The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1890-08-08

~ NJ. ~" H""N ~ we'll as do tina
Mcfherson's widow has been talke.
about OH unjustly. Ii you care \.
nave y So I'm not going into ~,
question. But the old fellow din, Y,
sp're NE greatest respect himself. And
~ ~ events, good many things we're
saiu n Ms pretty wifs. Why. my dear
fellow continued I;ristcd. reasonable
ana with me kindly influence IN NJ
nn" voice and the softened expression
IN ms strong features which had alway,
nAh - much power over Horace Lake.
" impuisiyeiy youthful temperament.
lisa preposterous thing. YOU losing
your head and letting Yourself IN M
TINS sort OF thing. This woman Il no
wife for you
lyon don't know her. You haven't
even seen her" exclaimed Lakcly.
weakly.
~ have never seen her. that, a fact
but know her, all the same. One al
Ways knows woman Of that sort 81
caiiher. They're very interesting 70
meet: worry stimulating: very amusing:
very fascinating. TLey have ten tbou-
sand arts. While their spell 1, IN \.
man he thinks them any thing they
choose 70 be- thought lie believes any
ming every thing. Afterward he has
an Awakening: and IL is VERY well for
him II he hasn't 10 discover that ID has
bound himself. hand and foot. while ho
was under the charm. Tlirt with an al
ventures for really. you know. a Me-
ih"r~on can scarcely b. called any thing
else-firt with an adventures n, much
as you ike. my dear boy. II you feel sure
enough Of yourself: bar be very careful
10 ,top-a long way of OF matrimony.
That, what wiss man does. my boy
Poor Lakely. with his elbows on his
knees. and his hands supporting bis
head, sat staring a, the figures Of the
carpet.
'Confound il, you always had wisdom
enough - III out an army. Bristcd. " he
growicd. ''lts no effort for you 70 keep
out 81 scrapcs. You couldn't get into
one II you tried. Your 50 deucedly
cold-bloodcd
When il dawned upon Mrs. Lakcly
that her son might unes pectelly be On
the point Of listening 10 reason. the
poor iady's jos burst forth in touching
gratitude TO Horace's friend. But it
was shcrt-livcd JOY. At the end o.
fortnight she came 70 Bristcd. pale with
agitation. and communicated the dire
intelligence that Mrs. Mcpherson had
appeared in person on the scene; that
she was following Horace UP.
II suppose she feels that the boy has
been slipping from hcr-odious person.
exclaimed Mrs Lakely. waxing bitter
in her righteous Indignation. '.lt is
too shocking. the vulgar forwarimess Of
such people. ! do not fancy that She
really cares for Horace. you know. Il
i his money-ihat is what she wants TO
secure. She knows the boy has lust
come into his grandfathcr's property.
And she Is poor; they say. though she
lives with an appearance Of luxury. that
she Is absolutely impecunious Her
husband. IL would seem, left her moth
ing whatever
Il imagine there is no doubt about
that. said Bristcd-
And then Mrs. Lakely came to her
point Would Mr.. Bristed 20 to this
person" and try to convince her that
the family strcnuously objected to the
proposed marriage. and that every thing
would be done 70 bring il TO naaght? |
Horace up. 70 relinquish her hold Of : |
young fellow-a mere boy-much her
junior. who ought not TO be thinking as
yet Of matrimony under any circum-
stances? Would he appeal 70 her good !
feeling. II she had any? Would he
my dear Mrs Lakely. any thing TO
oblige you. but don't know
''Oh. don't say so. interrupted the
poor lady II have such confidence in
your ability to straigh;en matters out
for Us \
A day or two later this conversation
resulted in visit from Bristei 10 the
hotel where Mrs. Mcpherson was tenn
porarily registered.
II was not in this young mans nature
10 look forward with much relish 10 the
lie felt that he had before
aim something extremely distastefal.
Il is even possible that he was Inclined
% take some credit 10 himself when he
effected upon the trouble h. was at to
,blige his friends family and TO keep
he boy himself from piece Of folly he
hould spent the rest CT his life In regret
ing. But in another way he accounted
limself repaid for any thing he might
10 even before il was done. For moth
ny could be sweetcr or fairer or more
harming than Cecilia Lakclv. Horace's
Dung sister. She was mere school
'irl. to be sure. but Hurlbur; Bristed
dmired the type. An ingenious young
irl was 10 him the most delightful
hing in nature. And he smiled often
: he took himself to Mrs. McPhcrson's
cicl in remembrance Of certain warm. !.
hy glanccs which had fallen from those
ove-like eyes these latter times since {
Z had been cxcrting himself % much !.
4 her brothers. behalf. In helping
Ioracc he was really wooing in the ].
arrest way. If indirectly. the elusive !,
over Of this young creatures love.
He was still thinking 81 Cecilia a he !
Il waiting for Mrs Mcpherson 70 APP !
EAR. lie Was. indeed. so much en- :
rosscd in his reveries that he looked !
p only when the lady he had come 70 !,
= stood close in front Of him. She :.
IA entered softly by door Al the side !.
him. As he rose a little confusedly !,
a. n