Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1888-07-13

Gamma you make it upl"
Il thought" returned Mona, graveIy ana
calmly, though she felt that the tug OF war
had come, 81 thought told Kenneth thal
though liked and valued him, feared
could not give him wifely affection. lie
ought to have been satisfied"
And wha wad TAX lassie's first no 2
First or last, my dear uncle, my answer
would be the same"
"Dinna say it!'' cried Uncle Sandy, earn
estly. Il am just in a difficulty. 1e see,
! always promised TO look after Kenneth
before knew should ever see my poor
brothers grille. Aweel, I'd like to leave
my bit o money to both Of you, and We see
if you were wed, it would be kept to-
gether."
Dear uncle" said Mona, smiling, do
not let that trouble you. Leave everything
you like to Kenneth; men want money
much more than women, and l am young.
| think can earn my own bread with
Madame Debrisay's help; so do not let any
thought of me interfere with Kenneth. l
have made up my mind to be your escort
to ContrexeviIle, and hop you will return
50 well as to be quite Independent OF Us all.
Eth, that will never be, my lassIe-neY-
er. But you have disappointed me; only l
don't give up yet. | have just set my heart
on match between you and Kenneth.
En-. we'd a be happy at CraigdarrJch; he'd
look to the lands and the basties, and you
would mind the house and watch your
puir auld uuclG's last days. Then a would
be yours-I'd know you were both settled
and comfortable, and that the place would
be in the hands o my ain kin"
Eyes; it would be a very pleasant ar
rangement | wish | could encourage you
to hope for its completion"
81 dinna like unreasonable contradiction,
an / will not put up with it." said Uncle
Sandy, angrilv "What for will you be so
foolish?"
do you believe that human love is the
growth of human Will, uECle2"
Ppm sure Gamma tell" He paused and
thought for moment, a change passing
over his face. Eyes; but | did. though"
he said II tried hard to keep frle loving
my old masters daughter, and | could not.
En-. had sair heart in those days. /
daurcd Ma speak, for she,was rich heiress
and but puir lad. Yet | Think al
ways thought she cast a kindly look upon
me However. there came grand gen
tlcman from England, and they married
her to him She did not live long after.
May be she'd have had Il longer and hap
pier life if she had been my wife, and lived
in her ain country"
Yes. uncle" she said softly, lit must
have been II trying time. That useless
struggle ought to teach you how hard it is
to govern 'unruly wills and affections and
to leave Kenneth and me to follow our own
devices"
Answer me one question. Have you a
fancy for any other man, or are you pledged
to any othcr2'
Neither uncle; | can assure you unhes-
itatingIy."
"Awcel, then, I'll just possess my soul
with patience; but it's bad takin' you ava
Just when you and the lad are good com
pany to each other; but must, must and
| Gamma go without you"
Here Nine DcbriSay made her appear
ance, and sentiment was merged in finance.
Uncle Sandy was positively aghast at the
torrent of information poured forth by the
capable Franco irishwoman.
"Let me see" pulling over the map
"ContreXeyille2 | can't make it out here,
but | was at Domremy once-when my
poor husband was alive and it's not far
from COntTeX | dare say the fare will he
close on forty francs that's eighty for the
two Of you-and the through fare by Calais
You must take the shortest route, Dieppc
or IIavre would be the death Of you-is
something like scventy-twO, say seventy
that's a hundred and forty. and Il night in
Paris sixty or seventy; and cabs; and fdcrCS.
and luggage, and dOuccluS, and refresh
mcnts on The way viii run into fifty or
fifty five more; that's Il hundred and forty,
pi,r tN.
sixty; two hundred and cighty-threc hun
dred and forty in round numbers"
LORDS sake, woman" cried Uncle san
dy, startled out of all propricty, If you are
counting by hundreds, I'd better stay here
and dee, while | have sillrr left to carry
my puir bodc back To Strathairlic"
OH don't take fright, my dear sir; re-
member the hundreds do not represent
pounds. Pll tell you the total in English
money; we will just make it three hundred
and fifty to save time and trouble Chat Is,
reckoning four pounds to the hundred
franc, and You may get Il tritlt more if the
exchange is favorabIc), that is just four
teen pounds-tirst-class to Paris, and sec
ond on to COntrcXeville.n
"Ahn' he returned with a sigh that is
possible, though it is desperate costly; and
as much more to come back. Twenty-eight
pounds steriing-for how long?-lesS than
month
"PerhapS, my dear Mr. Craig, You might
feel equal to prolong your ramble, and 90
on into Germany; Il little change of scene
and-and diet might havea most beneficial
effect
Perhaps; If she will come wi me, point
ing I" MonA
of course sh" Will She might as well
breaking up now, She cannot expect to
get any more pupils this year
On indeed. returned Uncle Sandy, in
an aESfltN'd tone.
N""'' my love There i Il letter for you
downstairs. You had better 20 and see
II II hee..S m answer Mona ob'ycd.
1 am sure You Il 'rIive me-. my dear Mr.
OfmI' IL from my deep interest IN all that
concerns Mona, venture to take liberty.
h'' consumer II my "u'E To one i"ok
upon rs 'n''o OF my own to inform you
'"", Tue very sunni sum h"it Tor her'
continued Nine. D'brisay. not needing an
interruption, would soon be exhausted
were she to draw on it for her personal eX-
pehN'S' ana l thlnN You ought
l am h'"'h on''-eu TO YOU madame Tor
I 1r me what ought /" 40 interrupted
onclo sandy IN hgh wrath. Il never did
nceu any instruction rs To my duty in this
NE. ShaIl ito what think right by my
niece and you needn't interfere. If l
Thought she had any act or part in this at
tempt To "Ntort money from me, Id-id
dlsown her.
'tNtOrt mOncY-inlpCli' cried Nine