Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1885-01-02

fancy, Mabels slender figure; on the
softly. yielding carpets that he hoped
her little feet would press; on the
heavy silken curtains from between
which he had drealnt of seeing 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 ct the truthful LONELINESS of the
old proverb, "When poverty comes in
at the door, love flies out at the win
dow" ,g,.-y H..
After his passion had subsido3 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 becoms
his wife; told her how he hoped by his
own exertions to climb the ladder, and
asked the aid of hex small lands 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
the servant said, and would not be
home until dinner. So, with feeling
Of half relief, he was descending the
stairs when the servant called, X forgot
to give you this note, Mr.. Creighton.
It was left here about five minutes ago."
Con took it up nnd glanced careless
" at it, e. dainty little enevelope. whose
delicate address he did not recognize,
broke the seal, and read:
Miss Creighton's com ,,iments to
Mr.. Creighton, and desires his in2medi-
date presence at the Grand Hotei.'"
"By Jove! She'll offer nissE the poss
of footman next, J. presume{ But I'll
go to her now, and let her see her mis-
take"
So, in anything but aud ;sniable hu-
NOR, he wendell his way to her "im,ne-
date presence.
Miss Creighton is OF gagged at pres
ent, but will be down in five minutes"
the waiter said. And after he had dis
appeared, Con began to mutter some
thing contempes5uous about country
charms" &c.
Then finding he had to wait he re-
signed himself to a comfortable arm
chair, until light step sounded IL the
hall until slight figure, clouds Of
golden hair and diaphanous robes of
heecy gauze, came floating INTO the
room; until sweet voice criei out:
"Oh Con, I am so glad to see you!"
Then, while he staring and wonder
ing, Mabel's two white hands were laid
in his; Mabeks sweet face upturncd to
him; Mabel's 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, oil! so glad, Con. that 1
didn't take your money never to return
it. And I'm gladden. still that we met
before they made this discovery, and
that you loved nue. in spite Of what peo-
pie said!'
She drew herself up to her fullest
height and looked him proudly in the
face.
"Certainly I didn't know it. or l
would have found out the truth and told
! YOU OIL tO Gio bi141C W. 1o1NSt LIN w w
waiting for your return. | always
thought L 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 ne"
He began to realize it then, but still
you can imagine that he felt rather
awkward.
and so my little Mabel is tho heir
ess?" he began, by way Of prelude; but
she interrupted him.
"No, Con I'm not: don't want the
money, nor grandpa, nor grandma does
not 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, VERY we'll, darling; but I must
take you, too, for security"
Three months after the security was
paid, and the golden link Of the mar
riage tie riyeted 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! suppose she is pardon
able; and wonder, in the universal
Joy, if the Mabel Creighton that
slept so peacefully in the churchyard
knew that her daughter was happy?
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