Claiborne guardian. [volume] (Homer, La.) 1877-188?, 1881-11-30

ION need not do that,' answered
Maud, with considerable emotion
III can 60 very easily, without being
turned Out-D
She rose az she concluded speak.
log.
Mrs. Sylvester looked up at her.
Hardened though she had of late
become with this one hideous night.
mare of social ACKNOWLEDGMENT ell.
crossing her whole consideration,
she still had q spark Of better feel.
ing lett when the pathetic tone of
her daughters voice reached her
ears.
'Of course" she siad pettishly.
~ do not mean that exactly; but
it's your duty to obey me, Maud, in
all things"
ain all reasonable things,n an.
swered Maud.
"You 60 against me in every.
thing" cried Mrs. Sylvester.
"What other daughter in the world
would hesitate to marry as you now
have the opportunity of marryingi
You can restore our family to its
proper place in society; you can"
Mother cried Maud, "for mercy's
sake do not approach that hateful
topic again. l repeat now what l
have told you dozens Of times be.
fore: l will never consent to become
the wife of Lord:Waistrill's dissipa-
ted son."
"Dissipated!' shrieked Mrs. Syl.
vester.
"Yes-dissipated! you know as
we'll az l do, mother. Dissipation
is written on his countenance, and
betrays itself even in his converse
ton in the prese nee Of ladies'
"You forget" retorted Mira. Syl
vester, SHAT men in his position in
life are naturally exposed to many
temptations, such as late hours and
possibly an overplus Of wine on &C.
casiOns; and"
"Mother," interrupted Maud, "do
not attempt to close my eyes to the
truth; l am not to he blinded by
any hollow excuses or persuasions.
tell VOC again, nothing on earth
shall induce me TO marry him. You
may drag me to the altar, and there
l will decline to utter the necessary
vows"
"Foolish girl" commenced Mrs.
Sylvester, when she was interrupted
by a long pull at the bell, and i'm
afterwards the Hon. Au.
gustus Waistrill was announced.
Maud had quilted the apartment
before he had entered it.
Mrs. Sylvester, as usual, made
herself as agreeable as possible.
She did not despair of conquering
her daughter in spite OF the deter.
mined resistance she was evinciDg.
"a very pretty escritoire. that
said the Hon. Augustus, who look
ed paler than usual on this particu.
lar afternoon, and seemed nervous
and restless.
at is, IS it mott" said Mrs. Sylves-
ter, rising. at is so we'll fitted up.
Come and see.'
1t was a splendid opportunity for
Mrs. Sylvester. Still further pro-
the idea of her substan
tial means, sbe, inadvertently, as it
were, but in reality on purpose,
opened a small drawer in which
we're deposited notes and gold to
the amount of one hundred pounds.
"You keep your riches here, l
see," said the Honorable Augustus.
"Only q trifle," said Mrs. Sylves.
ter. 81 dou't like to he. without
in the house; but never
keep much at home, in case of &C.
cidents, such as fire or"
"Or thieves suggested Angus.
tus Waistrill.
The truth was that Mrs. Sylves-
ter bad only that morning cashed a
check for . quarters income.
The Honorable Augustus left ear.
lier than usual that afternoon, but
on that night he WAS once more an
inmate of the little villa ut Clap.
ham.
He was terribly hard mp, and
since bis return to England had
to contract debts. There
we're several debts of honor which
be must pay, or he would he scout.
ed out of the society of one or two
people through whom there was
chance of retrieving bis position.
Mrs. Sylvester's store, which she
had brought under his notice, was
just the thing. He resolved to steal
it.
Soon after midnight he made bis
way to the French window of the
at the villa, and dex.
removing Q pane of glass,
nreho "A hocL thu bDlt and utoro<l