The Dickinson press., 1885-01-03

fancy Mabel's slender Agurs; on the
softly yielding carpets that he hoped
her little feet would press; on the
heavy silken curtains from between
which he had dreamt of seeing q child
ish face and golden head waiting and
watching for him, he did feel very,
very badly; and, after all, I don't think
any of us can blame him, although we
may all have raised supercilicus eye
brows at the truthful LONELINESS of the
old proverb, "When poverty comes in
at the door, love flies out at the win
dow"
After his passion had subsidized he
wrote to Mabel, and, to give him his
due, took infinite comfort in so doing.
He told her all his misfortunes and
asked if she would in reality become
his wife; told her how he hoped by his
own exertions to climb the ladder, and
asked the aid of herssmall hands to help
him in the struggle. Then he stamped
the letter and sealed it with the Creigh.
ton seal, after which he went III search
OF his mother. She wasssout driving,
the servant said, and would not be
home until dinner. So, With a feeling
OF half relief, he was descending the
stairs when the servant called, a.Iforeot
to give you this note, Nh. Creighton.
lit was left here about five minutes ago."
4 Con took it up and glanced careless.
ly at it, a dainty little enevelope, whose
delicate address he did not recognize,
broke the seal, and read
Miss Creighton's compliments to
Mr.. Creighton, and desires his immedi-
date presence at. the Grand Hotel.'n
by Jove! She'll offer me the post
OF footman next, presume. But I'll
go to her now, and let her see her mis-
take"
So, in anything but and amiable hu-
NOR, he wendell his way to her Gimme
date presence"
"Miss Creighton is engaged at pres
ent, but will"be.down In five minntes.n
the waiter said. And after he had dis
appeared, Con began to mutter some
thing contempestuous about "country
charms" &c.
Then finding he had to wait he re-
signed himself to a comfortable arm-
chair, until d light step sounded in the
hall until q slight figure, clouds of
golden hair and diaphanous robes of
feecy gauze, came floating INTO the
room; untila- sweet voice cried out:
"Oh Con, 1 am so glad to see.yeuln
: Then, while lie staring and wonder
ing, Mabel's two white hands were laid
in his; Mabel's sweet face upturned to
him; Mabels violet eyes rested upon
him, the tender love-light lurking in
their depths.
"Mabel, my darling--my own little
Mabel, what does this mean?"
"Why, you silly fellow, it means that
I'm your cousin, Mabel Creighton; and
that I'm glad, oh! SO glad, Con, that 1
didn't take your money never to return
it. And I'm gladder still that we met
before they made this discovery, and
that you loved me in spite of what peo-
pie saidp
She drew herself up to her fullest
height and looked him proudly in the
face.
Certainly I didn't know it, or 1
would have found out the truth and told
you all at the time you asked me to be
waiting for your return. I always
thought 1 was grandpapa's' daughter,
for you know when my mother died we
left the place where I was bora and
went to the village where you met me-"
He began TO realize it then, but still
you can imagine that he felt rather
awkward.
"'And SO my little Mabel is the heir
ess?" he began, by way of prelude; but
she interrupted him.
mo, Con, I'm not; Idon't want the
money, nor grandpa, nor grandma does
mo- want it,. We were happy before
and we can be happy again if"
And then she stopped, the. violet
eyes dropped and Con was himself
again, as he stopped towards her, say
ing, every we'll, darling; but 1 must
take you, too, for security"
Three months after the security was
paid, and the golden link of the mar
'riage tie riveted the agreement forever;
while with smiling serenity Mrs. Creigh-
ton, senior, looked on, entirely forget
ting her old advocacy Of Emily Cum
mings and her own aversion TO the little
country girl whose "pretty face" had
attracted Cons attentions.
All, well! I suppose she, is pardon
able; and Twonder, in the universal
Joy, if the Mabel Creighton that
slept SO peacefully in the churchyard
knew that her daughter was happy?s
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