The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1879-09-26

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cause if you are good I'll take you away
next week. Besides they'll forgive me
anything. saved the Colonies life
when he was in Hong Kong-at least SC
he says. There, now what do you think
of these for fighting with9 Got them al
Java on purpose for you," and he held uF
pair of Notwithstanding clubs and
brandished them over his head, and then
proceeded to pull out the contents of the
box and decorate the school-room with
them. "There's Mr.. Buddha, and there's
why, what's the matter, Maggier
'Nothing, only you will get me in
dreadful trouble; you will indeed. Miss
Patterson came in this morning and scold-
ed me for talking to you last night"
"Never mind, she was only jealous, u
he laughed. ''Now tell me how soon you
can leave here|'
"What fcr?' she asked, innocently.
"Why, you haven't forgotten that we
agreed to get married when l came back,
have you, you little coquette?' and he
put his arm round her waist Just as Of
old, and was not reproved. 1t was so very
comfortable she thought.
"No; but you are engaged, are you
not%
eyes, of course I am-to you."
"Oh! but, Alic-"
ooh! but, Maggie" and then he
stopped and kissed her, and nothing
more could be said, for the door opened
and there stood the Colonel, and there
stood Maria Patterson.
Miss Dunlop!" screamed Maria, hor
ror struck.
"Mr. Granger" said Mrs. Marshall, il
astonishment.
"Hoity-toityW exclaimed the Colonel
"what does all this mean?"
"She must leave the house at once,
said the heiress.
"Of course she must" Mrs. Marshal
said. 81 never heard of such thing il
my life"
"My dear Mrs. Marshall" said Alic
looking as if he were beginning speech
"it is all my fault. You told me, and ST
did the Colonel, to consider your houst
my house, and | have done so. Mis-
Dunlop here WAS playfellow of minc
once, and when | went away we werC
engaged, but somehow we lost sight o.
each other when there were a few thou
sand miles between us, and it was tht
happiest moment of my life to meet hel
again last night; and so / took the lib
erty of calling on her this morning, anc
we were just arranging to get married
next week when you interrupted US"
"Quite right, quite right, my deal
Granger" said the old colonel, heartily
"you shall be married from here"
"Oh, please, let me 60 to mamma-dC
let me 60 at once," pleaded Maggie, find
ing her little tongue at last.
"I think it would be much more salts
factory if Miss Dunlop went back to he
relations" said the heiress, sourly.
So they all agreed, and that very after
noon Maggie packed up her modest be
longings and all the curiosities, anC
went to the well-off and bad tempered
aunt.
The bad-tempered aunt received hel
niece very graciousl y when she tount
she was going to marry well the follow
ing week. 1t is amazing how fond peo
pie are of rich relations, even though th(
riches concern them little personally. Al
for poor Mrs. Dunlop, she could have
jumped for JOY, only she was too old fol
such violent exercise.
"Pray, miss, what are you laughing tt
yourself about" asked Alic, the evening
before their wedding day.
"Nothing, Alic, only when you wer'
away | used to think sometimes that
perhaps, you'd marry Chinese heires
with pigtaii."
chat sort of thing you would think,
he said, grandy; "as it is you see, l an
going to marry little girl without pig
tail, and | am very happy, my darling
are you?"
every, very" she said. And she was.
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