Waterbury evening Democrat., 1889-03-14

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 About this time there appeared in the so- cisd Armament where the Clyburnss sparkled a new star of great magnitude, neither moi e | nor less than genuine spIig of British aris- tocracy; he was poor, to be sure, but he was unmarried, and more than one managing | mamma was quite ready to exchange her | daughters ducats for a share of his lordship's | title.
 And Silas Clyburne, as ambitious as Lu- cifer. made up his mind that it should not be his fault if the young man were not attracted l by his Daisy. Thereupon ensued series of l entertainments of all sorts; Clyburne began | none of them, but he gave the last of each l series, for so much more costly was his dinner 1 or ball or theatre party or luncheon or gay ety of any sort that no one ventured to sue ceed him. Papa" said Daisy to him one evening as ne chanced to be alone in the library for a | few moments, II have piece of news for you" How his heart jumped! The foreign fish had certainly been swimming round and round the bait on the Clyburne hook; was he really going to nibblel "Well, my darling, what is itf' "Did you know or suspect that my cousin l Bertha was the girl for whom Mr. Palmer l was willing to throw away his lifef No! You don't mean it! We'll, well, l
 am surprised. Heartless little jade that girl | is, anyway; just like her father" "Oh, papa, you do her injustice She did l discourage hlnl, then, because-well, because he was poor, but, of course, she never dreamed | he would take it so to heart"
 And of course, ske knew her father would l frown on any such matchg' "Of course, rich men don't like to see their ! daughters wed poverty" | U0b thotS pOpSepSa my Ieor. aov fatber
 of sense will look first at the character and l capabilities of his daughters lover, and if l they are all right the purse is secondary. AS | for Osborne Palmer, assure you, my dear, ! have watched him closely since he has been l here, and consider him q very fine fellow. l Of course, his would be suicide is against
 him. but I've como to the conclusion that | worry and starvation had made him two
 thirds crazy"
 Do you think girl would"-
 "Be lucky to marry hims Yes, do, and
 if you know of any girl that thinks of doins
 so-now hush my dear, dont speak! Don't tel
 me anything! I have a very particular req
 son for not wanting to know anything-yor
 tell her or him, or both of them, that to say, all fuss or awkwardness I, if were him O,
 her, would slip off quietly and be married" !, But papa dear, do you really mean tha' l you would forgive'-
 
 just tell Osborne what have said, and if l. has the sense give him credit for he will un
 derstand me-
 , At this moment Palmer himself came int, the room. There the conversation terminatet
 abruptly.
 For some days thereafter Mr. Clyburn was so good natured, so almost generous, the , every one observed it; his fellow director 3 and associates nudged one another and said l "Now's your time to talk to Clyburne on sue! and such project" and his clerks whispered
 "How queer Mir. Clyburne seems Wonder if he's going to die?' ,I One intimate friend, a venturesome fellow
 had the hardihood to say: 3 What the mischief has come over you late ' ly! 1never know you to be so genial. Whom have you feeced this weeka' "Ch, I've got such rich thing on Obetl Jenness!" replied Clyburne chuckling to himself for the thousandth time. Didn't cost me anything but little advice-cheapest - thing ill the world, you know He can't get ahead of me on this score!"
 The friend didn't mention this to any but ten of his most intimate friends, and as they P were equally secretive it did not take long tc t set every man on Change to slyly watching
 Obed Jenness. They naturally supposed that h Clyburne referred to things financial no. ,- l matrimonial
 O Bertha visited Daisy quite often about that @ time, and Mir Clyburne lost no chance O. V publicly insisting that Bertha must send fo, I. her things" and remain the rest of the wee il with Daisy
 > One morning, during a visit, servar; .- came to MT. Clyburne as he sat at breakfas, n and tremblingly said: T. Mass Clyburne, sah, Miss Daisy aint i n her room, sah!'
 e 'No! Gone for z walk, suppose" II "1-1's feared not, sah An'-an' Mis- e Bertha done gone too." 1T They'll probably be here soon Kee.
 some coffee hot for them." e "B-but, sah, Mary she say as how de bed l. ain't ben slep in."
 V Neither of thema" asked Mir Clyburne, $ t little anxious
 ]. "N-no, sab; an yurs note Mary foun e in Miss Daisy's room" added the man, hand d ing a tiny envelope to his master, but stand B. ing as far from him as the width of the silver t. salver and the extent of his long arm would
 permit.
 W Mir. Clyburne opened the note calmly; ht 2" suspected that he knew what was in it; Il, g, merely glanced at the first lines:
 DARLING PAPA-This is to tell you tha a Mir. Palmer is about to act on your advice a Bertha and l are to meet him at pr. -'s a v, II o'clock tonight for we think it best tt " have a friendly witness to such matter"
 "Ha, Ina, hal" laughed he heartily, to tn IT surprise and delight of the alarmed servant S, II understand it now. Miss Daisy will b l, home pretty soon, but it is not necessary t, O. give any hint of this little affair to you
 mistress She has a severe headache and i es will only worry her. Send Mary here." Iy Mary quickly appeared, for Sias Clyburn
 was a terror to evil doers, and she, tco, wa ut cautioned to silence and her fears all allayed of Silent! Yes, truly they would be yer, 70 silent, especially when each of them receive. ,il a $20 bill with the remark: "I'n give you a ,n much more if you will ever again bring m
 such good news"
 ,q And now," said he to himself, as he wa be on his way down town, ''how best to breal
 tho news to my dear friend Obed. Ha! ha In ha! How he will rage and fume! Wonde e- what I'd best say. Guess I'll just hand hir
 Daisy's note to me and watch his face whil Id he reads it. By the way, haven't read i to all myself"
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