Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1883-11-07
CHECK MATED.
BY MINNIE DOUGLAS.

She was so pretty and it was such a
C charming blush with which she greeted
him. Algernon Gregson was a very
good looking fellow himself, and he
knew It. No one was better able to
thr ow fascinating expression into words
which meant nothing, and the only APP
par ent object Of his dark eyes was to
make more decided love than his tongue
mig bit venture on.
circumstances decidedly favored low
ers that glorious August day, when the
picnic party landed from a steam-launch
and roamed about the shady woods of
lovely Cliefden. Many couples could
fnd retirement there, the shade was SO
deep; and the only danger lay in the too
great apparent security the thick under
grow til gave for the utterance of tender
sentiments being quite possible that
a soured bachelor or implacable pater-
familias might be roaming unseen within
-earsh OF.
There are never enough eIigibles at
picnic-at least so mothers say; and it is
we'll known that those young men who
are handsomest, who scull best and give
most life to every thing, are undesirable
matrim onial speculations.
Mllly st. Aubyn had no mother to
watch her, and her good natured chap
erone liked to see her happy; besides,
Algernon Gregson had not less than
$500 year, and Milly, who had moth
ing, could not look for a rich husband.
But no matrimonial intentions dis
urbed the mind of the handsome Alger-
non. He was simply enjoying the time
and the opportunity, and thinking it
vast pity such a pretty girl as MiIly
should be a pauper. People were all
paupers IN Algernon's eyes unles they
had at least as much as himself: but he
did not dislike pretty paupers and always
firted with them. To himself he never
admitted the possibility of marrying any
thing less than an heiress, and he knew
of one now who was quite prepared to
marry him.
'GolDg to Scotland!' said Algernon,
as Millys gentle voice told him her
autumn plans: "perhaps we shall meet
there: | am promised some shooting
shortly"
Milly's ready blush came up, and her
soft, merry blue eyes were raised in
pleasure. She did not know that the
heiress Algernon intended for himself
lived IN Scotland, and was able to prom
Use shooting! She was not quite in love,
bat very near ii, and the woods and
their bird-voices seemed hurrying her
on. Besides, her cavalier had decided
that he must not see this pretty pauper
again, SO was as fascinating as possible.
ga few days later Milly started for the
north, feeling just little pang of dis
appointment that Mr.. Gregson had new
er called since the picnic. She spent a
night IN Ediuburg, and then went on to
the end of her journey, where some live
ly young cousins met her, and during a
long country drive to her uncle's place
they told the news and plans for pleas
-ure.
"We've got ten visitors besides you,
Milly, and you won't be visitor at all;
because mother has just had another
bed put IN my room for you. She al
ways rolls up the girls into bundles
when the shooting begins, and gives our
nice rooms to the fat old ladies and peO-
pie who invite us to town In the season,
announced Gertie with a laughing toss
OF the head.
81 am so glad I shall be among you
ALL" said Willy, looking admiringly at
the distant hills and winding, silVery
river. ssThis does feel invigOrating,
after stuffy LondOn!''
"Here We are, cried Lillian, pretty,
fair little thing. Mamma is there to
welc 7me you, COZ, and equity Sir Thorn as
has bobbled out behind her, because
we told him what beauty you werew
''For shame, Lii, said Gertie, laugh
ing: s.look how she blushes!"
8 Welcome to Scotland, my DEAR"
said Aunt Myra, with an affectionate
embrace. s'This is our old friend, Sir
Thomas Wye-he knew your poor
mother we'll" - a't@
s.And am delighted to meet daughter
who resembles her, said the old gen.
tIeman, whose face was very fat, and the
color of it mixture of red and blue.
You did not say too much, he added,
nodding to Gertie. Then the girls car
ried off their cousin to the far away
room, where her luggage soon followed.
Lillian announced:
"To-night you will meet Our 'heiress
Annie Lyons. She ID here for few