The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1880-05-20

want far from her friends,' He whin
pered:
" 4 offer you o splendid social posi-
tion-home. and all that sort OF thing,
and you-you abuse me-positively alb
use me-
1T is nothing but selfshness,' I ex
claimed with fury. You harden yourself
in your pride for twenty years against
your son aud his child,2 and now, just
because you want somebody to love you,
you hold out your money as bait.
q am your nearest relation, he said
and You have been too long under the
control of that worthless man, Captain
Tregarvan, and l hope you VIII carry
out my wishes, and let this
- Not at all!' I burst out again. "A
mere tie of blood, without the love that
quickens it, to tempt me from the man
who has sacrificed the ten best years OF
his life to give me food, shelter and ed
ucation, unbound by any such tie. Why
do you come to me with all these argu-
ments, after twenty years of desertion
and oblivion2'
"In piteous whisper, close up to me,
he said:
/" Can you not understand? The sight
of those wretched white hairs bending
over me, moved me strangely, and l
kissed the old man in a reYulsion of feel
ing.
Let US be friends, grand father, but
don't ask me anything more, and so we
were parted. [ am to write to him once
in while. I am getting pretty sleepy,
so goodnight my dearest and best of
protectors. Ever your loving
MINNIE.
A year later:
''52 Hutford St., MAYFAIR, W.
June B, 1856.
NY solitary old darltng:-
81 remember last year wondering how
| should feel when 1 was out. I like it
tremendously; it suits me down to the
ground. fancy the fascination won't
last long. ] mean to enjoy this season
anyhow. [ will not weary you with a
description of the dress 1 wore on the
evening of my debut. 1t was very chic,
and awfullY expensive, but then one
does not come out every day. But [
cannot write of my success that night;
wait till we meet. I am dreadfuIly dis
appointed, jim, that you won't hear of
Our coming over to see you till next year.
l have just had nay photo done by Elliot
i Fry. [ hope you will like it as well
as you did the last. Mr., Dani implored
me for one for about the space of three
hOurs--no, twenty min-too but Sto4u-
ly refused.
land uo5y, nay darling old jim, after
all this trash, to pour out all my graft
tude for the magnificent present I rece-
ived last night. To think that you should
have had that snuff box broken up TO
make earrings for me | shall wear them
tie first opportunity, and they shall talk
to me about you all the evening. Ever
your loving and good-for-nothing.
Captain Tregarvan looks long and
earnestly at the sweet, naughty face. a
year more to waitl In that year the eld-
er brother conveniently dies of heart
disease, and James Tregarvan is Sir
James, and the largest land owner in the
county of Cornwall.
The kaiserhof Hotel, Ems.
A bright, sunny room, open windows,
breakfast things glittering on the table,
and Minnie Tregarvau deity pouring
out coffee for stalwart gentleman.
monsieur est Suri, she says, passing
around him to deposit the cup at his ell
bow, but must needs deposit little kiss
on the top of his forehead, and is conse-
quently captured and summarily dealt
Will.
Poor dear little mel Can't even go
near its great ugly husband without
being treated like this" Seat resumed
in gleeful misery.
Il say, jim, don't keep all the news to
yourself. What is that bit you are so
absorbed inl'
jim looks up with bright smile.
cit is rather interesting, Min. Read. -
AS she finis he'd reading, he said:
"There, Lady Tregaryan. what do you
think of that?"
"Oh, dear!' with just the slightest
pout, "what flourish of trumpets about
our quiet little marriage, and yet, 1 do
believe if l hadn't seen that bit you Gu:
out OF the newspaper one day, I never
should have known you had any proper
| ty st all to this day"
cit tUaS such fun" he continues, ':to
hear you eontriving all sorts of financial
plots and economic conspiracies. But,
Minnie, our lives seem to have fallen in
pleasant places, and we have each other
to love better than anything else in this
7 I;r EaautifT1l world -