Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1881-12-09

3 Who VIII essi wgife he had aor,,..
st,SDsSxs,ss,..ss s,.ss'ived ,d him a.. tight SO Tor
ar ir7sfed her. - Ana sis ytfIsss. tIss,ss. {satH !
k 2 end che was sent away %, and 4
r she was called back 10 h,
n 3nlt of his injuries. " az
as yothing serious, assure Won - 4
,c said There is only a snrain,
u If,' fractured wrist. brnis'
> Our'der, a skinned and battered kne
- lew other slight commissions be,
mere. Mere trifes, Miss Haven
q ie you, seeing her horrifed face
! IS very unfortunate occurrence
u SIaEing her look, and speaking IN
ld aside. "but it won't be nacessa - >,
in nave him upon your hands for NOR
liau week. In fact, if you object to
ms remaining, he can he removed with.
out much pain in two or three davs
ne VIII probably be feverish at frst
lor ne IS pretty well bruised but as
soon as that is over he can 90 to tho
motel II you wish, I'll engage rooms
Tor INN at the Hilltop House. and baro
a carriage sent for him AZ tho 49,
posSloIe moment. From his appear.
ance' | Judge he can stand the ex-
Pray, don't trouble yourself" she
answered, so coldly, the doctor won
Tered what was the matter. "Mr
, wait is an old friend, and / shall Ger
fanny keep him here until he is onita
Ada bu5 h1 after the doctor had gone, and
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supper for the invalid sit, ,a1,'l1at aa,o1t
net nef n thnger ger at Arnold, and warned him
pam of death. pom
1t will create so much talk" she
said, when he began to interpose OBJ
lections to such course. "Everybodv
taxes me for the most demure spinster
IN the world. Wait uutil you are we'll
and then we will be married over again, |
i you are still of the same mind"
1t was no use for him to say word.
She coaxed him and finally she kissed |
lin, and, Of course, she had her own
way. And then she told him now her
ather had taken her directly to Canada
liter their wedding, where, when she
ound him still determined upon her
marriage with her cousin, she at last
disclosed the fact of her previous mar
la9e. Ont Of revenge he had her
watched like a nun, and every attempt
o send a word to Arnold was frustrated.
THIS went on for years, when he was
AIKEN Ill, and then, since the physi-
ian pronounced his malady fatal one,
e bound her by promise, to refrain
rom writing Arnold until after his
cath.
This done, he returned to the States,
ought cottage within few hours of
ne city, where they remained until his
cath, which occurred only month
efore
And no#," she said "ho is gone.
,ereln &C. = - Ga = nc
ince, that you wee glad to ma me, me-
md, though 1 strongly oolecO 20 ~ siiT
manner of your coming, am Sl"H l
was not Obliged to send you word before
you came. after all I have heard of
your irreproachable conduct, and it was
hard to wait and not send for
you, as had promised. But now We
have found each other, we must keep
the PAST = secret, or no one will ever
believe in demure maidens and good
little boys any more"
"But you don't consider me at all, y
he said, laughing nevertheless, think
how hard it is to be married, lose your
wife for five years, and then when you
find her, to be obliged to WOO her all
over again. II / am, however, | give
you fair warning Mrs. Wait, the second
wooing will be shorter than the first
She blushed at the title he gave her,
and held up her hands deprecatingly rs
Ursulas step was heard in the passage
"TIl manage you somehow" she
laughed, and, being woman, she did.
She sent for his Aunt Ennis as soon
as She heard of the old lady's existence,
aud. much shocked, his affectionate rel
alive repaired to Ada's cottage to assist
the poor girl in taking care OF Arnold,
and he was too kind hearted to be cross
about it, whatever he thought of the
proceeding.
As soon as he was able to sit up aud
bobbI4 about the room, Aunt Ennis dis
closed the reason for her invitation.
81 haven't money enough to leave to
keep a cat alive, " she said ; "but I've
in my possession a set OF really valuable
rubies that an old aunt of mine once gave
me, and everybody thought had sold to
keep body and soul together. 50 l said
ia leave 'em to my nephew that thought
the most of me; or, if they all liked me
we'll enough to come out and stay over
Christmas, I'd divide the lot among
them. So here they are, Arnold, for 8
wedding present to your wife"
The old lady opened the casket, which
truch compels me to say was paper
collar box, and exhibited really fine
set of rubies.
81 thought I had fallen into a min
of rubies the other night, said Arnold
and | was right after all" +" as he held u
the glowing gems for Ada's inspection
And Ada had them for wedding
present, for they were remarked befor
the beginning of Lent, making a min
days wonder for society people, becaus
Arnold had fallen in love SO abruptly a
last.
"You have a most excellent husband,
said an old lady to Ada, q few days age
''but were you not little afraid t
accept man you had known so short
I time %
"Oh, not" returned Ada, fastening
with her usual good nature, to answe
the rather doubtful query. II had hear
of Mr.. Wait before. and besides, a. n
threw himself at my feet in SO EN- pm Plla1i' Ii'
/ ana earnest a manner the evening h'
LETT the cars so abruptly, it was impos
i sible for me to refuse him.
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SagaciOus Seals.
A man living at Montreal, Canal,
some time in the winter OF l877-to. o.
tained two young seals, and after lee
.LLo.., nhnnt q year they becau