Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-10-13

it at the timer
oh, no; but he cannot mean to say that he
ldn't give it me" and she fairly burst into
AIRS. He asked it back, but l felt sure he
as only joking, and l didn't give it"
"Have you any letters of his to prove that
e gave it 10 you, or that you were ordinary
overs" l asked, beginning to be ashamed of
~ work
No, that's the strange thing. He came |
ere last week and got them all away. He |
aid, as we We're to be married so soon, l |
Iidn't need TO keep his letters, as the writer
# them would be far better. That was before |
10 quarreled and asked for the ring"
''Why did you quarrelf
81 don't know why he quarreled. I'm |
lfraid he's getting tired of me, for he's
grand gentleman and I'm only poor ms
,hinist. But | can't give him up now If he
ioest't come back to me or marries any one
else, I'll just go and drown myself He said
he would marry me--he knows he said that
and that he got the loan of all my savings to
help to furnish the house, as his grand folks
would never hear of him taking me"
"Whatl do You mean to say you lent him
money! exclaimed getting more and more
indignant. How much was it,
"Seventy- three pounds altogether 1t has
taken me five years to save it, and often l
have worked all night twice n week to get
the extra shillings First he got g5, then he
got ESQ. and then he got the rest
"And did you get no receipt or l. o. u"
''Oh, no; that wasn't needed, for it was all
to be his at any rate"
She l,oj M r0Y.onf To 4For-- n line ,1Or- n
note nor a letter-but thought OF her bank
book, and found confirmation so far, for
there was q withdrawal Of -, then $50 and
then els There was nothing in the girls
manner or words to convey the slightest
doubt of her truthfulness, and few ques-
tons as to the date Of her receiving the ring
convinced mo that that had been bought for
her with her own money, after Ravensberg
had been obliged with the ESQ loan. She
could not tell how she had been so fascinated,
except that he was so grand and distinguished
looking, and had such delightful muStache
and curly fair hair. She did not mention the
small check trousers. but l suppose they
counted, too. She did not know how he
lived, but supposed he had an allowance of
his father, who was merchant in Glasgow
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money under false pretenses, for she was
firmly convinced that there was no guile or
pretense in him, that he loved her with all
his soul, and that he only waited an oppor-
tunity TO marry her and raise her to his own
elevated position. She would not give Ut
the ring except TO him, and only if he de
clared that he did not intend to keep his
promises and pledges, in which case she
frankly admitted she would Kill herself, as
she could not bear to S In marry any one
else. Under these circumstances got her tC
so with me TO the Central where, after a
good deal OF persuasion. she consented to leave
the ring till it should be settled who the owner
really was. She was then allowed to so of
to her work, upon getting security for her
appearance. Her cautioner was the working
tailor, John Jenkins, who came flying to the
Office the moment the message was delivered
to him.
81 told you all along he WAS a villain" he
said to Nelly, but she only retorted with an
indignant defense of her kid glove dandy
and left the common working man to settle
the details of her liberation. There were
tears in the tailor's eyes as she disappeared
and he turned TO me with a haggard look
which said more than ii he had spoken for an
hour.
"Wornen see some men through colored
glasses, which make bad seem good and good
bad be simply remarked oh, I'd give
everything have in the world if anybody
would take the colored glasses off her eyes"
That's because you want her yourself,
suppose" remarked
He raised his head and fixed on me a flash.
ing look, which made me quite forget the
plainness of his face
Its not that l wish her myself, but be
cause l wish for her happiness. don't care
who size gets, but I'd like him to be a man
not miserable coward and cheat, like yor
thing. But she never will be convinced til
it's too late, and he sadly departed,
When RavensberG was sent for he refused
to withdraw the charge of theft unless Nelly
Stephens gave up the ring. He had neveI
made love TO her nor promised to marry her
| and, though be had walked with her anC
visited her, it was only because he could no
get rid Of her. she was always trying T.
trap him into q marriage, and he was NO
surprised at her saying that he had giver
her ring as q token OF engagement. H
had never borrowed money from her-hl
could swear that-and he would as sooI
think of jumping off the Dean bridge as O
| making such a common wench his wife
Il think you said that you wanted til
( ring for another lady, or that you hal
bought it for another, didn't your l &
| length interposed.
That's it; you've hit it," he answered
with jerk.
you've known this lady for some time
theuf'
"Oh. yes
well, it should be quite easy for you t.
bring her forward to disprove that girls as
sertions If you have been counting her fol
some time should think she will be only tot
| glad to say so to drive off a rival claimant"
He did not seem to be greatly in love will
the proposal, and fidgeted and nibbled hi
cane head and shuffied, and finally stammer
ed out:
"Ah, well, you know, it wouldn't be jus
the thing to ask lady to do, you know, ant
I--ah-Id rather she did not know anything
about it. She mightn't like to wear RIM
that had been on a common girls finger
"Oh, indeed-too superfne, Ell, Perhap
she would be too grand to use the gold whicl
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