, 1882-08-25
FITZGERALD'S MARRIAGE.


md down the brealifast-room at Abbots.
craithie with his hands in his trousers
pockets, iingling his money. Well, he
was perhaps hardly as yet accustomed to
the sound His young wife-they had
OILY been married six months-sat at
the table, behind the tea and coffee
paraphernalia, watching him, while she
very assiduously knitted q coarse knick-
erbocker stocking. -'.
Something had evidently produced o
twist in the skein of their hitherto un-
tangled bliss, for the breakfast was un-
tasted, and was getting cold.
/" 1t is the first request you have re-
fused me; but I suppose you do not
think me good enough for your swell ac-
Quaintances, said the lady at last, swal-
lowing little sob. ......
Really, Amelia, the way you put
things is too ridiculous. Not good
enough! Because / objected TO Lady
Constantia Verulam and her daughter
being invited to Abbotscraithie. What
can they have to do with you? I simply
do not want them"
yet they were your most intimate
friends before your marriage"
perhaps 1 have quarreled with
them"
Nonsense saw ar envelope ad.
dressed to you in Miss Verulam's
writing only week or two ago." |.
at was merely limo OF congratuIa-
ton. The Verulams were abroad when
we married. fi.
And Mr. Fitzgerald, o deep flush
mounting ali over his face, sat down op-
posite his wife and began to busy HIM
self by upcoyering the dishes.
"Well," she persisted, "let them
come and congratulate you in person.
1t is very ill.natured of you not to have
them here. You know I want to find
nice wife for Percy and he is coming for
the shooting on the 10TH"
"Confound Percyp muttered Fitz.
gerald, behind his mustache. "Well,
do as you please; I'll make no further
opposition"
And, fattering himself with the idea
that he had striven his utmost to do
right, he now resigned himself delight
edly to wrong-doing.
amelia Fitzgerald Is the daughter OF
anorth country manufacturer, who left
her many thousands of pounds in hard
cash, with part OF which Abbotscraithie
has lately been purchased. 1t is hand
some stone house, in the center of fair
Lowland estate, bonnie with moor and
forest. Riches apart, she is q loyable
little woman enough; yet Lucius does
not love her, and for no more valid
than that cha to
Sc. Then why have married her? The
question is only too pregnant, the an
Swer too obvious. When o mutual
trend, match making woman, had first
hroached the subject to him, he an.
Bwered at once:
Can you ask me-? Ii the young
lady is fool enough to marry me, here
nnI and let's waste no more words about
II"
Amelia Huggins was not long from the
schooi-room, ,andf sweet tschool-foom
ishviews Of love. The younger son of an
Earl, five feet eleven, handsome, and ap-
Iurently charmed with her; what more
coul1 she want t?
Now, Lucius was no abandoned
wretch. He was simply q young man
w'I"se six or eight years of life had dis
1,'.,e,sed him of about double the mum.
u-ro' thousands which hadeyer belonged
I'm-Dh, a very vulgar miracle as
tie tines go--and he had latterly
J., fJf rhe past year or two-saddled
l,im-"lf with desperate passion for R-r.
TIA Voru'am, and which. alas, she full
returned.
Asnrilherof theseill.starred lovers had
Gry money, or even arcasonahle expect
n'ion e.! hang i,it some, Lucius g5lt no
sort O.. wul.e n Offering his heart 10
the willing Amrlp. Calmly considered
by az impartial observer, the trausac.
ton m.Ar look vntv like selling au es-
tate with heavy unlcrMrel mor.gage
uppr +. Hn fha honorable, vet lu.p,.
cua.on.. t.1 ms'li. however, itapp, ,red
Tut j. .o- ilsD5o' that tima.h1loraI
. cours" ',re only thing 10 ID, by
JOye
Aud aa vu'l 4, lis duty like a m,7.
he would no more hGti-g now. o.