The Middlebury register and Addison County journal. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1883-1885, 1883-02-16

time"
And taking a picture of the widow
from his pocket he embraced il most
affectionately.
So Dick remained another week and
did London thoroughly. On the day
before he was to have sailed for home
he received another letter from his
father, saying:
my Dear Boy Il never was more
pleased with woman in all my life.
Sho is an angel. 1 don't wonder at
you loving her. She is pure, honest.
everything you imagine her to be, but
she can never marry you. 1t is impos-
sible. 1 don't like to be severe, but it
can never be. The truth is, Dick, she
has become my wife. Don't be fool
now, but come home at once. A trifle
too old was my only objection.
Your affectionate father,
RICHARD HALLIDAY"
10 say that Dick was enraged would
but family describe his feelings; he
fairly boiled. lie wrote Immediately
to his father, telling him:
ain the future your foreign business
may go to the deuce, and your home
interests, too"
Then, after drawing a good sum OF
money, he started for the continent.
For two years he wandered from
place to place, and at the end of that
time found himself in Paris. Here he
fortunately fell in with an acquaint
ance he had made while in London; and
who had since married, and was then
doing business in Paris.
At his friends house, one evening,
he was introduced to an American
young lady of whom he became enam-
ored at first sight.
The young lady, Miss Julia Kent
ridge by name, was to start for New
York in few days, and, on hearing
this, Dick engaged passage on the
steamer. The voyage was a pleasant
one, and before they reached Sandy
Hook, Miss Julia promised that, with
her mothers consent, she would become
Dicks wife. When they reached the
city the young lady found carriage in
waiting for her, and Dick, having de-
termined not to enter his fathers house,
for the present at least, went direct to
an obscure hotel
The next day he mounted the steps of
the Madison avenue mansion and rang
the bell. a servant ushered him into
tho parlor, and shortly afterward en-
tered Miss Kentridge.
When they had greeted each other
after the usual manner of lovers, Julia
said
IF you will excuse me for moment
Richard, 1 will go and inform my
mother that you have come"
Dick was seated under window
looking out, and did not notice her re-
turn I'LL Sne SAID.
"Mr. Halliday, allow me to"
Dick had turned at the sound of hel
voice, ready to appear at his best, but
he staggered back fairly thunderstruck
for there behind him stood the late
widow-his fathers wife.
81 really" he gasped, "I-that is,
did not"
"Of course you did not said TIT
lady, helping him out. "How coulo
you? But here is your father"
; "Yes, here I am, Dick, my boy
cried the old gentleman, rushing in
"How are you, lad, how are you?"
They shook hands cordially, and tn
' old man said:
!, "Dick, my lad, you're trapped your
=. ensnared. My wife and L were il
' Paris to bring Julia home, and whel
she told us of her meeting with you W
just put our heads together to make
match of it. We came over with yol
on the same steamer"
REALLY, though" said Dick, address
ing his step-mother, when heard yo
speaking of your daughter being a
. school, imagined her to be littl
, girl. not ayoung lady"
y "Oh, no! L was married to Nj
:, Kentridge when quite young, and JUL
- is now nineteen"
" "Tve no objection this time, Lac
~ none at all. A trihe too old was IN
> objection before, you know ha ha
y and he went off in Il fit of laughter thu
=, nearlr choked him."
After dinner the old gentleman said
;, well, Dick, our foreign business
- going to the bad, sure enough, and
think the best thing you can do is I