The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1884-03-26
INTERESTING STORY,
F" ALL RIGHT

Marry my granddaughter No, sir I
Never sir !" And Madam Hooglys gold
headed cane came down ON the floor vigor-
ously, while the old lady's black eyes snap
ped, and her pulled hair looked ready to
burst with indignation al repeat it, sir |
You're some low gambling adventurer, I've
no doubt, after an heiressl Gentleman, in
ieedl Gentlemen don't climb over back
garden walls, and"
But, madam" interjected Louis Basic,
by this time, :" if you would permit me to
explain"
Which I won't, l tell you !" storme6
the ifate old woman. The fact is enough
for me !"
"1ll go home, then, if you will allow me
that, and wait till you are calm enough to
hear me-"
Never, sir 1 never will hear you |!
You're an unprincipled adyenturer, and 1
know 1t And Molly Nesselrode is the most
arrant little coquet that ever breathed
She's making fool of you, sir-a fool =
and you ought to know it. You don't go
back the way You came, either, sir dare
say you think Molly is hiding in the garden
somewhere, waiting for you y
every well, madam,s answered Louis
Basic, with very low bow, his handsome
face white. :" will go out the front way
then. But don't imagine you are done with
mel You'll hear from me again, if live 7"
:" l WON'T won't listen to you"
As he passed through the wide, decorated
hall, under convoy of the servant madam
had angrily summoned, he caught sight of
Molly herself peeping over the banister.
and evidently undergoing "agonies OF
smothered laughter at his expense. She had
heard all.
Louis shook his fist at her behind the
servants back, and Molly kissed her snowy
finger-tips at him n.mocking defiance.
Molly worried the life out of her poor old
grandmother with her performance of one
kind or another.
The old lady idolized hsr, though, and
while she abused the child mercilessly her.
self, would bristle antagonistically if any
one else said a word in depreciation of her.
' .ie iiSn. P'aoe' gus. OK
actly what I was at her agel" she would as
sert, dogmatically. "Full of spirits--that's
all. used to like joke better than eat
ingl" ssf4 Effftf
Molly was beauty, an orphan and an
heiress. She was also an incorrigible flirt,
and inveterately fond of practical jokes.
Her grandmother, who was her guardian,
h'eu III cnronic s'i'o Vi 'erior vi u,
wooels, III consequence Vi These pecuii"fi'
ues y, her chhrse'
moiiy was secretly engaged 10 MI houis
oasie ou. unui Vo-day she had aosoiu.eiy
'orD'aaen nm 'o speak 70 hef gfahuhiso'ief
Apou' ", :.
oh TINS spec'ai AFTERNOON she hao AZ las.
consented mat ne might make .neir mutaa,
"AeHes Anown W 'iau'ih iiooBJ, Pio'i"eu
ne appioacnea .he Ola iaoy s'ric'iy accora-
ing 70 her ~ instructions.
Hou,S hau d iiiena WHOSE WINDOWS iooAeu
Dowafu iiaoainS pach-eafael, anu 'iefe
was pre''y sulhlner-nouSe IN inc same gar
aen' where madam was very fond OF sitting
with ner Knittng. -g -
Moiiys instructions = to her eager save
were to call upon his friend and make some
excuse 70 go INTO the friends garden tnen
10 ciimo over the wall winch separated tne
TWO demesnes' ana steal upon the ola iady
unawares. -,
In vain LOUIS represented the apsnroity
Oh such performance, when ne could JUST
as wen enter In a legitimate manner by the
front door.
she won't let you come WITHIN me
OF her, II she knows II beforehand" persist
cd Molly. ararwksFvfg
But couidnt yon let me IN the mont
way yourself, and take me into the garden ~
suggested Louis, mildly.
impossipie tint wouid spoii every
thing = exclaimed aio'iS WIN impressive
ness.
l don't see wny' ventuFed Louss' very
gently
linen you oone love me, ana we wont
'alk ABOUT IL any more )" pou'ed Moiiyi
naugntiiy.
On all r'gh' = cried LOUIS In mortal
terror. any wa! you say DARING y
we VIII drop inc SUBJECT II you please
mr. nasie os'en'a'lous'y staring In the
opposite direction, and drawing up the little
nim ngore WIN her most naughty air.
On, now, Moily--dont, dariingi I'll
DO any way you hke-you know will"
etc., etc.