Weekly commercial herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1884-18??, 1885-11-20

Ths t5no-ths smbre-rsminds me every
moment Of poor my CLAUDIA"
II suppose said Arnold, ''that one mus
inherit something, il IL Is only a voice, from
ones father. Have you said anything L
her yet about money matters, ard a settle
ment Of her elaimsF'
mo. not yet Ibid venture, last night,
to approach the subject, but she would moi
hear Of it. So I dropped it. Icall that
true delicacy, Arnold-native, instructive,
hereditary delicacy.n
Have you given any more money to the
American gentleman who brought her
homer
'Iris made him take a hundred pounds
against his win, to buy books with, for he
is not rich. Poor fellow! 1t went much
against the grain with him to take the
money. But she made him take it. She
said he wanted books and instruments, and
insisted on his having at least a hundred
pounds. 1t was generous Of her. Yes; she
isl nm c~onvinced-a truly generous girl.
and as open-handed as the day. Now,
would a common girl, a girl of no descent,
have shown SO much delicacy and gen.
erosityF'
"By the way, Clara, here is a photograph.
Does it belong to you' II picked it up.h
He showed the photograph which Lala
Roy had given him..
'Oh, yes; it is a likeness of DR.. Washing
ton, Iris's adopted brother and guardian.
She mus have dropped it. l should thirk
it was taken a few years back, but it is still
a very good likeness. "A handsome man. is
he notl He grows upon one rather. His
parting words with Iris yesterday were very
dignifed and touching"
Il will give it to her presently he re-
piled, without further comment.
There was, then, no doubt. The woman
was an impostor, and the man was tho thief,
and the papers were the papers which had
been stolen from the safe, and Iris Deseret
was no other than his own Iris. But he must
not show the least sign of suspicion.
What are you thinking about, ArnoldY'
asked Clara. "Your face is as black as
thunder. You are not sorry that Iris has
returned, are YOUR
Il was thinking of my engagement,
Clara"
"Why, you are not tired of it already?
An engaged man, Arnold, ought not to look
SO gloomy as that
am not tired of it yet. But l am un.
happy as regards some circumstances con-
nected with it. Your disapproval, Clara,
for one. My dear cousin, l owe so much to
you that / want to owe you more. Now,
lave a proposition-a promise-to make to
you. | am now so sure, so very sure and
certain that you will want me to marry
Miss Aglen-and no one else-when YOU
once know her, that will engage solemnly
to marry her unless you entirely APP
Let me owe my wife to you, as well
as everything else"
ARNOLD, you are not in earnestq'
"Quite in earnest.n
But l shall never approve. Never
never-never! l could not bring myself, UNI
der any circumstances that l can conceive,
to approve of such a Connection
"My dear cousin, | am, on the other
hand, perfectly certain that you will ap-
prove. Why, if l were not quite certain do
you think should have made this promise?
But to return to your newly-found cousin.
Tell me more about herr
well, l have discovered that she is'a
really very clever and gifted girl. She can
initiate people in the most wonderful way,
especially actresses, though she has only
been to a theatre once or twice in her life.
At Liverpool she heard some one sing what
she calls a topical song, and this she actually
remembers-she carried it away in her head,
every word and she can sing it just as they
ring it on the stage, with all the vulyarity
and gestures initiated to the very life. OF
course l should not like her to do this before
anybody else, but it is really wonderful"
'Indeedr said Arnold. SIT must be very
clever and amusing"
"Of course" said Clara. with colossal ig-
ian American lady can hardly be
to understand English vulgarities.
doubt there is an American variety"
Arnold thought that a vulgar song could
)e judged at its true value by any lady,
ither American Or English; but he said
And then the young lady herself appeared.
She had been driving about with Clara
imong various shops, and now bora upon
Ter person the charming result of these
journeys, in the shape Of a garment which
vas rich in texture and splendid in the max.
ng. And she really was a handsome girl,
'nly with a certain air of being dressed for
he stage. But Arnold, now more than sus-
was not dazzled by the gorgeous
and only considered how his cousin
could for a moment imagine this person to
Dc a lady, and how it would be bestto break
he news.
"Clara's cousin" she said, 81 havo for
gotten your name; but how do you do,
And then they went in to dinner.
"You have learned, l SUPPOSE said
Arnold. Something about the Deseret fam
ly by this timeP
"oh, yes; 1 have heard all about the
.amily-tree. 1 dare say | shall get to know
t by heart in time. But you don't expect
ne, all at once, to care much for it."
Little Republican, said Clara. "She
does not feel a pride in belonging
% a good old family"
The girl made a little gesture.
''Your family can't do much for you that
can see, except to make you proud, and
not to see other women in the shop.
That is what the county ladies do"
'Why, my dear, what o n earth do you
Inow of the county ladiesW
Lofty blushed a little. She had made A
But she quickly recovered.
II only know what I've read, cousin,
about any kind of English ladies. But
enough, I'm sure. Stuck up thingsl'
And again she observed, from Clara's
panied expression, that she had made an
other mistake.
If she showed a liking for stout al lunch,
she manifested a positive passion for cham
at dinner.
81 do like the English CUSTOM" she said,
i'of having two dinners in the day."
Ladies' in America, l suppose" said
Mara lldinn in tho nniddIo Of A. l.uai -