Daily Republican., 1879-05-09
HOW SHE MARRIED FOR
MONEY

HOW SHE MA NkSA1O HO~
Addie Arlington looked at herself in
the mirror, and then turned away with
a little smile of happy satisfaction, that
rippled over into a joyous laugh as she
caught her cousin Ellie's eyes.
"You are thinking am vain as
peacock, aren't you, Ellie ? Well, lido
look we'll, don't II And am awfully
glad of it, because cousin mine, 1t will
be all the easier for me to come of vic
torious in the campaign l have laid out
for myself during my three months WIS.,
il with you."
She spoke with charming irankness
that made Miss Nelliston smile back i'll
the lovely, girlish lace.
"And what may your plans be, Ad
die ? OF course it a settled question that
YOU shall take New York by storm.
You know, Of course, also, that your
pretty face will secure that happiness t"
YOU. But further than that, what, lit
tie m1SCnltI-maKer!
She looked fondly, proudly, at Addie
whose dusky eyes were glowing ike
stars.
"Oh, only my arrangement for the
chief end OF woman-marriage tell
you, Ellie, am going to make my hay
while the sun shnps-in other words,
while am in New York, am going to
secure some rich--oh, some awfully
rich fellow, who can jus. smother me
with diamonds and dresses, and give
me- all the money l want-enough to
but everything can think OFF,
Miss Ne!liston laughed at the girls
honest enthusiasmu
"You rapacious little cormorant
You certainly have erected very am-
bilious standard, but cannot See who
or where the desirable pa'h is. | am
quite sure you deserve just what you
want, dear; but the question is can you
90 get ?"
Addie shrugged her pretty shoulders.
"Ellie, l shall get it! know just
exactly my own worth. Now dohtput
me down as a vain, silly creature, be-
cause frankly admit regard myself
good looking, and quite desirably for a
wife generally. am fairly good-natur
ed-am | not, Ellie ?-and ought to
have good husband, oughtn't ?"
She leaned her soft. fair cheek car
ressingly on Miss Nelliston's face
"Indeed you ought, my darling. And
il could, would conjure one to ordor
for you Addie, you are beautiful enough
to win the highest and best in the
land. " .
And she was very b-autiful-and all
the more so that she was notin the least
vain OF her charms.
Standing there, beside the dressing
mirror, in her evening dress OF delicate
pink silk, with her fair white arms
barred Just below the dilnpltd elbow, the
dainty hands cased in creamy kids, the
, Joyous, happy face, whose features
. were SO exquisite, whose complexion
was so richly warm and satlny in lts
pale, brunette beauty, whose eyes were
so deeply dusk, and lustrous. anc
eager-Addie Arlington was certainly
, sweet enough, and vinsome enough, tt
= fully warrant Miss Nelliston's loving
assertion.
. "If only there was anybody ricl
:. enough, in or about New York, unmar
i. ried, to satisfy you, chiidie!"
Addie laughed.
"I'll tell you secret, Ellie. I'm 60
9 ing to take my fort by storm; and wher
Won 44e me the betrothed bride of al
! English milford, Ellie
Miss Nellston gave gasp Of positive
horror at the girls audacity.
"Addie Arlington, you don't meal
you actually have designs on the il
b lustrious guest that the Won Renssller
are expecting-the English noblemal
all New York is on the qu, riue about!
The girls silvery laugh accompan
led very defantly positive shake o
:. her silken skirts, as if that graceful
little gesture gave incontnovertible EN-
y phasis. =,
). "Exactly, cousin Ellie. You needn'
r look SO horried. Pm sure the prospec
: O. having Lady Grosvenor in the fami
ly ought to delight you."
But Miss Nelliston was too takel
aback to appreciate the prosperity
honor.
"Addie, how wild you talk TIL
!, idea. Why, you never have seen him
y you don't know whether he is youn
or old, a gentleman or a-a-not
gentleman. Suppose he is Old, an
y. fat, and ugly, and short breathed lik
4 paua's British friend, Sir William Wig
gleton ~ =,
"TAe chamiug estate everybod
= knows Lord Grosvenor owns, and hi
, rent. roll of hundred thousand dollar
wear, and his wonderful mines i
Wales, and his treasures of costly ele
gance in his town hous4 in Park Lane
and his COUNTRY holise5 in Sussex an
II Cornwall, with cire ail these defects
Ellie. Come. we'll be late at Jenni
Jernyrgham's, and you know Jenni
!, always expects me first Of any one."
,, "And so does Jennie's brother! | al
al ready, Addle."
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The music, hidden in covert of fern
and rose tr-llses, was playing a lovet
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