Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1881-11-17

bility-nothing could stand between US I
You yourself cannot, am sure be amiss,
whatever your-family may be-
That is true, she replied with smile,
as she released her hands from the doc
tors impassioned grasp. | am not a
Miss at all and my family Mr.. Killem,
forget that you ever knew me. l shall
leave at once. appreciate your gener-
oslty, but it is of no avail. My friends
would never allow me to marry a-for-
give me, doctOri All! you cannot
dream of the misery Of unequal maria
gesl Goodbye, and foreverl As long
as live shall repent that I have de-
ceived so good man-for am an i'm
posterl though know you will not be-
tray me-
Only one minute said the other de-
ceiver, drawing her gently aside toward
a bench beneath a broad-spreading ee-
dar near the house. L, too, an not what
L seem. too. am an imposterl and as
such beg your forgiveness. 1t was all
for Lowell When l saw you facing those
fierce beasts, loved you, and swore
that no other woman should ever be my
wife! And took the mock doctors
part as the only way of getting an intro
duction. So, dearest Emily, we are
quits in that respect. Ohithat we could
be quits in the way oflovingP
| Miss Borrowdale had covered her face
with her bands-the spectacIes, by the
way. we're seldom required off duty-and
stood trembling beneath the soft cedar
shade, with teaIs trieklng through her
white fingers. Sir Marmaduke, in his
emotion, had thrown himself upon one
knee, and was trying to detach one hand
from her bent and hidden face. They
made rather a pretty picture, with ray
of sunset gold slanting through tie ce-
dar upon them.
| But they were unconscious of exciting
any admiration, until the exclamation,
Here she isp simultaneously uttered
by Mrs. Bobbinet- t-Tompkinssand Ernest
ina, caused them both to start from
their interesting posture, when they saw
these two ladies accompanied by tall
gentleman with gray hair, an arched
nose, and demeanor dignifed to the
extent Of stiffness.
'Fatherr cried Lady Ermengarde, ad-
vancing with crimson cheeks, it is my
fault. not his Forgive me. l meant
no harm-it was all for poor Emmy's
sake. l should have told you afterward.
and no one would have guessed
This is delightful situation, and
one eminently suitable for my daughter.
A pretty masquerade Goyerness to
these kind Of
'Ohl fatherp
Indeed my lord, we 'ad no idea that
your lordship's daughter was our gov
erness.' apologized Mrs. Bobbinet- Tomp-
kins, who. in fact. had believed her dis
tinguished visitor to be laboring under
some strange mental delusion when she
led him forth to meet and inspect the
features of her returning goyerness.
= Ernestina turned pail. for the charmI
of the polished young doctors manner
had been dangerously attractive to girl
whose education and refinement were
in advance of her surroundings.
The circumstances will never, I trust,
be published replied the injured father
1 You. Ermengarde, have brought an
guish upon the gray hairs of your pa
rents. And you, sir he added, turning
fiercely upon the surprised lover; who
the devil are youY
L returned the supposed doctor, with
calmness, while he offered little piece
of thin card to the enraged parent, am
Sir Marmaduke D0rsay,of Dorsay Court.
Whom have / the honor of addressing? |?
%! Ty, my deari The physic we've
had made by quack baronetp gasped
Mrs. Bobinet- -Tompkins.
Dorsayi the son of nay dear old friend
Yes, Ermengarde,' said her father, we
were friends until we quarrelelled, as
often have told you, about the color of
lady's hair. was right, and after he
had been convinced of this by the evi-
dence of his own eyes, he could never
forgive me. Poor fellowl l would
have got her to dye il his color if had
known. Poor Marmaduker Here the |
old gentleman paused, overcome by the
memories of the past.
Then he turned to Sir Marmaduke:
T. he added, am Lord Beaumonds
Did your poor father never speak of old
Bsaumonde? Ahl we couldn't forget
each other. And pray, Sir Marmadnke, |!
what are you doing here?'
| am paying my addresses, Lord
Beaumonde, to your daughter, whose |
acquaintance under an igcognito have |
had the honor of making beneath the
hospitable roof of our very kind friend, |
Mrs. Bobbinet-Tompkins, whose pardon |
crave for having introduced myself |
in an assumed name
Here the sham doctor bowed graceful |
ly to his injured hostess, and she for
gave him on the spot.
Not every woman's children, as she |
was afterWard wont to observe, had |
been physicked by baronet, and taught |
by peers daughter.
roxx, 20 1Io1 ho ousf1r f,,r,srr-
to Lady Ermengarde, who was standing |
with clasped hands and bowed head,and |
face alternately rose-red and snow
white, by her fathers side; that know
for the first time that the lady of my |
affections, whom | should desire to mar
ry if she were the child of nameless |
outcast, is the daughter of my fathers |
old friend, ask that old friends per-
mission to-h'mEto continue the pro-
cess
The image of his fatherP sighed Lord /
Beaumonde.
Ermengarde, will you marry this
mani?
Yes, il you please, fatherP replied |
Lady Ermengarde; it would be good
way Of ending the old quarrel, perhaps
Ah, Lady Ermengardei you refused
Mr.. killem and accept Sir Marmaduke,
said the fortunate suitor.
From sense of duty. merely falter-
ed Lady Ermengarde.
You accept me merely from sense
of dutyy
"a most respectable reason observed
the father.
One that will wear WE'LL added Lady
Ermengarde, lifting her beautiful eyes
to her former physicians in bewilder-
ing way. Justice requires US to restore
what we have stolen. My theft, was
told, was heart
Then we are quits replied Sir Mar
maduke, taking the slender hand that
Lord Beaumoude placed in his. Our
fathers quarrel is ended. We have
each stopped to conquer. /. by months |
toll at the pestle, have won the most