Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1883-03-21

the Roysham place, and Miss Eunice was
often near enough to the hedge to be &C.
costed, a pleasant acquaintance began,
which was not restricted by anything the
young lady said or did.
Young Grentham had apparently not
been as communicative as his admirer, for
his father, mother and sister entirely ignored
the Royshams. Still, as Roysham said, it
was not intended that Eunice should marry
the whole family. One evening. as Plstt
Grentham passed the Roysham place, Just
at sunset, he said to Miss Eunice, who had
evidently been waite ling for his appearance.
1.-The moon will rise in an hour. would
greatly like to invite you to drive. 1t seems
shaRe to neglect such glorious weather,
| but my father is so careful of his horses
that he never allows them to leave the stable
| at night except in cases of absolute neces-
sity."
How odd!' said Eu~ice, with pretty
laugh. "My pa does not cafe when our
| horses are out or how late" Then she
dropped her eye moment, and finally said:
eff you really are very anxious to
drive, am sure papa would he glad to have
| you use his team, for he complains that
the horses do not get enough of exercise"
II should only be too grateful for such a
favor" said Grentham, eff 1 could hope
| for inst one more"
what is that2" asked Eunice as innocent
| ly as if she did not know.
II: is that you will accompany me-"
Miss Eunice acceeded with alacrity, and
when Grentham called an hour later, the
horses were at the door, and the entire fam.
lily in the parlor. Mrs. Roysham received
the young man etfusively, Mr.. Roysham
was placidly courteous, the young ladies
adored mutely, and their brothers regarded
their prospective brother-in-faw CRITICAL :,
so Grentham was glad when finally he was
on the road. He drove carefully, talked
leasantly, and although he did not max,
love, he qaoted some poetry, which the far
lily agreed was good sign. A little gall
was poured into Eunice's cup OF happiness
by the family servant who had heard that
Plat Grcntham, besides being hard drink
er, was a gambler, and had recently been
put on very short allowance of money by
his father, but the young woman told her
self that was all the more reason why he
should spend an evening in her society and
out of temptations way.
Miss Eunice and the family horses kept
Grenthsm from bad company several times
afterward, the only fault the lady could
find being, that Grentham, who always
stopped few moments at road house" to
rest the horses, would return smelling of
liquor, although his manner never became
h. Tor thoth ac
to know many "fast" looking men who
drove up that way from the city. One even
Ing he rejoined her in the parlor of the
hosiery, and looking somewhat troubled
said:
zone of the horses has famed himself in
some way. I must ask you to let me take
you home by train, and [ will come down
tomorrow for the team"
Eunice acquiesced; she would willingly
have walked home by the side of Plat Gren-
than, although the road was dusty and
the weather very hot The railway station
was easily reached; Grentham bought two
tickets for Ridgeton, which was only half
dozen miles way, found good seats, stuck the
tickets in the casing of the carriage window,
and, as the train started, asked Miss Eu
nice to excuse him for a moment that he |
might speak to an acquaintance, whom he |
hal seen enter another car.
Grentham had not returned when the |
train reached Ridgeton, so Eunice hurried |
out alone to meet him on the platform. !
But he was not.there, and finally she walked |
home alone, to explain what had happened |
and to say that her escort had probably |
been carried past the station.
Neither Grentham nor the horses were |
seen again in a week, so Roysham finally |
went to the place indicated by his |
daughter to look after his team. He found
the animals looking remarkably well, but
they were at the pole Of carriage he had
not seen before, and when he attempted to
take them stnnt man with large diamond
and thick cigar objected, on the ground that
he had paid Platt Grentham $500 for them
a week before, and made them more valua-
BILE since.
Thea there was indignation and tears
in the Roysham family. Old Grentham
paid the full value of the horses, on the
one condition that the truth about their loss
should never be divulged. In dealing with
he old banker, R. ysham found his own long
lost spirits in such good condition that he
again assumed control of the family. He
did not buy another pair of horses, and he
allowed his children to associate with their
old friends. And Eunice married the
young rector, and has not yet had occasion
for regret.