The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1886-06-24
BEAUTY'S SECRET
BY ALAN MUIR.
Author Of "vanity Hardware" Golden
Girls" Etc.
Harry" he said, with unusual kindness

whole. shall make your way plain
aOh, that OF COURSE replied the ealy
youth. q" settled that In my mind long ago,
and he la ghed loudly.
Suppose we unke call on the Temple
tomorrow" the uncle said
"No, not tomorrow, thanbee' the passion
ate lover said, shaking his hAad, Tomorrow
] ride over 10 Blancourt 10 SEQ jefferson
Never hurry after the women. They thinh
quite enough OF themselves without ouI
helpp which delicate speech he enllvened
with fresh laugh loud, hearty and vacant,
The matter dropped, but ut dinner that
day, after the cloth had been removed, Archi'
bald Goldmore, grayely renewing the sub
ject, saidi
an curious way your choice Of Mis-
Temple-we say nothing about her view OF
the matter"
20, that's ell right enough" young Harry
said.
"That we shall see, his uncle remarked;
Afor the present. never mind, was going 10
say your choice In a curious way approves
itself to me; for do you know, Harry, | once
had thoughts OF proposing TO the young dy
myself"
"Of whdi" screamed the nephew
"Of proposing to the young lady myself v
The uncle repeated
"Of whaip exclaimed the nephew, again In
scream Of undouhtod mrprlsc,' Ito could
neither believe his ears nor dIsbelloye them,
"Of proposing 10 the young lady myself,p
Archibald Gollmore answered once more
with steady solemulty
His nephew would hear no more. He burst
Into a roar Of laughter, threw himself back In
bis chair laughed loud and long, changed
the key OF his laugh, went high went low,
llapped the table, and In q general way
hgniaed that the most comlcal idea ever
heard Of since ideas first began had just been
lot loose upon the world
at " perfectly true" the uncle said, used
10 his nephowa mad moods, and not as yet
Aifronted.
AT your agcl" screamed tho nephew,
Hmarry lovely girl like that Do you
think she would have looked at your and 10
In a variety Of phrases ho put the absurdity,
nluting each fancy with n fresh outburst OF
ndiouo, while the uncle sat fuming over In.
IultG which were truly oxasperOtlng But ho
was man Of great self-restraint, and he
said nothing,
Al that u .ht the nephew persisted In his
riG Gcule, "Uncle, what kind Of u coat would
you bo married in" "Whero would you
have gone for your honeymoon "iIow
many bridesmaids would you have hadP
"Would II not have been suitable 10 have sage
5pinsters Of Gftyi' and no on In an insane,
but offensive, succession, The rude young
fellow thought only Of his sallicS and his
amusement perhaps q little tncturo Of an.
noyanco lay at the bottom, and made his
iosts taunts indeed. In any case, no jested 10
his hearts content; and the uncle, boiling
with anger, disclosed nothing Of his fury.
The nephew thought OF final witticlsm.
After they had gone 10 bed he marched 10 his
uncos door and tapped and the uncle, hear
ing his voice, which for whittier oifoCt ho
pitched low and serious, fancicd ho was going
10 apologize The great man opened his door.
"Unclo, said the nephew, In grave tone,
which carried ON the Illusion,
"Woll, HonryP
"somcthng has Just struck mo-"
"Woll, llonryP
Al could not 80 to bod without asking you"
"What B itN
"Makc me godfather 10 number one"
Hs dropped his voice lower than ever, And
screaming again with rapture, ho rotrcatod
down the corridor and left his uncle 70 20 10
bed with what appetite for sleep hc might
The next day ho rode over 10 Blancourt
aAd at night returned 10 dinuor llo was
tlpd, and spoke little beyond q gunhlo NJ
tie fish. nut whom dessert began foling his
energies recruited ho thought II time TO how
something moro Of his playful ways,
"fhought again about your marriage
Uncle"
"Yos, Henry"
'rYou could not do n Visor thing than 10
propose toU young beauty said This young
man Of fatal udcncss, "rho younger and
the moro beautiful, th, visor you viii boz
Hero camp the lnCotIous scream II was
always the umo=short ahriil, apamodIc,
irrational,
$50 think, Henry"
oOnly don propose 10 Miss Sibyl romplo,
6hou mime you know
"lluyc you asked horN
oNo, but , shall tomorrow"
"Hcniy Ns,Dd her today
"Whnt, for NOR
"Nu, for myself
"You didp
VI did,
"Now don't begin with any tricks, unclo,'
the young man sad rising from his chair
with alarm IN his face, ~ hate practical
Jokes"
"Thls n no Joke" the uncle answered with
calmnc@, al asked Miss sbyl Tomplo 10.
day 10 marry me- and she said Yes Sho Ia
my aillanccd wife, and with hcr mothers full
consent
Poor Harry Goldmoree face fell ~ yisIbly
during this announcement "a II II had boon
house tumblng down story by story AZ tho
end--tho speech was slowly delivered by hig
uncle-he called out In exactly the note IN
which an angry boy says, ~ won't play amy
more"
"well its the shobbIcst thing loyor hoard
or
"Ilcnry, listen TO me, the uncle sold severely,
"You are u thoughtle@ young man, aud you
know well your affections were not engaged
tdoult indeed N you have any affections 70
mgago You have been rudcand oven brutal
IN your language 10 mei ] forgive youi you
have hal lcsson would have provided
for your marriage with Miss Tcmplc, and
still will provide for Il with amy young lady
approve of am going To my library now,
and you had bot'cr think this mul,or over,
aud asl, yourself whether you would not bo
wise II You learned good manners I om not
harsh with you, and ~ long ~ you are not
Immoral I never viii be harsh for your
fathers mkc But shall marry Miss slbyl
Temple, aud you shall not"
He rose and left the room, majestic, lilo
the Towcr Of Babel wollting off with itself,
and the young man, pctrllcd, followed him
with his cyos IA he departed, and then sank
upeechcs into chair
And thus, reader, was the second the beau
tIful, Miss Temple Engaged 10 he married.
CHAPTER "
AN INTEnoEpTicN
The course Of true love, II u never runs