The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1882-10-04

day or two intense peace. Then came
an episode,
"Wen, dears, how do you doP" The
speaker was a fine girl, joyous with
early morning air and unusual excite
ment.
HUFF and Tiff were transfxed. They
were just starting out for breakfast.
81 was determined to find you in, and
so came at this hour" went on the
visitor ct has taken us good while to
find you, since papa would hear OF it.
The detective says you drank Steinberger
Cabinet yesterday-''
GLOW dare you enter the same air we
breathePn thundered HUFF, striding up
to his sister and taking her round the
waist for a stout kiss. 1--WE ignore yOuI
existence"
"What a lovely roomr exclaimed
Esther sitting down with Tiff upon the
sofa, with a sweep of the eyes, and then
bending sideways toward the brides
cheek until cheek and lips met. "You
dearr'
"You lover' says Tiff, and they EN-
brace.
"Papa says you must be married over
again, go through the form and all the
show and importance, - remarked Esther
with the most fascinating, lazy noncha-
lance. ''He said he never saw anything
go off so like cotton into flames as you
did brother; Just as though any one was
more in love with your Bessie Featherly
than he was. He don't remember for
bidding the marriage at all
"Please to tell my father" said Hun
| severely, looking down at his wife, who
| held her chin i'm her hand, ''that 1 re-
member his forbidding it Cor as bad as
| forbdding iD very distinctly. And
| please add that from this time forth my
father-yes, and all the rest of you, is
are-dead to mel'
dreadful words, those, VIII, sighed
his sister glancing up with compressed
! lips. 'Don'tyo think so, Bessieg'
Mrs Tiff shook her head and smiled.
''Nr Thwaite is never in the wrong,
says she, and feels a little awkward at
her own assertion.
Esther thought a moment, and then
said she would not stay any longer just
now. Huff said he would see her home
and then reflected that he could not very
well carry out his intention. EstherupOn
this explained that she had come in the
carriage. When she had bowed herself
through the open door, she stopped to
throw over her shoulder a rOulade of ge-
NAL laughter.
"By-the-way, WILL" she called, ''if
we were in The fashionable set, what a
terrible notoriety YOU two wild things
would have! As it is, it's like a nice
play. Adieun'
Il wish my mother would come now,
] 4 i 1,,l al,
her husbands buoyant sister-who was
also a school friend-and after a pause
or something equivalent to one. HUFF
had not descended to the carriage with
. Miss Thwaite, for fear of catching sight
of the world-dreaded grin on the foot
man s visage.
"Your mother is a woman, dear,
answered Thwaite, as if that meant
something unusual, ''and it will take g
; long time for her to come round as my
father has done"
but you are as unrelening as yor
can be" suggested Tiff
! In the evening they were sitting. q:
was customary, in the cheerful blue
, tinted room, HUFF feeling very cOzy anC
aloof from the world and annoying rela
tives, and remembering his days Occu
: patton in the rival insurance Office as il
it were a dream.
The door opened hastily, and figure
presented itself which dashed then
/ united calm to atoms.
1t was Esther, pale and trembling, hel
ashen face emphasized by black vel
around it, and over her cOlOred dress {
t heavy black shawl Thwaite hurried tt
= her and took her ungloved hand in his
| "Nv sister what has happened t.
, you2"
"Let me sit down or L shall faint, >
p whispered Esther, dropping her heaC
against his arm. Thwaite led he
l to an easy chair and helped her dowI
/ upon its soft cushions. Tiff was alert il
a opening the window. and then running
to Esther's side, finding her, however,
= little less faint, her eyes looking rapid.
+ from one to the other as the two sym
pathetic young people bent toward her
"Dcar sister" sobbed Tiff, ''has some
e thing terrible happened?''
5 " NV father, said the white-facet
4 GIRL, in low tones, shutting her eyes.
y " Father! father!" cried Thwaite
e deeply agitated, and clutching his sis
S ter's hands in a irmer grasp. Wha
I news Of himP"
l " Deadr'
a The Young couple sank on either sid
e of Esther, crushed and Mortified. With
e out opening her eyes, Esther spoke on
8. " When 1 told him how you receiver
his loving messages, brother VIII, in on
!; moment -''
L Thwaite's distress was agonizing
l Esther stopped speaking, opened he
= eyes and leaned forward eagerly.
L d" Was it right to be so harsh and un
+ Welding to your own father, WillP'
b Her brother had Withdrawn to tn
otheC side of the room, his face burie
/ in his arms against the wall.
% o, Esther, have we no hope?" I'll
e sobbed
"Why, yes, there is hope in this case,
It Miss Thwaite said, in a different tone
o VIII Thwaite turned, his faced covere
a with tears. q" You said it, brother, an
e you can undo it, Dead 10 yOuF'
j. Esther had played a dangerous game
i but she was a determined girl, and fe
e equal to the emergency. Her stron
{: presence and sound good cheer buoye
up the two victims of her scheme, an
d enabled Thwaite to recover from tn
g shock he had undergone.
She drew a letter from her pockt
e which had been written by Wits eide
brother in Chicago to his father upO
b hearing of the runaway match, II
1t praised VIII up to the skies, and do
clared that any girl he chose must be
l. priceless jewel, whether she possesse
o any or not, and he begged his father t