The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1892-06-18
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| level country road.
| One was evidently a stranger to the
place and its surroundings, for she Oh
| served the scenery with curious inter-
est, ami frequently questioned her com
panion about the persons am residences
| they passed The other, who drove the
| handsome bays with an unmistakatle
| air of prorrietorship. was II. old resi-
| dent.
! SEe had found her way TO this small
| bat prctcntous town some years before,
| and, building a handsome home, had
| since devoted her energies. supple
mcnted by the magical influence of
| money, to gaining an cntrce into its ex-
| elusive society.
Both were deep in conversation. when
a turn in the road brought them face to
| face with a young girl riding.
| Mrs. Downs was in the act of check
| Ing her horses, but the newcomer as
| though quite unconscious of any such
| intention, nodded inditrcrently and
| rode on.
The proud piece" commented the
sighted laly, endeavoring to hide her
| chaSrin.
Who is shc?" questioned her com
| panion, CHANGING after the rider with
| some curiosity.
Miss Leigh. You remember
| rointcd her home out few moments
| ago
All. Then she's the hcircss?"
Yes, an hcirncsS now, though Il year
ago she YVES oorcr than her own cook.
] never could tolerate her, hut | man
age to keep up Il show o. friendship.
She'll he one OF the leaders OF society
here when she gets rid OF her mourn
| Ing.
The speaker concluded this remark
| with very visible frown. She was
| forcibly reminded OF her own doubtful
position and her inability to disregard
| any person or thing that could con
tribute to her social advancement.
Annexation was ind, g burning
question with her. and while She found
her dollars IN important ally, her lack
o. scntable grandfather was dccid-
eddy drawback in the furtherancc Of
her ambitious aspirations
a graceful rider and quite a pretty
girl, remarked her companion, break
ing IN VI on these unpleasant reticc-
tiGns. Where did She get her money?
From her uncle. The case is ato-
Scthrr peculiar. 1t seems that her
father was dis;nhcritcd for MARI wing
contrary to his fathers wishes, and her
uncle, beng the only other child, came
III for all the property. A fortunate
thing Tor him. as You say, though, APP
parcntly, he had come seruplcs about
enjoying his good fortune, for his father
was scarcely buried bnsorc he began to
scar h ior his brother.
Yes, he found him dying. l believe, in
some obscure California town. Miss
Leigh came h ElmwooI. That was
five years ago, and now she has Inherit
ed all OF her unrlc's money. He died
last October, and his son-"
His son! You don't tell me he has a
SON"
lie certainly has. l am not surprised
al your establishment. 1t seems almost
impossible that father could enrich Il
niece at the expense OF a son, yet that
is what Mr.. Leigh has done.
The young man gets something. OF
| course. Two thousand year, believe.
\ small sum in comparison with III
whole"
4 very unusual case. Perhaps he
intends the young pcop'e to marry
Perhaps, but as they have never seen
each other, the result is scarcely prob
able. The son has been In Europe for
the last five years. He was considered
quite wild, | am told and he and his
fa'her quarrcled frequently. No doubt,
that fact had some connection with the
terms of the will, but. | think there was
undue influence somewhere
With this broad accusation the subject
was allowed TO drop. Meanwhile the
object of these remarks was pursuing
her way homewarI.
Mrs Down' companion had called
her pretty, but the worl scare ,ly did
her justice.
Her face, while lacking perfection of
| feature, was singularly winning and at
| tractive. If the mouth We're a tritlc
| broal, the full red lips with their cx-
| preston, half pleading, half impcrious,
| made ample compensation. Ii the nose
| deviated from the straight and perfect
| line, the fault was forgotten in the clear
| contour of the beautifully nodded brow,
| the liquid depths of the clear gray eyes,
and the sweet personality bcaming from
| the expressive cOuntcnHnce.
Absorbed in thought of an unpleasant
| character, as evidenced by her very per
| ccptiblc frown, she rode on. quite lost 10
| her surroundings, until her horse,
| through force of habit, rather than the
| guiding hand of his mistress, turned
| into Il broad elm-lined avenue. and she
| self at home.
Ten minutes later she had Invested
| herself OF her riding habit, and made
| her way to her sitting room. \ bright,
| cheerful apartment whose tasteful fur
| nishinG revealed something of the intli-
viduality of its owner.
Il was sure | should find you here,
| he aid approaching til" old lady cs-
| tablished before the glowing fire, and
| laying her cool hand agatnst the warm,
| smooth check. I'm afraid | shall have
| to assert some authority. You should
b enjoying this delightful weather,
Miss Hilton"
i dare say 1 should" was the agree-
| able reply, but You see I'm lazy. my
| dear. I've had nice nap Did yol
ride alone. Margaret"
| Yes. except for my thoughts. l had
q whole st OF them for company.
| Really, I'm as cross as bear"
Il am sorry to hear it. What have
you been thinking Of"
oh, everything. Papa, grandfather
aud-yes, and this hateful money"
Hateful, Margarct2 Then You don I
| share the worlds opinion OF that useful
| article
Margaret drew a chair close to Miss
| Hilton, and seated herself upon it, as
| she replied.
| Not the world that Mrs. Downs rep
| resents. met her a while ago. She
| wanted To stop, of course, but l Just
| lol" on. AwfuIly rude, wasn't it? l
| couldn't help it. l Ictest her She
| wouldn't care a snap of her finger for
III" if l We're poor, hut simply because
oh. I hate such people, Thank
heaven, I'll soon be away from them for