The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1890-06-09
DENISE'S TRIUMPH.
How a True Hearted Little Woman
Won Love and Happiness.

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They had sent a big covered wagon to
meet Miss Britton at the station, and the
driver-a large maj in u water PROOF
coat and wide hat-droye it stolidly
along the road without making q re
mark. Beside Miss Britton, in all her
wasp wasted, white handed beauty, sal
little Cousin Denise, o dark girl with nc
beauty whatever, but a good honest ex
preston.
Miss Britten wal not in her best mood
She was in the habit of going to Sara
toga, to Newport, to the CatskiH Noun.
tain house, to places where well dressed
crowds congregate, with trunks of new
clothes. This year her father, having
met with losses, had resolved to re-
trench. He had let the city house fur.
nished for q certain space Of time. He
had taken his wife to visit a certain
Cousin Briggs, and he had sent his
daughter to this pretty hotel, with hei
cousin Denise for company.
The doctor had had a whisper from
Miss Britton that had led him to declare
that she must have country air, and this
was the result.
much BETTER" said Mr.. Britton,
'sthan the kind of thing you'd have II j
should fail. And you and your mothe,
have been going it for a considerable
time at a rate / can't permit any longer
Mrs. Britton had only meekly sighed
and looked heayenward. Miss Bfitton
had almost raved. But Mr.. Britton had
his way.
Comfort yourself with the thought
that 1t might have been worse" whis-
percd Mrs. Britton in her daughters Gar.
as they parted. IF Cousin Briggs had
not been very particular about inviting
only two of us, having but one spare
bedroom. she distinctly said, you might
have to so there"
AS for Denise, she said nothing, butin
her heart she looked forward to dwelling
for a space in what she called 'sthe real
country" with joy. AT the fashionable
hotels she acted the part of amateur
lady's maid to her handsome cousin and
to her stylish aunt. Her own dress was
very plain and no one took any notice Of
her. a poor relation without beauty is
much neglected in those matrimonial
markets Of America. Naturally, Demise
had not been in the habit of enjoying
herself. Now as they drove along
Through the soft falling rain she peeped
between the folds of the curtain and
uttered gay little CALCULATIONS.
Such lovely treesi Such a nice old
farmhousel A little river with such a
pretty bridget
But Cecilia Britton never troubled
herself to reply. Her wrongs were
heavy upon her.
Il believe ii ] had gone to Newport
this summer Mr.. Collingsby would have
offered himself, she said at last. Papa
has made o great mistake in sending me
to live in this horrible wilderness. What
is the use of being handsome and fasci-
mating If one must be buried alive?'
@"Oh, it is lovely here!v Denise cried,
with those little -gesticulations she had
learned in childhood from the Trench
mother whose name she bore. ssIt il
iovslysa'
II don't think you ersn heard me
speak Of Charles Collingsby, I" said Ce
ella, gravely. II told you / felt sure
that if we had met at Newport he would
have offered"
us it such a pleasure to refuse men?'
said Demise, with a little shyug.
Yes" replied Cecilia, scornfully. .Oi
course you know nothing about it, but
it is q very great triumph. However, j
should not have refused Charles Ceilings
by, being IN full possession of my senses
ooh! but you would never hare mar
ried him?' gasped Denise. IA man of
that character, who drinks 90 much, who
is talked of with married Indies, who iss
brute in his manners. Yes, a brute, Ce.
ella. Do you remember how he stepped
onother peoples toes and elbowed them,
to get near that opera singer with the
d~isgracefully low dress? How he sai6
once aloud in the cars, When I give my
seat to any n it's a pretty girl, not an
old married woman Oh, he is horrible,
I think. should not mind your saying
mo- to him, but you'd never
ooh, I'd never" Knocked Cecilia. ssYor
are angry because he said you were al
ugly as a frog ono day"
"Iconfess it, said Denise. sThe ides
of a man letting q girl hear him say
that! And he wanted me to hear"
you see You played third party tot
much," said Cecilia, laughing.
"You made me- said Denise. II al
ways wanted to go away when he came
near us, but you said'-
YES" said Cecilia. SAT that time .
had my eye on that handsome English
man, and I was anxious to be awfully
proper. But the Englishman did moi
want an American wife, and Charlie.
Collingsby has three millions OF b
and they are at the top of the ladder
his family-and I could do as / pleased
He's not straitlaced, and he told Mrs
Fox that I was stunning Oh, / should
have played my cards well this summer
Papa must be in difficulties to be Sc
as he has been lately, and I'd have
been Mrs. Collingsby next winter, anG
here / ana among the pigs and the Doors,
not n creature to speak tor and she
into silence.