The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1888-08-02
QUITE CURED.

Major Henderson was the most OBJ
stinate man Imaginable. For a whole
hour Lieutenant Mapleson tried to
convince him that it was the hand and
heart of Maude Henderson for which
he was pleading, her comfortable little
fortune being matter about which he
was supremely Indifferent. At the ex-
piration of the hour Major Hender-
sons decision remained unchanged.
"Save q thousand pounds as O
proof OF your attachment to my niece,
and l will give my consent to your
marriage with her. Under no other
circumstances will I do So" This
was the extent to which the Major
would commit himself.
Save thousand pounds indeed!
Why. million would be equally pos
sible to man of refined tastes with
but paltry two hundred a year or so
besides his pay.
Maude wayla1d her lover outside the
library door. Very pretty she looked
as she listened to dear Jacks angry
protestations, her cheeks flushed, and
her brown eyes filling with tears.
"You will be true to me, my darling?"
pleaded the impecunious Lieutenant,
as his arm stole around her waist and
his tawny mustache pressed her rosy
lips.
True to him? Indeed and indeed she
would be.
"You know, dearest, you will be
twenty-one in fortnight's time and
your own mistress. My sweet one
will fly with her poor loving Jack
then; won't she?"
"Yes"-rather obviously. 1t was
hard to put aside the prospect of be-
ing followed to the altar by bevy of
dainty arrayed bridesmaids, al
though she was SO deeply in love.
True, she would soon be of age, and
consequently her own mistress, but
what would that fact avail her if she
were miles away from her lover?
And such indeed seemed likely to
be the case, for her uncle car
ried her off to q small village
in North Wales the day after
Lieutenant Mapleson had been
told of his fate. OF course she left u
note behind for dearest Jack" telling
him the name of the village to which
they were going and earnestly beg
ging nim to do something" although
she could think of nothing practical
to suggest.
On the morning of her twenty first
birthday Maude came down to break.
fast looking fresh, and even q little
happy. She had honestly tried to be
miserable for a whole fortnight, and
had succeeded for two days. With
youth and health on ones side it is al
most impossible to be thoroughly out
of spirits for any length of time, how
ever much one may be experiencing
the truth of the proverb about "true
love-" &c.
The landlady's bright-looking
daughter brought in the coffee and
rolls. "Mrs. Evans, opposite, has let
her front rooms, Miss" she volunteer
ed. IA gentleman all by himself came
and took them last night"
A gentleman, and alone! Maude's
spirits rose. ibid you happen to
hear Mrs. Evans say what her new
lodger is like? I suppose" added
naughty, deceitful Maude, che is an
elderly gentleman?"
ayes, Miss, quite. He's bit lame.
walks with a stick, and has long,
gray beard. His names Mr.. Browne"
Maude's spirits fell again. At break
fast, however, she mentioned the new
arrival to her uncle.
Major Henderson was beginning to
find North Wales q little dull, so he
listened rather readily, thinking that
there might perhaps be prospect of
having some one with whom to smoke
friendly pipe.
In the course of the morning, when
the uncle and niece were sitting in one
OF the many beautiful glens in which
the neighborhood abounds, Maude
saw q bent figure approaching, walk
ing with stick.
Il think, uncle, that must be Mr..
Browne, Mrs. Evans's new lodger," she
said.
Her uncle looked up from his book.
"Out Of health, / should say" was
Major Henderson's comment. s.IIe
doesn't look old enough to be SO in
firm.
When the stranger came ur to them
he paused and inquired tine way to the
Swallow Fall.
Maude started. That voicel Her
uncle, however, merely made a
courteous reply. Evidently his sus-
picionS were not aroused.
excuse me-" continued the strang-
er, "but have ! not the pleasure of adj
dressing one who is neighbor for the
time being? Ifancied l saw you come
out OF Honey-suckle Cottage this
morning with your daughter.
Eyes. sir, you are right--at least my
niece and I are staying opposite to
you"
"Your niece?" and the stranger po-
litely raised his hat as he glanced at