The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1880-06-17
.Mother. ). returned. Arthur. mock

flaI X AAOoncTy- lcbtlEu6u- AIIQuI, mock
earnestly, I" if anything could drive me
away from this comfortable home with
more speed than my curiosity to see
Miss Fairfax it would be the knowledge
that that dry old bookswon, Cousin
Uriah, was coming here. to bore me with
his Learning and his praises of that blue
stocking, his idol Aranlinta, for whose
hand he Is too beshful topropese.s He's
nice young fellow, but, oh, such a
bore. That decides me; go at eleven
O'Clock"
And in The smoking Hains that left
Opoliston at eleven o'clock bound for
Mstreyille sat DR. Arthur DeIancey puff
ing cigar grasely.
'tFather, said Miss Fairfax while
presiding over 4 Rcunning little breakfast
table in q cosy little. dining groom in the
most comfortable little house in the little
city of Metroville, 'smy mind is made up.
marry man at the order of another even
If that other does offer me one hundred
thousand dollars to do 50"
- Well, my dear Fideha, " returned Mr..
Fairfax, ST do not feel competent to adj
wise, you further than bid you follow the
dictates of your own heart Still, my love,
tNS,e,0 Sotli,s1i Jou Hoe ~. DO Nasty, u
your dear motner were ailve she would
teH you IN moment what to dol must
smay, y tnoggn, r1deia, tnat one hundred
snousano aollsIs ls- (
Yes, pa, know, one hundred thous-
and dollars Is great deal of money, but
even that sum cannot tempt me to marry
q man / do not love-have never seen in
TACT. Was girl ever placed In such a
Illuminating position? wish the eccen!
trlc old Mr.. Tobias Queerby had been
content 70 keep his eccentricity to HIM
seh The IDEAL II the friendship that
exlsted De5ween you and Mr.. Delaney
and nm gave hun the right to dispose Of
the hands and hearts OF his friends chill
oren:
Dut you Sneednt marry him, you
know, my dear said Mr.. Fairfax III
mao NOT been 50 unfortunate the past
lew . years would say at once give up thus
.ete1ne; put L cannot ieays SEou much,
ny rove, ana ;, know Wnat comforting
''i, Aoney Is.
Dus can marry MN, pa.
"WelE Mr. Greenland Kent, the
attorney, says the condition is not legal.
Il But 4oh, rpa, Mr. Queerby relied on
my honor not to take the money without
accepting the condition, and my honor
makes the condition binding If the law
does not, said Miss Fairfax, decidedly.
True, my dear, replied the gentle
man, yet this i must say, Fidelia,
have often heard your poor mother speak
OF MI. Delaney, and always IN terms OF
the, highest praise, and, You know that
as = general rule sons are like their
fathers. have no doubt he Is most
estimable young man.
I have no doubt he is, pa. Idaresay
that he can interlard his conversation
with yards Of Latin that he don't half un-
aersta1d, can write sopnets and trlolets
Ia iaqy album, can tel the pest ume
o. an tne oarsmen ana race norses, can
| play Poio, can teil El Wnat K1nd OF g coat
ouens % De W0rn 70 ON ON eacn ,aey OF, OF me
week, can say very cieVan, pal Jove, as
Z ne Tere snorougn man OF Ine world,
~ can len Wnas rev new pay ls gong 20 De q
Success, -, cAn niis Win Z eye.ypoay and vow
au sns ei.s are preihliS lnen poor
nearss io5 Iln, c1n tsii conege yarns an
niells anu iauen ieuaest ss ms own WI,
IN sp0lt, prove ninseH n an nonor 70 socllety
al9 nalvaIc ooi,ege. @ can see nun now
.alhlng 70 nus pai ltnere are no more CLASS,
mates; Pals and ooliege slang murdered
them long ag0) and saying; oh, bal
Jupitan, Old fellow, IT'S dooced bore, ye
know, Dut the poor little g1rl VIII break
her heart II l don't marry her, and 1 sup
Pose VII VII nave 70, oai Jove, yaas, while
~. Lne June ne naees me- iine poison
Sow, , nov, nov, Lea!e' my love- ;,
cl.eI gs u lAll. = anlaA, .nls = n9s Ilg.s.
syW yee ne cou,u t los ieiran laln nom iaugnl
1 bi 80 uAiu-you Snooio np
aOs LIZ, sao,, ,,n no yoa ss9 $3.50 IeHef
os1Ii,4 oeei; P.poi oeleo iuena' uInI'
M sue'e,sni{ clss nel nanels ailo siia1s
aug ae'1 4s1as'A ou1's 1.s.l1aay
What. my dear! asked the father.
i have an idea. The lawyers letter
says Mr.. Fairfax lives m Opohston.
Now, Rena Lester lives there, and she's
my schoolmate and she's been begging
me to call on her. There's train leaves
at eleven and III go to-day. Ell con-
triye to see Mr.. Arthur Delaney with
out being seen, and I'll Judge by his
looks whether I'll ask him to be intro
duced. If don't like him I'll throw the
fortune to the hospitals and become an
| old maid, and make tea forever for my
dear. stupid loving. darling pa. So make
haste, pa, II must prepare for@ my jour
ney;
| Dst YOU ele noSc soi1S e-uay, my
gear, q Go4plameo ,,r oa,s; & 1870 o9, you
forget that your COUSIN Afamlnta Is com.
ing to-day TO stop with US, and she might
he offended you were NOS mere 70 re-
celVe her. l--tst "a sa3.s-A
t...Pa, If anything could drive me from
the. mouse lssWepio pe pls ehSagns laas
would have 70 listen e me d1sserfatons
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