Milford chronicle., 1885-01-09

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z go to her at once cue
relatives at the Grand Hotel. "
Con turned on him, a sulky expression
wreathing his handsome face.
'Look here, Gray isn't t enough
for a fellow to be left penniless, without
making him play lackey to the girl that
has got his money? As you're so des.
perately interested, you can tell my
cousin that am very much engaged to-
day, and can't 60 to her. IT she wishes
to see my mother, [ presume she can
find her."
Arthur Gray whistled as he turned
his back upon his late client
He was young man and still unmar-
ried, so it may be presumed he didn't
feel very badly as he returned to pay his
devOirs to the heiresa
But Con felt far from comfortable as
he passed the massive portals of his
mothers door, and strobe impatiently
down the stately halls that were theirs
no longer.
As he stood inside the lofty room that
| his imagination had already peopled,
and looked around en- the velvet chairs
and lounges, in every nook Of which he
had already ensconced, in fancy, Mahel's
slender figure; on the softly yielding
carpets that he hoped her little feet
would press; on the heavy silken cur
tains from between which he had'dreamt
of seeing a childish face and golden
head waiting and Watching forliin,. he
lid feel very, very badly; aild, after all.
[ don't think any Of us ca1 blame him.
although we may all have raised super
cllious eyebrows at the truthful homei-
ness of the old proverb, "When poverty
comes in at the door, love flies out at the
window"
After his passion had subsided he
wrote to Mabel, and, to give him his
due, took infinite comfort in so doing.
He told her all his misfottdnes and
asked if she would in reality become his
wife; told Der how he hoped by his own
exertiOns to climb the ladder, and asked
the aid of her small hands n help him
in the struggle. Then he stamped the
letter and sealed it with the Creighton
seal, after which he went in search Of his
mother She was ont driving, the ser
want said, and would not be home until
dinner. So, with a feeling of half relief,
he wss descending the stairs when the
eFvant called, 81 forgot to give you
his note, Mr.. Creighton. It was left
here about five Minutes age"
Con took it up and glanced earelessiy
at it, dainty little envelope, whose del !
icate address he did not recognize, broke |
the SEAL and read:
miss CceightOn's compliments to Mr.. |
Creighton, and desires his immediate
pres ence at the Grand HOTEL"
"By Jove ! she'll offer me the post of
'Ootman next, I presume. But III 60 to
ler now, and let her see her mistake"
So, in anything but an amiable hu-
nor, he wended his way to her ''imme-
late presence"
IN IS Creighton is engaged at pres
INT, but will be down in five minutes"
he waiter said. And after ne had dis
appeared, Con began to mutter sOme-
hing contemptuous about Country
,harms," etc
Then finding he had TO wait he re-
igned himself to a comfortable arm
hair until light step sounded in the
iall; until a slight figure, clouds Of gOl-
en- hair and diaphanOus robes of fleecy !
auze came floating into the room; until
sweet voice cried cut: "Oh, Con, am
0 glad to see you y
Then, while he was staring and won
ering. Mabel's two white hands were !
aid in his; Mabel's sweet face was up
lrned to him; Mabel's violet eyes rested
pon him, the tender love-light lurking {
0 their depths.
"Mabel, my darling-my own little /
label. what does this mean p
"Why, you silly fellow, it means that
m your cousin, Mabel Creighton; and {
nat I'm glad, oh so glad, Con. that I
idn't take your money never TO return {
!. And I'm gladder still that we met t
efore they made this discovery, and t
lat you loved me in spite Of what peo- T
e said !" t
She drew herself up to her fullest f
light and looked him proudly in the a
ce. p
Certainly didn't know it or would n
I'VE found out the truth and told you all "
the time you asked me to be waiting II
r your return. always thought | was 81
andpapa's daughter, for you know n
len my mother died we left the place 81
lere was born and went to the village al
lere you met me. " 70
He began to realize it then, but still N
u can imagine that he felt rather awk- W
lrd. tu
"And so my little Mabel is the heir yt
?" he began, but she interrupted CT
n. "a
NO Con, I'm not; don't want the wi
,ney; nor grandpa, nor grandma does to
t want it. We were happy before and th
can be happy again if" it
And then she stopped, the violet eyes m.
,oped and Con was himself again, as "a
stopped toward her saying, Very pr
Il, darling; but must take you, too, Of
security" m
Three months after the security was co
d, and the golden link of the mar *
ge tie riveted the agreement forever; toi
lie with smiling serenity Mrs Creigh. tui
+, looked on, entirely forgetting her th;
advocacy of Emily Cummings and deI
own aversion to the little country 1ei
whose pretty face" had attracted
rs attentions. wh
n, well suppose she is pardonable; rs
I wonder, in the universal Joy, if the dis
bel Creighton that slept so peacefully ha7
he village churehyard knew that her the
ghter was happy? tiv