The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1893-11-10
Sc, - she said.
CHAPTER x

As he shook hands with her he pressed
his lips to her forehead, and she looked
up at him and tried to smile.
He rode down to the village and sought
out the minister and his wife, kindly old
people, and begging them to keep the
fact a secret wrote out a check to be
used for the comfort of Rose Bud and the
forsaken baby. The minister's wife sent
her own old servant up to the Bud place,
and both were Of the opinion that
Lizzie was well out OF the way and that
Rose was better without her. Then
Gregory went home and wrote note to
La Monte and took the midnight train
for New York.
All through his dreams in the sleeping
car vision in a heliotrope gown or some
times in violet and old gold moved and
smiled upon him, and when he awakened
he found that Cornelia Van Tassel had
resumed her old place in his heart
Corneia meanwhile had been very I'M
happy. It astonished her to find that she
was so and that she hated the authoress
with the fiaxen pigtails up there in the
mountain now that she felt sure that
Gregory fingered there to WOO and.win
her.
81 am growing exactly like poor Grand
aunt Pamela" she said to herself, and
her horror at this fancy caused her to
take herself well in hand and TO be very
gracious to Senator Borea5 That he
would shortly propose she knew very
well, and she made up her mind to ac-
cept him. She admired him, though he
was older than her father She could
respect him. She would be good wife
to him, of course, and so when he called
one evening and asked for her she went
slowly down stairs, pale i'll her hello
trope gown, but resolved. Tho servant
was just admitting another caller-it
was Gregory. He gave a glance at
Cornelia's face and at the big hat upon
the hall tuble-a senatorial hat-and as
she gave him her hand held 1t fast and
led her into another room.
Thai c. = /. senator talked long
and eloquc.i 1iy about the tariff with ELr,
Van Tassel. / Go not know whether
Gregory was eloquent or not, bu5 what
he said 10 Cornclia srGlccs, a-ls1 rs he
babe her good night she had 10 ioa.,eI
any fear of coming ID resemble Aa1t
Pamela. st -
They had been T.,Crril l six month:
when Gregory rcceiTcl q letter frorl
Texas:
MI ESTEEMED SIR (and Permit me 70 { :
my ve4s.dsar friepd}-Sifcc our abrupt Tarii.
many things have happened. IN refc=2 e:
the event which took away, lave To {
you that 1 attended wedding before l rt
turned to Pohatcong and that had ret dor,
SO / should have arranged the prcliDlina"ies 81
a funeral. Since then l have had tho honor
and happiness Of winning the hand and heart
Of Miss Rose Bud. 1 will coniide 10 you the fact
that made many proposals to her before sht
would listen to me. But at last gained J39
prize, and we were married. 1t was best TO re
move her from the scene of her trials, and We
now reside on my plantation II Texas wkcrt
we should be overjoyed to receive you and your
lady. My congratulations your happiness
of which have just heard.
Meanwhile, since I am very proud of my
wife's talent, will you send me some dozen vol.
umes of her work? I desire to present them tt
our friends in order that they may appreciate
her moro fully.
Do you remember the baby, my dear sir7
have adopted him, and he is becoming ex.
ceedingIy fine child. Flowers, women and
children always flourish in Texas.
Yours, with the warmest and most affection
ate regards from Mrs. La Monte as well as my.
self, EDWARD LA MONTE.