Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1893-04-22
81 am afraid You will not, ba' there
must be an understanding bs.wee.i u.s."
tsptaoea avnioir ro,,rxalf

81 am afraid you will not; ba' there
must be an understanding be.wee.i rs. !"
s'Piease explain yourself"
81 will, replied Charles, rejoicing in
his own eloquence, and beginning to en-.
joy his sufferings, for at twenty it is
occasionally pleasursble anguish to place
ones finer feelings on the rack, especially
before an audience that takes matters
seriously and does not jeer at the martyr
dom. "a few weeks ago was always
with you. You we're always glad to see
me, and never said vow were not at
home"
every true"
Sand nowl"
cam l any less glad to see yoa2"
"Am | with you as often as | vast
Do see you as often as l didp
~ really don't know" said the widow,
looking with puzzled air at her ve'
hement admirer; "bgt if you do not
whose fault is it but your owna"
"My faulta" cried Charles, with sar-
doEic smile, in which he endeavored to
blend sarcasm, lofty pity and blighted
hopes-s'my FAULT It is yours, madam,
and his" turning suddenly on his uncle,
who had been sitting all through the
interview on the extreme edge OF his
chair.
Colonel Turner was horribly annoyed
at his nephew's proceedings. He detest-
ed scene, aud was dis2u'tei to find
such lamentable want of good taste in
his brothers son. He wrigglei little
nearer the edge of his chair, screwed
his eyeglass more firmly into his eye, and
began: Greatly, Charles"
"Till he came" went on the lover,
unheeding, ~ was all in all to you,
loved you as man never loved woman be-
fore, and you knew it'll"
"Charles," said the widow. who was
beginning to get angry, for she thought
the young man had been drinking, twill
you kindly leave off this nonsense, and
behave like rational beingi l think
we had better defer conversation until
you have got over your present state. "
And she turned her back on him in the
most stately fashion.
Charles rushed forward an1 almost
threw himself on the ground at her feet.
"Mrs. MARSHALL Gcorgiaua! You kno y
You must have seen that | love 20 l.,
and that hope to MAKE yoI ny wlfe!"
"My dear boy" said the widow, SO
taken sback tina. she hardly knew waat
to say, "you surely never thought OF
anything SO foolish. Why, CHARLES, -
and she could not help smiling spite OF
the earnest pleading of his face-"surely
you can never have thought in that way
of me, woman old enough to be your
here she glanced toward the Colonel,
and slipped her hand into his-"to be
your aunt"
Charles glared wildly at the pair, ard
thea, with aii the tragedy oozing out OF
him, rushed incontinently from the room.
Three days later the Colonel again en-
tered his sister-in-law's dining-room,
and was received with effusion.
"Oi, Alureil" cried she, show can l
thank you7 know you have routed
this woman, for Charles appeared here
in a furious state last Tuesday, aad has
now gone yachting with man he hates.
How did you manage it?'
"There was but one way, Selma
"And that VAST.
"To marry her myself"
sob, Aluredl" cried the mother, sink
ing into chair, "Shat sacrifice! Aud
for mel How can repay youl'
The Colonel smiled, perhaps little
sadly. "Surely am in debt to you. F"
"And you who were 50 faithful to your
first Lowell GA, Alurel, could you not
get off"
"Seiina," said the Colonel, ado not
distress yourself GA my account. Tue
lady am going to marry is my frstau1
only Ioyer'