The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1879-08-13

repay you for the 1wosl5 you have alieady
done.'
He handed her quito roll of bills.
"This is too much,' Elite began.
keep III keep it,! beexclsimed, g Y gu
win no doubt make better use Of it than IL
She thanked him ;and with her eyes full
] of tears, gave a lingering look to the apart
ment, and taking Lille by the hand, passed
out, touching the bronzed doorslSnob as east
" and naturally as though she. had all her
life been accustomed to it.
The old gentleman gazed after her as she
descended the marble steps and muttered to
himself, /" That is strange, very strange; i'm
deesl o@N ek34 aT8g e .a5S .ITSE
The spring to the knob was very peculiar
and could only be opened by one familiar
with its construction. 5ae Ha
Mr.. Maynard had just seated himself COM
fortably to n segar, in the library, when his
nephew walked, or rather, rushed in, exclaim-
ing:
"Uncle, who, In the name of all that is
lovely, were those children. What was the
business of that brown eyed divinity here ? )"
What were there about her eyes that yuu
should mention them in particular Pr sn
Nothing only they have pierced my
heart through and through p, -.
"Alas for Florey Sinclair said his uncle
deprecatingly. ~ G 90
Don't quiz Be communisa i've ;nev do
uncle !; can't wait. . aiss4
"Well take a segar, and DO seated, and
will tell you all know, which, by the way,
isn't much, in the shortest possible words,
/ Was over 10 ,Luban's---had on pair of
splendid slipped -embroidessd -just my style
said he could me 9. RaR done like them
I fs!L-told. hink-tssgo shead-and, to-day, the
brown eyed divinity bropght t6eps' "a
i Horace Maynard laushsd.k nv 20
b Your .breyity. would no doubt delight Alb
ernethy, uncle ;ebut for myself, would ratli
On You wouldsbe more expHcits oryfatlee elab-
crate in your ext ianatfons. Is stkataff you
know 81 gfa A5AI
k.sAll-could Aud out. more about lhr by
inquiring Of Mrs. Lnbans, + SUPPOSE
posauele willEyeaa s
What good will. it do you Isn't there
wealthy beauties enough 10 this great Goth
gam.for you to rrysxwithout your hunting
up this little slipper maiden, who Idare say,
hash u a red cent to bless herself with, at the
end Of the gday4s'x .s8nonmsaM
= / wasn't thinking of marrying but there
was something about her classialy beautiful
face, that i have not seen since I,left the pic
tire galleries of Florence !, and if those eyes
ale the windows of her soul, Should like to
examine the beautiful things stored within"
You seem quite serious Horace, and since
you are, / will be so too and tell you the face
made great impression upon MD also. |
have seldom seen one more lovely. 1t reminds
me of something long ago. will inquire
concerning her; and now where do you in
tend to spend the evening here or abroad?
"Why do you ask9"
Nothing, only thought if you were GO
ing out / would go too..' iiqiInsH tasiieeI
- Yes, am intending tocall at Mrs. Inns
this evening"
"Ah see Florence has stolen the heart
that refused to surrender to the ladies of three
kngdoms.'' isui It, ap boa ii,a
..Weli uncle, mover saw face that charm
ed me more, except it may be the Madonna
with the brown eyes. | have half mind to
invite Miss Lincoln to share my dividing on
the avenue What say you? e" Nothing, if
she is worthy of it, my boy" he replied,
gazing fondly upon the six feet ofgnauhood
he had had The care Of froufa BOY Of Zen, |
will study her little more, before Commit
myself" rejoined Horace, after pause
Heaven forbid should get for a wife one
of those tlirtings noney-loving, shallow
Drained creatures, who spend their mornings
over fashion plates and novels and their ev-
enings III ball rooms, or theatres. Want, in
Short a beautiful, tender hearted, loving, IN
telligent, sensible, little wife.
Every short, indeed" growled his uncle,
"wheh it exbausts Websters adjectives to de-
scribe her. The first you mentioned is only
skin Deep
"That means that it will soon fade, sup
pose well, if there is beauty of soul; it will
not ma tter'' Horace tossed the stump of his
segar into the glowing crate, and arose. i"
suppose shall probably not see yod again be-
fore morning" s -
g Perhaps not but it Is early yet, sit down
TO another HavHps.sffb
Thank yeu, have too much to do, have
not called upon the ladies in SO long,I have
grown to look perfectly barbarous
. Don't think you would be taken for Alb
salon, but perhaps little cropping might i'm.
prove you intellectually want to look their
best when they are hunting wife"
II suppose you know by experience, I'm
cle,p replied Horace, uaiyols, as he closed the
door.
The old gentleman smiled; and laying bach
in the massive chair, that had been handed
down through two generations, he lazil,
watched thecurling, wreatlis Of smoke, from
/ his prime Havana, ascending to the frescoet
ceiling, while his thoughts went back to TIN
incident of the; afternoon, and the ,sihgula
circumstance Of the little slipper maidens DO
ing able to touch the concealed spring Of hi
hall door (; the existence of which had beel
communicated to him as profound secret b.