Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1892-01-22

as sort OF guardian TO me. lie Is
very rich, and he thinks lie wants to
marry me-"
"Aud you-aro going to marry
him?" asked Mowbray family.
81 cannot tell do not know Oh,
Robert! why did you speak of this
hateful subject of marriage? | don't
want to think of it. | was so happy
just TO know that you loved me.
find it SO pleasant 10 be loved. Why
must men begin to talk of marriage
right away?"
Mowbray was sick at heart and
miserable. lie went away pursuaded
that his happiness had been wrecked
by heartcss woman. lie resolved
never to see her again. Two days
later she had another nervons attack
and sent for him.
"Mr. Ainsleigh is coming next
week." she said, ''and we shall prob
ably leave for Bar Harbor soon after
ward. Let us make the most of the
time, Robert; we may never meet
again and we are too fond of one an
other to quarrel"
Poor Mowbray was too far gone to
protest; lie was very unhappy but he
came to see her every day.
Then Mr.. Ainsleigh arrived. He
was tall, silent man, of about fifty.
lie met Robert pleasantly enough, and
10 the surprise of the young physician
there was not the least change in the
relations between himself and Mrs.
Ainsleigh. They walked and rode to-
gether as before, and Mowbray was
almost happy again. lie felt as though
he might win Helen yet. when one
morning Mr.. Ainsloigh followed him
Alonl -ilo room and seat a cold chill to
his heart by saying;
"Doctor, Mrs. Ainsleigh and leave
for Bar Harbor the day after tOmor-
row. Win you do me the favor to
send your bill to the hotel in the
morning"
To refuse was impossible. What
would Mr.. Ainsleigh think of such an
action from a stranger? Would it not
arouse his suspicious and injurc Helen?
Yet how could he take money from
her-his beloved! Still he was in great
need of money; and if the bill was
presented and paid it would serve him
in good stead.
Mowbray went home and thought it
all over. The result was that he
penned the following document:
"Dr. Robert Mowbray presents his
compliments TO Mr. Herbert Aims
leigh, aud, in accordance with his de-
sire, imcloses bill for services rendered
Mrs. Ainsleigh:
To - consultations at house at s5...."s275
Medicines and sundres. -
Total. OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. $500
The next afternoon she called at his
office. The first thing she did was to
take from her portcmonnaic roll of
crisp, fresh bank notes, which she
laid on the table.
They convcrscd for n short time,
without very profound emotion, on
their coming separation. They won
dered if they would ever meet again,
and praved they might. Then a some
what awkward silence fell between
them. Mowbray was uncomfortably
conscious of the p csonce of the bank
notes OH the table before him. lie
tried to murmur in his deepest, soft
est voice something particularly sad
and loving, but tile white cipher on a
twenty-dolar bill, with its dclicately
intcracing green lines, seemed to
stare at him like great mocking eye.
He glanced at Helen, and SAW that
she too was looking at the money with
4 significant expression. And sudden
~ lie understood that she was thinking
of her milliner's and drcssmaker's
bills.
Then an idea occurred to him. lie
rose, and taking the money, counted
out 500, which he put in his vest
pocket, then taking the two hands of
his inamorata, he kis cd them pas
sionately, aud slipped the remaining
bills in the opening of her glove,
pressing her fingers over them.
Dearest" he murmured, eve
must part; my heart is well nigh
broken at the thought, but we will
love each other while we may, and
that we may never forget the happy
hours We have passed together.
wish that VIC may each preserve a SOU
venir which shall always recall them.
Let us divide this money, and each
purchase keepsake-a jewel, which
will remain to US forever mute testi-
monial of our vanished happiness"
He had spoken with great feeling
and was himself deeply affected; but