Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1880-06-24

chaperoned by my wife, and the colonel |
Mrs. Ferrers simply held out her hand
to jim, and said.
at shall be So"
Another hand from the Colonel.
Nov, Jim, say Done" and it's a bar
gain"
The fencing master clasps both in his.
"Done, Bertier' Then, 'She shall come,
Mrs. Ferrers.n
Helyoak Lodge Ang 4, 1885,
My dearest Of dearest old JSmS:-
"What surprise the contents of your
last letter gave me. When read that
my grandfather had conquered his PRIDE
and want to see me.
'sWell, he called ON me. How I got
over the meeting don't know. I won't
recount the whole onversation-only the
most exciting part. After | firmly but
politely refused his proposal-an imme.
date removal to hyperion Castle, and to
be his heir-he began talking about duty,
natural ties, and so on; my passionate
temper fred up at once.
"'Whatr exclaimed, 'do you expect
me to sit here and hear you go on about
duty and affection, you who let my father
die almost uncared for in foreign land9
Where was your affection thenG What
was his crime9' / continued wildly.
Marrying poor mamma, who died OF
want far from her friends He whim-
pered.
"'I offer you splendid social posi-
trombone, and all that sort of thing,
and you-you abuse me-positiVely abuse
me-
"'It is nothing but selfshness.' l ex-
claimed, with fury. you harden your
self in your pride for twenty years against
your son and his child, and now, Just be-
cause you want somebody to love you,
you hold out your money as bait
"'I 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 will carry out
my wishes and let this
"sNot at ALP 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 lite to give me food, shelter and edu-
cation, unbound by any such tie. Why
do you come to me with all these argu-
ments, after twenty years of desertion
and oblivions'
"In plteous whisper close to me, he
said:
"tCan you not understand The sight
OF these wretched white hairs that are
bending over me, moved me strangely,
and kissed the old man In a revulslon
of feeling.
"'Let us be friends, grandfather, bui
do not ask me anything more and so we
parted. / am to write to him once in q
while. am getting pretty sleepy, SC
goodnight, my dearest and best of pro-
tectors. Ever your loving
A year later:
"52 Hutford St., Mayfair,W
June 3, 1856
"My solitary old darling r
II remember last year wondering how
I should feel when l was out. l like II
tremendously it suits me down to the
ground. l fancy the fascination won't
last long. l mean to enjoy this season
anyhow. will not weary you with &
description of the dress l wore on the
evening of my debut. 1t was very chic
and awtully expensive, but then one
does not come out every day. But
cannot write Of my success that night
wait till we meet. am dreadtuily dis
appointed, Jim, that you won't hear o
ou1 coming over to see you till next year
t I have just had my photo done by Eli
OF s. Fry. hope you will like it as wei
, as you did the last. Mr.. DAM implore(
me for one for about the space of thre
, hours-no, twenty minutes-but stern
. ly refused.
E 'And now, my darling old Jim, afte
! all this trash, to pour out my gratitud
q for the magnificent present l received
. last night. To think that you SHOULD
have had that snuff box broken up t
make earrings for me! I shall wea
O them the first opportunity, and they shal
talk to me about you all the evening
a Ever your loving and gOod-for-nothinI
! MIN.
Captain Tregarvan looks long and cal
l. nestly at the sweet, naughty face. A yea
more to wait In that year the eide
J. brother conveniently dies of heart disease
v and James Tregarvan is Sir James, an
q the largest landowner in the county {
Cornwall.
The Kaiserhof Hotel, Ems.
+ A bright, sunny room, open windows
breakfast things glittering on the tabl
"a and Minnie Tregarvan deity pouring OF
y coffee for stalwart gentleman.
; "Monsier est Suri,n she says, passin
3 around him to deposit the cup at his e
= bow, but must needs deposit little XII
a on the top of his forehead, and is ool
sequently captured and summarlly dea
o with.
y "Poor dear little me! Cant even E
y near its great ugly husband without b.
J ing treated like this Seat resumed
q gleeful misery.
y 81 say Jim, don't keep all the news
4 yourself. What Is that bit you are S
4 absorbed in2"
e Jim looks up with bright smile.
+ SIT is rather interesting, Min. Read.
% AS she finished reading, he said:
r. "There Lady Tregarvan, what do yo
Il think of that?''
4 ooh, dear! with just tine slightest pou
" "what flourish of trumpets about o.
: quiet little marriage, and yet, l do b
!. lieve if hadn't seen that bit you cut o.
, of the newspaper one day, I never shou
: have know you had any property at
i to this day."
r sit qoas such fun" he continues, +"
n. hear you centrive all sorts of inanci
" plots and economic conspiracies. B
Minnie, our lives seem to have fallen
h pleasant places, and we have each 9th
IN to love better than anything else in th
n big beautiful world"
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A Pifiahla Tale.