Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1882-09-07
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least idea that you and your mother kept this
place.
eve don't said Tibby with roguish sparkle
in her eyes. Hannah Ann keeps it. We
keep Hannah Ann But we have no income,
and it was imperatively necessary that the
tradesmen's bill should be met. We are all
ladies, mamma and / !! And
cit is no discredit to ladies to study their
self-respect by earning an honest livelihood, "
said the gentleman, quietly.
''My opinion, exactly" said libby. "But," "
remembering her dignity, II don't know why
you should be 80 interested in our AFFAIRS
Tibby tried to look very frozen, indeed
"Because," said the gentleman, IL am your
Cousin Falconer."
The rosy blood mounted to the very roots of
the girls hair. Involuntarily she started.
eyes," he said, smiling composedly. VI
came to the North to find you out, and ac-
quaint myself with the true character OF my
unknown relatives. To my surprise, accl-
dentally learned that the name of my landla-
dies was Wayne. had expected to find you
languid, fine ladies, without an idea beyond
dress and fashion. On the contrary, discov-
or that you have spirit, energy, noble indepen-
dence l don't know whether to congratulate
you or myself the most"
And libby, poor child, for her part, did not
know whether to smile or to burst into tears
This, then, was the Cousin Falconer-the
had always been the bea,a-ideal of her mothers
words and thoughts-the cold, courteous gen
tleman whom she had taught herself to hate.
But, do what she could, it was not possible to
hate him any longer.
''You are my cousin" said Mr.. Falconer.
eyes," acknowledged libby, II am your
cousin. Your second cousin, at least"
'Second or third, it matters but little" said
Mr.. Falc0ner. ''We are all that is left of the
old family. / have come North to ask you
and your mother to return with me to Cresslda
Vale, in Alabama, to be my mother and my
sister. We will divide the fortune which
should at first have been equally distributed"
Tibby flushed vivid red.
'sNo ~ she said, involuntarily closing her
tiny fist, II will accept nothing which the law
doesn't award me ~
s'But you will at least consent to come
thither as my guests 20 he pleaded, almost
with humility.
And libby, who had always felt a longing
desire to see the ''Sunny South Of her dreams,
did not quite say ''No."
So they left the Halfway House to the gem
eralship of Hannah Ann, whom nothing could
induce to 60.
And at the end of six months, Tibby came
back to the mountains with Mr.. Falconer, as
bright as a human sunbeam.
''Humph ~ said Hannah Ann, who was
seated beside roaring fire Of logs, 'piecing"
calico bed-quilts for the next seasons board
ers, 81 amt surprised to see you. calculated
you'd get tired of the South"
But Pm not tired of it, Hannah Ann"
said Tibby II shall live there always now.
I'm only here on my wedding-trip."
'sWhat ~ cried Hannah Ann.
''I am married." said Tibby, showing her
weddng-ring with a sweet, happy laugh.
''To my cousin Falconer. Because there was
no other way of settling the disputed question
of the estates, and-and because liked him ]"
''Well, 1 declare !" said Hannah Ann. "But
if you'll remember, Miss Elizabeth-Mrs. Fal-
coner, should say always told you that
the gentleman in the barn-chamber was the
incest of all our boarders.''
And Mr.. Falconer smiled good-humoredlya
he thanked Hannah Ann for her good opinion
of him.
''After all, Iibby," he said to his young
wife, elf Hannah Ann hadn't taken me for a
boarder, never should have read your char
acter in it's true light. And if l had missed
you out of my life, dearest" bending to kiss
her brow, 81 should have missed jewel in
deed n'-Helen Forrest G1dreS.