Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1890-01-09
md heard her declaration with hieh ..ti..

ana ncdro her ucclhraIOn Win nlBn bntie-
faction.
You are your fathers own daughter,
Belle, ct all events. Heigh hoi-didnt
write you all about the troubles I've been
having with Blanche and her lovers since
you've been gomez
VERY little about il all. You would
sometimes mention the names Of Captain
Courtenay and Robert Barnwell; but you
gave me little information, and you wrote
in such o way that saw you were out Of
patience about the matter"
So was, dreadfully provoked How
could help it?"
yet you have consented to her mar
riage?"
Il have" replied Sir Roger, with a
clouded brow. i have reluctantly con-
sented, to save a disgrace which ] could
not bear to think Of. When became
satisfied that, with or without my con-
sent, Blanche would marry Captain
Courtenay; when learned that his regi-
ment is to sail next month on foreign
service, and when understood that the
effect of my continued refusal would be
to make Blanche elope with him-then,
and not till then, consented"
-Elope with him, indeed!" repeated
Isabel, elevating her black eyebrows.
"Id have shut her up in her room on
bread and water, and ordered Dixon to sci
the dogs on this presumptuous Captain il
he dared to show himself here"
The baronet smiled grimly.
i've no doubt you would have done as
| you say, Belle. Your ideas are right
the daughters of Sir Roger Pembroke
baronet, are entitled to look high fol
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perhaps / ought to have treated her with
severity, and broken up the match at ali
hazards; but, Belief couldn't. I'm
! getting old and weak, maybe; ! wasn't
able to stand out against that girl. She
was SO quiet about it, yet so determined
she was SO deferential and respectful tc
me, yet SO fixed in her mind-that she
carried the day. 1 scolded, argued, ano
entreated; all of no use. 'Ill obey you
in anything, in everything, dear father,
she said; but the man that I'm to &c
hand in hand with through life I mus
choose for myself. The one have choser
is worthy of me in every way, and I de
| consent Old fool that / am, consent.
ed. The fact is, she's got her poor moth
er's ways, as we'll as her face. That's
how it was"
Miss IsabePs classic upper lip curlei
with fine disdain.
"A page out of story-book!" she
sneered. @And who is Captain Courte
nay pray?"
II will do justice to the young man
Belle-though he is not at all the hus
band I should have chosen for one of m,
daughters. He is an orphan, of respecta
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chosen profession by his own merits
He is educated, bright, and very intelli
gent"
-And poor, interrupted Isabel.
~Yes, that is true. He has his monthly
pay, and about two thousand pounds il
the funds. I inquired at the War Offic
for his standing and record, and found
both good. l rather think, Belle, that i
is the fact of his being a soldier tina
reconciles me to what would otherwise b,
bitter humiliation. This is warlik
age. Britain is really ruled by the mar
tial spirit. The profession of arms open
an almost boundless field to young mel
of energy and ability. Therefore. hay
consented to this marriage. and tina
Blanche should go to foreign station
the wife of Captain-trusting that sh
may return in ten years her husband
Major General"
Isabel tossed her head again, and had
very spiteful remark on her tongue, bu
managed to suppress it.
what is it about Robert Barnwell,
she asked, whose name sometimes ar
peared in your lettersP"
The baronet frowned.
THAT was a most unfortunate Incl
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: Blanche is not to be blamed for it. Abou
the time Captain Courtenay began to
J serious in his attentions, Barnwell ais
frequently called upon her. He was
brilliant and rising young advocate, an
had some money left him by decease,
relative. He fell into bad ways, becam
dissipated, gambled away everything
, and was finally disbarred. The time cam
when peremptorily forbade him to ente
the house. don't know what has becom
of him and do not care. He is wretche
outcast, wherever he is.
J did Blanche care for him?"
Il believe not in the least. The fello'
was almost crazy after her, PARTICULAR
about the time that he was fast goin
down hill; but I should really judge
| from all have seen and heard, that Car
taln OouTtenay Is tne ohiy man tht
: Blanche has ever cared 1or.
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