Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1888-03-29
CHAPTER Ii.

ELLIE NAMES A FRIEND.
Ellie experienced her first lecture the
following morning.
As soon as breakfast was over Mr..
Ravcnswood called her to his side.
My darling" he sa d. Il have an
offer for your hand, which am certain
Your good sense and sound judgment
will tell you at once to accept ord
Cranburn is everything | could wish in
Son-in-law, and he IS coming here
before noon to day to learn his fate at
your hands might not have given him
permission to speak SO soon, but for the
preference you showed for the society
of that pIay-acti e fellow yesterday.
and the marked attention he paid you.
tlfe, my dear child, if that affair be-
came serious, | could not consent to
any such in,ane match. and hope you
have taken no fancy to him. and he
eyed her attcntively.
"Oh he is very NICE she answered
with a little yawn, land wonderfully
good company if he were here should
not feel half so sleepy and stupid. You
must admit, too, that he is n genius. \"
The ma is a decid .dIy clever actor;
but such peopl are not calculated for
domestic happiness"
"Rcally?" asked the girl with appar-
ent interest, How good it is TO have
a father to point out the pitfalls into
which we unfortunate women have a
+ SIX of falling! Are these profession
ais all regular wolves in sleeps cloth
ing?"
you are not far out my dear, so
you may guess my annoyance at hear
ing your name publicly coupled with
that of aul l.'Estrange, as it was yes
terday HE'S no fit companion for you
| Ellie, and | do request that YOU will
avoid him in the future"
Are YOU not little narrow minded.
father?" she asked. "All actors can.
not be scamps. Thu assertion is Q
sweeping one.
We'll, my dear, we need not argue
the point. You understand my wishes
both as regards Lord ran urn and
Mr.. L'Estrange. Look, his 'Ordship il
coming up the drive. You will see him,
Elfe?"
oh, certainly"
He is orthv Of your esteem"
''He has it assure you. believe
Lord Cranburn to be one of the kinGes
of men,
That is right" returned her fathe
with smile. You will never regre
your choice, my dear, am sure
L am sure | never shall,n sh,
answered with a wicked smile.
And Mr.. Ravenswooi went of tC
meet his friend well cCntented with hi
mornings work.
He shook his lordship warmly by tn
hand.
WELL" said his visitor, "wha
news?
81 have paved the way, replied Mr.
RavenswoOd cordially. 1T is for yo,
to the room where Ellie was tin
with bright cy, ) and flushed cheeSs
and, making some excuse, left the tw
toget er.
Ellie Miss vcnswood," begal
Lord Cranburn nervously, 81 am
plain nan. When | have thing +
say like to say it in as few words as
can; but il is not very easy to spea
sometimes when the heart is full. You
father, however. has opened the wa
for me; h. has told you of my 10 e.''
- has told me of your offer for m
hand" she said, looking up at hir
kindly; land, you dear old thing, I d
Ike you So very much that, had / nj
given my word to someone else, thel
is no knowing what ght have col
, sented 10 do. As it is, am sure yo
have too much pri le and honor to wis
to cut Out a other person o muc
q truth and loyalty TO desire me to brea
y my pIighted word"
5 ''lf you are engage to anyone ell
n the question is settled, Miss Raven,
a wood" lie said regre fully; but | al
5 sorry / did not know it, for | ha,
l. grown more than fond OF you, lassi
n and hoped with time 10 gan you. A
it is ="
=, las il is, you are going to be m
very good friend. and do all you can
|, hep me with papa, for you like me to
well to wish to see me suffer. "
That is quite true" he answere
VI gently; Il could not bear to see No
- - suffer, Fife - enswood ! NAV n,
= love you with the fire aud ardor of
er young head troug fel'oA, but my a
dy lection is staunch aud lasting. 1t woul