The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1880-12-03
compliment or the reverse . Amy laugh

ed.
1.-The reverse, Of cOurse,'' Hugh said
laughing too compliments are not Il
my line. Ah, here they are with the rope
They have been precious quick about it.
And Amy Herbert felt there wac q rea
| compliment in the tones in which he spoke
! Now you InaSt wake Ida. How soundly
she sleeps Now let me help you on t.
your feet"
Even with the aid Of the rope it was q
| work OF considerable difficulty to get Ans
Herbert up to the top OF the slope; fol
she was weak and shaken, and unable &C
| do much 70 help herself. At last Is wa.
managed and then she Was helped down
steep path close by the road below, where
carriage from the hotel was waiting for
them.
"Will you CO ne up aud see my aunt 30
Amy asked. as they stopped 1t fha door.
mot tonight, thank you. L will cosne
I" the morning 20 see how you are after
the shake and please" he said, t'telI
your aunt Of our bargain. 1t would be
awful to come up to be thanked
''Good-night, - the girl said, ..I WON'T
forget. Come early. Now. Ida, come
along yon will soon be ia bed.'
Two months later Mr.. Herbert was
walking up aud down his breakfast room
in towering passion. Amy was sitting
III great armchair.
ut is mOnstrOus, it Is Incredible" Mr..
Herbert exclaimed. ''Here you. for whom
have looked for capital match, who re-
fused three Of the very best men In the
district last year, are away for two months
aud a half at this beggarly Welsh village.
and you come back and deliberately tell
me that you have engaged yourself to an
artist, fellow l never heard off,
Dear old daddy" Amy said quietly,
don't get angry about it. Come and sit
down and talk it over reasonably, as you
always do things with me.''
mo, no. Amy. 1 know what your
reasonable talking means. arm net to be
coaxcd or wheedled or made fool. n's
all very well when you want pair of new
ponies or anything of that kind you have
set your mind on but there is limit to
everything
''Weli. but we must talk this question
over, daddy"
Mot at all, not at all no talk is neces-
sary. You tell me you want to marry this
fortune hunting artist. / say q: once
wort hear OF 1t that it's out OF the eucs-
ton that will not hear single word
about such ridiculous affair."
''Ncw, why should you call him a for
tune hunter ~ Amy said, seizing at once
upon the weak point. ''He has not an
idea that there is any fortune in the case.
He saw me staying In poky lodgings at
Barmouth, and beyond the fact that live
at Manchester, he knows nothing. He
tells me that he has enough for as to live
very quietly. in addition to his profession.
So. you see, he can't be called fortune
hunter.''
''weil. well, 1t makes no matter. The
thing Is InonstrOus, and will not hear. OF
it,"
We'll. daddy. will do just as you like.
and won't say any more about 1t new
but. of course, Tomorrow must talk about
it. because it is ONT Of the question that /
should break my word which have given,
and should make him 70 unhappy. and be
awfully unhappy myself. So shall have
to talk about him, and you will have to
listen"-the father had sat down now
''because though, as my papa, you have n
perfect right to say, j will not consent to
your marrying this man, still. you know.
mtl%t talk about thing which, is making
me Very unhappy. And it will be so much
better and nicer, daddy, !" and she went
over to him now and sat herself down on
his knee. with her arm. aroand his neck.
s'if You give In at once. Because, you
know, you can't keep in naughty semper
with me long and, besides, you would
be very unhappy ii I was unhappy and
at last. you know very well, you will have
to give up being cruel aud cross, and will
tell me to be happy my own way.n
Amy, " her father said. trying to look
very stern, II have spoiled you. I have
allowed you to tyranizea over me.n
No, daddy, can't allow thar-certain-
y not tyranize. have led you for yonr
own good, and you have been as happy as
the day Is long
.'And now, !" he continued, ignoring the
protest, II am to reap the reward of my
Ioily. That yOu should have married
nan ofhigh rank I expected had you
married a first-rate man Of business would
rave been contented. But ah artist i''
swell. daddy, we won't talk any more
bout IL to-day. Now I'll just smooth |
hose naughty cross wrinkles. and I'll kiss |
,oE on each cheek and the middle or your /
lose. There, now It looks like itself.
There 10 o'clock striking, and you not
f Mind, shall expect you up to lunch
on.a
So Mr.. Herbert went Off shaking his
cad. and although stilf determined, yet
t heart, very doubtful a. TO his power orl
ssistaMce. Amy went to her special sane
am, and wrote her first letter to Hugh.
he following sentences show that abs had
Q doubt whatever on the subject:
Daddy does not take qnite kindly to
le notion rs yet. He doesn't know you.
Ou see. and it has Of c0uFso come ,sr,on
I'm little suddenly hat he Ia the yerv
sse ana kintlest OF all the daddies IN tf,ss
orld, and In very few dcys he will sae