Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1888-06-22

ooh, never mind; it does not matter"
aye are Scotch iass!es"
mo. never was in S otiand."
"Ah l thocht We were, from yer bonnie |
reed heidi
"Indeedr' said Mona, laughing
''Weel. I'll no leave this till know where |
I'll find ye"
There is my card then, but l live ever |
so far away Pray do not trouble about |
me: am very glad to have been Of any use |
to you"
''Ah! but you were-you saved my life! |
If you had not stood between me and that |
cawb, I'd have been p deid mon! I'll try |
and get home"
Struggling to his feet, and Selling his
umbrella. ne hObbled to the door Mona
followed him.
You'll hear from me-" said the obi man,
thrustin- the card into his breast pocket:
'and I'll never forget We, never. Could
YOU find m. Il shut-up cawb? l Gamma bidc
yon things wi the driver up behind
Mona hailed a passing cab. and, after
some hagcling, with infinite difficulty and
many groans. he scrambled in, dropping
his umbrella during the process. Mona
picked it ~ and gave it to him. He seated
himself with his back to the horse, smiling
and nodding to his young prOtectreSS as he
drove slowly away.
What Il funny adventure thought
Mona Il wonder If Madame Debrisay
will scOld me-
But Mime. d -briSay was in placid mood
when Mona reached home-for madame
had her moods She had passed the morn
ing and some Of the afternoon auditing her
own and MOna's accounts. The result was
way money slips throu IN your fingers is
most amazing" she Observed; though we
have done pretty well, we couldn't afford
trip anywhcre-not prulently; and you
cannot put b; anything. At all events,
YOU have not REDUCED your own bit of
money much, that's Il comfort; keep tight
hold Of it, dear"
Having heard her friends summary; and
assisted e. uce the sea of small account
books. scrUDltl scraps OF paper, bills, and
receipts to something like order, Mona re-
| lated her adventure, AMI malame did not
scold.
We'll. it was funny! May be the old
| gentleman is u millionaire i'll disguise; they
are generally queer. May be your six
| pence will prove the sprat that caught Il
! whale"
You have too much imagination, Deb"
| said Mona, lau ching. There was moth
| ing of the millionaire about my Old man.
| He was too humble Tor Il moneyed man,
| II hey are On cr. they are generally con
| 4 !rntial. fame; lie viii III Ike his way
Ii re. He is very feeble, however, and |
| imagine 'cawGs'-as he calls them-are too
| costly for his taste"
| We'll, | Shall be curious to see what Will
! come OF it! II is my belief that your meet
| in" didn't haIp II for nothing" and Nine.
! Debrisay shock her Lead solemnly. Il
believe YOU are II lucky girl, Mona"
Only lucky in having You to befriend
| me! Your cap is very crooked, dear-go
and put on your bonnet! | an not a bit
! tire |. Let us indulge in a hanson to Ken
| sngt0n Gardens, and stroll about till it is
| time for a late tea"
! The Saturday following Mona's rescue
| of the oil: ScDtchman, she was surprised
| and Gcli.r'.trd by the receipt of letter
| from Evelyn EFcrarI, now Lady FinistDun.
After vJlumjnous apologies for her sill
ence she expressed her warm sympathy
with her dearest cousin"
'Thcv We're all so Hn-ry with you, that,
! without giving myself the trouble to think
| (my usual way, you know. | took for
| granted that you were n dreadful criminal;
! still was rs fond of you as eVcr-but
| mother WOul not Iear of my writing
! Tn"n was s. hcwildrred about FinistOun.
| He came and Went, and some people thought
| h" was going to marry Lady G"Orgina
| FL Maurice; but did not. At last il was
| all srItl d: then we We're franticaly
| busy, and then was travelling 50 much,
and 80 sclfShly happy, | never gave a
| Thought To any one. which is disgraceGul,
know. Now, dear, that am married to
| tie incest, kindcst, pleasautest of men. |
| feel YOU were quite ri ght tn refuse Mr..
| W%ring. Poor mani liked him very
| much! 1t must be quite awful to be united
| Iu anyon" you cannot love with all your
| heart O. cour - if Mrs Newburgh had
| liv".l. ii would have been different Ihave
| tod FluiSt0un all about YOU. lie remem-
| b"r' You last year, and admirc5 You very
| much. lie says you are plucky girl, but
| does not think Won were wise tOthrOW over
| !. 'slic Warning Tne best of men, dear
| Mona, have very little sentiment about
| Other peoples marriages. Let us hope
| they have about their OWE. do trust you
| are not very unhappy.
| I'VE are getting tirel of moving about,
| and intend returning in August to Scot
| laH'l FiuistDun has deer forest in the
| w stern Highlands. We shall be there
| almost ali the autumn. If | can ut all
| manage it. will como and see you as |
| pass through London; and you must come
| and stay with me. | am sure you will like
| Fni~tOun; he is not exactly handsome, but
| diStingic, and really very clever. My
| father thinks very highly of him; and he is
| n sound Conservative. The dear mother IS
tlouTiShiH@, and looks forward to present
| ing Geraldine next season. 1t is lonely
| not having Il daughter ont Goodbye,
dearest Mona. You will forgive my neg
| lcCt, and grant had Il good excuse.
Ever your attached
"EVELYN FINISTOUN."
81 am not SO sure about that, " said Mona,
smiling, as she put the letter which she
had read aloud, back into its envelope
But am most grateful to her for writing
ut all. She is really nice dear thing"
$50 she is" replied Nine Debrisay
"Why, Mona there's little man trying
| to open the gate-iIn old man, with a stick
and an umbrella 1t must be your mill
ionaire"
| CHAPTER IX.-''OH, MY PROPHETIC SOUL, MY
UNCLEr'
In Il few minutes the severe Jane en-
tired. und told them there was "a-gen-
| tlcman'-Shc hesitated before pronounce
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