Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1883-05-11
NO. 46.
of roses tucked in her belt and big
single one in her knot of golden-red

Of roses tucked in her belt and big
single one in her knot. of golden-red
hair.
"And to ibis day"-triumphantly--
he does not suspect that have a
single penny"
Another inventory of the big milky
pearls screwed in some heathenish
fashion halfway UP her ears, of TIE.
bangled arms and jeweled fingers
Miss Van Arsdale was barbaric in her
love for shining things-and then DR.,
Matthews. shrugged his shoulders and.
turned toward the door.
81 don't wonder you love SO noble 2
creature" he said, lightly, though
there was panied look about his eyes,
/ if only Miss Van Arsdale could have,
seen it. ale must be quite as green
and fresh as the vegetables OF his own
raising"
Love him p she exclaimed, in such
utter amazement that he turned to
look at her, and, having looked, crossed
the room till he came quite close to
her chair
"You say that as if you hated him.
and yet you mean to be his wife,
"Why not 2" she asked, defantly..
"He is a good man, and after being
deceived once'-Miss Van Arsdale
hestated, lowered her eyes because,
she could not face what she saw burn
ing in those others, and then bravely
picked up her words again was
50 much obliged to him for loving me
for myself that ] am afraid | said
Yes and Thank you too! / sup
pose "-unfinchingly- Il ought to he
: brave enough to stay single and go in
for suffrage, and how L wish | could
/ because. do you know, it makes me
sick when ! think of my future
t George and his domestic virtues alb
, solutely ILL"
"Then you want doctor inme Ii
- ately," said her cors n, making Il
: praiseworthy effort to appear as disin-
S terested as the occasion seemed to re-
b. quire 81 don't suppose you realize
j it, Minerva, but You are showing
yourself to be very foolish sort OF
- girl worse than that, for you may
g break the heart Of an honest man
il when he finds out for himself your
It silly reason for marrying him"
Il have tried to find some excuse
+ for myself p pathetically-"just like
n people hunt up shelter in storm-but
q | can't find any. ] did not use to
mind being foolish until poor dear pas
" goodness showed me up in my wicked
,e ness. Indeed, l mean TO be a good
W wife, E:,t just look - darting to a
table cold English, opening with
IS vicious haste an album lyjrg upon it,
S, and thrusting it under his eyes "iust
ID look at that picture. aud tell me If a
girl Of any taste could be expected to
ne adore the original {"
IS George Miller - eXclajme, Dr.
er Matthews.
its George Miller :" gasped Miss Van
no Arsdale
de Or. Matthews banged the album on
Ter the old English table. Miss Van
an Arsdale sank back in the japanese
yn chair.
"a Look here, Minerva" he went on,
70. in quick excited voice, 81 am speak
ing to you as cousin mind that
IS because your fathers sick, and there's
he no one to help you out of fix but
VI me. If that scoundrel said he knew
lin nothing of you, he lied. For heaven S
nm sake. don't 90 on like that. He wanted
ed me to introduce him to you three
We years ago, and wouldn't. You be
he lieye me, don you 2
X "Is there no truth in the world,
80 then z" she asked. lifting her head
as presently in wistful sort of way.
in You don't mean to pin your faith
he to cad like that?' he said, in fine
le disgust. "The world is full of men WHO
S. would love you without caring con-
ID tinental for your bank account"
rs You did not, she said, simply.
re $50 your friend SAID
Amanda Jones my friend The
- mean, deceitful -. And ! don't
~ ~ care if you spend every cent I've go.
10 in the world, john
~ Minerva" remarked DIR. Matthews,
M NJ severely, perhaps it would be proper
,l' l'' in you to wait till ask for it,
~ ~ She had not long to wait. BY the
nf ,Hs time society came home she had mar
~ ~ ried her rather oldish cousin, and was
or or painting him very green plaque with
~ ~ some very red art on it by way OF
. grateful thanks.
-, And when, at last, society found out
- - the cause of Mr.. Van Arsdale's illness
: it loudly asserted that it always knew
- Minerva Van Arsdale would ruin hel
ather sooner or later with her foolisf
- Itravagance; and as to DR.. Matthews
&C must be a venturesOme man indeed
~ go and buy that house in and SCI
A-ser father on his business legs again
0rslter the scandalOus way she served
~x@sm.