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his attentions-whIch she could not ran 10
do-he treated the conquest as made, and told
his uncle on Sunday at lunch that he loved
Miss Sbyl Temple, and that h had little
doubt that she reciprocated the passion
Beneath some OF our big, middle aged
wastcoats there lie strange secrets This
pondcrou. Archibald Goldmore elevated,
pompous and remote from sentiment as he
appeared had a buried sorrow OF his own.
Years ago his only brother, Harry Goldrnore's
father died The two brothers had ever
beer fondly attached. LIES early struggle
they had faced side by side, and an affection
never to be destroyed had, during those
early years, laced their hearts together.
The brother died. In dying he put his thin
white hand out from under the bed clothes,
and, catching Archibalds wrist, begged him
not to forget his little son, soon to be an or
phan Archibald promised, and that prom
Use, never broken, and REINFORCED year after
year by memories of the dead man, made the
uncle merciful to the rudeness and the folly
of this rash and uncongenial youth When
the young man spoke of marriage, in some
inexplicable way Renaissance of long ago
stole into the uncle's heart, and made him sad
and gentle.
Harry he said, with unusual kindness,
"you are young to marry, and have little Of
your own, but / approve Of the idea on the
whole. shall make your way plain"
"Oh, that Of course" replied the easy
youth 81 settled that in my mind long ago.
and he laughed loudly.
Suppose we make O call on the Temples
to morrow" the uncle said
mo, not tomorrow, thans'ee," the passion
ate lover said, shaking his head Tomorrow
| ride over to Blancourt to see Jefferson.
Never hurry after the women. They think
quite enough of themselves without our
help" which delicate speech he enlvened
with fresh laugh, loud hearty and vacant.
The matter dropped, but at dinner that
day, after the cloth had been removed, Archi-
bald Goldmore, gravely renewing the sub
ject, said:
"In curious way your choice of Mss
Temple-we say nothing about her view VI
the matter
"O that's all right enough" young Harry
said.
"That we shall SEE" his uncle remarked;
@for the present, never mind. | was going to
say your choice in a curious way approves
itself to me: for do You know, Harry. once
had thoughts Of proposing to the young lady
myself"
"Of ,chuf2" screamed the nephew
"Of proposing to the young lady myself"
the uncle repeated.
"Of tchaiY' exclaimed the nephew, again in
a scream OF mn 'oubted surprise. He could
neither believe his ears nor dtsbelieve them.
"Of proposing 10 the young lady myself"
Archibald Gollmore answered once more
with steady ~olemnity
His nephew would hear no more He burst
into a roar of laughter threw himself back in
his chair, laughed loud and long, changed
the key of his laugh, went high, W mt low,
slapped the table, and in a general way
| signife1 that the most Comical idea ever
heard of since ideas first began hal just been
let loose upon the world.
at is perfectly true" the uncle sll, used
to his neph VS. mad moods, and not as yet
atfronted.
AT your age" screamed the nephew,
Hmarry lovely girl Ike that! DO you
think she would have looked at you and so
i'll variety OF phrases he put the aisurdlty,
saluting each fancy with fresh outburst OF
ridicule, while the uncle sat tuning over in
suits which were truly exasperating. But he
was man of great sef-restraint and he
said nothing
Al that ii sht the nephew persisted in his
ridiculc Uncle what kind of coat would
you be married in" where would you
have gone for your honeymoon How
many bridesmaids would you have had|
"Would it not have been suitable to have sage
spinSters of fifty and SO on in an insane
but offensive succession Inc rude young
fellow thought only OF his sallleS and his
amusement; perhaps a little tincture of an
noyance lay at the bottom and made his
jests taunts indeed. In any case, he lested to
his hearts content; and the uncle, boiling
with anger, disclosed nothing of his fury.
The nephew thought of n final wittlcism.
After they had gone TO bed he marched 10 MS
unce's door and tapped, and the uncle hear
, | inn his voice, which Tor Wlttler erect ne
10 apoloSlW' me sle"t iii'ii otVi ~ ''