Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1888-01-19
Heiress Hunting.

"Shc must be sick, said Elite Hall to
herself cor else she would have been
here long ago Poor Justine! Some
how things are arranged very strange
ly IN this world! / can't understand
what it all means. nor what l have
done that should be rich and courted,
VIII le Just ne Maynard, who was my
classmate ut Nine. Paulini's. trims
dresses for living. She isn't to blame
because her guardian was villain. l
deserve no credit for the .skillful
management of Uncle Crotchley,
whereby my dollars all became eagles.
! only wish she would let me divide
with her but she has too much of the
Ma, nard blood in her veins for that!
I'll 90 and see her."
And Elite Hall ran up stars into q
little boudoir to tie on her hat just
us she came out the maid brought up n
card on silver salver.
Ettie' tell-tale eyes sparkled rs she
glanced at the Roman lettered inscrip-
ton on the one side:
MARKHAM FERNLEy.
And then taking it up, perused on the
reverse the following words:
May ! accompany you 10 the opera
ton ghl? Florine has box and
Saltcrille will sing. Yours, ever
devotcdly. NJ. F.
please, ma am" said Barbara, the
maid, "rhe man is waiting for an
answer"
Elite caught up sheet OF pink note
paper, monogrammed in gold, and
hurriedIy scrubbed upon it the one
word Yes"
''Givc that to him." she said and
hurried off.
Justine Maynard's little room was
no IuXuriously appointed nest of lace
and gold and Administer. Bare and
cold, and poverty-stricken, its crack
ell walls and sIoping roof gained no
glow from the ros, sunset; aud Justine
herself lay on the bed with hands
pIe>,'u 10 "'' ',''oOo 'S io'c''c""
O"'y " ne"'''''''' "o''' sue Sa'u,
1''''. ~ " 1t ~ '''''.", % i''I0 ,i"'I
hurr CT toward her. "lhat is all. And
nave "''" i '''''' ""' '''" "''" t'''
landlord; he WI be lack presently for
the money that shall not be able to
give him. If he would wait only until
TOMORROW.
i'F' '''' '"y ''''n' '"'''"e
/ ','' ~" I' " o'SS'' e. H''io-"i 'S'
Wv ''O' '00N mutt ""'" nv" to,'"''
an" '"' ~ SUM-" ) va "t0' O"' l nave
never O. "ecePt'" c''"'''l' even from
)" "''' " 'f'o"I rs y""' "m' l never
"'''.-''o' MOI Il " Nr''' l "'li'rFo"
l can ia"c mat SATIN dress nome ana
receive 7Io Tor making l. mat VIII
SCI Hl' All rISNI sh""'" nave re-
'"'''e" u lon'Sn' oUI 'hl' pam makes
" mere mere emu OF me;
l'''' -, "V'' anu l'' 'ie i''t '''nc
-.'''' "''o1 "PT'' NV '''i'L"
S"'''i' i'NnH |
u "''i''" wan cosby '''c'I I"ce' lor
Justine M9y!l'E' earned her Dread by |
'''' 1" '>o'"c PNI19 Oh Not heeH'e'
'lie">"'aN'r' poorly Pud' ana Stung by |
many c"a"c' word ANA sheer
'"a'lhc' sue SUD- i We an ldea II
take 'n'S "tes' nome LOT You. il get
'ne money ""d orihG II bHc"'
N"hS'hSc' E'tie!
wy 5"oN Se'','' Oh Tue COZ" 'r"ry'
1t'',' 1''''e "''''' i'''''''' Il "'l"'u SheetS
Vi ''o"" paper wrapping All" ''eu II
up
olh'' Whcrc Is ii TO 90!
40 MISS fernley, in Middleton |
square. Oh, Elite! how can | ever pay
you all Your kindness?
h'''e was PiMG dark brown veil so
c'o'eIl over heF Nat that Justine May
mar" never saw the deep dye on her
ch""N' o"e was almost sorry she had
offered to take FIorIne Fernley's new
Gre>a nome. For 4 second her rcsolu-
ton wavcred, and then she reproached
herself for even that second indeci-
sion.
i II be back very soon. dear" she
sad STOPPING to press her cool lips to
Justine fcYered brow. And I'll bring
the money too or mistake my own
talent at the debt-colcrt ne business"
She hurried away with the bundle
neatly balanced IN her arms, and walk
ed rapidly. lest her resolution should
fan her. 1t WAS not long walk, for
the FcrnIeN's lived in Middleton square
but few blocks distant.
AN" L,tlo went up the steps OF the
marD'c-iroh'ea mansion, wondering If
SNG c"'''4 see Markham.
H'' nan was not certain but she
was GINNING 10 suspect mat she liked
'"0 "''''''''e young leI'""' whose
'"' n y 10 ''" Jt'S c"r'S were such
c"o' .eEpart 10 her own blonde beauty.
80 AS shc altogether disploased with
l! curious adventure which was lead
M A;r toward him.
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