The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1879-10-08

ssShe is just the one If she will only consent,
and if Mr. Frank Ray captures her he NAV
well thank you, for there is not better girl
in the academy"
The next evening found me at the Widow
G.'s in close conversation with her daughter,
and after two hours time had gained Car
ries acceptance to go with me to L., and meet
the expectant husband.
'You must remember, Harry W., that /
only go to please you, and after we have seen
him request that we return Immediately"
All of which ! readily agreed to, and thus
we arranged our journey.
With fair, sunny face and golden hair,
there was not a prettier girl in p; and as
Will had said, knew she was as good as she
was handsome. 1t was true her mother was
in moderate circumstances, but with her
wealth of womanly virtues / knew she was
worthy of any mans esteem. If Frank
Ray, as the law student had signed himself,
was all that he claimed to be, felt no hes
itation in my course, while it was one of my
purposes to see that he did not deceive her.
The next day found Carrie G. and myself
at L. waiting anxiously in the depot for the
coming of the train.
My companion had the shooHy pinned
upon her shoulder. and, as the cars came
rushing into the place, / saw that she was
greatly agitated-
..Oh, Harry" she cried, "what shall do7
I begin to realize what 1 am doing. Come,
let's go away while we can"
''It's too late, now" / whispered. "See,
the passengers are getting out. Keep up
courage little longer and it will be over"
/ saw that she was extremely nervous as
we watched the crowd leaving the cars, and
trying to soothe her as best could we walk
ed slowly along the depot.
The last ones were stepping out upon the
platform and no one had appeared with a
shoohy.
Had "Frank Ray failed to keep his
word?
Suddenly Carrie gave low cry and at
tempted to tear the badge from her shoulder,
but caught her arm and prevented it know
ing that she had discovered the object of her
expectations
Then l saw tall. gentlemanly-lookin
young man. with regular, handsome features,
dark hair and mustache, coming slowly that
way with q mark of recognition similar to
the one worn by my friend.
..Tis he!" she faltered, as he passed US.
After going short distance he returned,
and approached us, raised his hat politely,
introducing himself as Arthur r. H., from
Albany, who had come there expecting to
meet young lady with whom be had car
ried on a correspondence under the name of
Frank Ray, and hoped my companion was
the person.
After assuring him that she had come there
in answer to his request, was introduced as
her ..big brother" who like dutiful boy,
pleaded business and left them to form an
acquaintance.
Reckoning them soon after, we all repaired
to the hotel.
"He has invited me to ride" said Carrie,
soon after, to me. "What shall / dor"
Under the circumstances, told her that
she could do no better than to accept. Mr..
HI. appeared like a gentleman, and as he was
there in answer to proposition of matrimo-
ny, of course she ought to learn as much OF
him as possible.
Accordingly she went, to come back high
" pleased.
Thus, while I troubled them with my
presence as little as possible, the afternoon
passed, and at their leave-taking Arthur r.
H promised to call at her home with his
father, in few days. and was to receive an
answer to his proposal.
During our drive home Carrie said but
little. / knew she had been favorably i'm
pressed BY the stranger, but it was so sudden
that she hardly seemed to realize anything.
"What shall l tell mother2" she asked
again and again. "You have got me into
a nice affair, Harry WI Here have been
to see an unknown person, and the same as
promised to be his wife" and she burst into
tears.
Cheering her up best could, 1 told her
/ would make it all right with her mother,
from whom we had carefully withheld the
object of our visit to L.
We did make it all right with Mrs. G., as
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gave me with an ill-grace for the part had
acted, and said she would not give her consent
until she knew more of the man.
Before the time set for Arthur r. H.'s visit,
1 made inquiry in regard to his social position
and means, to find him in every respect more
than he had represented.
That was in his favor decidedly, and when
at the appointed day he came, both mother
and daughter received them cordially.
His father came, too, as he had promised,
and we found him genial, courteous gen.
tleman, who seemed well-pleased with his
sons choice.
When Arthur renewed his offer of mar
rage with candor and affection, / do not
think Carrie hesitated longer in her reply.
Perhaps / felt justly proud of what had
been the means of concentrating, for in my
heart knew it was good match.
To the surprise of her neighbors. Mrs. G.
sold her small place, and with her daughter
left very suddenly.
Accompanying their new-formed friends
to Albany they found them among the first
families.
As Arthur lacked only one year of finish
ing his law course, it was decided that he
and Carrie should be married at once, and /
had the pleasure of acting as groomsman.
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structions in music from highly accom-
plished teacher, until she graduated with
high honors.
Employed soon after by the city to defend
an important case, he was successful, and
his name has ranked ever since as one of the
ablest and most highly rewarded practition.
ers in the country.