The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1893-01-26

movement betraying wrath and in
dignation, and was prepared to see
her dash into the room, fling her hat
against the wall, stamp her foot, and
ejaculaJe:
"This is the last blow. Til bear no
more, the end has come q
All, said Cousin Sophy, 81 guess /
know what all that means-C Cousin
Samuel has married again 3 ss.
.sOh, Sophy!'' cried frankie. s'Has
that ever entered your mind before as
possible!"
EYES," said sophy, s.if he had not
thought OF it he would never have
sent his daughter away. Is it really
done?" Va.
eyes" said frankie, ftthey are ut
Pine. Park. You and / and Bobbs
are to come at once-Bob bs think of
it! Well, I shall 60, defy her, tell him
what / think Of him, and 60 away for
ever" .s.'
"Where?" asked Cousin Sophy.
III do not care" said frankie.
WELL" said Sophy, sit is very hard,
but perhaps if we manage nicely we.
may get him to send us to take q
trip to Europe together. His wife
will like your going away If she is of
the pattern OF most step-mothers.
We have no money OF our own, and ii
he dismisses me l shall have to 90
back and take care Of my sister-in-
laws children, so for my sake,
frankie, let us try that plan"
"For your sake I'll do anything"
so Ei,po, p,,4 Il -
been to me about Harry ~ =
1'And how cruel to me, said Sophy.
II should have been Mrs. Webster
now, a happy woman, if he had only
been moderate. And then, though
according to law he could still exact
obedience of you, of any child under
age, his wife's cousin, q woman of
twenty-eight, had right to do what,
she pleased. However, he thought
Mr.. Webster was your admirer, and
I did not dare explain, and all is over
for me forever"
Then they rang Bobbs upstairs,
told her to get ready at once. dressed
themselves and were driven to the
train. - H.
It was nine at night before they ar.
rived at Pine Park-and saw the
house blazing with lights, as if in well
come to them.
Mr.. Locke opened the door himself.
At his side stood a very pleasant
looking lady of middle age, who did
not wait to be introduced: =
'This is frankie, l know" she said,
"and this is Miss sophy PENN, you
know, can be no other than your
dreadful step-mother. Kiss your
papa, frankie, and I'll show you
your room. 1t is furnished in white
and blue, and yours opens from it,
Miss Penn-white and pink"
She led the way upstairs, not no.
ticing that frankie neither smiled nor
said anything, and opened the door
of a lovely little room, which was GER
tainly a proof of her great taste in
such matters; then she shut the door
| and looked at the girls with quizzi-
| cal expression.
"You are ready to hate me, see,' -
she said to frankie, "and you will
hate me more when you know that I
am a born matchmaker. I have, by
| my first marriage, a son, to whom
intend to marry you-don't express
! your feelings yet. He has told me
that he wishes to marry you, and ]
venture to say that the wedding will
come off In a year or two. He is a
nice boy, though rather young. Well,
now, Frankie?'
"Absurd!'' said frankie.
'Ah," said the step-mother, t'per-
haps your affections are engaged al
ready?" ~. 1ts@ta
| ~ II b.
you" said frankie.
'tNo, dare say not," said the lady
"but am quite clairvoyante
What g. pleasant time you used tc
have when you were alone here,
before papa came home and sent
Harry Holland away, rather roughly
To be sure Harry had no right here
but then his feelings got the better Of
him, and if all had gone we'll, you
would have said, yes when he asked
you to marry him, think, eh?"
frankie arose to her feet. --,.-A.
| "Madame, she cried, 'you are i'm
pertinent; but you cannot shame me
I have nothing to blush for. did like
Harry Holland-I had as much right
to like him as you had to like papa,
| ouHpOoO. 40 I'LL yOuA oOA r.
"Hush!" said the lady; "my son ii
awfully nice-and you know circum
stances alter cases. Did you ever heal
what my name was before I married
your father?"
"Really, I do not care" sale
frankie in a fury. perhaps it wa
Brass, for certainly you have NOR
brazen i'm" i
'Sh!'' said the lady. II have toll
you that circumstances alter cases.
was Mrs. Holland before became Mrs
Locke, and I am Harry Holland
mother"
u She paused, and seated herself upo
lounge, and burst into a peal {
} laughter.
, "When Harry heard I was to b
married again. she said, II can tie
j, you he was furious; and when he sa'
r Mr.. Locke, and recognized him,
really thought we should have