Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1881-01-30
our benefactor, should be glad to see
you. Yours sincerely,

our benefactor, should be glad to see
you. Yours sincerely,
OLIVE WAYNE"
Mr.. Phoenix read this mlsslve, re-
read it. shut it into the book of Job,
safe from prying Mrs. Dubbs, and then
drummed uneasily on the closed Bible.
What predicament! Must he thrust
back upon Olive the gift for which he
had so lately sued? Must he thus
humble her! He writhed at the very
thought. Must she humble herself ?
More bitter than all, must he relin-
quish this tried friend of lifetime!
Having reached LIES autumn, must
he reject mature and appropriate fruits
for the rhubarb and green's of spring
time? Alas, yes; he must fulfill his
engagement, for was he not an honor
able man? He would write at once
to Olive candid statement of the
| case.
But while he idled at his desk on
the morrow, Mr.. Torrey came to ask
the loan of horse till his own should
| be in running order, and the deacon
laid down his pen with a sigh of in
tense relief.
Feeling that he ought to tell his
brother-in-law Of his contemplated
marriage, at dinner he led the CONVEX
satiOn back to the conference and Mrs.
| Vance.
"By-the-by, l met the widow this
morning riding with John Vance" re-
marked Mr.. Torrey, casually. 'You
remember him-the brother next to
Charles! He's just home from Califor-
mia, with his pockets full
'Ah?"
Eyes. Shouldn't wonder if he took
the widow. Some say they're engaged
already
Of course the deacon knew better
than that; nevertheless he delayed his
tender confession. And he did not
write the letter. Time enough for that
after he had paid Mrs. Vance the prom
ised visit. The latter lady had GER
tainly the first claim upon his atten-
tiOns.
Unfortunately several days of tor
menting pain ensued, during which
| the deacon's patience was put to pref
ty severe test; but he was at last able
to seek the object of his hasty choice
He found her in the door-yard, playing
croquet with a tall, Well-dreSsed gentle
man.
$50 happy to see you, Deacon Pho-
niXf' cried she with vOluble embarrass-
ment, ''and so glad to Introduce Mr..
Vance, dear Charles brother. Do come
in"
II hope my tardy coming does not
seem discourteouS, Mrs. Vance," said
he with affable formality, while the
stranger fastened to suddenly re-
called engagement. Il have not
"No-oh, no. broke in the widow,
nervously.
Il have not been well. Otherwise,
under our present interesting rela-
80, Mr.. PheniX!'' interrupted she
throwing herself upon cricket at his
feet. do you know l am so afraid [
am not the one to make you happy?
And my friends say the discrepancy
in our ages is too great. Ought / to
marry against their wishes?''
"You must decide that question,
OCdi IldudIll, IOopOI,tOu tllC uOaCou
with suppressed eagerness. The fin
ger of Providence was in this. He held
his breath to make sure which way it
pointed.
''Then,if you don t mind very much,
Deacon Phoenix, perhaps it would be
better for us to part as friends. o,
dear! l hope you'll forgive me if I've
done ANYTHING wrong
The deacon hardly heard the clos
ing sentence for the glad beating of
his heart. MY dear child, you have
done quite right. [ do not reproach
you," said he, with q smile of infinite
benevolence. ut is natural that youth
should choose to wed with youth.
''And that age should wed with
age" he added, mentally, as, with an
adieu almost paternal, he drove away
in the direction of Miss Olives.
He and Miss Wayne were married
the following October, but Mr.. and
Mrs. Vance waited till Christmas
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