The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1881-03-12
THE BANKERS SECRET.

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nneasv anx;atv sbodow;na liz h.nd.o.
face. "Folks will beoin ,o ,alL shout Tho
rich bon,,er wbo comos 60 or,an 70 v;.;, ~,
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10 'o PCo. p"Pa mummy
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"'''0'0 "o0u' '"a'' O"ari'e
But Charlie wouldntlaugh about the mat
ter. On the contrary, he gravely shook his
head, and went Oh in very serious, earnest
tone;
mere is a woe disparity IN station Miss
1'ae', " a." ''e S"'ne - MI Mii'ord VISITS
your 'a'"ef as irieha' WY nave MS Yis''s
o'sun' ~ ,eeo"''y Du' na'e my susP'e-
AZ 'on' '"a' y = ~ you' 'ahe ne comes ana
~ ~, ""' snA' 0'''c' 70 ni'h as a
T, :.
gu 'u'n'' eA'e"oeu 70 nun
n'' nan" 'on "H'ch snohe MS own modest
e"E"s''','N' i'Ns' VIZ" u 'enue' anu WIN
mug se''''''
You can have no rival in my heart, Char
lie" she said, "and you need fear none. But
|, like yourself, wish Mr.. Milford would
stay away, not on account Of anything he
says to me-ior, though he lets me see that
he admlrcs me, he is not obtrusive--but be.
cause have fancied that papa seemed wor-
ried and thoughtful, since he came here so
much, and can't imagine what 1t is that
troubles him. That seems to mo more i'm
portant than the idle gossip you seem to
dread. Why should you care what people
say, so long as you know that am true? ?"
He did not care. and would not care. he
told her fondly, with his Jealous fears al
layed by her simplicity and truth.
"But l can't bear that the fellow should
even think it possible that he could win
you, my darling; how dare he when he
knows that you are engaged to me ?"
al don't believe he does think So" said
Grace.
al think his business is entirely with papa;
and have a great mind to ask papa TO-
night, when he comes home, what the ma
ture of his business was"
But Mr.. Willis did not come that night
70 his daughters great alarm and constern-
alton. She knew nothing of his absence
until next morning at breakfast, when the
servant informed her that the bed had not
been slept in, he had not been home. Grace
had sat up waiting for hlm until quite late
and tAen retired, concluding that busines.
had detained him at the bank, and resolv.
ing to defer her inquiries until next day
she was quite bewildered with surprise and
alarm when she found that he had neither
returned home nor sent apy message thai
could explain his absence"
am 90 to the bank myself" she resolved
"and ask Mr.. Milford what has happened, >
and. accordingly, she called a carriage
and drove hastily into the city.
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