The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-07-06
"What a lovely room," exclaimed

Esther sitting down with Tiff upon tho
sofa. with sweep of the eyes. and then
bending sideways towards tho brides
cheek until checks and lips met. You
dear
"You love- said Tiff, and they embrace.
Papa says you must be married over
again; 20 through the form and all the
show and Importance, remarked Esther.
with the most fascinating, law nonchal-
ance "lIe said he never saw anything 60
off so like cotton into flames as you did,
brother; Just as though any one was more
in love with your Bessie Featherly than
he was He don't remember forbidding
the marriage at all.
Please to tell my father" said Huff,
severely, looking down at his wife, who
held her chin in her hand, that remem-
Der his forbidding it (or as bad as forbid
ding it) very distinctly. And please add
that from this time forth. my father. yes,
and all the rest Of you, is-are-dead to
me-
Dreadful words those, VIII, sighed
his sister, glancing up with compressed
lips. Don't you think So. Bessie?'
Mrs Tiff shook her head and smiled.
MIR Thwaite is never III the wrong,
saws she. and feels little awkward at her
own assertion.
Esther thought moment, and then
said she believed she would not stay any
longer Just now. Huff said that he would
see her home, and then reflected that he
could not very well carry out his inten-
ton. Esther upon this explained that sho
had come in the carriage. When she had
bowed herself through the open door she
stopped to throw over her shoulder II rou-
lade OF genial laughter
BY the way, Will" she called, ''if We
were in the fashionable set. what ter
rible notoriety YOU two wild things would
have! As It is, it's like a nice play.
Adieul'
Il wish my mother would come now.
said Tiff after the door had closed upon
her husbands buoyant sister-who WAS
also a school friend-and after pause.
or something equivalent to one. Hun
had not descended to the carriage with
Miss Thwaite, for fear Of catching sight
of the world dreaded grin on the foot
man visage
Your mother Is woman, dear, an
swered Thwaite as if that meant some
.hinr unusual, "and it will take long
line for her to como round as my father
nas done.
But you are unrelenting as you can
be, suggested Tiff
HUFF would like TO have said that as "a
young husband lie could not be otherwise
than he was, but as he felt that this
might be too brilliant Il revelation for
Tiff, he remained silent
In the evening they were sitting, as was
customary, in the cheerful blue tinted
room, Huff feeling very coy and aloof
from the world and annoying relatives,
and remembering his day > occupation IN
the rival insurance Office as if il were "a
dream
The door was opened hastily, and II
figure presented itself which dashed their
united calm TO atoms.
1t was Esther. pale and trembling, her
ashen face emphasized by black veil
around il, and over her colored dress Il
heavy. black shawl. Thwaite hurried to
her and took her ungloved hand in his.
MY sister, what has happened to
youf"
Let me sit down or shall faint
whispered Esther dropping her head
against his arm.
Thwaite led her TO an easy chair and
helped her down upon its soft cushions
Tiff was alert in opening the window, and
then running to Esthers side, finding
her. however, a little less faint her eyes
looking rapidly from one to the other, as
the two sympathetic young people bent
toward her
Dear sister, sobbed Tiff, "has some
thing terrible happcned!"
My father, said the white faed girl,
in low tones. shutting her eyes.
Father father cried Thwaite, deeply
agitated and clutching his sisters hands
in q irmer grasp. What news OF him!'
Dead
The young couple sank on either side
of Esther, crushed and Mortified. With
out opening her eyes Esther spoke on;
When | told him how you received
the loving message, brother viii, in one
moment -
Thwaite's distress was sgonizing
Esther stopped speaking, opened her
eyes and leaned forward eagerly.
WAS it right to be SO harsh and IN
yielding TO your own father WIZ
Her brother had withdrawn to the other |
side of the room, his face buried in Lis
arms against tho wall.
oh, Esther, havo We no hopper Iif
sobbed
why, yes, there is hope in this case,
Miss Thwaite said, i'll different tone. |
viii turned, bis face covered with tears. |
You said it, brother and YOU can undo
it. Dead TO You"
Esther had played Il dangerous game,
but she was determined girl, and felt |
equal to the emergency. Her strong
presence and sound good cheer buoyed up
the two victims of her scheme, and en-
ablcd Thwaite to recover from the shock |
he had undergone,
She drew letter from her pocket
which had been written by Wills elder
brother in Chicago to his father upon
hearing Of the runaway match. He
praised VIII up to the skies, and declared
that any girl lie choose must be price
less jewel, whether she possessed any or
not. and ho begged his father 10 do the
handsome thing by them both
And So" concluded Esther, papa
wants TO give you a magnificent recep- |