The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1889-01-12

-break my heart by refusing' You won't
\ Be tickle-afraid9"
If MN-no."
IL lnGo in now and sleep some. Twill tap at
4 your door in time. Good night. Be stead
fast.
Y The deck was lonely after she won't in.
IT According to schedule the boat was tied
mp little after four o'clock. They began
kunloading freight. The passengers stray
gled of, secured their baggage and disap-
Apeared.
1t was very hot morning ashore, but the
Il Captain saw stalwart gentleman, buttoned
| to the throat in an ulster, lead slim, tall,
housekeeping lady in rain-coat and gray
veil, down the gang-plank.
'.Good Lord! l didn't mean to see them.
i / can't give any information" muttered the
| old salt to himself.
And he got behind pile of boxes and
iwaited, with broad smile on his face, for
full minute.
1t seemed all settled, but 1t was not.
Eomebody had heard besides the Captain.
4 As the fuaitives halted moment in sup
Isposed safety, Mr.. Cumberland CALAMITY
Ehanded Mrs. Winterfield down the plank,
Hand then her daughter
"ClariceI" called the elder lady. 'Come
IanQ lu6uGlly YOUR IluHh anu IhCh "o VIII
Hall go up in the carriage together"
4 II Paul Drexel was startled by this sud
Eden contretemps he did not betray it. He
Hhad been in too many emergencies to be at
Eall abashed by one defeat.
He lifted his hat in polite good morning.
Egave his services in getting their luggage
L separated from that of other passengers,
q h fated the ladies into the carriage and
m Aared his very handsome head as they drove
? | away
. Clatice stihed sob or two under her veil,
= but at length, remembering how magnif-
Gently Paul had behaved, disarming by his
= manner, she felt sure, any suspicion that
. either of then had had any idea of misbe-
having, she abandoned her tears for quiet
smile. She WIS certain in her heart that
J.. so cool man g Paul would find some other
"A way out of thedif1lculty.
Mrs. Winterield was in a profound study
for the entire lour it took them to reach
a their own door She was shocked at the
extreme measures Clarice had taken; she
q was perpleXed dumbfounded Nothing
), quite so unconventional bad ever before
> been attempted by one of her family
# She contemplated the rather detected
figure opposite Ter, deaf or indifferent to
a Mr. Cumberland's efforts at conversation
n and her heart wastouched.
n Every whit like poor sister Constance u
she sighed, 'just s, impetuous, just so re-
u CARELESS of consequences"
AS the day went on Clarice grew more
and more puzzled in her own mind as tc
whether her attempted flight had been pur
! posely intercepted, or whether it was mere
= chance that her aunt and train had appeared
at the critical moment.
Her doubts were set aside In mid-after
noon, when Mrs. Wiuterfield, having ha6
\ her nap, sent for Clsrice to come to hel
! room.
my child, sit down." was her rather
r agitated greeting.
Clarice obeyed.
'Is it true, Clarice, 1t true that you were
! clipping with that young man this morningH
- Clarice was prepared to be defiant.
= ''It Is true.'
where were you going2"
Il was going to his mothers house."
: Sand you were to be married"
"Yes."
"Do you think that dignified thing for
\ young lady to dos"
y "Quite as dignifed as for the woman WHIT
. should be my mother to try to make m,
marry man hate-a man old enough to b.
| my grandfather"
"Hish, Clarice. am astonished at you
Clarice's unwonted temper took sudden
turn in the direction Of tears. She burs
into a storm Of them, and they were relic
from the days complex emotions.
o 'Auntie, don't mean to be disrespeotful
but say what really do think"
"But, Clarice, have no desire except TO
. your good. want to see you established.
know more Of the world than you. A pen
t niless man may oe very agreeable to look a
0 or to talk with, but what sort Of home d
you suppose he could furnish his wife,"
Show do you know Paul is pennilessl II
Y earns good salary and has all the worl
a before him."
t And Clarice fell to sobbing anew.
:. "Dear me-" said Mrs. Winterield," ha
Q no idea you felt this way. supposed
was the most frivolous Irritation. You can
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