Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1888-08-03

! dream Of such d TIA NJ ~ declared Cap
tain NOrbury confidently
Don't be too sure, laughed Ada.
''YOu may yet have a young aunt TO
fiirt with -
- napossiblel She can't marry
ooh can't she? Well at any rate
she lets Mr.. NOrbury make love 10 her.
ow do you knOw?'' asked Jack
! fercely-
Because, as l was passing the small
! library two or three days ago. / heard
your uncle call her dearest and then
| l saw him stOOp and kiss her cheek, AMI
| she fondled his hand and looked up at
| him love unutterable. -
ado you really mean this?" asked
the young man in hoarse tones. while
/ he turned deadly white under all his
| healthy sunhurn-
81 do. Aud 1 say, if she fails wi b
the gallant son of v ars she'll take your
Uncle Ben ard his many goods and
chattels, and cut you out of your inner
itance. OF course there's Just the one
chance for you. ! rev may propose,
and she NAV prefer to be a young
man 5 slave rather than an old man 8
darling. If he doesn't You are
lost that is, as far as Har owe
Hall and the broad acres that lie around
it are concerned"
IL think you are mistaken" he re-
turned CURLY.
And rising abruptly he left the room,
and was seen no more that day
Miss LangdOn' s words, howe er, sank
deep into his heart, and as he had
plenty of leisure, she having transferred
her affections to a wealthy banker since
she thought his chance of becoming
heir to the hall intinitesimal, he en-
ployed it in closely watching Miss
CreWe, his uncle, and his friend.
after a few days he came to the con-
clusiOn that Drew was in love with
Meg, and, moreover, he believed that
! he proposed and was refused, for one
evening, as he strOlled slowly along
the terrace smoking his cigar, he heard
the hum voices and saw two figures
standing the balustrade.
al am so sorry" eg was saying
sOrrowfully. Il had no idea of this
of the honor you meant to offer me -
because you are the least vain az
you are the sweetest of women, an
sWered Drew passiOnately.
''YOu will forgive me the uninten-
tiOnal pain 1 have caused you" she
went on. 81 wish / had known; I
might have done something to prevent
it."
''No; nothing could have done that"
answered her lover; land 1 do not
regret that / love you, though my love
is hopeless, for -' And then Jack
hurried on and heard no more, but he
found himself day after day watching
the girl who had refused Drew, though
he never spoke to her, and nothing
passed between Them save the shadow
of a bow on her part, and a respectful
salutaton on his; still he could not tear
himself away from HarlOWe Hall. and
Outstayed all the other guests, seeing
Ada, the fair and tickle Ada, depart,
betrOthed to the rich banker, without
so much as a SIGH of regret or a tWinge
of pain, and witnessed Mrs. MOrtOn's
interchange of endearments with her
elderly sutton with indir erence.
This life, however. was a tride
mOnOtOnOus now, especially as his
uncle had a bad attack of the govt, and
would not see him, and he welcomed
the arrival of the Twelfth jOyfully, and
went out on to the mOOrs, and did great
e ecutiOn amongst the black game,
coming home with a gOOdly bag
just as he was putting his gun down
the butler approached.
''N hat is it. Bruce " he asked, seeing
that the old man locke serious.
master is not 50 well, sir, and wishes
! to see you at once.
'sAhl'
Throwing down his cap Jack hurried
up the great staircase to his uncle's
70 IN.
b found him lying on his bed, rest
less, and evidently i'll and in pain.
Where have you been," he asked
| GROSSLY.
"Out shootin - answered the young
man.
Not flirting with the gamekeeper's
daughter"
''NO; certainly not -
That's right. Youth have to give up
all that sort of thing now.
''Why, uncle?'
Because Z want you to marry.
''You have wanted me to do that for
the last six years.
yes; and now 1 mean YOU to do it
| in good earnest. have chosen a wife
| for you -
Not the first by many, sir''
''NO; but she shall be the last" ex-
| claimed the old man angrily.
''Who is the ladyP" asked the captain
mOncbalantly.
''The daughter of my old friend,
| Margaret Noble"
| sob, see. "
eyes, Jack I was hOt-headed and
wilful, and 1 wrOnged her, thinking
her a false f1irt. when she was kind and
/ true to me; but I expiated my fault,
and remained a bachelor on her ac-
| count. and now want to make amends
through you"
II am afraid you can't do that,
uncle,
''Iaek, you must give way to me
in this -yOu must marry my old loves
daughter"
81 fear 1 can't sir. must refuse.
do YOU know what refuse meansP''
asked the master of HarloWe Hall
/ sternlY.