New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1888-02-01

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OF tenplns you promised US the other
day. Come, Alice"
/ And Mrs. Page, with, great relief,
| followed her discounted admirer to
| the bowling-alley.
The scene changes to Mr. Lees coun-
try-house. Mrs. Grant, his daughter,
a pretty blonde with a. fastidious,
disdainful air, enters the breakfast
room attired in an exquisite white
morning-dress and enveloped in a
heecy shawl. There is a lovely picture
through. the open windows OF a
smooth lawn skirted by magnificent
| old trees. Delicious odors greet her
from the flowers on the breakfast-ta
BILE. She seats herself, fills the dainti-
est OF china cups with tea, takes a
piece OF toast and opens her letters.
AS she reads, her languid affections
cheek, her eyes dilate, and evidently too
dlscompOsed to continue her slight re-
past, she exclaims impatiently,
Where are Mr.. Archie and all OF
them? Say that want to see them
notwithstanding of great I'M
| portance-in the library"
! Mrs. Grant sank into an arm
| chair in the cool shaded room, and
Archie, Jack, lastly her husband, a.
fresh English-looking youth came
lounglng in.
"What is it, Gerty?' cried Archie.
"Shut the door; you will not laugh
when you have heard my news
They clustered about her; her hus-
band presented her gallantly with
q bunch of violets.
ooh, what nonsense, Harry-I will
take them, though, catching them
| hastily and putting them in her belt
''when q sword is suspended over our
heads! Papa is going to be married!'
Archie tumbled off his chair in a.
very bolsterous manner; Jack start
ed up with a smothered, angry ex-
clamation; and her husband looked
crest-fallen.
Glow do you know? Has he writ
temp" exclaimed Archie.
nina Montgomery is staying in the
very house with papa's inamorata.
I'll read you the letter:
Il write in the greatest hurry to tell
you, that unless you can prevent it,
your father will be married to a fas-
cinating, intriguing kind OF cousin of
mine, who is doing all in her power to
make him and every one else in love
with her"
She is a widow, and fatally, danger
ously charming. She has light hazel
eyes, wonderful hair, and exquisite
white skin, and, whether she walks or
sits still, LOOKS up or down, is irresist-
ible. hate her because I am Jealous
OF her. l overheard your father en-
treat, beseech her, to marry HIM. He
told her he'd settle O. million on her,
alluded to ali of you, and seemed to
think no one but William would like
it. There is no use in my saying more.
Come on in full force. She's O. COW
ardly little thing-has scruples. I
think you can prevent it.
Mrs. Grant laid the letters gravely
down on the library table, gazed at
the three with a questioning glance,
and languidly inhaled the perfume OF
her blue violets.
"How can your father be such afool2"
exclaimed Jack: che is 70 years DID,"
Poor father!" said Archie. "How
devoted he was to mamma! Let him
marry if he pleases."
"You little know what you are say
ing" shrieked Gertrude. LET him
marry!" with. a sarcastic air. "The
woman is an artful, designing mink!
She'll never rest until she has put us
out Of this house, and out of his heart,
and out of his will. I've heard too
much of rich old fathers and young
step mothers. l feel awfully sorry for
papa" added Gerty He has had
q very gloomy lie, and if he were a
younger man. But how long could
he live with his pert young widow"
IL wish William were here" ex-
claimed Archie: he'd tell US what to
do"
"He'd tell US just to- make the best
OF it," cried Gerty. "He doats on
papa. So do we ALL" she added. with
a. sigh, "only we don't want him to
be married. It is undignifed, it is
preposterous"' with rising indigna-
ton. 1--WE can prevent it. Let US
start to-day, and, Archie and Jack,
you come as soon as. [ send for you.
I'll write to William-he is at the
White Mountains-and I'll lay the
whole matter before him.
"Dear papa, l could not live with
out you q moment longer" whis pered
Gertrude as she emerged, faint with
| fatigue, from the numbering coach and
kissed the old gentleman tenderly.
| II rather thought you'd meet me
with q carriage at the station" she
continued. gently reproachful.
81 am sorry, my dear, replied Mr..
| Lee with some embarrassment, "but
had made up a party to go off in
my yacht, and, in fact, had to Short
en- the sail to meet you at all.''
"Dear papa!'' calculated Gerty,
pressing his arm tenderly.
! Mr.. Lee looked doubtfully on the
fair little face nesting against his
shoulder: he was evidently i'll at ease.
A look OF relief passed over him when
Mrs. Grant announced her intention
OF remaining in her room for the even
ing. She summoned, however, secret
ly; Miss Nina Montgomery.
II shall be perfectly frank with our
cousin" she said to that young lady.
II mean to write to Mr. Page and