The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1895-03-16
JUST IN TIME.

"'huoN "h'sh 'oohou ous upuu kuEuon
Gllod with flowers.
Outdoors everything seems at peace
rosos blooming. bco, humming, every.
thing in toue. Indoors tho nir Is lilloi
with suppressed sob,, coming from a
room upstairs over tho one whore Mrs.
Brewster sat.
Mrs. Brewster ID u s!ornIaced woman;
ono Of those tall, thin, Woodworking
Now England women Ia whom tho very
blood seems frozen. As shp stitches
away upon some now material her
neodlo makes raaping sound, worry try.
ms TO sensitive nerves, but sho doesn't
know she Possesses nerves, app arcn,ly.
She Is making sheets aud pillow.cases
for her daughter, soon to DO mnrriod TO
q man shs defeats. It i, her mothor'a
will. Mrs. Brewstsr fairly willod her
husband INTO tho noIt world.
The rasping sound stops as u gontlo
tap come, upon tho door. Sho goes to
the door all smiles. She is very gracious
In manner in public.
"Good afternoon, Mrs. Brewster; Ia
MRblo at homer
'Ios; she is 10 her room weeping DO
cause a kind old man wants to marry
her."
MAY 90 up2"
"Ycsi see il you can't bling nor to
her senses"
The caller. Dorothy knowles, runs
up the gtairs aud knocks upon a door.
"Alabel, doar, may come iu!'
Mabel opens the door and draws her
friend in, closing tho door quickly.
"CrIins again, Mabeli"
Crying again: When do | ever
stop crying? Think, Dorothy, think, to
be, married against my will to man
old enough to be my grandfather
"Your mother seems determined"
YES; she will make mo marry him
il she can. What shaIl do! I'll run
away. or do something. Oh, If Cousin
Max wsro only here. he wouldn't let her
doit. Oh. Max! Max come homo!"
II Max Bennett had onlv heard that
cry he would have flown to his li.,lo
cousin. but he was ia. away across the
sea.
Dorothy tried to comfort her friend
and at last succeeded in stopping the
tears. Mabel bathed her face and eyes
and went outdoors with Dorothy.
Tho days flew by aud MRbcps wedding
day was fast approaching. 4 strange
calm seemed to have come over her
spirits. Sne was very doci!e, and went
abont her daily tasks rs Of old. and her
mother though: she was subduod: but
Mabel inherited some OF her mothers
will, and WAS quietly layin; her plans.
Nehemiah jerks was the name OF the
man who was 40 anxious TO marry her
ngsinss her will. lie had been dropping
in nearly every evening before he asked
for iIabel. Mabel had never thought
he came to 500 her, and WAS as.ouished
when her mother told her he wanted to
marry her.
Mrs. Brewster did not tell her that no
had promised to destroy mortgage
he held upon their homo tho day Mabel
becr mo his wife. Mabel had taken his
calls for her mother and naver dreamed
he was "cour,inS" her. us he called it.
She begged, leased and implored her
mother no. to make her marry him. She
might as well have tried TO move 4
mountain az try to move that will.
But delicate Mabel might dctea. their
plans yet. One night she thought she'd
try Nehemiah.
She was very pleasant, played crib
bage with him, did all she could to
please him, agreed with everything he
said, and finally, when her mother left
the room Tor something. went over and
laid her hand on his shoulder and said,
timidly, "Mr. jerks"
YES, my dear" said nehemiah.
"Why do you want to marry mo whom
you know ldon't love you? It will make
Il, both 40 unhappy. I'm 10 young, too,
Mr. Jenks."
why dow want tor marry yer? Be-
cause l dow; | want a nice young house.
keeper: Pcggy's tow old"
'"Why don't you marry my mother il n
housekeeper ia all you wpnt? She is
far better houiekeopcr than I an"
"What dew | want OF au old woman
like ,hat~ no said, with n sickly smile.
she's younger than you arc, Mr..
jerks"
"Mobbe sho 10, but want something
pretty and fresh"
'pleaso let mo oil. Mr.. Jonks; tell
mother I'm too aaucy, and | will Elcss
you forever; do, please"
mo, | shan't; you've got tow marry
me, d'y hear?" lie yelled it Il, poor lit
Ito Mabel. and MS she heard her mother
coming She went aud sat down. Very
shortly aftor this sho said goodnight
and lett tho room. and speut the night
in teara.
Tho next day Mr.. Jonlis camo to take
Mabel and her mother over to his house,
to eco II there were any improvements
to DO made before no took his bride
homo. Mabel wont. but took no notice
OF anything, and her mother Ind Is all
her own way.
Dorothy Knowles talked 1t all ovor
with her mother ono day. mud finally
said: "Mo.hor, do 60 over and talk TO
Mrs. Brewster and 900 il sho won't re-
lent"
"Yos, ! WILL" said Mri. Knowlos.
"but how shall approach tho subject?
Although wo have boon ncighbors for
yoars, havo mover felt acquainted with
hor; but III try. Dorothy, dear"
"Oh, mother, il you wero Mabol's
mother, she would not havo TO marry
agains. her will, would sheY"
mo, my dear; your mother will never
hasten your marriage. and hopo it
will not DO for YEAR,. Find truly good
man, my dear; do not BIO in hurry;
tho caros Of lilo como soon enough"
"Indeod. shnll not BIO. and Mabel 10
not; It Ia hor terrible mothor."
. Mrs. knowles wont over to Heo Mrs.
Browster that afternoon. Mira Brewstcr
showod hor Mabel's troussoau, Mrs.
knowles was all tho timotrying to acrow