The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1880-06-26

eutNN taitC W uis up hNahSlH psd""
speaking Is hest under all the oircum-
stances, but il is not agreeable to hear
| am considered n tyTannical ja.lor :"
Harold you know perfectly well
THAT never meant any such thing"
IL comprehend your insinuaiions too
rcadilyit seems"
Nov Harold" coaxcd Kate, com
ing clos To him and putting her little
plump hand ON his shoulder. ''bc good
humosed once again and put away these
disagTceable S,ispi, ions for"
Thanks once more. Perhaps had
better take my leave, since, in addition
totyxAnny, have become diSagreeable. "
ale rose and Kate. for once fairly
driven beyond the bounds Of patience.
did not oppose his departure. She icl,
hurt. sore. indiscrihably mortified, tina,
this. her chcVclicT of romance her
imam among men," should thus fall
pi,iably short oi the high standard by
which she had in her heart measured him.
And for the first time sin,c their engage
mcni the dim intcITogaioTy presented
itself 10 her, IN tangible shaIc. Va,
Aunt Penelope right. after all. VA kcf
estimate oi HeTold CTcnicll' character
Had she been making mistake all along
80 She le, Hcrold dclar, without 4
word 10 restrain HIM.
Mr. GTcnirll', Own mrdi,liiou,, As hc
walked homcaar,i. WtGc not 81 the mos,
eNhilifating de>,upu lie liked 10
torment kaic, u Ms a SOFT % earnest -
the loWci he hcld o.cr her ga his opin
ion, bat then be wanted % o>er the arrow
ranklr ANYTHING like calm indiiicr
enoc on her par, defeated all la, n,cn
,ions. And yet, impossible A. At NAV
seem io those 81 4 plea>antvi 1ud more
sercrr tcinlerameni. Harold Cfcuicll
loved Kate lhofnc dcaflV and lruls
"hut IN find means 10 hnne !oNu
her pride and teach her lesson set.
he though, vind,,tVely. "Shc shall no,
def, ne IN that cool. of, hand sgt Of
manner without Fepcn,iug II
And when. three days afterwards, he
called 10 take Kate cut for 4 drNc. he
~as greatly inccnscd by seeing Lionel
Wilson IN the drawing rOom, hclping
Dora, has youngcS, slstcr-,n- laW thar "a,
10 lie. Wind Wors,ed. while hate >ai by
evidently enjoying their conversation.
lie irozc into naughty ngid.iy a. once
bu, Kate proNokinsly good humoFed.
TOOK no notice oi ms Coldnes,.
Well the day of the wedding oamc
and Kate lhoTnc. like all other brides,
looked bcWiiohingly pretty IN her white
dress and vcil. with Jus; enough color
20 make her checks like blush roseS !;
was to be home wedding. and the
guests already ihronged the pAilors Of
Aunt Penelope spacious old fashioned
houSc
Kate Nate IT. five minutes 10
;~else - ~h,>I<rvd Ann, Fen. lu,iiug
her head INTO tho boadoii where hl5dc
and bridesmaids. lake ro>c and ru>shud,
on stem. awaited the stroke a. the
eVeu,iai hour. Nhl,h 10 ,h.> >pc, al axe
happened 10 i.c twelve s,iosk "Ha>n'
he come vet
By ", of answer 10 ,he OLD ladS',
rather ncrvou>ly put question. a servant
entered a, ;ha; instant With note
For MIS- Kate. she ~ud
And Kate tore II oIen Nth flushed
checks. 4, ,hc recognized the handWr.i
ing OF Harold Grvnfcli iu the >uper>eriP-
tinn.
nv dear Kate. ' read. hricfl,
'',ln,c yuu haze >,udlc,i ma u .>at-, ~ ii;
;le dunng the Ia>; Wcck. Nou ,an hard
Is cNfsvi me To- make a SlV,l1l T-nini oi
,our convenience. have hu>incs> that
fcnirrs !, desirable tor INC 10 leave ;o~n
this morning O. bc absent tao ~ three
DAYS am sorTy - defeat Your arrange
mcnis. bu, IcThaIS the SaluiaTN lesson
may no; he thrown awaN. and have
long though; that YOU needed time ioi
little more reflection lcioic entering
upon the solemn tie OF marriage
Yours. Vcrv truly.
II GEENIIiI
Lionel Wilson. loaning against the
carved marble standards ~ tho chimney
piece. watched the vaTying color IN
ka,e's check A. She T.crusc,l the h,llc;
What IS IL Kate p he aSkc,l carncS,l,
She handed him the note with 4 little
smile
''Nour services will Ssar,cl, l,c rcguir
cd a. gToomSman io-daV." Shc sid
"Rcad that
lie read IL. the SCARLET dyc oi anger
mounting TO has check.
Kate" he said. "you will not marry
this man now p
"Nercr - she uttered in a oonVulSiVe
tone.
"Ilcar Kate. the guests have all ar
rived. the minister y here. ] have the
ring in my pocket. Bc married TO-DAY.
Kate. and let me b. the lasicgToom. -
! have loved YOU longer ani morc ten
DERBY by halt a score of wears than tins
supcrciliouS Top. Show him. kaic. iha;
his envenomei arrow falls short oi the
marx"
She looked With eyc> half glad. half
sorrowful into his facc.
81 can Trust you. Lionel" shc mur-
mured.
"Then you will become my wife ?"
"Yc."
eat oncep''
"Ycs. al once"
So Kate Thornc and Lionel Wilson
werc married, and the assembled wii
neSses langhingly congratulated Kate
upon the profound secret she had con-
trivcd to keep her real intentions.
"For NC all supposed !, waS Mr.. Grcn-
fell who vas TO be the happy man."
they declared with ono voice. "kaie.
Kate, you have cheated Us after ALL"
And Aunt Penelope was radiant.
Two days after Mr.. Grcnfcll called Al
the Thorne mansion.