The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1888-07-08

enre a Ure5e Thomas. bat uhen be
toll ne this laughed heartily This
made mF uncle very angry Why
skoud l make game Of the 0zft- Of =
nam az whom I might be rrouxi l.
Who msxhx Be In TIE workhonse IL Il
we're mot for the charity OF my reiA-
f5pn< -
The trute
-H uas 20 SLY ~ net TO know on
whSch SIDE rny bread was buffered-zt
vas often difscult 70 selEhe would
turn me oct Of doors. and that per-
hapts. would bring me 10 my senses
Bat Why need tel you the particulars
Of this and NANNY another most rsln.
| full scenef Was silent and undec1dec
1 for . uhise. and at last found courage
TO tel Mr. Mitchell that could nos
marry him
:. He listened with dissgreeahae
smile, and replied: Ny young lazy
viii not find refusal 50 easy a. sne
thinks
Owing to rusty conduct on the part
OF your xn.iable u-arie. Inferroi2ied
| Owen
II believed this was his meaning
until the NEXT day,- said Lossisc.
I-Then INV aunt informed me calmly
that | was already married 70 Mr.
| Mitchell =
as that roci lady subject to such
| fits of mental alteration 2"
II stared at her in amzxement, when
she proceeded TO explain to ME that,
according to Scotch Law. IL 3 man IN
| the presence OF . witness says woman
Is his wife. and she does not deny i, Il
: ,.rrnuses . kga; marriage. There was
! witness in 81 :.--.n that day-the
old lady mentioned MI Mitchell i
Scotch. and was determined 10 have
his rights
Il could. no. believe aunt vas in
earnest. but il seems she was, and,
what i worse, they an beses me every
hour in the day with speeches 70 the
effect that il is Of no use 10 Try 70 es-
cape my destiny; Mr. Mitchell has the
law on his side, and the sooner. for
appearance's sake, | consent TO an
other marriage ceremony in church.
the better.
Il have asked YOU TO meet me here
this evening. Mr. Stanley, to tell me
truly il there Is any ground for their
saving am Mr.. Mitchell's wife
alt is the most pyeposterous. COW
arsfIy lie ever heard of. exclaimed
lOwen. quite boiling over with irdigna-
ton In some parts OF Scotland,
Hong ago, some such rubbish as they
lhave told Won might be true. blt We
are not in Scotland. To have this rich
mans money in the family, your rep
rebate OF an uncle is trying TO play
upon yoar innocent ignorance, know
ing or believing that you had no one
to eniighten you He ought to be
Iexposed and prosecuted for his vii
iainy..
| .oh. I'm so glad and thankful you
assure me that this dreadful man has
moreover over met said Louise with
profound sigh of relief.
You poor little friendless thingf
As if OF is own accord Owens arm
encircled the girls waist, and he ten
Derby and reverently kissed her unre-
sisting lips
4 And now / mast iy back TO the
house. Dear me, the hall hour IS long
past. y
a. For Heavens sake, don't let them
persuade you to commit any rash folly
Trust in me. said Owen, taking anoth-
er kiss in farewell.
Arriving at his lodgings, he found
two letters awaiting him; one from
Travers, special ehum in the old lux
uri sus DAYS, and the other-ke could
hardly believe his eyes-from his Uncle
Raymond
i He dashed into the perusal OF this
last at once, and discovered that, after
year and month, his former friend
and benefactor, his fathers only bro
ther, was on the track of fellow who
had committed certain forgery-a
crime of which Morris Raymond, in
hot, sudden anger, had accused his
nephew. Strong circumstantiaI evil
dence against Owen was not wanting :
and thus, suffering fo- the misdeed of
another, he was thrust out Tor rough
struggle with the world.
Now, through the merest chance,
the real culprit had been discovered,
and the letter in Uncle Raymond's
trembling hand contained ample apol-
ogy for past injustice and an earnestly
expressed desire that old relations be
renewed.
| As you are reinstated with the old
| boy An extract from Trayers's let
| teri suppose we shall soon have
YOU among US again. l hope il will
not break your heart to hear that
Nellie We,land has given you the slip.
When she heard of your misfortune,
she transferred her affections TO Nor
1
timer
| ~ think l have found some one who
| will console me for the tickle Nellie,
said Owen TO himself Did eyer-
stroke Of fortune come at iuckier
moment"
Old Cruncher's hat played the role
of post box on several occasions after
this. There were other tete-a-tetes
upon the messy log, and here Owen
told Louise the old, old story-iold
and lictened to with tender, sweet de-
light Uncle Raymond's letter en-
boidened Owen TO prompt measures
in depriving Mr.. Mitchell of his so
called bride and Mr.. Cruncher OF his
niece.
Violent opposition. rage, bitter re-
proaches OF inEratitude, battle OF an
CRY words, waxei fast and furioas, but
love gained the victory.
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