Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1896-03-06

but none ever entered into my heart
as you have DONE"
Before Mr.. Chichester returned, his
homely daughter was betrothed to the
catch of the season.
Six weeks later, Mrs. Chichester
and her daughter returned home.
They had sent home orders that the
parlors should be opened, and the
house got in readiness for their recep'
ton.
Lillian was in extravagant spirits.
81 have had such lovely time,
Kathrina !'' she exclaimed. "You
cannot imagine what sensation !
created !"
Katharine, looking at the pure, doll
like complexion, golden hair, velvet
eyes and faultless form, thought that
she could easily imagine the sensation.
81 do not wonder, Lillian" she replied.
"You have grown ever 30 much more
lovely while you were away"
"Have 1? But don't see that you
have changed much though of course
you could not, shut up in this hum.
drum house, without seeing a soul, /
suppose, since I went away. What q
lonely old maid you will be, Kathrina
Though I'll tell you something, if you
won't lisp it. I have made great
conquest! Mr.. Healthcliffe came to
Washington few weeks ago, and he
is fabulously rich; and-and he ad.
mired me more than any one else,
know. He was very attentive to me
from the first, and the rest soon saw
that they had no chance"
"Are you engaged to him ?". Kath.
rina asked, with averted face.
"Not exactly" was the response ;
"but he told me he would be here to.
morrow, and that he intended to call,
for he had surprise for me. OF
course I knew what he meant! So,
when I'm settled, Kath, you can come
and visit me, and by-and-by, be the
good aunty,' to my children" and
she waltzed away, laughing at her
own nonsense.
All during the next day Kathrina
was troubled Paul Healthcliffe was
coming, but would he see her or her
sister? Had he fallen victim to Lii
lian's pretty face?
~ want you to be sure and be in
the parlor when he comes," Lillian
said. "By-and-by you can slip out
and leave us alone"
Kathrina obeyed, but she trembled
like culprit when Paul Healthcliffe's
we'll known footsteps resounded in the
hall.
He was ushered in. He shook
hands with Mrs. Chichester and then
advanced to Kathrina. He held her
hand for a moment in his own, and
then, turning around, said:
~ have been improving my time
while you were in Washington, mad
am," bowling low to the mother. II
have won Kathrina's heart-may I
have her handp"
If thunderbolt had fallen in their
midst, Mrs. Chichester and her favor
ite daughter could not have been more
overwhelmed. Kathrina! He love
and wish to marry that fright I'm.
possible!
"It has come so suddenly" she MUIR
mured at last, "that you must pardon
me for not speaking sooner. You
shall have my child ~
She kissed Kathrina with a great
show of affection, and then gave Lii
liam look to follow her example.
II shall be pleased to welcome a
brother" she said, Offering her hand
to Paul. "This is a delightful surprise. "
A few moments later she excused
herself-she was still $50 much IA
tigued by her journey"-and the moth.
er did likewise.
"To think that she should stay at
home in my old cast-offs, with even
the parlor shut up, and catch Paul
Healthcliffe," Lillian calculated, when
she was out of hearing. "It's too
bad !"
."And you would have graced his
home so WE'LL" the mother added sym.
pathetically. "But still am glad,
for was dreadfully afraid she would
always be weight on my hands"
A year later, when Mr.. and Mrs.
Healthcliffe returned from their tour,
and took up their residence in the
elegant brownstone, Kathrina was
spoken of as "that beautiful Mrs.
Healthcliffe.
Lillian is still on Mrs. Chichester's
hands, despite several winters in
Washington, looking rather faded and
sour, and complaining immensely Of
ennui.
She sneers occasionally at Paul and
Kathrina's fondness for one another,
but that is only another version ot
"sour grapes"
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