Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1888-04-05
CHAPTER LII.
ELLIE HAS HER OwN WAY.

in his anger Mr.. Ravenswood forgot.
or his return home. to make inquiries
for truant Ellie.
Paul L'Estrangc had waited for her
with Il dog cart Just out of sight OF
t1ilIslalc, and she had gone out to meet
him as soon as her father had started
TO Lord Cranburn :, and had passed a
wOnder0uS happy afternoon by his side,
reaching home again IN time for dinner.
And every day the lovers continued
to have interviews, which proved as
sweet as the pro crbial stolen apple,
until all the people in y uthill We're
talking OF the young pair.
One afternoon Lord Cranburn and
File father met face to face. The
latter would have passed him by, but
Ellie had taken Paul over to Cragstone,
and had Instructed her sometime lover
as to his future conduct.
Good day, RavcnswOod, said his
lordship lightly. II have not seen you
for an age, but cannot let YOU pass
without cOmgratulating you upon your
daughter engagement. She might
have made better match, OF course,
but affection is everything in these mat
tiers. YOu see, my friend, that was
right in retiring from the contest. |
should object to beng refused, and was
scarcely likely to make satisfactory run
ming against such Il man as Paul
L'Estrangc.
Mr.. Ravenswood turned all colOrS of
the rainbow. First red with rage,
then the blood recedcd and left him
white; but AS the full meaning of his
former friends words broke upon him,
his complexion became livid with sup
pressed feeling.
You are totally wrong" he gasped.
81 should not sanction such an engage
ment.'
Have you told her SOP"
Undoubtedly.
well. YOU are wrong. RavcnswOOd.
You have let your daughter go her own
way too long to expect her to follow
YOURS now might be worse. The
young people are really in love with
each other and Miss Ravenswood is not
the girl to jilt her lover. She will
marry him with or without your con-
sent.
81 wouldn't give her a penny"
that. be more or less a bohemian,
and has no appearances to keep up"
"He shall not have her. "
"For your daughter sake you should
not oppose it fer happiness is at
stake, and besides you cannot be aware
how her intimacy with l. Estrauge has
been talked about If they marry there
is an end of the matter; if not. it will
be remembered against her
81 speak for your own sake as well
AS for your daughters, believe me. If
| YOU are wise YOU VIII not drive into a
worse position. She is a good girl, even
though she has detcd you in this at
ter, and YOU had better cOuntenanCe
rather than thwart her" and with Il
familiar nod, his lOrd-hip passed on,
leaving Mr. Ravcnswood mad with
despair, then blue with impotent fury.
1t was seldom the good man did give
way to temper but when he did it was
Il caution.
Io0r Mrs Ravcnsw cd had not a
very good time OF ii upon her husband 5
return
Her eyes had been opened by de-
grees to Ellie : love affair, so it came
with no great shO"k TO her; but she had
not cared to be the first to tell her lord
and master of his only child's disobe-
diencc, and she looked more leniently
upon her fault than did Mr. Ravens.
wood
To women there is always q hale
around love affair, whether it be 9
wise or foolish one, ard she was quit,
ready TO forgive Ellie, if only her father
would follow suit
Lord Cranbura is right, George, -
Fife has made up her mind it is useless
to try and turn her We had better no
drive her away from US, for after all
she is our only child, and her happiness
is dearer to us than the fultilmeut Of
our own wishes; and reoOllect tina
your father was not very much pleased
when you MARI ed me, and yet we hav,
Teen more than happy together.
don think you have ever regretted GU
marriage, dear"
''eYer!' he answered feryently, tn
anger dying out of his face as he claspe,
his wife hand
Young people will be young people
George We must not forget our owl
youth 1t will be better to consen
with good grace, than to hasten Eli
into the rash act of running away wit
her lover, and with hrr Impulse feel
: ings' she is just the girl to do it"