Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1895-02-07

| IN my letter-ln my Two leJCers-Wnlcn
you say you received"
what, all about the little Swiss girl
who you fancy is your cousin"
"She is my cousin, there is no doubt
OF that; at least, emotely so: not near
enough to warrant the slightest oh. &c.
ton, which know you have, to cous-
ms marrying"
Marrying tut, tut, laddie' who
spoke OF marrying! Put such folly out
of your head at once. Never let me
hear OF it again, or OF herr
Never hear of her again said Rod
erick, slowly, though h heart was
barning with Indignation, and the
nervous trembling which he always
felt in moments Of excitement seemed
to ran through his whole frame,
Mother you misunderstood the mat
ter. You must hear Of her. She Is
the lady whom | have chosen for my
wife-if / can get henry wife and
your daughter.in law"
"Neverm cried Mrs. Jardine. "You
had better give The thing up Rode :
lex, for will havo nothing whatever
to do with it, or with her,
"Very well, answered Roderick, and
his voice was a deadly quietness. "Now
we know exactly where we stand.
Mother, you are busy, you lay, and |
have also an engagement Good morn
ing"
But you will be back to dinner"
He pau cd moment and then an
swelei, Certainly"
"And you are not forgetting that to-
/ tu fh, tunAIiV, do
II trust | am not in the habit of for
getting any of my duties"
She looked after him as he quilted
the room, passing Bella, who just then
entered, without word or look-in-
deed, he seemed to walk blindly, like
q person half stunned, and her mind
misgave her a little
The wedding-day came and passed.
1t was not day Of sentimental emo
tion the principal consciousness which
it brought to Roderick was that there
were certain inevitable things to do
and say, which he did and said to the
b EST OF his ability; thinking the while
that his wedding day, did it ever come,
should be as unlike this day as posi-
BILE.
So Bella Jardine and her new guide
man." if such vulgar word could be
used for Mr.. Alexander Thomson with
out scandalizing himself and his fami-
ly, which hoated away into felicity,
while the hundred or moro particular
friends who had been invited to see
them turned off, as the young lady
with whom Roderick had to open the
ball expressed it, danced till far into
the "sma' hours" with spirit and en-
thusiasm. In fact, no marriage could
have gone Off with greater "aclaw," as
Mrs. Jardine declared, and she was
right; her own indomitable energy,
good temper, and good spirits CON
tributing in no small degree to that
desirable result
But with all these excellent quail
ties, one llags sometimes at nearly
sixty; and during the 70 lowing day,
anXiously as Roderick sought chance
of speaking to his mother, she was,
either Intentionally or unintentionally
wholly invisible, Not till ate dinner
nay, nearly bedtime, did the mother
and son come really face to face, sit
ting alone togethe in the large, silent
drawing room, which loo ed especial
lv drea. v: so much so that Mrs. Jar
dine, saying som thing about going to
bedlearly," rang or the servants, and
conducted, it seemed with more length
mess than usual, the never omitted
family prayers. These over, mother
and son were again alone.
well my dear" said Mrs. Jardine,
with rather impressive yawn, 81 sup
pose we had better go to bed.
Not Just this minu o, mother" en-
treated Roderick Let me have half
dozen words with you, if you are not
too tired. Remember, start to-mor-
row for Neuchatel. "
"Neuchat9l-t,-m morrow What in
the world do you mean?
81 told you that Immediately after
the wedding | meant to go back to
Switzerland.
why? What for:"
Roderick paused a moment "To see
MademOiselle Jardine and ask her to
become my wife. She is alone and UNI
protected and If she does me the hon
or to accept me, think it will be best
to arrange our marriage with as little
delay as possible"
He said this in as quiet and matter
of-fact way as he could; perhaps this
very ouietness only excited his mother
the more.
WHAT would you forsake me en-
ii ely l couldn't have believed it of
you! Oh, Rody, my boy, my only son.
She may nave been eXaggerating
her feelings little, in orde to work
upon his; still, there wa a ring of nat
Il al Pathos in her voice which took
the poor fellow by storm.
Mother, dearest" he sat down by
her and affectionately clasped her
hand, who talks of forsaking! Not l,
certainly, You are not going to lose
your son, but only to gain another
daughter-and such a daughter, If
you only saw her Will you see her?
Will you come ba TX W tn me- to Swift
zerland and let us fetch her home to-
gether:"
He was not wise, not tact'ul, certain
~, this poor Roderick. Alas large
nature, judging sma Ter one, often
makes egregriOus mistakes.
Mrs. Jardine drew herself up with
indignant pride and outraged decorum.
swell, | do think that is the coolest
and most impudent proposal -"
"Impudent." She had pronounced
it "impident," Door woman! which
made it a still more obnoxious word.