Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1893-08-03
SHE CHOSE THE GROOM.
An Interesting Romance in an Eng.
lish Village.


The man in the shabby raiment
NODDED.
why, old chap, | haven't seen yol
since we came down from Oxford. | am
glad to run across you again"
"Your lordship is very good"
"Oh, hang the title! What's the use
of being stiff and stuck up like that?
Why, believe you were actually going
to cut me just now if hadn't nearly
ridden you down"
81 certainly wasn't going to recognize
you first. When man gets seedy he's
rather sensitive about making advances
to the high and mighty ones of the
land"
You always were proud, stuck-up
sort of person, old chap, and given to
standing Oh your blessed dignity, and
all that. But l don't think you need
have been that way with me after we
had been in the same set at N. B. c.,
don't you know, and all that sort of
thing. BY the way, where are you
making for?"
-Wellminster."
'How are you going?"
drily. Then he broke out, with little
anger: "You good-natured old duffer,
can't you see that I'm down on my
luck? Don't my clothes write me dead,
stony, flinty broke? Here, cram your
heels into your cob and ride on, and for
get you've seen me. Good-by and long
may you wave"
HIS lordship flung the reins on the
cob's neck, and the cob being like his
master, lazy and stout, took the hint
that present exertlon was unnecessary,
and walked slowly, very slowly indeed.
Now III just thank you, Mister Tre-
thewy," said he, ITO drop that surly,
you-be blowed kind OF air and tell me
precisely hoy the land lies. Hang it
all, man. we're old chums, aren't we?"
81 don't see that sordid details can
help either you or me. AS you know, l
had tidy fortune, and during these in
tervening years I've managed to get
through every sixpence of it. That's
all"
I'm awfully sorry, old chappie."
'Confound you, don't"
"Beg pardon, indeed. OF course IL
was peaSiy chceh ior INC W piuy you.
But was going to say you know, that
MS I've got such tremendous big in
come now"
mo; stop please. I'm not one of the
borrowing sort To let You into n Sc
cret, I'm coming in for big pot of
money in two years time, and till then
must rub along on my own resources" ="
But why, in the name of wonder.
not realize on your expectations?"
Yes. But then am peculiarly stu
ated. Don't laugh! I'm engaged"
81 shouldn't think OF laughing oyer
so serious matter. May | ask the
ladys nameT
Not at present You seel-er-l
don't do her any particular credit. To
be candid, she, like your noble self, be-
longs to the high and mighty ones"
"Realiy? congratulate you, old
chappie' but stlll' you must let me
say lts pity.
NO, i snah let you say anything OF
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