Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-11-04
L,dy yrs heaviers gums now advanced and

Ltdy Wis heavier's guns now advanced and
begin 10 open on the position.
a. see must speak plainly, my dear friend
Young ladies must be silent, but mothers
must act freely on their behalf Your atten-
tons have been so marked that | fear my
darling child's happiness is in danger Of being
compromised She is suffering in silence,
and without a word from you either to ex-
plain or to justify your heartless-yes, and
win say it-your unprincipled conduct"
HIRE a laced northumberland came out
and was used with effect.
''fSpeak you must, indeed, ~ murmured her
lady ship, softly, but with great decision,
from behind it, 'or must See nv beloved
NAL el the premature victim of her unhappy
and misplaced affection for heartless man. !"
Tears choked her utterance; sobs shook the
pretty hands which held the handkerchief.
now being used as flag of distress unutter-
able Even our young man was, for one
brief moment, Disconnected But he felt it
was now or never, and with bold determine
ton dropped on his knees He seized the dis
engsg ed hand and kissed it fervently.
Now l will speak indeed ~ hecried Lady
vi, you behold in this attitude" tand he
CLAN ed at his knees ''the most devoted Of
your slaves. II Is quite impossible you can
for enc moment have mistaken my attentions
1t Is you whom have ventured 10 approach
thro lgh your daughter Speak, dear lady,
and make me the happiest, as am feel the
most audacious of men"
GOOD heavensl" screamed her ladvship.
ado you know what you are sayingT A dec
laration TO met WHAT win Sir Hercules
sayF
"Sir Hercuesl" said the ardent swain in
q modest voice. May | ask who is Sir Her.
cules. and what has he or any man to do
with my affairs, should like to known
IS IMPLY this returned her ladyship,
wrin ring her hands, THAT he is my husband
my dear, dear old mainland that you, sir.
are vilfully insulting me- Get up from the
carpet this instant, and never let me see you
again ~
married." he murmured in the faintest
accer Is. Good graciousl Lady vi, thought
you we're widow, and free, l needn't say,
TO receive my addresses, or | should never
never have presumed. What cruel mistak e
for a man to make Forgive me, if you can,
Lady vi. 1t is | who have to suffer" He
hid his face in his hands, this bypocritical
young man. Hypocrisy is always "a detest-
able vice. Forgive me, ~ he pleaded Say
you forgive, or | won't go away; upon nv
honor won't" and he also showed signs of
fallin; on his knees again.
Lacy vi rose majestically. This inter
view, sir, has been already too prolonged.
BegoI eV'-with startling vivacity-"and
never let me see you in this house again"
Since you are so cruel, he replied in the
meeks st OF voices, Il must bow to necessity.
But & will notn-with stout determination.
and IN a much louder key-"until YOU say |
am 70 given
She rendered him her hand, which he kissed
with he utmost devotion bowed very low
and " thdrew with modest consciousness Of
having scored the trick and won the honors
Certainly il was with a sensation of defeat
and modification that one so clever should
have played her cards so III, that her lady
ship retired to her daughters apartments.
where the foregoing was doubtless presented
In as good light as It could be made 10 bear.
But OF this score we are only able dimly to
imagine, and have no certain information to
place before our readers.
Now the truth Of the matter was this: At
Ascot our youth had been presented to a
young lady, daughter of modest clergyman
OF the 1eighborhood. lone of seven, as he
was Immediately informed. But il Is no less
fact hat this young persons blue eyes and
nodes ways played such havoc In our heros
sueoe iole ppSOLn ludl ne resolved, lneD and
there, ut all risks and hazards, TO pursue the
acquai Itance. That he ultimately did SO sue
cessful Y we may infer from the deep disgust
with which Lady Vi read this announcement
In the morning paper 10 Mabel that selfsame
season IT Homburg, whittier We must con
clude they had gone for the cure Of head
ache, for which the waters OF the delightful
bath are 50 notorious, but which Sir hercu-
les was daily imb!bing with no softening eff
feet upon his temper, be it said:
"On the Goth inst. July, Capt. the Hen
Stair do Boots TO Angelina, seventh daughter
Of the Few Decimus Manifold
'Tha. young man always was the most
contemplate idiot ! ever knew" said her
lsdyship with a whitening snecr.-Wonan's
World.