The Weston Democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1875-current, 1880-06-05

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and intimately thrown together, al
most unconsciously exchanged
hearts.
II lost my hoart.in the snowtllat
night, and you, sweet, foundlit,n
Mr.. Ronald told hcr. "Did you
think it was onlya man you found?
No, dearest AIilIy, it was tho love
and devotion Of a life. We must.
part, for very little willis, ,dsrliMs;.
but, if follow you 10 Brandon.
Park SONS day, will you be mine
when I claim you?"
She Whispered "Yas," amid hap:
py bushes and smiles, and nestled
in her lovers embrace.
"You won't fall in lovo with tho
heir-this Drandon?" Ronald said,
with tender jealousy. "Supposslhe
wants you instead of ono Of Ills
cousins? You won't forget that
you are 1nine?p
SLOW could I?' sho answered
tsnderly. "Afr. Brandonis a ajproutl,
rich gentleman, who would look
down upon a poor littls goyarnsss
like mo with contempt. But even
ifhe did mol, it would be all the
sama. / shall follow nay heart.
And, certainly, if you lost yourslin
the snow, you found miae iniplaee
Of itw ls3lf
So they parted. Millywas too
happy to grove, too sure of,sssing
her lover again speedily.
@Hs won't be- Ion: away she
thought, ''ir ho loves me as Igleve
him." and of course she had no
doubts on that subject.
So she returned to BrandonlPark
tive days later. She entered smil-
ing in her now-found happinsss;
but the smiles were very quickly
changed 10 tears.
Tho ladies met her with a storm
Of reproachss. Where had she
bsan? Did she suppose they had
not heard Of her disgraeslul icon-
duet? Stopping for a wholoiweek
at that Wilson Farm, with a man
whom everybody called horiloyer!
Yes-they had heard Of .it from
their cousin Brandon, who was
stopping with them, and knewlthe
man. Anything so disgustinsland
disgracefill at once, the Miss Bran
dsns had never before heardlofl
They would listen to no eXplana-
tons; they did not believe lthatIshe
had found him in snow; the
way their Cousin Brandon spoke of
her was enough she must leave
ths house thatiinstant.ZZ
Itwas, indeed, "the way Cousin
Brandon spoke Of her. that had
done all the mischi.fl -57i5I
where's tho blus-cy.d angel L
have .heard 80 much of?ni he had
asked almost as soon as he come,
two days ago. "a friend Of mine
bade mo guard my heart against
tho dearest and sweetest Of girlsi in
the guiso of your little governsss.n
they had taken frightimme-=
diately-that ahe might rob them
Of the prize-and so seized anypre.
text to b rid Of her. ~
They hustled her out of the
house. "Your baggage shall be
sent ,aftor you," they told hsr; and
Milly went weeping down the long
avenue on foot, and, at the gate, s,met
Ronald.
Oh, tho joy, tho relief, thatIfllsd
hcr heart She sprang to his arms
with a scream Of Joy.
"Wero you coming to claimime i
already2' uhs criad and weptlout
all her trouble on lis breast.
Yes-.he had been coming to
claim her. They went, there and
then, to the clergy house, and
while Milly waited, wonderingly
Ronald and ha had a private
talk, the result Of which was that
tho good old man and his wife same
to her and persuaded her toYbs
marrisdsinmediately.
II couldn'tp she gasped, fairly
breathless at tho proposal.
''Afamma-what would mamma
think or say?" t5
But they ovsr-sulsl her objec-
tions.
II will an,wer for your mothers
approval" said tho rector. II
know Mr.. Ronald well. Yon can
trust Inc, NIilly."
She could, and she did; and the
end of it was that he married her 10
her lover, then and there.
"You will take me to mamma at
oncs?" she pleaded, clinging 10
him and weeping from the excite
ment. .
Then he answered h.r, loving,
ly:
"You shall ,es her within tho
neSt few llours. Lot US 50 frat to
Brandon Park for your belongings.
Take my assurance, darling, that
Ms master will make you welcome
there.
A carriage was waiting at the
rectory door; in it they. drove
away. At the Park the Miss Bran.
dons came out to receive them eas-