Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1885-02-27

my brother" she explained, when
he had grown quite confused. Will
that be- sufficient can refer to several
Others" and II Miss Hamilton did
dwell more emphatically on the word
than was necessary, who can blame
her?
Lawyer Greenwood was profuse In
his apologies. Nothing would give him
greater pleasure than to rent his rooms
| 10 tho sister and daughter of Senator
Hamilton Should there be any changes
found necessary he would make them
at once, and really, upon reflection. he
| would call the rent twenty dollars and
| no 1t was settled that Mis- Hamilton
and her niece should have the suit of
rooms.
Senator Hamilton was to spend the
winter In Washington, but the climate
at the capital did not agree with his
family, and al 1t wonld be so lonely at
their country residence during his alb
.ence, this project Of taking rooms and
fitting them to their liking had occurred
10 them. Or course 1t would he only for
the winter, al d the Arrangement was
partly to secure she sfcluaion and
quiet 30 esst utial % her niece.
Lawyer Gr-euwo.H r,inriIed 10 bis
0fiire with r'' a'ulv IA, com tor,ab
foeling. 1t Wan ,t.t mai lie WAC dissaL.
lshed with Dts ir0>p.ciiva tenants
rhe acquisition OF people of such high
social position, was decidedly, crafty.
Ing, bu. be hal nadoubtsdly treated
Mrs Hamilton with a superciliousness
| uDcalled Tor and which he wonid not
have done had he only known.
From her plain attire, no had been
led to BET her down in his ment ia. inven.
tory ~ one of tho toil,ng class a seam.
stress, perhaps, possibly primary
teacher, but he had not dreamed that
she stood 80 high in the social scale.
She had met his rebuffs pleasantly,
| it wa possible that she had not noticed
them he sincerely hoped she had not,
| ard never Was there landlord who
felt more Inclined to be obiigipg and
| bs.quious; bnt that thought Of sens-
tor Hamilton's social and political
Influence had the least weight with the
shrewa, far-seeing lawyer, 1t is not my
business 10 say.
There were some trifling alterations
required, then the Misses Hamilton took
possession of the suit Of rooms.
From bis office window Lawyer
Greenwood noted the elegant furniture
which was carried up tor the ladies'
| use, and there was magnificent piano.
| from which some one invoked sweet
music the very first evening Of their
coming, but whether aunt or niece he
had no means OF determining.
The amt was woman OF forty at
least, with no pretensions 10 beauty,
and her PLAN features and plain attire
rad moi been In Ter favor for lik.
many other men, Alfred Greenwood
was an ardent worshiper at the shrine
of beauty, but The ugh he had met
many beautiful women, he was, at
u irty, still heart whole and his friends
were already clubbing him bachelor.
Not many days after the coming Of
his new tenants, Lawyer Greenwood
felt 1t duty, or 1t light have been
only inclination, to call and learn
neither they were comfortably stu
ated. and for this laudable purpose he
rang the bell and YVES ushered into the
parlor Of the Misses Hamilton.
A kind fortune favored his curiosity,
for both ladies were at home, and the
II. ece was formally introd uced by her
aunt.
A wee bit OF girl, Grace Hamilton
arose from her seat by the window and
Cd me for ward.
She was dressed In plain, service
able nuit Of some gray fabric With
atr rising ahower of manuscript flut-
u red down to the velvet carpet. She
seemed not 10 mind the ANNOYANCE,
however, and greeted Lawyer Green.
wood in a frank, cordial way that as
especially pleas .nR
A pair Of large brown ey es were raised
shy ly, as she extended "a delicate white
Il, a k,.N
lawyers clear, gray eyes met hers,
there was world OF mischief done, for
with that & lance went the young mans
the first time in his whole life Alfred
G. eenwood had fallen In love
IL was one OF those inexplicable cases
of love at FIST sight. and he was a cap
tive, TO TO held and led at the fanciful
caprices of the little blind god.
He spent h half hour in conversation,
aud left their parlor with the impress
sion that his new tenants we're extreme.
ly agreeable women, especially the
young authoress. She ad taid little,
her aunt had conversed fiuently, intel
ligently and had undeniably ~ woman =
gift, the ready use of language but
the eloquencs of silence had much
weight with the young lawyer, and at
his desk that evening a pair of brown
eyes with long silken lashes, kept in /
trud ing among his briefs.
Weeks passed, and upon one pretext or |
another, Lawyer Greenwood had made |
nnmberless calls upon his tenants.
Rent, at last, seemed minor consid- |
Grafton, and the comfort and convent |
ence of the occupants was of paramount
Importance
He had become much interested in /
authorship, and Miss Grace had con-
fded to him the secret that she WAS |
writing q book. 1t was her most i'm. |
portant venture, for hitherto she had |
written only sketches but she was in
dulging bright day dreams ola future
literary career.
artistic decoration. There were panels |
and plaques in Kenslngton painting,
there were lovelyidesigns In Arasene em
broidery on sofa pillows and cushions
and brackets and mantels were beauti-
he'd by the creations of her tireless
hands.
She talked less when Lawyer Green
wood dropped in of an evening, and
left the entertaining of the young man
TO her niece. 1t was an arrangement
which he appreciated, but that book did |
not progress. Indeed, the young au.
thoress seemed weaving romance into
the web OF her own life, with love for
the wool: for, notwithstanding Aunt ]
Mildred's a6 vice to beware of that |
heart Of hers, 1t was no longer in her
own keeping.
Aunt Mildred, whose mature years |
had given the wisdom of experience,
saw how matters stood; but she had
changed Der opinion Of the young law.