Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1882-09-15

uuu ~ seems W DecOu6 my piAtuiy'
indicated duty 70 undertake tbeicaro Of
this orphan child of'Mrs. Marchmeat.
With your approval, therefore. | p,ir-
pose to adopt him, and sudeayor, as far
as in my power, to supply the, place Of
his lost mother You may at FIRST deem
me rather too young to undertake 80
great and serious responsibility. hut
was nineteen last month. aud ! am very.
very much older in thought and feeling
than in years, OF course at my death
the child will inherit tho property that
was left to me by my deceased parents
t'T hope my Cousins executors arc
like the nice, white-bearded old lawyers
one reads about" said Blanche TO her
self as she folded tho sheet Of paper,
"and Not cross old Judges. talking Of
'expediency and appropriateness !; for
I do want somebody to love and care
for, and I've a sort Of premonition that
this little follow will be nice, rosy aud
lovable. think I'll teach him to call
me 'Aunty.'' " 4W diMN
Exactly week subsequently prim.
legal note was received from Messrs.
Alias II Corpus, the deceased lady's cx-
ecutors, stating that they saw no valid
objection to Miss Penroy's very lauda-
BILE projects, and that in accordance
thereto the child of tho late Mrs. March-
mont would arrive ut Miss Penroy's res
idence on the following Saturday.
Saturday, and this is Friday. ejacu-
lated Blancc, with new brightness
dancing in her hazel eyes. ooh. how
glad shall DO Sanderson, tell Mrs.
Brown to have the blue room fitted up
Immediately for Master Marchmont. and
you had better 60 yourself to the station
with the carriage at 8 tomorrow after
noon to meet him"
Eyes, ma'am," said Sanderson, stol-
idly. A
The apparitlon of great unruly boy
tramping with muddy boots on the vel
vet carpets, and disturbing the house
with balls, marbles and halloas, did not
possess the charm in Sandcrson's eyes
that it seemed TO have for his mistress.
And even patient Mrs Brown remarked
with species Of evaporation that "she
didn't sec what put this freak into Miss
Blanche's head"
Saturday was day Of hail and tenn
pest, and softly. falling snow, and by 8
o'clock tho drawing rooms we're lighted,
and the crimson silk curtains closely
drawn, to exclude the stormy darkness
without
Six times within the last fifteen min
utes had Blanche Pcnroy looked at her
watch, as she stood by the fire waiting
to hear the returning carriage wheels.
She was dressed in a rich china-blue
silk dress, with pearl pin and oar-drops
and little point lace ut her throat aud
wrists, aud the color in her cheek aud
the golden tingo in her bright hair made
her, unconsciously, very fair to look
upon.
"Oh, hope-I hope he will like me,"
thought Blanche, with that instructive
yearning for love that enters every wo-
mans heart, as tho door opened.
Here is the young gentleman, miss"
said Sanderson, with halfsuppressed
sound between laugh and snort.
But instead Of child seven or eight
years old, tall apparition stalked IN.
something over six feet high, with
black moustache, and merry hazel eyes
trimming over with mirth. For an in
slant Blanche stared at him as IL she
could scarcely credit the evidence Of her
senses. af
"GilbertW
Exactly. You wanted to adopt me,
and here | am" st
"No, but Gilbert"
"Yes, but Blanche u
"You are not Mrs. Marchmsnt's son"
II AMY her first marriage And
although | am by no means the penni-
less infant you seemed tn suppose, ms
all my fathers wealth comes 10 me,
am quite willing to be adopted--partic-
ularly as you are not married TO Walter
Birmingham"
Blanche struggled with tears and
laughter, uncertain which would best
express her feelings, but Gilbert Ever
ing drew her tendorly toward him.
'If you adopt me, dearest, ii must be
for life Nay, do not hositate--our hap
piness has already been too much at the
mercy of traes. You will not retract
your offer y
swell, after all, !" said Blanche demure-
ly, "all | wanted was somebody 10 love
and care for, and"
"And | shall do very well in that ca
pacity, oh y
And Sanderson, who had been listen
ing earnestly at tho door, crept down
stairs to inform Mrs. Brown that they
we're going 10 have new master,