The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1886-08-04
INTERESTING STORY.
HOW HE LOVED HER.

=" You are just in time-in the very nick
If time !"
1t was an elderly man who spoke, his
voice cordial, his face beaming; but the
younger man who grasped his outstretched
hand only smiled family in reply
al have come from California in answer
to an advertisement of yours, Mr.. Price"
he said. 81 know very little of matters
here. I have been in California four years.
HIM Yes, see. Well, now that you
are here, Harold-excuse me, Mr.. Elliott
81 beg you will not be formal with me-"
interrupted his companion.
" 1t seems but yesterday you were boy,
playing with my watch chain" said the old
gentleman. "Dear, dear, how time flies
But about this unfortunate quarrel with
your grandfather could you tell IL. the
| trouble ?"
The grave, handsome 20 OF Harold
Elliot became still graver as he looked into
that of his old friend, and it was with an
sffort that he spoke.
We did not agree upon an important
question"
Your Cousin Clarice Z"
A deep red flush upon his companions
face told Mr.. Price his question had gone
| homo.
" 1t is strange to me" he said, musingly,
:" that you could not love Carice"
Love her !" was the quick, passionate
| reply. &c loved her as my hearts blood.
not love herl My whole life was hers,
from the time we We're mere children +"
And yet" said the amazed lawyer,
your grandfather told me you threw away
your inheritance, left your home rather
than marry Clarice, the wife he had chosen
| for YOU"
I" Yes. see I must tell you all Mr.
Price. You know already how Clarice and
| l, both left orphans, came to grandfather's
He is dead, and it does not come graciously
from me, who owe him so much, to speak
against him, but he was harsh and tyranni
cal, ruled his house with a rod of iron, and
was not man to win from timid girl
either affection or confidence.
When was old enough was sent to col,
lege, and in every holiday my love for my
| little cousin became deeper. | knew that it
was my grandfather's wish that we should
marry, 80 that he need not divide his prop
erty, and looked upon Clariee MS all my
own long years before we were old enough
to talk of love O. marriage.
You may judge, then, how tenderly I
aatched oil her young beauty until she was
eighteen, four years ago, knowing that then
| grandfather expected me to ask her to be
my wife. 1t was the winter before her
birthday that she left home for the first
time, to spend three months in New York
with her aunt, her mothers sister. How
sonely we were without her!
F" 1t was the evening after her return that
went into the sitting room that was exclu-
siyely her own, to tell her my love and
hope. Before spoke one word, she said
60 am so glad you came here, Harry, I
| want to tell you something Harry,
my dear, dear cousin, want you to tell my
yrandfather-no now-not for long, long
time !!
And then, while my heart grew cold
md felt like o stone, she told me of her love
| for young artist she had met in New York,
poor man, without social position, but
distant relative of her aunt's. As she talked
| her terror of grandfather's wrath grew upon
her, and !, too, knew there would be ter
rible scene and bitter opposition.
60 If could only keep it a secret until
Lawrence gains firmer position and little
money she said to me, perhaps grand
father would not be SO furious Us he would
| be now.'
"And then, with full confidence in my
affection, suspecting nothing of the love she
was torturing, she begged me once more to
stand between her and grandfather's anger.
The next day grandfather sent for me,
fercely impatient to know how my wooing
had resulted, and told him had changed
my mind, and would not ask Clarice to be
my wife. There was o scene try to forget,
but was resolute, grandfather furious, and
finally was ordered to go on the instant,
and propose to Clarice, or leave the house
forever. seemed to myself to have no
choice. To marry Olarice, knowing she
loved Lawrence Chase, was simply impossi-
| BILE; to turn my grandfather's anger upon
her by making her refuse me was equally
out of the question SO accepted the alter
native and left my home. had an income
of three hundred dollars year from some
| property of my mothers, and / sold that
out, and with the money went to California.
| have done well there, though am not q
rich man."
" You are a rich man now" said Mr..
Price. When you left here four years ago
| your grandfather made will leaving all his
property to his beloved granddaughter,
| Clarice Elliot"
He told me he intended to do So"
But about a month before he died
he altered his mind. He made o new
will, dividing the property between yon and
your cousin, should you marry each other.
Should Clarice marry any one but you, the
whole property goes to you. l think he had
some suspicion of another lover. The new
will was given into my care, and I supposed
the old one destroyed. l put my documents
into safe place, and informed my partner
of its whereabouts as left for Europe
few days later. As have said, my partner
died suddenly short time afterwards, and
Mr.. Elliot week later On my return, l
found the old will had been taken for the
last one and your Cousin Clarice in possess
sion of the estate. advertised for you at
once, and you como in time to prevent your
| cousins wedding tomorrow