Waterbury evening Democrat., 1894-03-22

and upon whom she could rely to treat
this young girl honorably-when they
did marry remembered your poor
father. found your address, and you
know the rest. Yes, you re Ebenezer's
son, my lad, and I'll take care that you
don't lose by your honorable determi-
nation. But who is the young LADY,"
"Her name is Juliet Butler''
| Juliet Butler?"
Yes, sir. But you start. Do you
know Miss Butler?''
mo, Ebenezer, do not. But know
Of Miss Butler. Where does she liver
Does her father live?''
"She lives with Mrs. Inez Butler in
- street. Mrs. Buffers husband 10
dead. But Juliet is not their daughter.
What do you mean?'
She lis an adopted child"
Look you here, Ebenezer. Find out
an you can for me concerning how j.
Iiet came to be adopted by Mrs. But
ler."
lyon seem to be strangely interested
in her, Mr.. Dustie.
Il am, my lad. Is she not to be your
wife?''
took his hand and thanked him.
And he continued:
but there is another reason why I
am interested in Miss Butler. If she is
who believe she is, you will not want
Miss Cullom's millions.
"What do you mean?''
Never mind. Do as I tell you. I'll
tick to.you. But don t forget to find 1.
B. if you can. You know you have
sworn that, my lad, and l do not wish
Ebenezer Patton s son to break his oath. -
And when I left his office felt like
aew man. had feared his anger for
my determination to marry Juliet, but
Instead / received his friendship and
protection. At one time during his con-
versation I suspected that Juliet was
really l., B., but he quickly dissipated
that idea. And now J. went to work
with will and light heart.
quickly sought my darling and
communicated to her the result of my
interview with Mr.. Dustie, and there
were not two happier mortals alive
than she and I. We decided to be mar
fied on April 10, as my oath would
khen be exploited, and Mrs. Butler was
most gracious to me when l told her of
our decision.
then asked her to tell me all about
her adoption of Juliet, and this she did
In very few words. Juliet was found
In her hallway when mere baby. On
her linen were the initials I. B. Mrs.
Butler. having no children of her owr.
induced her husband to allow her to
adopt the infant, and that was the story
Mr. Dustie became very interested in
these particulars. And, desiring me to
use my best endeavors 10 locate l. BIS
whereabouts, he said that he would call
on Mrs. Butler himself with reference
to Juliet.
Between that time and April called
on at least 500 young ladies whose in
itials were l. B. At some houses | was
politely shown to the door, at others l
was fawned on by crafty mothers, and
at the home of one girl, whose father
knew Miss Cullom, I became so inquisi-
tive and so positive that the young lady
was the mysterious heiress that her ia
Their threatened to have me locked up In
an asylum if called again. l honestly
believe that any other man would have
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event to look forward to, and used to
screw up my courage by saying to my
self:
Only for that COMPOUNDED will |
would never have met Juliet.
But the month of showers came at
last. Juliet looked radiant in her we'd
ding dress. But as we stood before the
altar in Mrs. Buffers drawing room
that same room where had been cow
hided six months before-there was a
merry twinkle in her eye that couldn't
understand. 1t made me feel awkward,
and must have looked awkward. too,
for Mr.. Dustie whispered in my ear:
Have courage, my lad!'
And then the clergyman asked the
question:
"Willyou, Ebenezer, take this woman
for your lawful and welded wife?"
And ! answered promptly:
II wall
And then nearly jumped Oft my feet
when he said:
''Will you, Inez, take this man for
your lawful and welded husband?'
And she looked up into my astonished
face with eyes full of love and an
swered:
II will"
The ceremony was over in twin
king. Juliet and were man and wife,
but what the meaning of the parsor
using the name Inez instead of Juliet
was I couldn't make out. And when l
asked the question at the wedding break
fast everybody laughed, and Mr.. Dustie
said:
{" IT'S all right, my lad. You'v won
your bride honorably, and you've also
won Miss Cullom's millions. And you
deserved them too"
Mrs. Patton refuses to allow me to tell
whether we are as happy as the days
are long, but have her permission to
say that she was Mrs. Buffers miss
Cullom was Mr.. Buffers divorced wife)
daughter, and she is not displcased
with the young man whom Mr.. Dustie
selected to find her.