Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1894-06-30

into my pockets without any trouble.
hate work, And It seemed such q
soft thing to get a rich wife,
/" You shall have the child said
the mother. 4 can keep that jacka-
napes away. Fine clothes and city
ways have caught her fancy, that IL
eli. Besides, how do you know the
man means anything.
:" BY his looks, said Tom, 4 kept
wondering what he saw in her pale
little face to roll his eyes for. Why,
! think she is very nearly plain
~ went up stairs without my
gloves, but my heart wns very light.
l could have no pity for fortune
hunter, and the words / had heard
made me happy.
ITO cut long story short, lest I
bore you, IL was not long before was
engaged to Mr.. Lorrimer. My aunt
had permitted his visits, and told me
that she hoped would not leave her
until was married. knew that the
money contributed to the house.
hold was valuable, and agreed to stay.
Tom / seldom saw nowadays; when
I did, lac was sulky.
II had known all along that my be.
trothed husband was going to Balti-
more for few months before our
marriage, but when the time came,
IL was very hard to part, and when
he was gone I was very sad and
lonely. As I told you, in those days
the mails were very slow - there
were no steam cars.
"For long time I was not
alarmed, but ut last terror beyond
words fell upon me, and I expected
nothing but to receive tidings Of ILL
ness or death. What came to me,
however, was this:
"A paper In which was marked in
pencil a notice Of the marriage OF
Arthur Lorrimer to Augusta, daugh-
ter of Everliegh Turner, Esq, and q
note in an unknown hand.
'MADAM'-it read-'As one OF
Mr.. Lorriner's closest friends, I am
charged with q message to you. You
will see that he Is married to his love
with whom ho quarreled two years
ago. That love will have its way, Is
the only excuse he Gun offer. lie
prays that you may be happy, and
begs you will forgive him.
ga. APPLETON"
81 did not faint, / did not weep,
when received this letter, but I felt
the shock In every nerve. My cousin
had brought the mail from the post
office, and as I sat gazing into the fire
he touched me on the arm.
cousin Belle he said, 4 read
the paper on my way home. See
now what q false heart you have been
trusting In, aud setting aside u love
that would have lasted you for life.'
DO not utter falsehood, Cousin
Tom Isaid. You care nothing fol
me you want my money, for I heard
you tell your mother so. But I will
marry you and show this deceivel
that I am not pining for him. Only
remember, do not love you any more
than you do me; and will never
give you even u kiss.
oh, Belle, l do love you! I said
what ! did out Of phque! cried Tom
and ] am sorry you heard me. W.
shall be very happy couple yet.
Never! l said.
"I'll write to this fellow sale
Tom. Pretend We have not heard
the news, and tell him you've fount
out you like me the best, and wan
to be of with me-
eyes l said, you may do that,
hate you both; but tell any lie YOU
like And he ran away.
Sitting in the room where I stood
was looking-ylass which reflected ,
portion OF the kitchen. As ! hap
pened to turn my eyes that way,
saw my aunt standing near tile oper
fire reading II letter. As she read
she seemed to watch and listen.
I'm those days We used both blacl
ink and red for correspondence, anl
Arthur had q fancy for red Thi'
letter was written In that color. Tn,
writing, too, looked ut that distance
like his, and the secrecy OF Aun,
Cynthia's manner awakened my sus
picions. ] took a step forward, ant
she flung 1t into the fire, and I saw
her run out ut the garden door. Tn,
next instant l was In the kitchen.
1.-The paper had not blazed up u,
once. for II had huttered behind thu
back log. l caught up the tongs ant
brought it safely out. 1t was scorch
ed and yellow, but l knew l could
read 1t; and running to my room
bolted myself In and examined tn,
paper.
1T was a letter from Arthur, and
from learned that he had writer
many times, and having received nc
reply, had grown 80 anxious that III
had resolved to come back again.
:" l am greatly irritated to-day, III
said. Some rascal has thought 1t ,
good joke to publish false marriage
with IN unknown, probably imagina
ry lady. 1t IL unlikely that you will
ever see q Baltimore paper, but ! can
not help troubling about that, too
However, We shall meet In a few days
The stage should arrive ut - mex
Thursday
II saw 1t all-my cousin had play
ed a deep trick. The advertisement,
was his work, and he had forged tn,
letter, but l was master ut last.
"As for my aunt, the cruel crea
ture had destroyed the letters fol-
which she knew was longing-shI
would willingly have broken my heart
In order that her son might have my
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