Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1883-03-22
The Starp Teller.
The REAL HEIR.
CHAPTER.I. I.
PLOTTING.

"My dear, Sir John, am very sorry II l
hurt your feelings, but don't ike the
$50 you have told me before, my dear"
"And you are as far from agreeing With
me as ever"
dwell. yes confess can see nothing SO
very Objectionable in poor Julia"
"Poor Julia! She will be rich Julia one
of these days, or am much mistaken J"
Sir John broke into a good natured laugh.
"Well, let us hope she may be-"
ayes. 7 could say that, too; but when
Iconsider that it is your money she looks to
spending"
Sir John Temples blue eyes opened.
"Mine! Ny dear wife, you must be dream
ing" 49, oon+r.rx on this subject 7 feel
narticnlarlv I wide awake-almost as much
So as Julia, and her little ladyship put her
hand laughingly through her husbands
arm. "You have an heir, although"-and
here sweet faced Lady Temple sighed-"no
son. Have YOU really seen nothing? DO
YOU really not know that Miss Slingsby pro-
poses to share that heirship?"
Staid elderly Sir John actually Whlstled
like schoolboy-a whistle expressive OF
surprise and dismay.
stAh, you are not much more enamored
with the idea than l"
should have chosen but what can we DO
1t is he who chooses"
"Nay, it is she. That is what l object
to-"
"But my love, a man does not marry
girl unless he wants TO-"
doesn't he, my dear? II you were q
woman YOU would know better. Is there
really no such thing as aattering your sex
into what you think you Want-eh, Slr
John? 1t is like tickling trout, my dear
very pleasant, dare say, butyou are caught'
and then"
"And then, if the woman isa good woman
she will make good Wife"
"Ah, but it isn't exactly the good wo-
man. l am talking about. Inplain English,
Sir John, though she is your ward and the
daughter of your poor old friend, julia
Slinosby is not half good enough for our
Morton. She is ambitious, unscrupulouss,
and as for heart, she has none-not shred.
In short, she does not love him, and she
shall not have him."
VERY good, but how do you propose pre-
venting her ?"
"Oh, I ann not contemplating any very
desperate measures. Julia shall have moth
inc to complain of. I shall merely try
coInter attractions. She and Morton will
both be here at the end of the month. 1
must get some Of my pet girls down for the
vacation, and if that does not succeed, and
knowing excuse me my dear-the stupid
ty of your sex, l am not very hopeful
"Well, and what then ?"
Lady Temple looked into her husbands
face with wicked smile.
"Why, then you must take to racing,
gambling; ANNOUNCE yourself ruined man,
with nothing to leave behind you D4t mort
gagged acres and an empty title. l think
that would settle affairs very etfectually."
ga very pretty plot upon my life.
think prefer the first suggestion: Let us
have down the counter charms, by all means
Who shall they be? Better have down hall
dozen or so, and make it safer"
II have arranged all that. l intend hav'
ing household. Every one is leaving Lon
don now, and ready for fresh air and the
country. We can find plenty of amuse
ment-boating, tennis, picnics:: All we wan,
is fair weather. And now if you will be
off, see your horse outside-1 will get te
my writing"