Daily Republican., 1888-10-11

kCoNldge In inc WOODS with her gray
haired father, whom she called "PrInc
Charlie" The villagers called he
Garnet, and know her by no othe
name.
Victor told his uncle about his Low,
affair, and was laughed at for bill
pains. Gerald belong had said NOR,
THAN once that he would cut of every
cent OF his nephew's allowance IL he
made marriage that displeased him
Victor told Garnet everything thai
had taken place when he saw her
again.
~ cannot marry you now" he said,
FOR We should both be penailess, but
l will go away and mako fortune and
We can snap our fingers OF Uncle
Geraldine and his money"
She listened with flushed face and
downcast eyes.
Il would gladly be your wife II
your uncle consented. Let us wait
awhile; he may do SO after all"
NO" returned Victor, gloomily
He has told rue not to come back 10
him I'LL l have given you up, end that
l cannot do. l will go away and see
what | can do in a years tin for my.
self. A year is long time"
"a year is very short tine TO
make fortune in" said Garnet, n q
gentle, persuasive voice; and your
uncle must love you like a son."
"lt he did he would not be 80 cruel
to me-" Victor answered, and insisted
on going to seek his fortune.
Gerald belong did miss his nephew.
He was a childless old man. Rumor
said that he had disoWned his only
daughter because she had married
contrary to his wishes and that she
had died away from him, and unfor-
given.
He used 10 90 sometimes and sit
alone In the room that had once been
his daughter Ginevra's; but what he
did In there, or of what he thought,
no one knew.
At length he fell very i'll, and
though he had the best doctors in the
country he grew worse all the time.
One day his housekeeper who had
been with him since before his daugh.
ter was born, and knew that one of
the proud old mans passions was for
flowers because she had loved them
so, brought into his chamber a young
flower girl.
Her basket was made of moses and
Iacorns; her flowers were the lovely
wild sisters Of the woods The sick
mans attention was reused for the
first time in many days. 1t was not
at the flowers that he gaEed, but at
her.
, "Ginevra," he whispered, huskily,
and fell back unconscious.
at cannot be sho," the housekeeper
muttered, as she few to her master.
Don't you CO." she said excitedly to
Garnet. "You are her child-you
must be-"
From this hour Gerald Delo1g rail-
lied.
The year passed. Victor Delong
had not prospered. Still he had
shown that, though bred in luxury, he
could work; and, though used to in
diligence, he could wait. A letter
came from his uncle
"Come to me, Victor miss you"
Il read. ali you still love her whom |
you left me for, marry her, but let US
be friends. Since you went away l j;
have learned that nay daughter did |
not die ehildless, as l had always sup |
posed l have found my grandchild. |
She will be my heiress. marry her
and you shall share my wealth be.
tween you"
Victor tlghtened his lips for mo
nent.
II will marry none but Garnet, " he
aid.
He wrote her that he was coming,
md that his courage was good, little
.s his success has been.
She was waiting for him at the old
,lace; but "Prince Charlie" and the
looks were gone, and she seemed
hanged somehow.
Garnet laughed out joyously as she
cad his puzzled face. : hen her sweet
,yes saddened as she told him her
TORY.
lyon see papa and mamma were
married very young, and mammals
ather forgave her because he did not
ike papa. Mamma was very unhappy
because she loved her father so much
md was so sorry he would not forgive
Ter. Though was such little thing,
can remember how she used to cry
'Ver me, and say il she had only wait
ID he must have consented at last out
4 his love for her; and then she used
o tell me when l grew up never 10
marry without papa's consent, but to
raft, wait till he gave il. That was
Why would not promise to be your
wife at first thought Of mama.
After mamma died, partly from sick
ess, poor papa became as you know,
nd We grew very poer, l could get
othlng to do for our support till
ried the flowers and the other things
used to sell. l was soyouug when
mamma died / did not know where to
nd grandpspa. You always called
i'm Uncle Gerald, and he did not
now mamma LETT any child till that
aV went in with my flowers"
"Does my uncle know you are the
cry girl he would not hear of my
Varying year ago1" Victor asked.
HE knows everything"
So Garnet and Victor were married.
-SN-@--As--
Thoroughly frightened.
A i"ghost scare prevails in Mahon. I