Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1885-04-15
be very evenly matched. 1 have a fond.

be very evenly matched. I have a fond.
ness for fair play, myself"
Tudor devoted the morning waiting
for her return. She came back lust be-
fore dinner and disappeared Immediate
ly after it. So for that matter did
Irene, and every other woman guest of
the house. After supper he had little
chat with her, from which he retired
with a strangely baffied expression of
countenance
His evening conference with his
sister explained it. II asked her."
said that e3timable lady, ''if she knew
Mrs Lydia Holman, of Chicago. She
said mo-. That settles IL, my dear
Tudor. | think you must sacrifice
yourself, and marry Cornelia Bucking-
ham. Her American ancestry is GER
tainly above reproach. i shouldn't hes
itate moment if had such chance
to repair the fortunes of my family"
Self-sacrificing woman! Of course
she wouldn't butpoor Tudor's face was
almost pale as he said YEARLY: Eyes,
Irene; it's no use. | will write to Cor
nelia tonight. [ asked Miss Randolph
to-day about her fathers business, not
directly you know, but gradually
brought out the question, as to his
| present occupation. She looked at me
little queerly, but said with serious,
almost sad face: He plays the harp
She did not really look ashamed, but
! OF course | felt like brute, and to
make her position a little easier | said:
All, in an orchestra, | supposed i
don't know, L am sure she an
swered, and walked away. We
will go back to New York to-
morrow, Irene, and 90 to Saratoga
from there, if Cornelia seems to expect
it,"
They left by the early boat
In October, as Tudor was looking
over Cornelia's list of wedding invita-
tons, the names Judge and Mrs.
Roger Randolph, Miss Anne Ran
dOlph," written therein, caused him to
say, 'Cornelia, who are these Ran
dolphs?n
very nice and very rich. / met them
last August at the Thousand Island
House, two weeks after you left. |
asked Miss Randolph if she had not
seen you, but she seemed to think not,
and her uncle and aunt were sure not.
She is charming girl. and is visiting
here in town, now"
Tudor saw her the instant he stepped
within the church. Cornelia was all
very well, bnt he had vowed back in
his knickerbocker days that he would
not grow up and marry Cornelia.
He committed tremendous breach
OF etiquette during the reception which
followed, but he secured a five-min-
utes' talk with Anne Randolph.
'Wil! you explain the mysteryP" he
asked.
What mysteryp" she responded.
''How | came to be at a bio hotel
alone? Certainly. My uncle wished
to 60 up the Saguenav, fishing NV
aunt and | started decorOusly for Alex
andria Bay. She was summoned to
New York by a telegram. Ny cousin
there was sick. There seemed no bet
ter plan than for me to 90 on where
rooms were wa ting. | imagined that
as | was fam liar with the regions
round about | might amuse myself for
a week or two, and also that if I
dressed in sackcloth severely, and did
not dance, propriety might be APP
peased, and let me pay my own bills
unmOlested. Are you satisfied?"
Certainly, but why d d you 90 away
every morning SO Secretly?"
ITO tell you that will be revelation
of iniqu ty; however, if you insist, l
will confess that paint on china. AS
badly, too, as you can possibly imagine
and | always intict my handiwork
on my frie,.ds. At that time | aspired
to the height of fish set, and being
conscious that [ didn't know a salmon
from a seal, undertook to study small
specimens, lured by the obliging gu des
into a pan of water which I provided
Il must ask you one more question
at all hazardS?"
Zone more, yes" she answered.
"What did you mean by saying that
your father was a street muscian?"
She blushed at that. Il confess to
NIL ce there" she answered. Il asked
your pardon, for was sorry as soon
as [ had spoken the words. Ny room
was next to your sisters, you know
those walls were thin, and | overheard
you two one night, specializing about
me. [ could not help it; [ smashed
soap dish trying to make you stop, and
changed my room the next day, but |
overheard enough to make me give you
an answer VIII ch | knew would be stag
gering. NY father has been dead five
years, and he is an angel in glory, if
any man is. | adhered to the trad t. ns
Of the elders about his harp playing"
Tudor's face was quite unhappy.
''But for that he sd d sadly, 81 should
have married you
"Oh, no." she responded brightly,
81 don't believe it. 1t is better as it
is
81 am convinced of it." he groaned.
81 had resolved to endure any kind of
parent, dead. There could have been
no other objection, and he returned to
his BRIDE, leaving Anne Randolph only
the sorry satisfaction of smiling, and
whispering to herself ga very serious
objection, if Plankington could be
made to comprehend it, though I
couldn' be so audacious as TO mention
it. ''-Harrjet B. Waterman, in Spring.
field Mass. Re4om6IicGn.