Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1888-08-23

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"COlin would not marry any girl
| whom he could not like and respect, y
said Miss Campion, little anxiously.
"Oh, no! But he is not sentimen-
tall" suggested Betty. 1.-The girl he
marries will be happy woman"
'She will, indeed" agreed her god
mother. II am SO glad that you ap-
preciate Colin.''
Soon after Betty had left the draw
ing-rOOm to dress for dinner Mr.. Cam
pion arrived. When the first greetings
were over his aunt remarked, tenta-
lively:
II have asked Betty Carew to stay
with me while you are here, Colin. You
don't know Betty?"
NO" said Colin.
"She is very sweet girl" said Miss
Campion. nervOusly.
"Is she?"
"a very sweet girl. Do you know.
Colin, have thought lately that you
ought to marry? Married doctors are
always the most successful"
land you think Miss Betty would
make a good doctors wife?" ques-
toned Colin, suppressing smile at his
aunt's transparent plot.
'She is very dear to me, Colin;
should like Betty to be mistress here
when die" she returned, wistfully.
Colin kissed her and said gently:
81 should like to please you in all
things, Aunt Betty, but must reserve
the right of choosing my own wife.
l hold some Anticipated views about
marriage-among the rest, that a
man should love his wife. More
over. there is the chance that Miss
Carew would not be overcome by my
many and undOubted charms. But we
will let that pass
II won't say any thing more about
it," said Miss Campion, with sigh;
''but when you know her you will I'M
derstand how happy she will make
some one some day."
At dinner Colin sat opposite to Betty,
and, as he watched her beautiful, ten
der face, he was quite prepared to in
dorse his aunt's opinion of her god
daughter, though Betty was any thing
but kind to him.
Don't you think Colin is very much
like the painting OF my grandfather in
the drawing-roOm, Betty?" asked Miss
Campion.
"Do you mean that very handsome
soldier hanging between the windows?'
asked Betty. regarding Colin critically.
''Oh. no, godmother; can not see the
faintest resemblance.
Miss Campion hastily changed the
subject, to spare her nephew's feelings,
though Colin was inwardly delighted
at Betty's frankness-the more SO be-
cause he was undoubtedly cookbook
ing.
Presently another appeal was made
to Betty by the fond aunt.
'.Do you know, dear, Colin was
placed first in every examination he
went in for when he was walking the
hospitals?'
''Really?' said Betty, incredulously,
raising to Colin the frankest, most in
rnocent eyes. Il thought clever people
became doctors sometimes?"
For a moment Colin suspected that
she was trying to snub him, but Miss
CampiOn attributed Betty's rudeness to
fatigue. and sent her off to bed very
soon after dinner.
During the next few days Betty found
numberless opportunities of sighting
Colin. but she was SO gentle and affection
ate to her godmother that he retained
his first opinion as to her sweetness
of character. He accepted her sights
with SO much good temper and received
his aunt's praises with such genuine
| amusement that Betty was at last COM
PEELED to confess to herself that her es-
innate of him had been altogether
| wrong. She felt that she could not re-
spect hin very much, for a man who
would marry any girl for expediency's
sake was not worthy of much honor;
but she would be more polite to him. as
his conduct would not in any way affect
! her.
Colin was very grateful for this
change in her attitude towards him. and
a friendship sprung up between them
which on his side deepened into love.
VI her feelings he could guess little.
She was invariably sweet and frank;
but the fear of losing her friendship by
attempting to gain her love for some
time prevented him from putting his
fate into her hands. On the last day
OF her visit the longing of his heart
overcame this fear, and he poured out
all his soul to her. not noticing that
her face was hardening at his words.
Tell me. Betty! Give me one word
of hope! Have l any chance?' he plead
1 ed.
She turned towards him then, her face