Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1885-12-12

Il am glad to hear thpt Of4
Kirke my kind regards
i will, squire ~
IF can he Of Any service, COM
mand me"
"Whcn do you leave 7"
As soon as your uncle Is better. ]
should not like to 20 away and leavu
him SO ia. III drop in early i'm the
morning. Goodnight, Miss Dolly
As soon as she returned 10 the sit-
ting-room, she sat down, saying aloud:
"Well, ! never thought Arthur Car
ringford was one of that sortl don't
believe it; it is some OF that Irikhman's
lies; he couldn't tell the truth 20 save
his lifep
She took up small writing-desk
and placed it on the table; then sat
down and wrote the following letter:
"DEAR PErrY-I tnclose you very
strauge newspaper slip, considering whom
and oas at once, f.if squire Rodney deciafed
tnat your friend, Lord fravers, has betrayed
Hazel, and there Will be trouble unless you
can prevent IL. UItcle DunstAn Is very M,
but don't tel Hazel, II you happen 70 meet
her. IL would onr; worry her, aud not do
any good. can't w'site more this evening.
I am worried 10 death about ms cousin. 4
hope you Will be allie to make Lord 1fayers
do rigat by Hazel, AZ ne has wiOnged her.
Be a good boy Write mea long letter as
soon as you know the truth. With love,
"DoLLY DurroN.p
Joe shall post this the first thing in
the morning. III soon know what
has happened. Captain Green will
see that Hazel does not sulier. He's
queer, but not so green as heappears"
And Dolly smiled when she thought
of her eccentric sweetlleart. DDlly
then went upstairs and rnade her aunt
lie down while she took her place by
her grim old uncle's sick-bed.
During the next three days Dunsan
Kirke lay i'll unto death Mercy.
Kirke and Dolly nursed him devotediyg
The evening OF the third day, Dolly
hearing a knock ar the ball door, open
ed it.
@Good Graciousl what brings You
here p cried Dolly as she saw Pitta-
Gus Green.
"The train, my dear girl" replied
Captain Green, as he kissed the blush
ing girl. Il received you letter aud
thought / would answer it in person"
"Why did you not do as told you,
Pity p
because thought you would take
pity ON me. Travers is not at home.
He's gone to Devonshire for a week. /
met him the DAY / arrived in Lyndon.
got leave Of absence just on purpose
TO run down here and sec you. Aren't
you glad TO see me, little woman "
Rather replied Dolly, with a mis-
chievous twinkle in her dark-blue
eyes, t- r4- r-.r.It
That's cold welcome. sweetheart"
said Pittacus, catching her again in
his arms and kissing herr
THAT will do" cred Dolly blushing
deeply
"My dear Dolly, | really must make
up for lost time"
-eHushl you,muss be ON your good
behavior. Uncle Dunstan is very i'll
lawfully sorry, Dolly, but I am glad
ii is not youp
slow long are you going to stay ?"
sAbout three days; then will go
and hunt up TravHrs Upon my honor
Dolly, there must be some mistake
about his acting ii such beastly man
ner.1
squire Rodney has been looking
into matters, Pity aud ne ~ sconVlnceu
the marriage is not legal"
"By Jove, / feel as il Travers onght
to DO horsewhipped i took him for
an honest man."
ESQ did IT,
@Well, Iii soon see low things are
when / hunt him mp, sweetheart II
he has wronged your Cousin Hazel,
III make him do what is right"
"You dear old man, know you
will, replied Dolly, with a smile, rs
she looked into the frank face Of her
lover.
Pittacus Green remained nearly q
week at Blackburn bIill, and then re-
turned to London. The morning after
his arrival in that city he hastened TO
Brighton. His interview with Lord
Travers led 20 the dreadful discovery
that Hazel Kirke was not vile in re-
ality.
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