The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1890-11-05

she had been equally silent, And it is
to be presumed that she had quite for
gotten the whole circumstance, when she
added, with some little vindictiveness
"And, to my mind, It would have been
deal wiser II your papa had looked q
little more closely to your money instead
of lending Il to ne'er-do-wells like
Chauncey Graham to squanderw
"Cousin Chauncey was always good
and kind" cried Juliet, coloring up.
"He would have paid papa, if he could
And it is mean and dishonorable of you
to say such things as these, Juniata Jes-
supl"
''Hoity-toityi' cried Miss Jessup.
both, let him put in an appearance and
say what he has done with that moneyW
As Mr.. Graham was at that moment
supposed to be in Australia, engaged in
the management OF mammoth sheep
farm, this was perhaps rather unreason-
able demand. But, to Miss Jessups in
finite amazement, and, perhaps, to her
discontinue as well, the front door was
pushed open at that juncture, aud a
bronzed, bearded apparition, in a suit of
some foreign style and cut, stalked in.
"Is this Mrs. Moses Murdright's
house7" said he. "Can any one tell me
if Miss Juliet May is herel"
Mrs. Murdright stared, Miss Jessup
seemed equally amazed; but, with cry,
Juliet May sprang to her feet.
"Chaunceyr' she cried. "It is my
cousin Chauncey"
az am Chauncey Graham" said the
young man. az only arrived in the port
of New York last evening. 1t all seems
so strange to me to hear that my cousin,
Squire May, is dead-that Juliet is with
out a home"
He stood in surprise, scarcely able to
recognize in this tall Andalusian-fa
girl, the chubby-cheeked little play
fellow of former years. But when she
flung herself SO confdingly into his arms,
he held her with tender and chivalric
embrace.
"Oh, Chauncey, am so glad that you
have come" she sobbed. "Oh, was
so lonely and forsakenl No one has
seemed to care for me, since papa died
no one offered me homel"
az will," said Chauncey, quietly.
"There, there, little one, don't fret. 1t
is all smooth sailing now. The money
which your father lent me has borne
fruit, seventy times seven, and it is yours
nowl"
Mrs. Murdright here recovered herself
so far as to extend fsh-like hand to Mr.
Graham; Miss Jessup pressed eagerly for
ward.
"My dear Juliet" she said, with a lit
tie acidity, "you ere such mere baby |
Don't you see that your cousin isn't at
all the proper person to take charge of
youl"
"Why not9" said Chauncey Graham.
s'It seems to me that am the very one.
And my mother is in New York wait
ing to extend mothers tender care to
Juliet"
"At all events, my DEAR" said Miss
Jessup, "don't cling to your cousin as if
he were a floating spar and you drown.
ing marinerl Do sit down. Dear
Cousin Chauncey," with smile which
displayed every one of her false teeth to
the very best advantage, "this is such an
agreeable surprise. We have thought
aud talked of you SO muchl"
While Mrs. Murdright fastened to pre-
pare what she called "a little refresh
ment" for this relative who seemed so
much nearer and dearer since he had
come back home with plenty of money.
az wish, now," she muttered, "that
We hadn't been quite so sharp with
Juliet. She was a silly 3hild, no doubt,
but if she is going to be rich agoin-Eh
!, Whatl" to her niece who now presented
herself with crape-vailed hat and ink
black draperies folded across her slender
shoulders. you're not going away SO
soon, Juliet, my darlingl"
"Chauncey says that his mother ex-
poets us by the very next train" said
Juliet, upon whose pale cheek a new
|, color had kindled. "And we have nc
time to lose!"
"And," simpered Miss Jessup, who
> was hurriedly donning an extremely
youthful Gainsborough hat with rosebud.
y and daisies wreathed around its brim, 81
- have volunteered to accompany dear
l. Juliet. Really, l have grown too fond Of
:. her to allow her to slip away from me
ID IKE TINS!
Mrs. Murdright made grimaco.
"The scheming old cat, " she thought
!, "She actually thinks she is going to lure
f Chauncey Graham into marriage. Well
l never did see such idiotic follyp
4 But she said nothing of this as shr
t kissed Juliet goodbye with an ELUSIVE
l ness which surprised the young girl.
Farewell, my darling" she said, al
a most tragically. "And remember that i
ever you need a home, my heart anC
hearth are equally open TO you"
y "Why didn't she say so beforel'
D Juliet asked herself, vaguely amazed Il
what seemed to her such surprising in
: consistency. "Why did she talk so dis
gracefully about my being burden, anC
earning my own living1 And why /
!, Juniata Jessup coming back with US
g without ever being inyitedf"
I Poor little Juliet She had yet mucl
t to learn Of the ins and outs of this world
Miss Jessup's stay in New York, how
g ever, was not prolonged, She cam
back the next day, very ill satisfies
, with her journey.
! "Things are quite changed since wa
G u girl, said she. "There's Juliet Gu
e gagged to Chauncey Graham alreadY-o