Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1888-06-13

IN some respects, had that excessive
love of money which SO many success
full bankers acquire. He was DESTROYS
that should marry an heiress. Rumor
had once linked my name with that of
Miss Marlton but had never serious
ly thought of her. In fact, after I saw
you, at the first Patriarchs' ball-oh,
shall [ ever forget it'll knew there
was but one woman in the world that
could ever love. Stay, do not shake
your head. Hear me out. | owed
something, even you must admit, to my
father. was bound by duty-in some
degree, at least. Well, my father, after
a stormy interview, proposed COM
promise. If went to you, he said, he
would never forgive me. He did not
believe in my affection; it was only a
youthful fancy, were his words; as for
you, he had understood, from your ia
Their, that an alliance had been settled
else where. False, you say? Thank
you for the words. They are the first
kind ones-do you know you have
been misinformed. But it staggered
me. All you say there was some
ground for it, as your father had really
wished such match. And you would
have nothing to do with it q? Bless you
again. Oh. had L only known that.
Finally my father, as 1 have said, prom
ised that if I would 60 abroad two
years, giving my word of honor not to
see you or write to you, he would, at
the end of that period, consent to my
wish, if [ still said | loved you. He
urged that this was not much for him to
ask, as he had always been good par
ent to me, which, God knows, he
was. Thus entreated, for he fairly
honno6 NOW with taorr biG ounc /
consented. Perhaps I did wrong. I
have often thought that | did. No :?
You never would have married me, you
say, against my fathers wish ? You
| would have torn me from your heart
first Does that mean" with a cry of
joy, "that you have given me a place
there-that you will marry me now
Oh Grace, ifyou will only have pity, if
you will only realize how | love you
/ went abroad. But my father relented
at the end of the first year, and | was
coming home when [ heard of his
death. Since that time nave searched
everywhere for you. But you had dis
appeared-lost to your old world COM
pletely; no clue to you was left. Yet
you say that, three days ago, you met
Miss Marion, and that you are sure she
knew you /? That she saw You again
yesterday ? Why, it was only then
that, for the twentieth time, was tell
ing her of my anxiety to find you. In
love with her? Ny manner like it
All, if you would only believe whom [
do love-" All this so earnestly that
Grace felt that she had mistaken his
manner, through hel own sensitiveness,
no doubt for, after all, could a gentle
man refuse an invitation of a lady
And, when he accepted, ought be not
to accept graciously $50 you really"
he went on impetuousiy, catching her
eye now, forgive me ali, at last ? Oh,
dearest ~
The little romance" as Mrs. Leigh
persisted in calling it, of Grace and
Mortimer, made a great sensation at
Seaverge ana in New York. "It was
quite like bit out of story book" as
the dowager, Mrs. Goldenrod, said.
at is like fairy tale," said little May.
eyes, it's better than even Cinder-
ella" added the other sister; and she
danced, in irrepressible glee. up and
down the school room. 'And he's
bully felloW-he gave me a pocket
knife" chimed in Master Jack, proud
ly displaying one with something like
twenty blades.
Almost the only one who thought or
spoke otherwise was Miss Marion.
She mad tried in vain to conceal her
chagrin, but her efforts to entrap Nor
timer had been too public, and, to es
cape the sarcastic coincidence of her
Thousand and one" society friends, she
was forced to 90 abroad, departing in
time to avoid the wedding day of Nor
timer and Mrs. Leigh's governess.