The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1879-08-23

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5upon them rs they Welked up ana oov ~
El.e NJ wy ~ have Ind an interview With
rn a daughter, Mrs. Grant very up p,ea, ],
ant ,nteryiew. II had made up my minu
IN he her step think fsn t1li1I. ~
tract :. an At fs--,, s. :.
'rs a What IA did you say my dear hrs.
Pager N asked Mr. Lee With 2 serenity ne
was ls ALL, i,y yery little II She had coaxed
should have told her how little she nad 20
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s 90 All / l,tn Il toneyoi dismay. ~ ai1l79,,
CAS- she did very much the reverse,
,v u, cold. dignttied, and non-committal.
She :;was very disagreeable and MIS-.
paga went at the remembrance OF heI
,y r. ,as-- nuccused me of entfapping ano
infripguing--ta talked OF your money hrs.
PAGE actually sohbed-:.t 10, short, my GEM
Mr.. Lee, think + had better Leave to-mor''
row ~ tn Ind if YOU do, what will be the result
SO far as am concerned9" he'poliselY 10
mIf 1 90 it will greatly Inconvenience
me. and OF course my only object ID gong
wiiIIibe to end this matter, Mrs. Grant tne
immediate propelling cause" ~
An angry CLEAN shot from Mr. Lees eye
Is TIl take care,"he said, !" that you u no
he annoyed In future. Mrs. Grant snal
humbly apologize, and she must fea'e' no
you." .x,au
will never speak to your daugnIeI. oyoar
subject. cause OF dlscoro;Iilssneat
family Promise me; lnsisf;arron'ise me,
that you never allude to me; re coaAihg
dear Mr.. Lee" continpfo
voice. ,l,sr. Lee seiEeu LIZ
advantape--at bstt snall have no effect on
Mrs. Grant bs.s. .drcision. I'll take no de-
your condpssGy whispered. '' How does
rniai. -. be,ssrotiation stand ut present l
/ onr Instosnr mercy; you are doubtful, hest-
arr. but the scales weigh little in my
l1ss,r eer do they noti" = E.f -.
,''S..s Oh, no. Indeed, have never thought
seriously Of marrying you. l only dislike
to refuse you" E
. "Tbat last is an admirable frame OF mind;
preserve it; 4" and, as they had left the beach
and were within heating and observation,
the conversation ceased. -
Archie and Jack appeared the next day,
summoned by an imperative telegram from
Mrs. Grant.
,aNow, boys, you must exert yourselves;
Pve done all I can" said their sister. .>She
is obstinate and odious-Would not tell me
any thing" - -.
"Perhaps it is all a scare" exclaimed
Archie.
"You are very much mistaken. Papa
il devoted to her and icy to me. There's
no time to lose: We are so Intimate with
the Montgomerys you can be constantly at
the cottage, and chance will throw oppor-
tnnities in your way"
"Whose turn will it be to speak first 20
cried Archie. "Pll throw up penny !;
heads win, tails lose. It's mine!" with q
glance OF despair. 3D..
Archie chung pertinaciously to Mrs. Pages
side on the piazzas, sat next her IN the om-
pibus which took them to the bathing-beach,
walked home with her through the shady
lane after the bathing.
She was delighted with the gay young fell
low. AT length he showed a little claw :
"Mrs. Page, we are all very much afraid
you are going to marry papa"
"Would you not like me for stepmo-
Their ?" and she smiled deliciously at him.
His tender heart melted. "Like you
who could help liking you! But "-and be
hesitated-" don't want stepmother;
stepmothers are deucedly in the way"
An involuntary smile appeared on Mrs.
Pages face; then she sighed.
The good-hearted fellow felt compunctlon
az he heard the sigh. "Hang it'll" he burst
forth "Gerty set me at you. She expects
me to be disagreeable, but who could fight
a dove? 1t will be dangerous to marry
papa; we shall be in love with our stepmo'
ther." %. '
jack" he cried to his brother a few mo-
ments after, 81 made perfect mess OF it
began to fatter, and all that. She's an an.
CELL" ....,
hate your purring, coaxing women. She
shall have piece Of my mind, can tel
you" t, - ..- 80. j.. .... '....
Mrs. Page appeared to have compre
tension OF danger, for she avoided JACK
Lee skilfully for two. entire days. DE shot
fierce gIanees toward her at the dinner
table, glared at her from under her bushy
eyebrows in the ballroom, and when she
came UP dripping from, her, bath she could
scarcely stagger past him, his sarcastic eyes
were so oyerpoWerlng.
She avoided the piazzas, and on the third
day had hidden herself with book behind
a rock, when, bristling and pugnacious, he
appeared: "Pardeu my Intrusion, but
am exceedingly DESTROYS Of seeing you, and
alone" -
She bowed stiffly. - '-..
| aMrs. Page, we have been told OF my
fathers proposal, and that you think Of &C
cepting him. The idea is very disagreeable
| to all Of us-to' all OF u.s." he repeated
firmly: "In fact, we can scarcely think
well of you. 1t puts you in a most suspi-
cious, really odious, light"
Mrs. Page did not look dove-like at this
moment; her light brown eyes flashed In
dignantly at him. ,,s,J =
"There is but one object in marrying
my iatber,7 he resumed after moment:
pause cit is transaction common enough
in ,Mohammedan countries. You are pur
chased with million Of dollars; think
that was the sum mentioned?
Her lip quiyered like q child's, indlgna
ton and tears stroYe for the mastery, oul
cry she would not; he never should nave
that satisfaction -....,-l-,,
"Mr, Lee" she exclaimed, 81 DOM
know what to think Of your conduct;
think it is cowardlY, dastardly. You are
afraid OF demonstrating with your fat6er
but you hurl cruel, insulting words at me,
a moor, I}efenceless woman. / admire your
father; I am even fond OF him; but. l was
very far from consenting to marry him
Now I think will. What his entreaties
could not effect, your insoleuce has" She
rose, and with Juno-llke air swept away
"Et tn, Brutef" exclaimed MIR. Lee Sc,
Nor to his son William, who had walked
from the station, and was registering MS
arrival in the book in The office.
.Not at all, my dear father -; and be
took his fathers arm and led him away.
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