The Middlebury register and Addison County journal. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1883-1885, 1883-01-19
A WICKED LITTLE SCHEMER.

"
Charles Algernon Smith, financial
agent, second floor, suite of offices, 10
Cash Terrace, was in love with Mabel
Denslow, pretty, industrious, but poor.
Jessie Roland, daughter of a retired
merchant, rich, notional and strong
minded, was correspondingly situated
in regard to a young man she had met
once by chance, who had rescued her
from beneath the wheels of a recklessly-
driven omnibus, and with polite bow
deprecatory of thanks, had disappeared
without even telling her his name.
The love of the financial agent was
realty, that of the capitalists daughter
a memory, yet she cherished it all the
more fondly, and the romance grew
more intense when circumstances led
her into the role of a prosecuted
maiden.
For papa Roland imperious, hot
headed and determined had announced
to her on his return from Boston, that
he had delightful visit with his old
schoolmate and friend. Jabez Smith.
He descanted enthusiastically over the
old time friendship, over the honored
Smith name, and over the valuable
Smith political and financial influence,
and evidently believed he was giving
Jessie delightful surprise when he in
formed her that Jabez had son,
handsome, well behaved young man,
and that the two fathers had decided
that in no manner could the old family
friendship be maintained so pleasantly
and constantly as by Jessic's becoming
Mrs. Charles AlgernOn Smith.
Old Roland's eyes opened to their
widest, however, as Jessie heard him
through, burst into tears, and rushed
preeipitately from the apartment.
sentimental he aspirated, with a
prolonged whistle of Amusement.
who'd have thought it? Quiet Jessie,
like the rest of women, eager for a
match, but delighted to cry, laugh and
complain over it for the excitement of
the thing"
And honest in his conviction that
when the two met all would be well,
the scheming father sat down to indite
oletter to the son of his Boston friend
as her agreement with the latter, who
had already written to Charles AlgernOn
setting forth his wish that he should
meet the daughter of his old friend.
Jabez Smith was of harder type OF
mankind than papa Roland, however
for he informed Charles Algernon that
there must be no nOnsence. Marry and
he would settle royal fortune, refuse
and he might be a financial agent &c
the end of the chapter.
Dear me-" murmured Mr.. Roland
pausing in perplexity, as he placed the
letter he had written in an envelope
"What is is middle name-Charle.
Albert, Charles Andrew, Charles Au
gustus, Charles something, bu
what-ah have it-Charles AlbioI
Smith. / knew it was somewhat
unusual name"
And so the letter went through tn,
post directed to Charles Albion smith
Cash Terrace.
Alas for the well-aid plans of tn
old veterans, who had determined upol
marriage to suit their own ideas
The faithful postman follows technica
accuracies, and nothing was NOR
natural than that when he came to Nc
10 Cash Terrace and sorted out tn
Smith letters, he delivered the Charlie
Albion Smith missiye at the obscur
box of an Office in the fifth story, bear
ing on the plato on the door "Charle
Albion Smith, broker"
"An order from some city custome
/ suppose" commented the pleasant
faced dealer in stocks and bonds in
small way. "IIalloo what's this?"