfaction, merely. i
At the same time, believe me, it is no \
easy thing for me TO say sadieu' to the /
dearest girl in the world 81 at2s "a
f,t1ts'Sincerely, STEPHEN SOTHERE. !" /
To say t..at Greta was surprised would |
be the same as if we should call an earth
quake unpleasant" She was thunder
struck, overwhelmed, with just spirit |
enough left to return Mr.. Sotherne's alet-
tiers and presents by the next mail with |
out a word. ~ 9itf fi1aa faiigs5s
"He has heard all about the diamond,
and believes it, she thought. i It would
be a comfortable arrangement if one
could cease to love the instant q lover
proves unworthy. but hearts are not fash
tened after that manner. When every
thought and motive of ones life is woven
up with those Of another, one can not un-
unravel the tangled web all at once. "Ani
other such shock will send mo TO the I'M
sane asylum. !" sighed Greta.I But there
was another yet in store for her. Mr.! Graf
ton had taken to dropping in upon her
after her days work. One evening he
said: ajA !"FT2 IN a,a'"d45 81 ahEil5t''
"Miss Greta, what if you should be
found guilty Of this-this" iaHa(ffa '.t4
p eff they should find me guilty How
can they find an innocent person guiltyY
If took the diamond, where is it" rstift
l.: Mr.. Grafton smiled indulgently. "Peo-
pie have been imprisoned, branded, ex-
fled, hanged, and quartered for sins they
never committed. If you were guilty,
you would be more likely to escape: you
would have laid your plans" a1a% ltd
Greta gave an involuntary sob; the
tears shone in her eyes. "And there's no
one to help me,'' she gasped, thinking
aloud, rather than speaking to Mr.. Graf
ton. 'i''t F" ~ .'&"e' a., t1t&a37@ 5"s5 Il
eyes, yes, there is some one ready to
help you, Greta," said that gentleman;
II will help you, if you will only give
me the right" he petitioned. III 5ss'.a!J
5'sYou, Mr. Grafton? What right can, !
give you? I don't understand '2* . :
i ssIf you were my promised wife All!
my dear Miss Greta, don't turn away
: your head disdainfully; hear me out
. MI. Stoughton is under some obligation
to NE; if you were my promised wife,
/ could write, him. There would be nc
more said about the missing diamond
it would be accounted for in some natura
( manner. You would be no longer, sus
pectcd. No one could suspect the WON
A an whom Thomas Grafton delighted t
r honor -, .- '*',, Is@st
"You-you. are very kind: I thanl
, you; but I do not love you. Mr.. Grafton:
+ II don't ask you to love me. OF cours
! you don't; the idea has never, perhaps
. entered your head before. only be-
!. that you will marry me. Love will com
= sooner or later, as deserve it at you
hands, And, my dear, Greta, what, BET
/ ter can you do? -. Who will give you EN-
< ployment,, with his, blight upon you
Il How will you earn your daily bread?'''
!, IL don't KNOW returned Greta; 1!!ho'
ie shall L. indeed? =. But, all the same, !
|: would be contemplate to reward YOU
N unselfshness by merely marrying you f
S. home" ..,..,,...,.. =. ..:.,s,
er "Only agree to marry me, and wi
&c not quarrel with the motives" he il
g l,plored. .% Il,
w deserted her; her good name was ia
a. nished. Without home, friends, OF wor
ve was 1t not the height of folly to refu
& such way Of escape? And yet, he
20 could she love him? But might not o
20 survive the luxury Of loving? Cor
~ wealth, ease, and position; vanish all i'll
al sions that make life sweet. She begg
to fortnight for consid Iteration: somethil
% might turn up to her advantage the d;
100 mond, for instance But the fortnig
nj passed, as fortnights will nothing happe
,as ed, except that Mr. Grafton, feeling cor
81 dence in the woman who hesitates,,t
. i chol 1f,Nt
lat gold, fitted up an apartment for his Wit
ed 6oudoir like suburb Of fairy lar
ith bespoke the parson. the ring, and cater
ere n "Do tell'"' said one gossip t. anoth
,sy "G5eta Lorings going to step into r'' clov
i'd ''It's powerful change for her. b,
lat Mr.. Grafton's always had laundering
ow her. He told M. Jobson any man CO,
ia marry III any woman he set
yly heart upon, if he'd only work Ii,
the enough, and wait like a spider in
the web ,r......s, ...y ,.,~.. = - -,
nld Il guess he got Greta for the ask
lad chg, -sG 1...fi Lax. .a,..s .,,S.
her II dunno; there was that Sotherne '
[rs. was sweet on her" 5.l; =
Mr.. II reckon that's blown over, -onl
NC yOoA9 AAoAA pee'sAAAS' = - 80 HAASSS
bad Ton, Grafton, though, with ali his
out and frills, with his family tree and
, be. coat of arms, and his ancestors and
to money. How does he get over that Ii
this affair of Mrs. istoughton's diamond
per s'pose he expects folks to visit his y
pets and ask no questions once e. shes he's
inns Grafton" Ijs, .,.. t:t5
ids, claw! it's the way Of the world : q p
the ty face makes q man forget trespasses
into get rid of his judgment It's no
reta quarrelling with such things at our: a
per Gretan make fine lady, and I mean
lg q pay my respects at Grafton Place direc
ther I'm just crazy to see the new fixing.
and just like to see how ia look il the I
;ity. satin parlor.'' .ro rs...,. ,.s''s.' ,..'5
Gre And all this time Greta had not G
that consented. 1t is true, wealth and G
It fort were allurring. She had told; ]
ould self that Providence would provide, y,
ten how could she know but this was J
had very provision made for herr It w
anne be delightful, no doubt. to enjoy such
the no&o Oh nc nro fxo,, D1ooo Or