The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1886-04-08

respecting llla 9ouhk p'lp"h hHiiiN" fh'"''
think you said and now resident AT South
Morden, II l am satisfied that she II
a woman OF reputable character possess
ing an average education and presentable
manners, We may aa well let Alfred take his
own way, lie is out OF tho pale OF society
as II s; and Miss Miller has no father and
mother 30 complicate matters, which Is DIS
tlnctly merit ON her part-and, In aho J..
II the marriage il not absolutely dlagraoeiul,
the wIso,t way las we have no power 10 pre-
won't ~ will be 10 submit You win soy
nothing 10 Alfred about what | propose
do. tell you plainly don't trust him, You
will simply inform him from mo that wan
time 10 consider, and that, unless he hears y
the contrary In tho interval, he may exDe I
TO have the sanction OF your preaonco at hi
breakfast, or luncheon, or whatever II Il, ]
must go 10 town IN day or two, and shal
ascertain what Alfred's friends know alon
this last Of hi many folliea, II meet any ol
them al the club"
Returning 10 South Morden In no serene
frame OF mind, Hardyman found babel In q
slate Of depression which perploxed and
alarmed him,
The news that his mother might be ex'
pected 10 10 present. at tho garden party
failed 10 raise her spirltA Tho only explain
alton she gave Of tho change In her was that
the dull, heavy weather OF the last few days
mad her feel little languld and nervous,
Naturally dl,,atslled with this renly 10 his
inquiries, fIardyman asked for Mis- Pink
He was Informed that Miss Pink could not
100 him she was constItutlonally subject 10
asthma, and having warnings OF arclurn OF
the mllndy, she was (by the doctors adylcel
keeping her room, Hardyman returned Ia
the farm IN a temper which was felt by
everybody In his employment from the
trainer TO tho sableboya
While tho apology made for Miss Pink
stated no moro than tho plain truth, II must
bo confessed that llardynan was right In tie
cllnlng 10 be satisfied with lsabel'a excuse for
the melancholy that oppressed hor She ha I
that morning received Moody answer 10 tho
lines which he had addressed 30 him at the
end of her aunta letter, and she had not yet
recovered from the eifdGt which II mad pro
duccd on her plrts,
at IN impo 6ible for me 10 say honestly
that am not distressed Moody wrote) uby
the news OF your marriage engagement The
blow has IA leu very heavily on me, Whom
look nj the future now Gco only n dreary
blank This IN not your fault, You ara In no
way 10 blame, | remember tho time when |
should have been too angry 10 own this
when might have said or done things which
/ should have bitterly repented alterward,
That time h past My tomper has been
sOitOnOd since have bofricndcd you In your
troubles That good a. lonet has come out
of my foolish hopes, aud perhaps alao out OF
the true sympathy which have telt for You,
! can honestly AK you TO accept my hearts
dearest wishes for your happiness ana can
keen the rest 10 myself
UI0t me say word now relating 20 tho
efforts that have made 20 help YOU since
that 'ad day whom you loft LAZY Lydiards
house,
II had hoped tfor roasons which II Il neod-
less 10 mention hcre) 10 interest Mr. Hardy
man himself In aiding our Inquiry But
your hunts wishes, as Expressed IN her letter
10 mo- clos, my lipt viii only lst you, nt
some cunyon ont limo, 10 lot mo Wontlon tho
lust dia.uy, rcg that wo have mnd' leaving
II 10 YOUR discretion when Mr. liNrdymnu
has become your husband 10 ns, him The
questions which, under other circumstance,
should have put 10 hlm myself
"it n, OF COurse possible that the Wow
take II Mr. llardyuanE capacity 10 help us
may he u wistnkn one, In tbis cgge, II you
Nill wish the investigation 10 ho privately
NNlINN iillt I ANE w N'N w wv INV NNNNllNN
10 direct u rE tho greatest favor you can
conior on your devoted old friend
lyon nrol ho under no apprehension
about tho expense 10 which you ulc liSoly 90
nut m' ! have UNEXPECTEDLY inherited villa
l. o. me hpud,Omo fortune,
"Ih' same pO,i which brought your auntB
10 tor brought u line from q lawyer asking
iuo tu sHo him ON the subject OF my late
fntbrra nIfliw ! waited u day or two ho-
fore ! could summon heart enough 10 bco
him, or 10 tHo Unvhuly and lhun | won't to
Nv office. You have hrnrl that my fathers
bunk op cl payment 40 tlmo OF com.
mrrcil pnnIc Ills failure was mainly 40.
trIhlled to the runchory Of a lriuud whom
hO had lem largo sum of moncy Aul who
paid him thp ypnrly interest without nc.
bnOWlpdflug that every iHrthlug OF u had
boon lost IN uu1necoNful ,po u,HtonN Tho
ron OF this man has proaporod IN business,
aud hn hus hunuluhly devoted u part OF his
wealth tu th' payment OF hs 'nthorB credit.
ora Half th sum due mn father has thus
passed into my hands UH his next Of kin, aud
The other hulf % follow in coura, Of TIM, II
my hopes hn been fulfilled how gladly
should have throd my prosperity wlu youl
Aslt N, ! have lar moro Than enough for my
wants ns q lonely man. nnl plenty loft 20
spend I'M your service
God blus aud prosper you, my dcar
shall nsl, you 10 nccopt little present from
me, among the other offerings that are
ER, M
The atudoully consIdornte and dclIcnto
tone la which these limos were written had
an olfoct ON Isabel which wa exactly the
opposite Of the effect intended by thr wri or
She burNt into pas Tomato ~ OF toniv, nnl IN
the gafo solitude OF her own room tho dcsnnir,
ing words O.Cnpod hOr ~ Win | had died
before met with Alfred Hard mnnlN
A. tho days wore on, dAappOllmunts and
difficulties seemed, by kind Of fatality, t(
hosot the contemplated announcement Of ty
marriage
La@ PInks asthma, developed by the un.
favorable weather, Hot the dootoru urt NJ
defiance, aud threatened 20 koop that un'
fortunate ludy prisoner In her room on
tho day OF tn party Hardynlans invita-
tiona wero In aomo catca refused, and In
othom accepted by husbands, with okouga
Tor tho absence Of their wives His oldor
brother mado uu apology for hlnsclf ~ well
~ for his wife Folk Swoetsir wrote,
"With pleasure, dear Alfred II my health
permits mo 10 leave tho house" Indy
lydiMd invited NJ Miss Plnka special ro-
quest sent no reply Tho one encouraging
crcumi. nnco was the eilonco OF Lady
Roihdrne l. 80 long as her son received no
intmaton 20 tho contrary, " wne u sign
that Lord Rothorlold permitted his wifo 10
sanction the marriage by hor presonce,
llardyman wrote 20 his imperial corrc-
spondont, engaging 10 leave England ON tho
earliest poshlo day, md asking 10 bo par
donod lf lao failed 70 express himself moro
definitely In consideration OF domestic nf-
fairs which II was necessary 10 settle before
ho started for the contlnont II thcro should
not bc timo enough 10 write again, he prom.
iscd 10 send toOgrnphio announcement OF
HIS departure Long nftorward llardyman
remembered the inlsgiyingt that had troubled
him when lao wrote That letter In tho rough
draft OF n ho hud mentioned, as his excuse
for not being yet certain OF his own moyo-
ments, thu ho expected 70 bO Immediately
married In the fair copy the vnguo foro-
boding Of some accident ~ come was 10
pnlnfully prosent 20 his mind that ho struck