Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1884-09-06
Every we'll I'll call Adele "

i
sci OF eighteen, with golden brown
curls, eyes Of the most hmped hazel and
lips like twin cherries.
"Dear me, are you the tutor?" said
Miss Warren, frankly. "Whv, I
thought you were fussy old fellow Of
fifN!"
Gerald laughed, he could not help it:
and thus melted away all the formality
of their first meeting
Adele was the most charming pupil in
the world--ready to learn, quick to com
prehend; and invaluable in repressing
the noisy spirits of the three boys, who
one and all idolized "Aunt Adele" and
would even commit the sacrifice of keep
ing still for five consecutive minutes to
oblige her
So th lessons went on. for two or
three weeks, and one night, Gerald Sell
wyn, walking home by the dusky glirn-
mer OF the winter twilight, checked
himself suddenly in the middle of the
| street.
"1ts dangerous" he muttered be.
tween his set teeth. "By Jove, it's as
dangerous as playing with a powder
magazine Tn in love with her now
desperately, madly in love-I, the poor
tutor. Well, good-by to the lessons. 1
had better starve than forget my manly
honor and honesty"
So, the next day, when lessons were
over and done, Tom, Harold and Raw
mond had considerably taken them
selves off to base-ball Gerald spoke to
Miss Warren.
"N1iss Adele" he said, faltering lit
tie. III spite of himself, II am afraid
this must be our last lesson"
[t'Our last lesson |" She turned as
white as the mantle-piece. "Nhy?
Have we said or done anythmgt t. offend
you?''
by no means; our intercourse has
been pleasant beyond my for1est hopes;
in fact, too pleasant p
Adele's cheek crimso,sd again-she
looked earnestly at tI~ Joung man.
"You mean"
!, ..I - -" NOD fool
ns~H- have been mao looi
ately, "thasto see va without losins
enought Im~,n that l love YOU
mn oonno+ .onger remain here, with
ont expres,lng my love--that you are
fovor;t, of fortune, and l only poor,
ho1tstarved tutor! Good-by, Adele
,.r me call YOU Adele just once y
TI am a favorite OF fortune, indeed,
she said, gently, ''if have been able to
win the affection of SO true and noble
heart. Gerald love you, too
stay -
And she hid her blushing face upon
his shoulder.
Half an hour afterward, she insisted
upon leading him into the parlor, 10
confide in Mrs. Audley.
"For I want Susie to know all about
it." she said, with a pretty, coaxing
smile, which it was impossible to re.
sist; eSusie always liked you so much.
Mrs. Audley was in the parlor, but
Mrs. Audley was not alone, two elderly
| gentlemen were sitting with her.
.This is my Uncle Berkeley, MIR.
Selwyn," Adele said, introducing Gerald
TO the older. "and this is Mr.. Abbott.
"Gerald !" cried his adopted father.
seiz;np both his hands with grip that
made them ache.
..Sir y echoed the astonished young
man.
GLOW IS this?" exclaimed Mr.. Abbott
looking from Adele to Gerald, and back
again. "Surely you have never
"Rnt have. sir" said Gerald, resolu-
t.lv 81 love this yonng lady, and
would marry her if forty heiresses stooe
in the way"
"It's the very one its Berkeley
niece. and nv little pet, Adele Warren J.
roared Mr.. Abbott. in an ecstasy OF de
light. ''To say that You should hav
gone and picked her out, and fallen Il
love with her yourself, after all you
protestations Adele, this young villai
whose arm you're leaning on Is m
adopted son, Gerald Abbott! Berkeley
Fate has declared in our favor most SIC
nally.'
Yes. it was true. Gerald had wake
into the very complication he ha
, schemed so desperately to avoid, al
/, Adele's blue eyes had been the lode-s'a
10 attract him thither. But she III
been as unconscious as himself, that 81
: was stealing away the heart OF Gera
Abbott instead OF Mr.. Selwyn the
scure tutor.
: Great was the rejoicing Of MIR. Aooo
= when his adoptedson, once more receiS
. into the highes: favor, was married
the very heiress he had selected for ha
y Never mind her money. old feilo"
r said he, gently. You will have al NIL
e one day, and tha. will make you even
L Money rs il Gerald could think
money when he looked into Adeies oi
eyes
d The great end OF life is not to thi