The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1896-07-17

ing that in good time You will have Il
suitor who is fully Your equal Eigh-
teen is not old Your cousin Prudence
is nineteen and month. Go home
now, | say. and harbor no ill will
Il have said what | have said re-
piled the beautiful young girl, mount
ing her spirited horse and riding down
the West Ashland hills and out of sight
at pace that made her good aunt sigh.
"Mv brOther-in-law has no right to
allow his daughter to ride such met
tlesome stced. She will have her reck-
less Young neck broken yet, and should
such mishap occur | am not sure that
it would not be more a matter for thank
fulneSS than for SORROW: she is so self
willed and so headStrony that know
not what she will come to-
ITO no harm. mother | am sure
venturrd Prudence. who was ovrrsew-
iny snow white linen sheet Of her own
weaving and bleaching as she cast a
wistful look after her cousin. "Any-
thing that might seem vain and thought
less in an ordinary girl is overlooked in
one so exceedingly pretty as Molly.
regret that you angered her, for
ding rs to do without her as brides
maid: and if sh>, comes not neither will
her father. my Eavoritc uncle. William
GlaZier"
"Do not fear my daughter. that fun
loving Molly would not for the world
miss such Il merrymaking as your we'd
ding promises to be-.
"But mother | need my tasteful
Cousins assistance and advice. | can
but wish you had spared your chiding
until after the wedding"
"And had one other unworthy voun"
heauN here in my house as my guest
and my nieces suitor? Not at all. |
have done what WAS right and best.
She has ridden off the first heat of her
wrath by this time and is framing in
her mind the note of apology she will
send me tomorrow.
But for once Mistress Abbott was
mistaken Her niece dashed down the
long Ashland hills with her horse on Il
mad gallop minding no more the Ii ght
weight upon his back than if it had
been Il feather. Through the charm
ing Fenton river valley they went. and
up the hills on the Wilmington side
with hardly a break or Il slackening of
speed, until the intelligent animal came
to standstill at the door of the black
smiths shop where William Glazier
as usual was shaping an iron upon his
anvil
Stepping from her saddle the excited
young girl rushed into the smoke dyed
little shop. and with characteristic i'm
petuosity told her only parent, as she
told him everything. the whole story
of her quarrel with her aunt. regard
less of the fact that in the shadow cast
10y the huge leather bellows stood a
: Young man who WAS stranger gazing
with admiration at her glowing face
and kindling eyes.
''Oh, she was angry" cried the girl
80 dreadful angry that she called me
Niece Marv'-think of that-and she
n said | took my bad temper from YOU,
T. father. and she taunted me with being
;. eighteen and not yet engaged, and
D told her just what ! have repeated to
YOU. father, word for word"
: You were too hasty. | fear. daugh-
0 ter. You will lose the wedding o"
: which YOU have thought so much, for
n You have pledged yourself t. the i'm
n possible. Even had You suitable low
er there would be hardly time for YOU
}, t. be published according to law before
e New Years day. And You certainly
will not now select a husband from the
Y lovers you have rejected"
. NO. father, but have sail what |
said. and ! cannot help it that feel
!, within my very soul that | hav, spok-
!. en- truth. although whom am to wed
= | know not
Il will we'd You in the appointed
r time il YOU will accept me- shall
never love any one better than | do
o YOU at this moment. never have
:. cared fora maid in my life before. This
: is the love at first sight of which have
If to your father to purchase some of the
Y large tracts of land of which he holds
: the title" said the Young stranger,
stepping forward.
| ~ es, daughter, this Young Master
l. WoIcott is a kinsman of the one who
came through from Boston to Hartford
Il with coach and four. LAYING out the so
l. called Wnlcott road He brings me
Ct letters from my people in Ma>Sachl-
V sets. and know that his family are
l. quite as well born Us ours. Well. save
C your hluShc>. lass and 90 YOU in and
: prepare the supper. The stranger will
: be our guest, at least. dislike to
:. have one OF my kin to forfeit her word.
l. and | dislike to lose my tnvorite niece :
II wedding. We shall talk il over"
t. Molly glanced up ut the comrly
IS Young man who now stood in the full
IS light of the ruddy forge, and telt as if
', d prince had come to her rescup ont of