Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1881-03-02
How She Married for Money.

How She Married for Money.
"a .ddie Arlington looked AZ herself IN thu
s. ,,i-ror and then turned away with littl'
81 s,niIe of happy satisfaction, that ripplet
q ,,--e- into ioyous laugh Us she caught he
81 cousin EIlie's eyes.
..you are thlnsing that / am vain as ,
,,o.ccck aren't YOU, Ellie Well, do lool
ren dontIi And I'm awfully glad Of
8 !, because, cousin mine, II will be all the
81 ,.os;,r for me 10 come off victorious in the
s. c9rnnsign have laid out for myself dur.
8 mo nv three months visit with you"
: She spoke with a charming frankness,
8 that made Miss Nelliston smile back in the
& lovely, glrlIsh face
And what may your plans be, Addie
of course II Is a settled question that you
q snail lake New York by storm. Icu know,
Of course. also, that your pretty face will
81 secure that happiness to you But further
q than that. what, little mischief maker 2"
She looked fondly, proudly, at Addie,
& whose dusky eyes were glowing like stars.
.-Oh. only my arrangement for the chief
end of woman-marriage tell you, E.
& lie am going to make my hay while the
sun sbines-in other words, while l am IN
New York. am going to secure some rich
oh. some awfully rich fellow, who can
inst smother me with diamonds and dresses
and give me all the money marlborough
8 10 buy everything | can think of !"
n Miss Nelliston laughed at the girls hon.
q est enthusiasm
You rapacicus little cormorant! You
4 certainly have erected a very ambi ious
. standard. but cannot see who or where the
desrabe party is. l ain quite sure you
deserve just what you want, dear; but the
4 question Is, can you get it!h
Addie shrugged her pretty shoulders.
Ellie, shall get il, l know just ex-
s actly nv own worth. Now don't put me
down as a vain, silly creature, because
4 frankly admit regard myself good-look-
s ing, and quite desirable for wife gener-
ally. am fairly good natured-am not,
Elie:-and ought 10 have a good hus-
band, oughln II 4"
She leaned ~ pft, fair chesk cneeas-
1
Indeed you ought, my darling. And
if could, | would conjure one to order for
you. Addie, you are beautiful enough to
win the highest and best in the land"
And she was very beautiful-and all the
more 50 that she was not in the least vain
Uf her charms.
Standing there, beside the dressing mir
ror, in her evening dress Of delicate pink
! silk, with her fair, white arms barred Just
I below the dlmpled elbow, the dainty hands
3 cased In creamy kids, the Joyous. happy
4 face, whose features were so exquisite,
whose complexion was so richly warm and
satiny in lis pale, brunette beauty, Whose
eyes were so deeply dusk, and lustrous,
aud eager-AdGie Arlington was certainly
sweet eLOugh, and wInsome enough to
warrant Miss Nelhston's loving assertion.
III only there was anybody r1ch enough,
in or about New York, unmarried, to sat.
lsfy you, chlldie."
Addie laughed.
IN tell You a secret, Ellie. I'm going
TO take my tort by storm; and when you
see NE the betrOthed bride OF an English
nilord, Ellie
Miss NellIstOn gave gasp Of positive
horror al the girls audacity.
'AddIe Arlington, you don't mean you
actually have designs on the iilustrious
guest that the Van Rensellaer- are expect
Ing-the English noblsman all New Iork
Is on the qui rlUe about ~
The gins silvery laugh accompanied 9
very defiantly positive shake of her silker
skirts, slf that graceful little gesture added
nconiroyertible emphasis.
Exactly, cousin Ellie. You needn't
look So Mortified. I'm sure the prospect
OF having Lady Grosvenor in the family
ought to delight you.n
But Miss Neilston was too taken abacI
10 appreciate the prospective honor.
HAddle, how wild you talk The idea
"hy, you neyer have seen him; you dom
Know whether he is young or old, gentle
W a-a-no. a gentleman. Suppose he il
Old, and fat, aud ugly, and short breathet
IKE papa's British friend, Sir William
Niggletou ~
he charming estate everybody know
Lora Orosvenor owns, and his rent-rou o
hundred thousand dollars year, and hi
wonderful mines IN Wales, and his treas
ures OF costly elegance in his town house il
rafA Lane and his country houses in SUISSE,
and Cornwall, will cure all these defects
Ellie. Come, III be late at Jennie Jef
nyngham s, and you know Jennie alway
expects me first of any one"
And 50 does JenLie's brother. l an
ready, Addie
he music, hidden in covert of fern
ana rose trellises, was playing lovely tan
tasle, IN low, softly-delicious chords, an
dozens OF couples were promenadlng tn
suites OF rooms, Addie Arlington and Fre
Jernyngham among them, and the youn
gentleman evidently not delightfully."- inter
es'ed IN the tenor of the young lady's AM
mated conversation.
hhy, he Is the handsomest man / eve
sa" IN my life. of course, rllexcept you
rrea and the pearly teeth twinkled In
smile Tor second. But want to hes
ms name. | want to know all about hin
FRED, Is he rich 2"
II Is impossible for matter-of-fact youn
1ernynsham 10 understand whether or nt
olS was IN earnest.
MS name is-Melton; end l kno
nothing whatever about him, except tn,
ne Is a member of an engineer corps ,
present IN the city. l don't see VIII
theie is about him so remarkably han,
some"
lie glared at the unconscious target
MS and Adde'S eyes with scowl that
lighted her.
iou're not to be supposed TO see ar
masculine attraction beyond your ow
Freddie. But if he's only an engineer
hark! that's our waltz"
ana on they ghded, faint flush I
Adde'S cheeks, as MIR. Melons handsou
piue eyes caught hers and held her CLAN
second, despite herself.