The Harrison times. (Harrison, Boone Co., Ark) 1876-1938, 1884-10-25

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while her fathers satlsfaetiM at
having got rid of young Balbfnie
WAS considerably diminished by
the suffering he had caused his
child.
Meanwhile Achoson Balbenie's
regiment had boon ordered to
another part OF the eountryiand
old Mr.. Paradise neither saw nor
heard anything of him for Pine
time. After an absence OF ne krly
three months, Ethel returned pc,
having apparently entirely 49,
cred from her disappointmenA -
Mr.. Paradise, whose pride -
fecton were eentured IN his d hen1
tor, was Immediately releYbby
tho Improvement he perceive, in
her, and felt that at length he Guild
honestly congratulate himself pon
having interferred to prevent that
he considered would have been
most unfortunate marriage. One
day, however, he was walking thro'
the grounds to his house, when he
met bis daughters maid hurrylng
towards the lodge gates with let
ter in her hand. Something suspi.
cious in tho girls demeanor attract.
ed his attention, and ho had the
curiosity to ask what her brand
was. Old Mr.. Paradise was accus-
toned to boast that be hadl the
whole of his household mdd r his
thumb, and certainly all ies serv.
ants stood in great awe ofhiml Hi:
ovorbearing and promptly man
ners made them fear him, and
the wretched girl almosl we nt on
her knees In fright. On hr fteply.
ing that she was going inn thl Q vii.
lage to post letter for b. |oung
mistress, old Mr.. Paradise cd to
see 1t, and to his amazens found
it was addressed to your gIber
ME.
IN post this he sa ruffiy
But look here, nov; I wall
noar the village, and coz Elk as
if nothing had happened. POM
say anything about it. ia yot
understand ~
yes, sir faltereG 20 khor
gestures '-asa.-s ,.aasal-.a..sa h..-
AS coon as the girls b.cE wa
turned, he opened the letta with
out the falntest scruples. W}atev
er he suspected, he was thornghlJ
taken back by what he read. Hi'
daughter wrote that she lad OBJ
tanned her mothers conserve be
married privately in Lonon, anc
that her mother would nah an ex
cuso and accompany her to own on
day named in the followIg week
when the ceremony could 90 per,
formed. This was the gt of the
letter, width contained Illusions
from which Mr.. Paradise altered,
with rage and astonishmnt, that
the lovers had recentiymet and
become reconciIed, and hat his
wife had oonnived at, if nc actually
suggested, the renewal othcir at
tachment. What inIuri.od HIM
above everything else vas that,
Judging from certain explosions in
his daughters letter, youg Balber'
ME seemed in no means ovrawed
by him, and one would hNS mag
ined that Balbernie was tb rich
man and he the poor one.
To say that old Mr.. hradlse
foamed at the mouth with 30 and
indignation would hardly ban ex.
aggeratlon. His daughter isobe.
diencs, lis wife's treachet, and
Young Balbernie's calm chtompt
for his PARENTAL authority Fender
ed him literally furious. 8e ppt
the letter in his pocket andurricC
towards the house 90 fa as his
legs could carry him, bubting t,
give vent to bis pent.up eclings
But on arriving there hdound
neighbours carriage at the Dor a
well as his own. This rmindcr
him that he was due at ID locu
bench, of which, for the tim benl
ho was chairman, and the Iccollo,
ton OF his Judicial importuho hell
cd to soothe his angry agitation.
occurred to him, too, that lie coul
not very well reproach his wife en-
uouBnIor before visitors, buthis in
J patience was 80 great that he con
81 mot haar tho idoa