The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1883-04-14
THE STOLEN LOVE LETTERS.

ISuU pE0Gty 4hdSSiC hOoiAS0 ''N y 1900 .
rose to pieces. Her sister Kate
watched her a few moments impa-
tiently, and then said:
"What are you doing, Maggie
Tired of your new lover, eh ~
"What nonsense | am not tired
of my new lover, but L am angry at
my old one."
Every likely. When a girl has
discharged country clergyman with
three hundred pounds a year for a
baronet with thirty thousand pounds,
it is likely she will be angry at the
poor lover troubling her memory"
Il should dismiss the country cler-
gyman very readily from my MEM
ory. If he permitted me. l never
thought Archie Fleming could have
been so mean" and Maggie threw
the poor tattered remnant of a rose
passionately away from her.
II do not believe Cousin Archie
Fleming could do mean thing, Mag
gle. You must be mistaken"
81 wish was. Come closer, Kate,
and l will tell you all about it )" and
the young girls seated themselves on
a low ottoman in confidential atti-
tude.
Nov, Maggie. when and what ?"
1.-THE when was two evenings
ago. Sir John and L were coming
across the moor, just as happy as
as anything, and [ thought Archie
was in London, when we met him
suddenly as we turned into the haW-
thorne path. And what doyou think !?
They rushed into each others arms
like-like two Frenchmen. | do be-
lieve they kissed each other. 1t was
John and 'Archie,' and hand shak-
ing, and, how are you old fellow !?
and that kind of thing, until l was
quite disguised. Men going on in
that way are so ridiculous!
"By-and-by Sir John remembered
me, and supposed that Archie knew
his fair parishioner, Miss Leslie, and
Archie bowed in the most distant
manner, and said, he had the honor
of being my poor cousin Men never
can keep anything, and before We had
walked quarter of mile Sir John
had contrived to let Archie know
how matters stood between u.s."
THAT was not very pleasant, but
of course you were off with the old
loye before you were on with the
new ?''
Not exactly. 1 had stopped writ
ing to Archie and if he had an ounce
of sense he might have guessed the
reason"
Kate shook her head and looked
grave.
Now, Kate, don't he aggravating.
The case is just this: Sir John and
Archie, it seems, are old school
friends, and Archie has all so is of
romantic notions about fidelity to his
friend, and threatens to tell Sir John
how badly | have treated him.
"Then you have seen Archie ?"
Eyes, / sent Davie Baird to tell
him to meet me in the conservatory
last night"
"How imprudent !"
II had to do it. | wanted to coax
Archie to let me off easily, and give
me back all my letters. | must have
the letters, Kitty. l really must"
"Well 2"
"Well?" he said some very dis
agreeable things-truths he called
them-and | cried, and looked Just
as pretty as | could. He insisted |
was in love with Sir Johns tit and
money, and not with himself; and
when | said that was not true, and
that L loved Sir John very dearly,
he got in quite a temper. 1t is my
belief that he would rather I marie
for money than love, if don't MARI
him. That's the selishness of men,
Kitty. / wouldn't be as mean for
anything. And oh, Kitty, he said
he would not give me back my let
tiers, and l must have them"
II should not worry about a few
love letters"
"Kitty, you don't know all, or you
would not say that"
"Tell me all, then"
81 have sent Sir John iust--the
-same-letters, word for word. You
know l never was good at compost.
ton, and when Clara Joyce was here
l got her to write me some beautiful
love letters. She liked doing it, and
L thought l might need them.
copied them tor Archie, and they
were so clever / copied them for Sill
John. Now, Kitty, if Archie should
show these letters, as he said ht
would, how both of them would laugh
at met l could not bear it,"
Kate looked very much troubled