Daily Yellowstone journal., 1885-04-24

am offering you; but suppose you are
not too tine a lady to know what work
means"
III l had been then, all was corrected
by now During these seven years ]
have worked hard and lived hard.
Yet there are those who say old
Peter Glennie is worth half million OF
money.
My'golden week Of happiness is gone,
but, although William is gone, i am
strangely content.
/ do not regret the step have taken.
Since the morning after my marriage,
my uncle had been quieter and better.
Old Mr.. Baines, the lawyer, had been
with him full hour that morning and
old Jenkyns had been called into his
room to sign his name to some docu'
ment, together with the hired nurse,
Hes a miserable old man, she said
to me that same day. II suppose it's
his will we signed. What a grudge he
seems to have against marriage lie
growls continually in his sleep, about
fools getting married.
"Ah!" | said; ''he has never mar
ried"
NO" she laughed. 81 should not
say any one was the loser by that,
either"
He had called her at this moment,
aud I was left alone to oyerhear a con
versation between old Jenkyns and
Betty. who, being both deaf, were
talking over the same matter in tue
kitchen.
"Ah, we'll, Lefty, its a hard day for
the farm when William goes away; and
how'll the old master do wi new
steward at his tonne o life, wonderi'
He knows what he's about, never
you fear. Do'ee think for moment as
how he don't know n letting him 90 is
the only way o. preyentin' a marriage
between be and Miss Norah! Ha.
ha! han
As hear her cunning old laugh at
my expense, | sit hugging my love to
my heart.
Old Betty always owed me grudge
for coming to Norlington farm, al
though she had been compelled 10 show
me ordinary ciyility.
How little she knew we were married
only yesterday, under her very nose, as
il were. so far, | had deceived him
and the few other people knew-de-
ceiyed him through his own hardness;
for so far as was concerned ! would
have told him, only knew, and my
husband knew, that any sudden shock
would in all probability kill him.
We should have parted, and kept
true faith TO each other, if my strength
had not been weakened when that good
offer to go to Canada had come so sud
denly. Then he had prayed me to
marry him before he started, so that if
my uncle died might at once come out
TO him as his wife.
And now William was gone. The
ship had sailed, and / was alone, but
happier far than as if ] had denied him
his prayer.
Since the day after my marriage,
when Mr.. Baines had been with my
uncle, he had been more quiet, but
strangely anxious not to let me out of
his sight.
All through the week had not been
once out of the house. OF this he
seemed 10 take full care by keeping me
near him by every pretence he could
think of.
The ship had sailed only one week
when my uncle died suddenly: and
then on the day of his lonely funeral
came the reading OF the old miser's
will.
came down with my wedding ring
exposed for the first time
IL was noticed at once.
Miss Ulennie and Mr.. Baines looked
aghaSt at me. The doctor, who had at.
tended my poor old uncle looked horri
fed, as well he might, knowing that it
meant disinheritance TO me if | mar.
ried.
old Betty's eyes had a wicked CLEAN
in them as she said, Perhaps you
didn know, you and William Maple
son, that you d lose everything if you
married
we did not care TO think Of it,"
said 81 should have sailed with him
had not my duty kept me with your
master.
At thai moment ! could not say my
uncle, old betty looked so malicious.
And so, she said, you have gone
and lost a fortune-lost a fortune to
get married"
cannot describe the insolent sheer
with which she Kissed out the words.
81 made his will the eth of this
month, my dear lady, deereeing il so.
When were you married.
"On the 2gth, Mr.. Baines.
The old gentleman stared at me,
then rapidly real the short will.
] was TO be disinherited of more than
half million Of money if married
from that date-so IL was worded.
was married the day before.
A "Creche" or DAY Nursery"