Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1896-12-02


why does she quarrel with a chm
for coming into fortuneT" said Tor,
my Blake. the close observer of buman
nature And why does he hang boo1,
when he must see that that little girl
is over her ears in love with him?" Rut
he found no solution to these problems
Johnnie sullled for a month. Tben
one afternoon he jumped into cah
drove down to Chelsea, and Mrs. Lever.
son being alone, presently found him.
self blunderingly declaring that ha
would like to bestow his hand upon hen
niece.
The good lady looked very grave
You are both young, you know. Mr.
Madison" she said. Her mother mar
ried very young and very unhappilv
Perhaps that has set me against. early
marriages"
But what has set you against meY,
said Johnnie, reproachfully.
Nonsense, that is only your imagina.
ton But Johnnie was not strong in
that quality, so Mrs. Leverson was
probably misstating the case.
Audrey was, on this occasion, i'll and
invisible.
''She is too fatigued to bear any ey.
element just now. Come in three DAYS
time" said her aunt, land I will think
over the ACCESSIBILITY of sounding her
on the subject in the meantime"
Three days later Johnnie came to
Arkwright in a state of great perturba,
ton. Mrs. Leverson had left her house
and Chelsea knew her no more. 1t was
only by bribery and corruption thar
Johnnie discovered that she had gone
to Scarborough, but probably would
not stay there, her plans being unset,
tied
She'll surely write to yeu," said Ark,
wright.
But no letter came within twenty.
four hours.
Wed better go to Scarborough" said
Johnnie's counselor.
The truant lady was discovered BY
Johnnie in a stationer's shop on tbe
very day of his arrival.
Audrey was so i'll the doctor advised
instant change, In the furry forgot
to write to you," she said, after gasp
of surprise.
Johnnie decided in his haste that all
women were liars, and asked when hs
might hope to see Audrey.
''You may come and call tomorrow
mornlng-she may be better then. But
| think it most undesirable. most unde,
sirable that you should make any pro,
posal to her yet, or entertain hopes that
may be disappointed. Mrs. Leyerson
spoke with conviction, but deferred ex,
PLANTATION, and Johnnie laid the matter
before Arkwright.
The latter privately debated whether
there was insanity or some other cup-
board skeleton in the girls family, rem.
dering matrimony inadvisable, or
whether Johnnie had been committing
enormities that had come to Mrs. Lev.
erson's ears but not to his. And he was
ing, the unhappy lover came to him,
pale and disappearing, and told him
that Mrs Leverson had again fled be-
fore him, had left her hotel and q brief
note to say that she was bound for the
continent.
What is Mrs. Leyerson?" said Ak
wright. you never told me her ere
dentials."
"Widow of q man in the CarcheSter
regiment; that's all l know" said
Johnnie.
''Then we can consult Major Bag
shaw, who is an old friend of mine.
Look up the trains to Carchester, and
don't pace about the room like that"
Major Bagshaw, who was bachelor,
greeted his visitors cordially, when, on
the following morning, they called at
his quarters.
He listened grayely while Arkwright
told him the strange story of Mrs. Lev
erson. Then he cleared his throat and
asked impressiyely, Have you heard
of Snaggs' cure for cornsY he looked
from one to another for an answer.
klUW SldSSS, tOutlhuCu wv 49,
jor, deliberately: Hes very rlch
man, but self-made one and one VINO
has sufficient sense to know that MS
education has therefore been deficient.
SO he determinedto give his only daugh-
ter every advantage that money can
buy, and two years ago consulted me
as to the ACCESSIBILITY of intrustlng her
to a lady of position.
'To Mrs. Leverson?" gasped JOHNNIE
For the sake of poor Dandy Lever
son, | mentioned her name to him. anu
knew he was involved in debt-eW-
IDENTIFY she Is still. She was to receive
f100 a month and all expense to axe
the young lady through Europe ana "
launch her in London. l was NV
aware that it was any part of the asle'
ment that she could call Miss st. Clan
Snaggs changed his name-her heV,
but that's a detaill l should not nav
betrayed confidence but for the stra's'
account you gave me of Mrs. Lew
sons behavior. OF course, she's III ~
hurry to see her niece married, Inv
month il not 10 he lightly lost; Dul snV