Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1885-06-17

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running the heiresses," as Jack ex.
pressed it, at her expense.
The ball was q great success, and
Katie G. Brown created quite a sensa-
ton. Jack WAS most attentive to her
and she actually danced six times with
him. He allowed, however, the OPP
portunity to pass without proposing
to her, much to Lady Francis indig-
nation.
Jack and the Browns once again
relapsed into the same pleasant life.
One day they went to Windsor the
next to Hampton Court or Sandown
races, and so on. Lady Francis was
nervous and shocked, for Samuel
| Washington Brown allowed the girls
to do exactly as they liked, and sell
dom accompanied them.
'I calculate young people prefer
| being left to themselves. You and I
did long ago, Lady Francis" he used
| to say.
eyes, but it is not our CUSTOM" she
protested.
'I don't believe English girls are half
SO wicked as you think. Why don't
you trust them little more?" he
asked.
She did not exactly know what an
swer to make, so muttered something
incoherent about society.
"All artificial, Lady Francis; all
humbug. Tt is a great pity it is so.
Society spoils you all. Do you know
that duke Of yours would make good
fellow it he were not a duke, and Lord
Oldin las his head as well screwed on
as any man in the states. You, too,
are a clever woman yourself, Lady
Francis" he continued, 81 like you,
and | like your nobility, too-when
they thaw."
Lady Francis could not altogether
understand nor appreciate Samuel
w. Brown. Indeed, she was growing
quite concerned about him. He had
a habit of calling on her at all sorts of
strange hours, giving as an excuse that
the girls were away with the boys, and
he was lonely.
81 really believe" said Lady Fran
els, with a shudder, to her friend Clare
-" II really believe that wretched
man is making love to me-"
Good gracious, my dear, how terri
| BILE! 1t will spoil it all if you have to
refuse him." exclaimed Clara Melton.
By this time Samuel Washington
Brown and the Miss Browns were ce-
| lebrities. Every one knew and heard
of the great American heiresses, but
Jack Trimson did not seem a step
was in despair. "They will ruin me
between them," she moaned. "Why,
l have actually overdrawn my &C
count at the bank"
SIT will be all right, mother, when |
marry Kate. Old Sam will stump up
the dollars as he expresses it, )"
laughed Jack.
81 wish you would propose at once.
We really cannot 60 on living in this
extravagant manner. | am positively
ruined" moaned Lady Francis.
Clancy half a million of money,
mother Why, you can have as much
as you like when it is mine"
Matters, however, gradually became
desperate. Everyone was talking of
Jack and the heiress, and wondering
why the engagement was kept a secret;
"For surely" they reasoned, "they
must be engaged, or they would not
be going on IN this manner" And by
degrees they also began to associate
Samuel w. Browns name with that Of
Lady Francis.
Clancy the old tabby going in for
that rich savage" said her dear friend,
Lady Oldin, to her husband.
''He is worth a million of money!"
said his lordship dryly, "and Lady
Francis is not rich
At last the crisis came Lady Fran
els received an intimation from her
banker that he could not cash any
more of her checks. Nothing could
save her, therefore, but Jack immedi-
ately engaging himself to the rich heir
ess.
On arriving home her ladyship
explained the startling news to him.
81 will propose tomorrow" he re-
marked, "but perhaps I had better
write and get an appointment first
with the old gentleman and sound
him."
He accordingly dispatched the fol
lowing epistle:
my DEAR SIR: Can you give me an in
terview tomorrow morning at II A. M. at
the Langham. [ wish to speak to you on a
delicate subject and hope to see you alone.
Pray remember me = cry kindly to your
j. TR1MsON.
rs. ". BrCWn, Esq
ether, mother" he remarked, s'the
die is cast. Tomorrow will decidemy
fate
2 he next morning while he was seat
&c at breakfast with Lady Francis, a
letter was handed to him by the serv-
mt. He read it quietly, and then aft
er a little hesitation, passed it over to
dis mother. It ran as follows:
my DEAR SIN: I shall be most happy to
see you, as suggested at II A. NJ. Ii, how
ever, the delicate subject you refer to has
reference to the absurd rumors connecting
my name with that of your mothers, [
hardly think you need trouble to call, as I
am happy to say my wife is still alive.
Yours is indeed strange country just
because your good mother took a kindly
interest in me, her friends Immediately put
it down that she was about to become
Mrs. Brown. I am sure there has never
been anything in her conduct to justify
such an assumption, and venture to offer
her, through you, my most sincere sym
pathy that her considerate attention to
me should have been 30 misunderstood.