The Arkansaw traveler., 1883-10-27

\ .fso Sare Msissand and sxid: Wnc is , Amy Fletcher , .~She is gc~erness al the Kessertcns ] ~Whs. Who %, her the place ?"
 'i did replied Maitland. looking ] rather guilty. H-m yoe seem ,o take considerable inseres; in shis young lady. Hasshe any money" None whatever"
 Then who pAd f,s he, schooling s' Her father left enoasA io cover tn ss, ct the expenses"
 And yea supplied the res; ', MalIland's look wAs satheien; ,o con- demn him
 ~lts a nice, rom an,ic story" continued the old man when do you propose to marry hefy''
 Il don | kns~," repl.et the yoang doe- tor perhaps not a, al
 You mean she doesn't care for you s''
 No. don't mean that, bu, am in very peculiar position Tn regard to her"
 "Wha, is the pevu.iAtlY;"
 . pe yoe ask me ,o tel yoa =
 hes why no, -
 ' d.dn, like ,o do So withcu, your asking directly. 1 have reasons ,e be le,r ,aa; she IaA, be aa hetress
 don't sec why ;ha; sheda stop yoG
 No perhaps no, though penple nl : IL doa5, my sincerity in proposing to su. O ,ih AS she may become
 | = NerS odd tha; an heltcss should oe | satctness.
 sae doesn't knos who she Is e> blamed Maitland am the en.y one III h. world who does kao~ Suppase that
 Isk her hand she ma, acoep, me . .ci~aEd she .i;><aVets that she |, >eD reh ~h4, wiil she ,hink et ue thea Sac e" adsc me the mos dcspis ahle man n thc world
 Nhs ne; tell her she Is aa he.te>> .nd ,aen psopose Ii she ls,es Noa. tae 'a ;t |; >ae ts rieh Nta cn4 ada io hcf willingness ,o ep; you
 tnuo, ;eil her eeeaU>e she may never be se
 N' fletcher looked paas'ed There $ ug'fe T. thss thAn yoa tel me Matt ars he sad ' aa4e tse4tea me Vers 4e ec tAsen hAine iai val and fci ,has mafsef ,aouid ike 'o help Nos | |
 ,u and tee. have donc one ksuiness 9cta'e :. is oe: oi ny pewe' te 5s .us i9N di. Nac one l. have lh.s s1r oa voat hands ''I knew hei father ard mother yer, Aet nc, died abroad w.thu irw months ot each other. ss oaa, ANet, young Han as you may imagine bgi thet lei. nc ln charge oi then enA dAe shieI then tareely note than an m. tanl M> mother brought her up when she VAS oii enough she va, sent ,u sehoei |, l tod you
 Ihis simple rceital in.cfes,ed the old man more than he catcd ta show .He could not prevent has .alee from tfcmb. lns as he sad Is hei grand father al ye
 Yes. was the reply
 Why does he not support her =
 lie does noi know oi her eSts;en ( lie qlsuIcled with his son. who wen, abroad and ,!ed there tclhns me nc, q to ,c.i h. father ,hu he let, d thld , nave kept Inc sectet untIi now ou may A sc.i hntsh ihe s,o.y no~ yoa tNte gone so t,t, sad the ,n, tisd taihEs ba k n hts 6ha5 Ma, VA, aef father name haIles | etthe i My son cs. your son
 Then Amy n nlt sfaad- hid Maitland asseu,cd
 She does no; kno II -
 No she is nos as,re of the cai,t- eaee 1i ii, rei.,;.,e pat pn made me ptom.,- sae shoc.i be kep, in suo, ,ne ( ot he' iclaionsh oyou l shall never ,ei. her Ina; W ii do tDf tom sh, ! .m ,lred , and e ,et . uty heal nes apananaD) w,il .,a to bed N .iianI .m- doNa s.afs as soon a, ne had seen his pa'ieu, attended "a. lie iso. fe.i excited and fcsensh He de :eiminrd to take a stro.l ia the ( ooi even tng au. Ills ob.ee, had been a om phshet he hal tde known To has ] pa;len, inc existence of his grand daugh ] Ter Would the resa.i answer hs ekpec z ,aiiens. l, so. h.l, would | Dc his dut, ,o do:
 lie vas s,il. revolving Inc m ,,,er IT h.s mud. trying to lopk s, !, dtspasslon. ately as an ou,ssdeE and fatl,ng rn scr ,bl, ? when he heati him self a os.ed
 Hu.lo. Maitland : ,housh' l re- os nssed you. Gorgeous nisht. ant | Are you in h4tp II ms, ge, ba. soon was the re p.,
 II. "alS ~.;h yos, fy9a don mnd The ,rg;h $ I've mlie 4 te,tih d,,- . covery
 5 Well 7" qgef.ed Maitland
 oa kno@ that Mss e;f her. ~ho ,s companion Or something A; the heaiei . tom got talking to her ton sh pretty confidcntfally and somehow hap , pened ,o ask her the name oi her father y iog mi2h, have knocked me do~n w.ih 2 feather when she sad Charles .e;c her 3 You know ~., he .s. suppose = 1 Aif. ! .etchers soa '' $. so. Ssee, news for me. isn' :, II I've always suPposed myself the only re- la,ion the old boy has. and he has told , me times enough ths am h,s heir , So~, f he hasa; n ide his wil shall b. , n a hole. for everything will go ,o .hii