Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1884-11-12
.,>>lREE's DOWNFALL.

I-,- IN vas in manner, assured.
. - bind friends were his fellow
y ~ - bsr MaeS,y'S office for the
-, - n nateuts. With a unanim
-..a-,s positively refreshing. they
~ IN declared Henniker down.
Sin No man, they affirmed,
-, y, an for long IS he had been do
rI-;rtations with pretty actresses,
-,grties. cards, and the rest were
- - nee things in their way, but,
- 10 excess, to a man of limited
3 - -bry meant ruin. Sooner or
y wmid come; and 10 Henneker
he fact that blue blood" ran
q q. y-ins il would come as surely as
r.: =. 1zrbar,s 10 no one did Henneker's
Df.1 seem more certain than to
-.-.!-r himself. aS he sat alone one
Ing il his rooms IN Sloane Street.
-.--'T he had come very nearly to the
15f --li. b;s tetheL and It was high time
: I'm n look about and see by what
-,,rs IN his power he could avert the
'--lry How. Looking at his relatives,
~ ro one who could render him
= ,.sxsuce. They had. it was true,
So hood" IL their veins but, be-
,,rl that. with one eXception-a rich
I.,.ta',r-uncle ont somewhere in Aus
- If whom the family had heard
rrr1g for yearS-they were as poor as
Srr.b nice. And the "blue blood"
C,hsnIly likely to be of much advan-
a. % hin-mleSs in one way indeed;
Enfsbt. by reason Of his social posi-
IN marrV SOME one with money, and
sytriea.e himself from his difficulties.
The .iea Of marrying for money was
s-srsful to Frank Henniker. Like
rs men. no matter how fast, I" he
tsi IoOked forward in his inner heart
vstime in the future when he should
AIsw5man who truly loved him, and
sgu!i settle d. WI into quiet life and
+ Tsr7 happy, and this ideal the
fea-ht Of marrying for money dissi-
1d. That II would be possible for
in 50 10 DO be had not the slightest
h-tt. Without being conceited, he
x knew that he was more than tolera-
II g0ilookiug, a gentleman, and pos
sz@i Of manners and bearing that en-
Esi hin, at any rate among the
U-g5r members Of his acquaintance,
h5ar-y welcome wherever he went.
Be- % marry for money-to give up all
| Is Sltmeutal ideas of finding dispo-
.u that would be thoroughly congo
IA % Bis 0wn-to marry a girl who In
1 w1,ablitv would not have single
II eueht OF feeling in common with him
us was indeed a bitter pIll TO swal-
"
tWas however no time for namby-
E-h sentiment. Ruin was staring
IL L The face. and disgrace was not SO
~ t4r behind but that he could see
1t coming shadow. There could be no
-t. about il; he must marry for
11sy. Disagreeable as the physic was.
must be taken; and upon whom
3Li BIS choice fall?
C0gtatiug thus within himself, his
geiel upon letter in a rack above
Il Ctnuey-plece, the address of which
rs written in pretty feminine hand.
sI5g here was the very thing That
4us ncrninE he had received an invi-
z,iE from an exceedingly wealthy cot
.1-pmneT IN Manchester, TO whom he
1Eoeutly had the opportunity of be-
u Of some service in town, asking him
% send Whitsuutide with HIM. This
,tiol-sPinneT WAS a widOwer, and had
al only child, a daughter. Thought
fully Heuniker opened the letter, and
rad i through. The contents ran thus:
lie Mid.auLs, DidSbuTy, May Il, IS.
"Dear Nj. Henniker, Papa, for
SloI an acting as secretary, wishes
g know il You viii do Us the pleasure
Z Spending Nhi,~untide here. He un-
lsIs,o5d, think, from what you said
A--n he was in town, that you were
lG engaged for that season. If you
sl- et Us know when and by what
lal We may expect YOU, the carriage
aaI meet You at the station. Papa
r-ls bis kind regards and hopes you
Il. come.
Believe me yours very truly,
LILY MAITLAND"
LILY, mgsed Henniker, as he laid
-lSl Tie letter-'a pretty name And
is Nee ladylike hand she writes. |
wonder what She Is like? Just the Op-
t''.Ie Of the name, dare say-a short,
''y-l, awkward girl with large red hands
al Au tremendous feet, who bushes fear
.1A! Whenever she is addressed and
lAsl a word to say for herself /; it Is
5V a.ihcult to understand what the
-alsA'tr Of an Uncultlvated cotton
.f-l-er' brought up under the extremely
.'Il.ig lnduenceOf Manchester society,
y, sl-l ge Ike. Or perhaps she is one of
E .-e I9ul school, bold aud masculine, a
f-iIe'' =. boy Ia petticoatS. There's some
- .--Is l@luer Tree and easy about the let
!, - 10" come To think of it, though
! . written So H.cely. However, as |
"a, aa,e 'tcided that She IS to be my future
''; ~-'e' Il Is scarcely wise to pull her to
plo0tS. I'm in for the race now, and il
',C "ou'l only be the act of very foolish
l1l I+1 70 uepreciate the prize ;" and, pull
- d NIltlng case towards him, he
~ MTote an acceptance of Mr.,
,-i.aAl ,-1-.'aAl kind invitation. promising
- = v Ia Manchester on the day but one
H.' TS' "a Will no very pleasant feelings
Ia ia. / rank llenmIker travelled down
,.'. ,.'H Ll>tou on the day appointed. The
49,, ~ vas be frlt somewhat Disguised
h g., ~ u ,ii'-ii Tor the errand on which
fr.'S T. @ds bound. He could not disguise
M. Mn 1 himself that this going down to
~. r'',.lI.tS'tr with the fixed intention OF
tTa., mo-. Ing a Sirl for her money was ex.
Ia- Iely Mean, s0rdid, and wrong. But
b's- mo- "AAJ vas he TO do? \ drowning
n an ~ 0ilinot afford to be scrupulous as
II I-' H. Ia Ia, lfr of the log that saves him.
o,,o, ae uiNiihed his present work now, he
ma li51t u Z, 20 nave taken care that his past
sarr ''cGld not have rendered it neces.
Of ~ ..l'..ioagh he felt very much "out
EbjoI Us aud the only reflection from
was sVI nm ne could derive any consolation
and nd 'aaI @ probably the girl WAS ill-bred
Dls,,,sIu sIuisar and would only be too
far r. = ~ 20 barter all the money she had
bsna ienned aud highly-connected hns
Of H. ieaVlng all love between them out
'u lie arrived at the London-roaG