The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1892-07-30

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Jonas sTheyrs both the same name,
but We calls The aunt Miss Hal and the
niece Mia Helcyoh. Ny daughter, shSs
iadys msld there. ana ia ortor know. q
amy ops does"
add Which Of them Is It that Is 60
ing TO b mafyiedr' breathlessly queried
Blossom.
.why, the old un, in coursei Beg
pardonr hupfedly added Jonas, d
mean Miss Hal Polly, she tells me
there's twsnty-four different gownds or
dered, let alone the jackets and parasols
and ten button kid gloves ct to make
your hair stand on end"
"And Miss Halcyon-the young LADY,
cried the colonel "she Is engaged toor
"Not as any one knows on. That
all, colonel Got your telescope bagf
Then we'd better be movin."
Colonel Blossom pondered seriously all
the way up to Hartford Cedars, oblivious
Of Jonas incessaut streams Of talk.
Could 1t be possiblea No; that was utter
nonsenssl And yet
He strained his eyes as he approached
the house. Surely golden haired Hal.
cyon would DO there, smiling. TO meet
hinli
But no. In her place stood middle
aged charmer, rouged and powdered,
with hair cleaning meretriciously and
teeth just size too largo for a thin
Tipped mouth
In one hand she held his e-brecth-
ing letter, in the other his photograph.
And during that second her heart sank
like lead.
He did not know-ah, how much
more difficult would 1t have been 10
bear had he knownl-that Halcyon
Hartford's eyes were surreptitiously
watching him from the honeysuckle
garlanded easement beyond
"Dear Charles" the elderly damsel
said, 'you are here at lastI''
He set his teeth, drew one long breath
and allowed her to slip caressing hand
through his arm and lead him into the
house, muttering some hoarse acknowl.
edgment of her coquettish smiles.
"I've brought this upon myself" he
thought. land must endure 1t. The
lady Is not to blame-no, she Is not to
blame"
"He is a hero" HaIcyou Thought;
Eyes, hero"
And then she burst into q passion of
tears and ran up stairs to her room.
"But now I've got you fairly here
lisped Aunt Hal. more determinedly
youthful than ever. "I'm really afraid.
dearest Charles, that there's great dis
appointment in store for you"
"Eh?"
The young man had sat down In o
rather listless manner. Aunt Hal held
onto his hand, still all teeth and smiles.
"And may as well tell you at once"
said she, that I'm already engaged to
Judge Flostroy, of the superior court,
OF course, II | had known of your at.
tachment In time, there's no saying"-
"Oh, pray don't let me interfere with
any existing arrangements" said Bles-
son, jumping up eagerly, perhaps un-
der the circumstances you will let ms
have my photograph back"
Just then there came a ring at thu
door below as the maid announced:
Judge Flostroy, miss, if you please.
Before the slow and ponderous step
of the approaching visitor could reacL
the room Amt Hal had thrust the photo.
graph into Blossoms hand.
"A-hem-mi" sonorously coughed the
luminary of the superior court.
Aunt Hal tripped smilingly forward.
"Glad to see you, judge" she cooed
This is my old playmate, Colonel Bles.
son, just arrived from India. l dare
say, colonel, you'll find Halcyon some
where about the house"
Disposed Of in short order, muttercd
Colonel Blossom. "Great heavensi what.
have done to deserve such luckT'
Two hours aftSrward the young lover,
sat on the veranda Watching the evenin;
stars rise over the hills, while the judge
basso profundo voice still rolled in the
sitting room like distant thunder.
"But wasn't II a narrow escapey
gasped the young colonel, holding tn,
girls slim hands in his.
Would you really have married herr
Halcyon asked.
"As gentleman there was no escape
for me, under the circumstances"
but would you really have married
herr"
Eyes, would" with sternly set teetl
and knitted brows.
Then III marry you, Colonel Bile.
son." whispered Halcyon, because 20;
are genuine hero, and because" witt
an arch glance, 81 really think you nee,
a wife to take charge Of YOU"
after the episode of today" said Col
onel Blossom, II really think | do
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