Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1883-11-02
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a tall. slim, youthful looking man
'ntcrrd, cast nm casy-going look around.
smiled an easy-gUing smile which
would have told n student Of character
that he was probably accustomed 60
having his dinner served unpuncuially.
and To not troubling himself much
about 10; that II n ten-pound note were
dnaccountably missing. he would be
very likely To say that Il didn't matter,
he must have mislaid Il. This gentle
man uttered n general good evening"
and looked as II he had n great deal of
leisure On his hands. though no man
sycr had less.
oh, Robert" observed Margaret.
you arrive just In time. Laura has
Occn so agitatcd about the champagne
that she has been giving mo advice
'iudiciOus advice. without the lam that
hey added In the Hunting of the
shark I'll leave YOU tn the delightful
task OF relieving her mind ON the sub
icct. Good bye. Laura; shan't see YOU
again until I am ready dressed for the
sacrifice"
She went out Of the room. and the
husband and wife were left alone to-
gcthcr. Mr.. Pierce laughed.
d" You've been advising the Incorrigi-
Die, he said. "My dear, | am sur
priscd nj you. Don't bc uneasy about
The champagne. There's lots of IL COM
ing now
THANK Hcavcnr'
shall we have n bumper now, in
honor of our emancipation"
Emancipation from whatP'
"FrOm the guardianship If Miss Mar
garet harrington from the necessity
of Keeping up the absurd farce of pre-
tending tO manage person who is guitc
unmanagcablc. She is dear Girl.
sonfcss; but shall like her better now
han l ever did before. II she has not
Judgment. she has gratitude. | was
quite touched by the way in which she
thanked me this morning for all had
lone for hers and asked il she might
some to me for advice in her money
mattcrs."
'Ahl that is very well, but she ought
not TO have come To you. She ought to
have n husband 10 60 to. who will take
her money matters into his own hands.
wish she were safely married."
Perhaps her husband might not
wish IL, after little WHILE" said Mr..
fierce, with a guod-humorcd laugh.
You ARE blind. Robert, absolutely
blind. Have you never discovered yet,
what has long been rs plain to me rs
che sun In heaven"
"llc isn't always very clcverly visib. >.
my dear. In our climate"
Pooh! AS plain ~ the sun in
heaven. | repeat. Her husband will
be Maurice Biddulph. IL is only n ques-
ton Of time. Nature. and the position
~ their estates. aud their ages. and
everything else. all point out that they
were intended for one another II ever
marriage was made in heaven. that
ono was"
''ln Heaven, perhaps. but IL has not
got accomplished ON earth vet, and |
should doubt IL IL ever would. Those are
just The Kind Of marriages that never
Ito como Ofi, and III lay YOU what odds
YOU like, Laura with sudden look
Ut cheerful animatiOnl "that Biddulph
and Margaret never do get married"
II know that both YOU and Margaret
delight In triiling with INV most sacred
feelings and wishes, cried Mrs. Pierce.
much agitatcd. "Can YOU not see that
YOU viii ruin all my plans II YOU go on in
that way d. hold your tongue. Rob
crt, 4 you can do nothing else to help
mcP"
with pleasure. my dear: I am sur,
don't want 90 Interfere; but To tell
YOU the truth, should not be so keen
about this marriage. II wcrr YOU. Bid
dulph l. net gcod enough for her."
aENnF a...s.I NUh.. l.. l.. -
larger place than she has. and more
money. Look how handsome he isl
what man IL the world! what man
ucrs! what n position in his county,
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"Oh, YES! only he happens 20 he just
nhttlr tooClcvcr. Laura; he cant forget
himself Joking apart. Margaret has n
mind aud be- has not; YOU may be- very
'cutc. you know, without having mind.
4 YOU know what | mean"
Indeed I don't" said his wife, with
deep disgust. II know that YOU are
talking slang. and that you never have
liked Maurice Biddulph -"
"No, / never have, and unless I am
mistaken. neither has Margaret. /
think he monopOlizes her. or tries to do
80. in n very impcrtinent manner.
should not be sorry 20 know that she had
given him guod sunbblng.n
"She Will do no such thing. or II she
lid. she would be fool. Pray keep
quiet, unless you want TO make me per-
tcctly wretched.n
mot 1! You should he getting
dressed by now. IL strikes me. Don I
bother your head about anything. and
leave Margaret TO settle BiddulPh's hash
in her own way
"You will make me III. II you talk
in that way" said his wife, going out
Of the room with look Of anxiety on
her face.