The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1884-05-01

/ advi. ed Gordon to leave all to mo,
rs !, perhaps, might gain her consent
best, understanding her nature as
I do"
i presume I ought to congratulate
you, coz; but the fact is, I think you
nre throwing yourself awayl In fact,
you arc too good for such as he. !
always considered Gordon Lyle per-
feet dude; and he has nothing to buy
bread with. let alone place Of SHELTER
and such comforts as you have always
been accustomed to-" exclaimed Ma
rion, positively.
Il did not suppose. for an instant,
that you could look with favor upon
any more than tho one OF the male
sex!" exclaimed Hcttie, somewhat sar-
castically. IF Val Merrivale is more
than repnted wealthy, l shall be very
much mistaken" And Hettie felt as
though she had sent that arrow homo.
well, we will not quarrel, Het; but
l like Algernon Sydney's little finger
better than Gordon Lyle's whole body,
to use familiar saying and If love was
not blind, as it is in your case, you
would have said yes, instend OF no. to
him month or two ago, when he laid
his honest heart at your shrine
"You are getting more eloquent as
you progress, fair coz; but I'm sorry
1t is oil lost on mo. Every person in
this civilized age has right to his
own opinion. claim that privilege rs
mine, therefore, and yield up veiy
willingly to you The marrying The bear
for the sake OF his den, =" laugllingly
responded Hettie. II will visit you il
your palace, and after that, if you are
not too far above me, you may come tu
my hoyel. Now Is not that fair21
"Yes. perfectly. And l shall moi
envy you your precious poll-parrot,
either, / promise You. You may keer
feathers and all, and the fun-loving
Marion laughed rs though she enjoyed
the joke at her cousins expense.
"What 10 you mean, girls, by such
hoydenish proceedings?' came in
sharp, shrill tones from tho cuftained
alcove. "Loop back this curtain, and
drop forever those vile slang phrases.
How many times have / cautioned you
not to use them, and how will people
think / have brought you up? Nc
credit at all; no, none! You may
leave the room, both of you, if you
choose. The sun is declining, and ]
should like q short time alone, to
think, ere you ring for lights" Ma
rion, only too glad to be dismissed from
her aunt's vigilant eye, fled precipi
lately from the room, singing as she
went, "Come, haste to the wedding,
looking teasingly ut her cousins more
lcisurely gait, over her shoulder; and
said, rs they reached the hall below
"Come out on the balcony. Het, and We
will watch the glorious aun decline, a.
aunt expresses it."
And while tho two cousins are
thus employed, We will return again
to the sick room, and learn the
mind of Aunt Cynthia, If possible,
as she sits, propped up with pillows
her old, withered hands fondling the
plumage Of her pet-her parrot. Sc
It was Gordon Lyle! How neatly ]
found out all about him! Cvnthia
Crowell, you were always called clever
And now to ascertain whether youl
niece or her prospects is the object ol
his visits. Let me see! Yes, I have
it; q brilliant idea, too. Well see how
it will work. Patience, Cynthia, yor
are worth two dead women yet"
Polly wants q cracker, came in shrill
but faint tones from the fast failing
bird. "Poor Poll wants a cracker! Z
And you shall have one, too, pet.