The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1884-03-21

had not received any letter then, but
by the second country delivery came one
directed to Jack at once. The letter
he had read began thus:
ssAIl you say is useless, my darling Hove
Sir Charles devotediy, and he has this day de-
| know am engaged? told him gentleman
was coming to see me; but he seemed little
| concerned at this piece of information
So far MIR. Dacre had read, and the
mine was sprung.
/ locked my room door, and fell back,
despairing, into an easy chair. l was
resolved to hide all from my mother
till Mr. Dacre had seen Dolly. hunt
ed up Bradshaw, and found thata train
started about four o'clock that would
convey me to Highwood at $50. If
Dolly wrote to me at once, should get
her letter by Thursday; but of course
| should hear from Jack on Wednesday.
| dreaded every ring, every postman 8
knock All day Wednesday passed and
no letter arrived from my sister OF her
lover.
On Thursday morning I ran down
when heard the usual welcome sound.
On the table lay thick letter addressed
in Dolly's handwriting. / ran up to
mamma and gave her the one found
inclosed in it for her; then / sat down
to read mine, after fortifying myself
with a cup of coffee. must give every
word of it:
you are well aware that a catastrophe has
happened through my heedlessnesS. The best
| thing will be for me to describe fully the
1 +
| our Aeturn from the garden party on Tues
/ day L found a telegram awaiting me from
Jack-'Shall be with you by 1856. OF course
1 this awOke no fears in my mind, for knew
| Jack might run down at any moment the
| trains permit. Lady Millicent sent me off at
| once to be dressed by her artist-maid. What
! she made OF you must have seen to believe,
| Kitty. | would not look at myself till the
| whole process was complete; and, when I
/ glanced in the long glass, was really amazed
| at what saw 1t was the result, now know,
/ OF many discussions between Lady Millicent
| and this gifted young person. You may imag-
Inc how l exulted in the thought that Jack
/ would see me look as he had never seen me
/ look before, for am SO improved in health
| that my whole appearance is changed. Well,
| the bell rang. Lady Millicent received Mr..
Dacre in the morning-room, and came to send
/ me down at once.
ran down with my heart bounding. I
/ entered the room. / noticed Jack give one
/ start; but he received me in such very I'M
Jack-like manner that was terrified. Mann
/
| them, said Mr.. Dacre; but when he placed
| me in chair, and took one opposite to me,
felt matters were desperate. What is wrong?
| / gasped. Dearest Jack, pray speakp Only
| an address, said he, and put the unfortunate
| envelope in my hands. This contained a let
| ter for your sister, which 7, perhaps for
tunately, read.before perceived the mistake,
| / have just seventeen minutes before l leave
| for the return train; SO if you wish to say
/ anything. let me beg OF you to speak at once
sank back in my chair and covered my
/ w fra11 h inn xxTifl n
| agitation. Will you hear my explanations
| Stammered. Needless; the letter can have
| but one meaning. came to release you from
| your engagement to me. Did this scoundrel
| again. To hear Sir Charles North called
/ scoundrel was too much for me- did not
/ speak for several minutes; but time was fly
| ing fast, and at length 1 said If this is in
| truth our last meeting, grant me one favor;
/ say that you will before / tell you what it is
| OF course it is a reasonable, honorable re-
/ quest that wish to make; but own it is one
| you will not like to grant He paused a
! moment, then said: I will do whatever you
| ask i ask you to see Sir Charles North He
| WINGED, but bowed silently j left the room
| to see the Baronet. | found him in his own
| room, intently studying an immense book
but only the illustrations, 1 believe. 1 asked
| him to come with me to speak to a gentleman
| who was waiting to see him. He fatty re-
| fused. Time was rushing on. ] knelt by him.
| implored him. At last / kissed him, and he
| yielded.
| LdhlilS lny udliu III u It'll Clasp, ne de-
scended with me to the room where l had left
/ Mr.. Dacre. Jack stood, moody and stern.
pale as ashes, where had left him. We en-
tered. l led Sir Charles toward him. Mr.
Charles North, Baronet' Jack started
paused-seized Sir Charles in his strong arms
ssed 5 MN Fn 9pf Ct the t6d
| greedy, idle little man is the dear little son of
Lady Millicent, aged just two years! Now
you see Miss Kitty you had better have had
| all this into my head, and | could not resist
the joke; but it shall be my last for never
more do wish to see such look Of pain in
| the face love best in all the world
Jack did not go back by the return train
though he was obliged to leave early this
morning; but do not think l can stay away
from him one day over month. Lady Mill
cent says you must come to take my place.
She will write and ask mamma. You will
soon be as madly in love with Sir Charles
And so it proved. I went to stay
with Lady Millicent; and, of all the
darling, quaint, noble, chubby little
pets had seen, Sir Charles was the
king. At the end of the year Frank
returned in time for Christmas. He
did not go back to India; he settled in
England. He and were married about
six months after Dolly
We both live in q lovely part of
Kent. Dolly's husband pets and loves
her devotedly. My husband adds to
all his love delicate, tender homage
infinitely precious to me.
&c Kitty, dearest" my mother once
said to me, "you and I have tasted the
fullest earthly happiness. We both
know that reverence is the perfectly
peerless jewel in loves crown; but we
must earn it..
A brave Elton boy spends as much
time with us as his mother can bear to
j spare him, and the most welcome
guest in Jack Dacre's home is Sir
Charles North, Baronet.