The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1881-03-17
How She Married for Money.

How She Married for Money.
Addie Arlington looked at herself III the
mirror, and then turned away with little
smile Of happy satisfaction, that rippled
over into joyous laugh as she caught her
cousin Ellie's eyes.
"You are thinking that am vain as a
peacock, aren't you. Ellie2 Well, do look
well, don't IL And I'm awinlly glad of
it., because, cousin NINE, 1t will be all the
easier for me to come oil victorious in the
campaign have laid out for myself dur
ing my three months visit with YOU"
She spoke with q charming frankncss,
that made Miss Nelliston smile back in tho
lovely, glrllsh face.
And what may your plans be, Addic
OF course it Is settled question that you
snal! take New York by storm. You know,
of course, also, that your pretty face will
than that, what, little mischief maker ?"
She looked fondly, proudly, at Addie,
whose dusky eyes were glowing like stars.
''Oh, only my arrangement for the chief
end of woman-marriagel l tell you, Ell
lie, amSgoing to make my hay while the
sun shines~-in other wolds, while am IN
New York. l am going to secure some rich
oh, some awfully rich fellow, who can
just smother me with diamonds and dresses
and give me all the money Marlborough
to buy everything can think Oft"
Miss Nellston laughed at the glrls hon
est enthusiasm.
"You rapacious little cormorantl You
certainly have erected very ambi ious
standard, but cannot see who or where the
desirable party is. am quite sure you
deserve just what you want, dear; but the
question Is, can you get it?"
Addie shrugged her pretty shoulders.
''Ellio, shall got it | l know just ex-
down as a vain, silly creature, because !
frankly admit l regard myself cookbook
ing, and quite desirable for wife gener-
ally. 1 am fairly good natured-am not,
Ellc7-and l ought ito have a good hus-
band oughtnt II"
She leaned her soft, fair cheek caress-
ingly on Miss Ncliston's face.
'lndced you ought, my darling. And
if l could, would cOnjure one to order for
you. Addic, you are beautiful enough to
win the highest and Best in the land"
And she was very beautiful-and all the
more 80 that she was not in the least vain
Of her charms.
Standing there, beside the dressing mir
ror, in her evening dress of delicate pink
silk, with her fair, white arms barred Just
below the dimpIed elbow, the dainty hands
cased in creamy kids, the joyous. happy
face, whose features were so exquisite,
whose complexion was.so richly warm and
satiny in Its pale, brunette beauty, whose
eyes were SO deeply dusk, and lustrous,
and eager-Addie Arlington was certainly
sweet eLough, and winsome enough to
SnS,f NtcoM s,k~ j. H.
'lf only there was anybody rich enough,
in or about New York, unmarried, to sat
lsty you, childie!' ~
Addie laughed.
'1'll tell you secret, Ellie. Pm going
to take my fort by storm; and when YOU
sec ulc the bctrothcd bride of an English
MILFORD, Ellie
Miss Nclliston gave gasp of. positive
horror at the girls audacity.
'Addie Arlington, you don't mean you
actually have designs on tho illustrious
guest that the Van Rensellaers are expect.
ing-thc English noDleman all New York
Is on the Qui Va0e aboutl'
The gilrs silvcry laugh accompanied
very defantly positive shake of her silken
skirts, asif that graceful little gesture added
incontrovertible emphasis.
'Exaclly, cousin Ellie. You needn't
look SO Mortified. Pm sure the prospect
of having Lady Grosvenor in the family
ought to delight YOU"
But Miss Nclliston was too taken aback
to appreciate the prospective honor.
'Addic, how wild you talk / The ideal
Why, you never have seen him you don't
know whether he is young or old, gentle
or a-a--not gentleman, Suppose he is
OLD, and fat, aud ugly, and short brcathed
like papa's British friend, Sir William
Wiggleton ?"
The charming estate everybody knows
LORD drosvenor owns, and his rcnt-roll of
hundred thousand dollars year, and his
wonderful mines in Wales, and his treas
ures of costly elegance in his town house in
Park Lane, andhis country houses in Sussex
and Cornwall, will cure all these defects,
Ellie. Come, we'll be late at Jennie Jcr-
nyngham's, and you know Jennie always
expects me first of any one"
''And so does Jcnbic's brother I am
ready, Addie -
and rose trcllises, was playing lovely tam
" TASTE, in low, softly delicious chords, and
dozens OF couples were prOmenadlng the
suites of rooms, Addie Arlington and Fred
Jcrhypgham among them, and tho young
gcntlcmah evidently not delightfully."- inter-
estcds.n the tenor Of the young lady's ami
mated conversation.
p"Why, he is the handsomest man / ever
Gaw in my life! Of course, I'll except you,
FFred'" and the pearly teeth twinklcd IN
smile for q second. but want to hear
his name. l want 10 KNOW all about HIM.
Fred, is he rich 2"
IL is impossible for matter. Of fact young
JernynEham to understand whether or not
Addic vas In earneat. -
ellis name Melton :. and. !, know
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