The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1888-01-14
become, II you have the chance, Guy
Winters' wifePn

become, II you have the chance, Guy
Winters wifeP'
Again came an instantaneous re-
sponse: "Ay. verify. aunt; and as be is
"A man Of sense. you say. with beauty
and brains and prospective riches, /
shall not sit with folded hands. passive,
and allow Rachel 10 c1snare him in the
meshes Of the net she proposes 20
weave. but shall earne5tly strive 10 win
him. II Rachel has beauty, ! have
what is infinitely better--a we'll bal
anced mind. II he passes me by and
takes her. he is a fool"'
The man crouching at the foot Of the
lilac dropped his valise in consterna-
ton. Was he 10 become the prey OF
one Of these bold-faced women? Was
his fate 10 be thus summarily disposed
Of, and he 10 have no choice in the
matter? What reply would the third
one make? Somehow he was anxious
10 hear il. G.
She sat there bit apart from the
rest with dropping head and downcast
eyes, the roses coming and going in
her cheeks; a girl with the grace and
beauty Of n woodland flower.
When the question was presented
her, she raised her small head proudly
and Indignantly said II decline the
honor shall not enter the lists
against my cousins. The beauty Of
one, the superior mind Of the other,
ought 10 be attractions enough for one
gentleman. / am too insignificant a
blossom for him to pluck; and, if even
should find favor in his eyes, ] would
never marry a man purposely to win
his fortune. He must be sadly in want
of spirit-a mere shadow Of q man .
he, 10 please you and become Jour
heir, offers his hand To one Of Us. /
am poor country girl, Obliged to
teach district school for a livelihood; (;
but | would scorn a man, had he the
riches Of a CrTsus, the persuasive
tongue Of a ST. John. if he wanted TO
marry me without love. "
How her eyes flashed! How mutin-
Gus grew the red, sweet mouth! To be
40 cruelty misunderstood was more
than Guy Winters could bear In a
trce he stood in doorway, true
specimen of manhood, tall, grandly
handsome; his blue eyes flashing with
excitement.
He scarcely greeted Aunt Mehetabel.
ere no began: 81 beg your pardon,
ladies. but | overheard your gratuitous
remarks concerning myself decline
the honor the Misses Bentley would con-
fer spon me, with thanks"
Here he executed profound, mock
ing salaam, much to the discontinue
of the two ladies. who felt rs if they
would like to box his ears and then
turned in the direction of Lucy, whose
iace was the color of a blush rose.
Little wildwood blossom, do you
know you have maligned me? Miss
Bentley, whom | love and respect
so much'-hcre he cast a glance of af-
fcction at the spinstcr-''neyer led me
TO believe that her fortune would one
day be mine. do not need it. | am
making money enough by professions
but and his hand was laid caressing-
ly upon tho wee brown one resting on
the back of the chair, IL do want,
if can get her. the little woman who
is imbued with such noble principles.
! Lucy" and his voice sounded very
sweet and earnest to the trembling
! girl, "in YOU have found the one wo-
man | could love with all my heart.
VIII you try to love me in returnP"
He had spoken unmindful of the
presence of Aunt Mehetabel and the
two sisters, who were casting Medusa
glanccs ut them. Subdued, magnetic
ed bv his look, his tone, Lucy was i'm
capable of uttering n reply. In fact,
she did not attempt one; but she felt in
her heart that she would some day be
this mans wife. The next morning,
when the stage left Blackberryville, it
bore away tho Misses Bentley and their
Saratoga" trunk. They did not mean
TO bury themselves in wilderness when
they could spend the summer delight
fully at Long Branch.
Guy Winters, they declared, was
such iack-a-napcs that they would
not marry him if he were the last man
on the face Of the earth. Lucy and
Guy remained two weeks, as was their
intention; and when they parted, Guy
had won from the girl reluctant
promise that. if she did not meet any
one she liked better than him, she
would become his wife in the fall.
Evidently she did not, for when Oc-
tober's leaves began to eddy to the
ground. Guy and Lucy were made man
and wife. much to the satisfaction of
Aunt Mehetabel. who was present a,
the wedding. John i. Peters, IN Chica-
90 Journal.
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