Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1884-04-18
travel and cozy winter firesaes with ais

AoN Guu GOAy W1nV0k ulCSAOCS W I'll Ms
darling. Still, if . noble, sterl ng
manly man perhaps. but not ncces-
sar.ly, an American-had come to him
openly, and said: "Sir. I love your
daughter truly; take me for your
SON" But Mr.. marlborough re-
coiled even before such . picture rs
that.
Mr.. marlborough, however, dill not
oppose the attaches suit veheMently
till he had made a thorough inquiry
into his charaet ter and behavior. He
found that his duties did not detain
him at the capital. but that he had
come over to disport himself in another
city, with the avowed purpose Of mar
rying q fortune. He found, worse than
tnat, stains adhering to his previous ca
reer that he had not believed it possible
could attach to a man in decent life.
He found also hat DE Fraunceston had
boasted once, when somewhat flushed
with wine, that he was going to have
old Vanceborough's money, even if he
had to take old Vanceborough's ugly
girl with it. He even found that the
cad had made her uncomeliness a jest,
saying greenbacks' and bonds could
make a bag beautiful, and gold dust
was the best powder for the complex
ion.
1t had never before entered Mr..
Vanceborough's ideas that Rose was
not as beautiful as the italian Aphro-
dite. Hewent home and studied her
face ccolly as was possible. He could
only come to the conclusion that it was
utterly beautiful. and the face of his
souls draling. He hated the puppy
that had dared to think otherwise he
hated him doubly that, thinking so, he
had been so base as to make merry with
his thought among his boon compan-
ions, and drag her name into his tipsy
revels. And he resolved in his inmost
heart that De Fraunce ton should never
have one zen of old Vanceborough's
money, come what would. In the
meantime h, would take Rose away,
and change the scene for her 80 COM
pletely that she would needs forget the
scamp. When, later in the evening of
the day he thus resolved the young man
came in, just from the table, his face a
tritle too rosy, his eyes a trile too
bright, and not seeing Mr.. Vancebor-
ough, who sat with a screen about his
char, advanced with a free and fine air
of audaclty to the side of Rose, and
bending over her, kissed one of the
bare and scrawny shoulder-tips. MUIR
muring some anatory low-voiced SEN
tcnce, then Mr.. marlborough kicked
over his screen, longing to do as much
for De Fraunceston. and advanced upon
him. ''Sir" he cried, 81 give you one
moment to leave this ROOM, or l will
call the servant to put you out"
"Oh, papa! papa!" cried Rose, sud-
denly, all barriers breaking down at
once, and finging herself upon her
fathers neck. "Oh, papa! when I love
him SOL"
Glove him!' cried Mr.. Vancebor-
oNgh, s'It is not possible-net pos
sible-that | hear such words from your
lips!"
ooh, how can I help it when I dop''
With sobs. 81 do love him!"
eff o do love him, you must make
up your mind to do without him, fol
you shall never marry him."
"Oh, papa" she cried again, 'tfor.
give us! But-but-but 1 am already
married to h'm!"
"Married!!"'
81 have been his wife three months >
MI. marlborough started back as il
a mine had sprung under his feet. a
mine of treachery and deceit, upon
which he had been living. He did not
believe her ut first; and then nothing
seemed real. He grasped the manteI-
shelf in one hand, for the world was
whirling all about him; he felt like a
comet freshly launched on space.
s.Mr. Vanceborough," said De Fraun-
ceston, 81 really don't see what you
can do about it. Rose is certainly my
wife,"
His voice broke the spell. Mr.. Vance
borough slowly lifted his hands and UNI
twined the arms about his neck; he
shivercd with the fancy that the long
thin things were two snakes. eff she
is your wife," he said, ''take her, and
take care of her." And he summoned
servants to bring Mrs. De Fraunceston's
wraps, and show her and her husband
to the door, calling her maid to pack
her boxes and dispatch them to her
without ar hours delay. "a precious
pairr' he said.
OF course the precious pair obeyed.
There was nothing else to- do. But they
went away not very much cast down.
4HCy haCW INV WI. aASCOO1OuSA :
affections were bound up with Rose;
they knew that the more bitterly he felt
to-day the more regretful he would feel
tomorrow; they had not the first idea
but that, in two days time, he would
.scome round"-how, indeed, could he
do without her? They went to De
Fraunceston's lodgings and waited to
be sent for.
They waited some time.
Before they got through waiting, one
winters day, their little son was born.
1t was not q very happy time that
Rose had in waiting. AS cay by day
went by, and no word came from Mr..
marlborough, De Fraunceston was by
no means the tender and ass duous
lover whose part he had played. He
was absent almost all the time. Te
procure the things absolutely needed
by a person of her habits she had been
obliged to let him take her Jewels. He
did take them, or the proceeds of them,
rather to the gambling table. He came
home from the gambling table one
night having drank as heavily as he had
lost, and SO frightened his wife by his
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