The Republican journal., 1886-09-23

WOrthS. COUSIN harriet hOtlceu 1t. HOW
could she help it: But, then. he was her son
Toms most intimate friend, and talented
Young man of spotlcSS reputation, so he was
perfectly welcome.
The days and weeks went by. and Prue'S
visit grew to an end. With i pang she
acknowledged to herself that she was not half
50 eager to return as She ought to be, when
she rccoIIcctcd how patiently her father and
lonely Aunt Priscilla awaited her return.
Il am going away tomorrow" She said TO
Owen Rahsford as they stood before the open
crate one morning.
Going away' he repeated it blankly. Then
he turned suddenly to her and said:
Dear little Prue, day by day Your face has
grown into my heart until every note play is
fer you. only promise some day to love me
as dearly a. love YOU.
A great wave of wonder and happiness
swept over the girl rs she listened to these
words, 50 different from anything she had
ever heard.
"rrue" lie said, looking down into the
beautiful ewes. Il am going to ask your father
if he will some day let me have YOU. Il he
says yes, will you say it too!
Such low faint reply came from Pruc!
But it satisfied him.
Deacon Bas>att wa, dumb with aStoni>hmcnt
when owen Ran>ford askcl TO marry his
daughter. 1t could not be possible. WHY.
Pruc had scarcely been away three months.
In vain The Young man pleaded that he was
willing to wait for years, if Only he might he
permitted to see her in tho meantime. The
deacon bitterly reproarhcd himself for having
permitted his daughter to fall into the hands
Of the phi,tneS. the latter being represented
hl this >chcming forturC-huhtcr. OF course
it was her money the Young fellow wanted.
The possibility that RainSford might really be
III love did not enter her fathers head. How
could he IN that short time: Why. he himself
had zone to see her mother for five years be-
fore tie had asked her to marry him.
1t did not matter to him how much his
cousin Harriet thought of the young man.
She was woman and easily deceived. Moth
ing She coGll say on the subject would have
amy effect. In the most decisive and sweeping
terms therefore, he let owen RainSford know
that never again, by word or deed. was he 70
attempt to address his daughter.
Bat the young man was not one to be 80
easily disposed Of. Until he heard his fate
from Pruc'> own lips he would not consider it
decided he said. Perhaps If Prue had told
h I father TINT with all her heart She lvoed
Rain>fo thing, might have been different.
But She was too tmid to acknowledge il in the
face OF his stern Indignation. SoWith trembling
lips She said ''good-byc." Her lover took the
little hand in his for the last time and said:
Il will never forget YOU. and if ever you send
for me. | will come to YOU. though il should
be to the ends OF the earth" Then he Went
away.
Deacon Ba>>.tt congratulated himself that
he had saved His daughter u promptly and
inWaraly resolved that never again should She
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