The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1880-06-17

away from this comfortable home with
more speed than my curiosity to see
Miss Fairfax il would be the knowledge
that that dry old book-worn, Cousin
Uriah, was coming here to bore me with
his learning and his praises of that blue
stocking, his idol Araminta, for whose
hanA he b too baahful topropose. He's
o nice young fellow, but, oh, such a
bore. That decides me; go at eleven
o'clock"
And in the smoking train that left
| Opoliston at eleven o'clock bound for
MetroyiIle sat DR.. Arthur Delaney puff
ing cigar gravely.
Father" said Miss Fairfax, while
presiding over a cunning little breakfast
table in a cosy little dining-room in the
most comfortable little house in the little
city of Metroville, my mind is made up.
l cannot take the money! cannot
marry q man at the order of another even
If that other does offer me one hundred
| thousand dsllars to do So" assF saf D.
"Weu, my dear Fdelia, returned Mr.
Fairfax, 'T do not feel competent to ad-
wise You further than bid you follow the
dictates Of your own heart. Still, my love,
would counsel You not to be hasty, if
your dear mother were alive sheswould
tell yonfh a mon4nt that to do- i must
say, thodgh, Fidelia, That one hundred
Thousand dollars is"
Yes, pa, / know, one hundred thous-
and dollars is q great deal of money, but
even that sum cannot tempt me to marry
o nan do not love-lbve never seen in
fact Was q gid ever placed in such a
humiliating position? I wish the eccen-
tric old Mr.. Tobias Queerby had been
content TO keep his eccentricity to him
self. The ideal If the friendship that
existed xbetween ,you and Mr. Delaney
and Mm gave HIM the night to dispose Of
| the hands and hearts of his friends chill
dren-" ,ytei4ia
mr-But You needn't marry him, you
know, my dear, said Mr.. Fairfax. "If
had not been 90 unfortunate the past
few years would say at once give up this
fortune; ,batcI cannot leave you much,
my love, and I know what comforting
thing money is.
"But I can't marry him, pa" ts
"WeIl, Mr.. Greenland Kent. the
attorney, says the condition is not legal.
"But oh, pa, Mr.. sQueerby relied on
my honor not to take the money without
accepting the condition, and my honor
makes the condition, binding if the law
does NOD, said Miss Fairfax, decidedly.
"True. nv dear. :, replied the gentle
man., sfyet this / must say, Fidelia. j
have often heard your poor mother speak
of Mr.. Delaney. and ALWAYS in terms OF
The highest praise and Won know that
as a general rule sons are like their
fathers. i have no doubt he is a most
estimable Young man." ,I-,- 80 q
al have no doubt he ia ma dare saw
| that he can interlard his conversat;on
with yards Of Latin that he don't half un-
derstand, can write sonnets and triolets
IN lady's album, can tell the best time
at al the oarsmen and race horses, can
play polo, can tell what kind of coat
ought to be worn ON each day of the
| week, can say Very clevah, bal Jove,; as
If he we're a thorough man OF the world,
can tell what new play is going to be a
Psuceess, can flint with every body and vow
allI f,e 6Glris. ans breaking their poor
hearts for him, can tell college yarns all
night and laugh loudest ct bus own wit,
IN short, prove hlmsen an honor TO society
and Harvard Coiiege. can zee hlm now
talking to hls pal there are no more class,
mates; pals ana cohege slang murdered
Jupitah, old fellow, it's dooced bore, ye
know, but the poor lttle girl will break
her heart if i don't marry her, and I sup
pose I viii have to, bai Jove, yaas, while
\ oil the tune ne hates me like poison" q
Now, now, now, Leaile, my lovel'
cried Mrs faarfax, this - not right,
yet he couid not refrain from laughing:
/ you are unjust, unklndEyou should
not speak 50 OF one you have never
seen 'Oh, papa! exclaimed F1deila,
suddenly ciesEnng ner hands ana snak-
ing ner eleex euris, mefraiy.a 'se..sa
/ .I have an idea. The, lawyers letter
says Mr.. Fairfax lives in Opoliston.
Now, Rena Lester lives there. and she's
lsmy schoolmate and she's been begging
at eleven, and I'll 40 to-day. I'll con-
triye to, see Mr.. Arthnr, Delaney with
out being seen. and ri Judge by his
looks whether IN ask him to be intro
4 duced. nj don't Ike him TN throw the
fortune to the hosnitals and hecoyna an
i old, naid. and make tea forever for NV
dear. stupid. loving. DARLING na- so make
haste, pa, I must prepare Tor nv Jour
ney."
But you are not going to-day, my
dear. dear. 90. complained plain Mr. Fairfax, you
ing to-day to stop with us, and she might
be offended If yOu were not here to re-
'Pa. if anything could drive me from
the house it would be the thought that
would have TO listen to the dissertations
Of the learned Araminta and hear her
praises Of that modest, unassumine
Uriah, whoever he Is. Araminta is 0
good enough body, pa, but she doea
weary me 90. That decides me. I go
to-day" t1.. =
/ In the drawing room car of the train
that left Metroville at eleven o'clock
bound for Opoliston, sat Miss Fidelia
Fairfax reading the latest novel. - .'a.2
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