Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1888-08-17
AONH'S CHOICE.
BY MRS. ALEXANDER.

you might say-with big black eyebrows,
and angry-looking eyes; but his hair was
white and his face brown, and he had an
empty sleeve. He was named to me and
gave me stare, as much as TO say, Who
the deuce are your Then he began to talk
in short sentences. and with what we might
term 'StdcCdt0 tOrtiSsin,O' manner.
somehow his eyes and voice seemed fanil-
lar TO me, only 1 could not find clear
place for him in my memory. Whe he
had eaten some Curry-and abused it-and
aiken a glass OF hUck and seltzer, he said.
cooking NJ me as If lie was going to accuse
ne OF murder
"'What did you say this Iady's name is''
"fMadame Debrisay' said Mrs. Rivers.
.Humpbn said he; care you French
womanY
NO said I; but am next door to ono
i am Irish
"'From what part Of that unfortunate
country, may askf' more politely.
From Ballykillruddery.'
"'Ah, | thought sop
"And he was silent for n bit; then he
said, with pleasanter smile than thought
his grim face could put on
=" u see yOu have no recollection Of me-
"'Your voice and face are not strange to
me- said my heart beginning to beat,
but cannot recall your name
" Have you quite forgotten gunner
called Fielder Mark Fielden-who won
the cup at the Ballykillruddery hunt races
in '53, more than thirty years ago"
"'Do nOtf And | helped to do up my
cousin Rose Nugent's hair with ribbons Of
his colOrs for the race balll / know you
low, and ] must shake hands with YOU
$50 we shook hands; and his brown face
softencd and glOwed while he talked of
Rose. He was desperately in love with
her, and they were engaged. He went off
to India; she stayed at home-gOt wet
ting out boating took cold, and went off
into a decline. He married, and lost his
wife and he IL VyDnfgriuH ahDlIt In
Indifferent health. | should not have
mentioned all this if it had not been for q
bit that will interest you. In the course of
conversation, it turned ont that the gener-
al Is some relation of poor Mr.. Warnings,
and he Is awfully vcXed with him. 1t
seems he has got through heap Of money
and has gone away to America. A friend
Of the generals saw him breaking horses
last spring somewhere in California. L
said had met him, and what good fell
low ! thought him. Then the general said
he was an ass, and had let himself be
knocked out Of the running because he
could not get the girl he wanted to marry
him. OF course ! did not let on that /
knew anything about It, and the subject
dropped. Then my old general asked for
my address, and said lie would como and
see me some Sunday-whiCh, ! told him,
was my only free day-but / don't fancy
lie will.
Now, my darling, have prosed long
fllbHElit anu L must bttp. w men BIull 4
see you agatn3 Can't you persuade your
uncle TO come up to town for a little more
physicy YOu make him too happy and com
Portable. was going to write, Don't re-
fuse Sir st. John Lisle without thinking
twice but ] will not Matrimony is
tremendous experiment and I'll not ven
ture To recommend 1t. God bless you, my
own dear My best respects to your uncle.
ever your loving friend,
"GERALDINE DEBRIsAY."
Mona read this with the deepest interest.
Sho smiled at the account Of her meeting
mt Mrs Rivers, but grew very grave over
the description Of Warnings decadence.
Am 10 blame' | wish were not al
ways having sidelong reproaches flung ut
mo. He would have been as bad or worse
II had married him, for l could not have
been loving, sympathetic wife, and then
his last state and mine, too, would be
worse than the first. How wish / could
hear that he was well and happily mar
ricd."
The Thursday on which Mona was TO
have peep once moro Mt the world she
felt she had quilted forever, rose fresh and
clear after yesterday Of storm and rain.
Lady Fnistoun had offered to drive over
after luncheon aud fetch her, so Mona
relieved from the necessity of taking out
t"'io ''''hnJ i''iii7i''''hlo convey 'til''.-
dressed, ana having put up n carefully ar
ranged dinner dress and change of raj
nonrapcc &c i'''',''' ''' '''' ''''' ''''P up
ITncla sandy had driven a,vov carly with
Kenneth to a soIc of uighIanJ cattle at
Kirktoun and Mary bad conc IN carry some
IrIIv ~ Tia shnnhnrd,a nntLar who ,v,s
Old md weak.
Mona was reading a review sent her bv
Nina Dnhrisov when sim heord tI,e sounJ
If a carria,,e drivinr, mn
"Sho IL earlier than cypcctcd - was her
mental comment as sho glanced ut the
clock at Is barely half past three"
Voices were heard speaking I'm the hall,
md Mona rose intending to 90 out and
meet her friend, when the door opened,
and I.isle entered unanuounced. his hat In
his hand looking bright and brown Mona
colored in spite Of herself.
Good morning" he cried, checrily. 81
homo Won viii f,s,,Ive n change of DIans
Lady Ffnistoun finds she must drive in to
IIirktnun to meet Major and Mrs Mon
tcith-Finistouu' sister. Won know-so 7
offered myself and my dor-cart to convex
Won ia I'M. I.nd,yr hone Won will forrive
the change"
"Ohl have nothing to forgive" she
said, smIlur 'it you do not mind taking
mo and my dress basket, | am ready to
start.
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