Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1889-09-20

Exactly. As good AMI pure a CIR
~ ever Lived, " sail Harry, earnestly.
"W.h-e W. whispered ne and all
Glow dill Oh Ne, tune let you Off.
we all eagerly inqua cl-tAat being the
name the captain went by on board.
lie is hard ,n me. - said Harry, seri.
ously What do you think he de-
minds, ladsl'
Can say; what is itl'
'lf dou't resigl, he will send me
home in disgrace. That's his ultima.
um. "
''W-h-e-ww again from all hands.
Lets sc. up petition for Harry, !"
suggested one.
It's of no use, lals know he
means What he soys. He ha given me
while TO hink it over.
1t was all up with Harry.
Cipt. D was severe, but an ex-
cehent officer, and he had only given
the delinquent the alternative of resign
ing or being sent home in disgrace.
Inc fact that he ha G It mprriel in the
manner he described, III place OF palliat-
ing matters, only aggravated the cap
tam beyond measure. He declared it
was disgrace to the rvice, and a
breach of propriety not to be over
looked
Harry told us his story in a desultory
manner, interrupted by many questions
and CALCULATIONS, but which wn will put
into a simple form for the convenience
Of the reader.
Julie Meurice was the orphan child of
a merchant, who had been of high
standing during his life, and who left a
handsome fortune to endow his daugh-
ter on her wedding day, or, if not mar
ried before, she was to receive the prop
cry on coming TO the age of 20 years.
Her mother had died IN her infancy,
and the father, when she was 10 years
Of age, placed her in a convent to be
educated, where she rcmlncd until his
death. which occurred suddenly, six
months previous to the period of our
sketch.
After his death Julie became the
ward of her uuc!o, by the tenor of her
iatler's will, and the period of her edu-
eational course having just closed at the
convent, Hubert Mcuricc, the uncle,
brought her home to his family circle.
Madame NIeuricc, it appears, was n
scheming, cal culating woman, aud
knowing that Julie would be an hcress.
she tried every way to promote her in
timacy with her own son. who was an
uuc nth and ignorant youth of 1S years
without Que attractive point in his char.
acier.
Hubert Meuricc, the uncle of Julie,
was a sea captain, whose calling carried
him much away from his home. Dur
ing his absence his wife treated Julie
with the most tyranny, even keeping
her locked up in her room for days to-
gethcr, telling her that when she would
consent to marry her son, Hubert, she
would release her and do all she could
10 make her happy. But to this Julie
could not consent. imprisonment even
was preferable to accepting her awk-
ward and ropulsive cousin.
One day she overheard a conversation
between her aunt aud her hopeful
son, wherein the mystery of her treat
ment was solved.
The boy asked his mother what was
the use of bothering aud importuning
Julie so.
III she doesn't want to marry me,
mother, diop the matter like Julie,
and she would make me nice little
wife, but don't want her against her
will.
You are a fool" said the mother.
you know nothing about the matter.
Her fathers will cndows her with a for
tune at her marriage, even if it be at II,
just her present age. At 20 she receives
the fortune at any rate. Now. don't
you see if you marry her we are all fixed
for life2"
Does Julie know about the money!"
he asked.
No, of course not"
''Its a little sharp on her." said the
boy.
I'm looking out for you," said the
MOTHER
Just so" mused the hopeful.
/ am resolved that she shall marry
you, and that is why l keep her locked
up, SO that she may not see some one
she would like better"
Lots OF money, ehl Well, mother,
let's go in aud win. When shall it bel"
'dt must be at once"
The sooner the better"
Your father is expected home next
week. want you to be married before
nc returns. lie approves Of it, but is
htile too delicate about pressing mat
ters 50 quickly. know that no time is
like iha present time, so I have been
making arrangements to bring tn S
about immediately"
This was enough for Julie. She un-
ierstood tho situation fully now, and
saw that her aunt would hesitate at
nothing The poor child feared her
beyond description and had yielded to
her IN everything, save this one pur.
pose OF her marriage with Hubert.