The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1880-09-28
GUARDIAN OR LOVER.
From the *. &. Saturday Evening Herald

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From the *. a. Saturday Evening Herald
"Why. my dear. not ready yet!'
The speaker is . pleasant-looking.
middle-aged lady. The person spa
ken tn is q very interesting looking
young lady. She was not petite but
tall. slender and very graceful in oil
her movements.
"No, Mrs. Morton. / have this one
valise to pack YET" she answers, as she
leisurely folds, unfolds and folds again.
this time to her satisfaction, IN old
dregs Of wine silk. AZ she puts il
down she gives it two or three loving
little pats. saving to herself: ut
Was in that dress he thought me the
prettiest can l leave it behind? No.
indeed" Aloud she says--in answer
to q question from her companion ask
ing what she is going 10 do with that
old dress-''That dress is dearer and
of more value to me than any dress in
nv whole wardrobe.
i do you want brief description Of
the young lady and her companion
that l have introduced to you?
| Miss Regina Lambert. a young lady
of Is summers and heiress to . mil
lion.
! Mrs. Morton. lady who Mr.. Wy.
mans. Miss IIamberts guardian has &c.
lected ss his wards companion on her
visit.
He, too, deserves a word OF men.
ton, she would tell you. in her cute
way. With t"ss Of her head. that he
is only an old gentleman. But did
she think so! Tall. stately and very
reserved was the doctor; but not old.
only 81, in truth.
! He is very indulgent. and just now.
as his ward comes in, looking 80 beau.
tiful in her navy blue travelling dress.
saying-"Oh, Guar ly, just one little
waltz"-and slipping her arms up
cosxingly around his neck. she tells
Mrs. Morton to play his favorite waltz,
the blue Danube" he yields. Who
could resist her, Round and round
they glide. and paler and paler she
grows. and rs he whispers, ''What
shall do without my little birdie to-
morrow night ?" she slips away from
him and says something about the
rom being too warm. Just then .
servant announces supper, and they
pass from the drswing-room to the
library, where a bright FIRE in the
crate throws a cheerful light over the
beautiful silver tea service and ruddy
glow over Gcni-'s little pale face rs
she sits behind the tea urn, which has
l,een her place ever since she has been
there, eleven years.
"To.morrow night ] shall drink my
tea alone pet. and you will he with
my friends. Won't their little blonde
frixzies lo,k tawny beside your raven
black curls, and won't your eyes snap
when they talk about The southeners ss
they do sometimes. You must do
yourself justice in your choice Of a
husband, my dear. Of course ] ex-
pect you to get one don't want an old
maid On INV hands" he says and che
laughs, though Is he thinks, rather
forced ripple Of myth.
After the tea things are carried
away Mrs. Morton cues to see that
everything is ready. and Genie seats
herself on an ottoman before the FIRE.
Just then there is scratch at the
door, and DR.. Wynans rises to let his
large Newfoundland dog in. The dog
walks straight to his young mistres,
and she throws both arms around his
neck, saying. dear old Fury, you
would not lei Genie 60 without your
good-by, would you?" She slips down
on the hesrth-rug; he sits beside her
aud she lays her head On his soft shay
~ neck and stares dreamily into the
Goals.
Building castles for the future,
Queenie? the doctor asks. as he sits on
the opposite side Of the hearth from
her. e, ONE and sit here on the arm
Of my chair As you used to; you have
not for months. and have q strange
favor to ask Of you. Call me Papa
once. I want to hear you, although ]
am young enough to be your hus-
hand"
A quick spasm Of pain passes over
her face but as she rises she bushes.
and complies with his request. But
the doctor has seen it, and, in truth,
very little passes unobservrd by those
piercing steel gray eyes that people
say look SO piiiless.
Very SION Mrs. NJ. comes to say
that the carriage is waiting and to tell
Regina to put on her wraps. The doc
tor is not going to the depot With them.
his lungs are troubling him and he
must not venture out on so rough a
night. So she puts her arms up
about his neck and gives him one
long. lingering. farewell kiss, while he
holds her closer and closer, AMI tells
her to write him the first day Of her
arrival. And she turns away without
one word and is driven away in the
storm, for it is dreary, snowy and
cold. We will see her comfortably
settled on the cars. then drive hack
with Matt the driver, and take . peep
at DR.. Wynans. He is sitting before
The Gre in his great easy chair. with |
the black velvet dressing gown With |
its scarlet facines. that Genie's own |
hands made. looking down at the EN-. !
broideretl slippers that her little fin-
gers worked so long on. and thinking |
thus Papa. indeed how easily she |
said it. and in all probabilities she will
come home with some brainless young
cur tagging after her to ask me to
give him the right to call her wife.
when would give all my fortune to