The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1896-07-23

TO come In person.
for me- MI hhodes-'he attachmehs
ior iney
Asl was saying, Miss Morgan, tho NJ.
tachment nave, ana feit u matter OF
delicacy 10 come IN person, thihking that
my own means mlghe DC considered II
there was any deficiency IN the value OF
this property
Mf' hhoues' you seem 10 Dc rather
enlgmatical'
Il heVertAeless' eald MT NJ, mean
70 speak very PLAINLY wheh say that with
reference 10 TINS attach'hehe, MISS MOI
gan, shohla you hohor me SO lar as 10 ac-
cept my profession my pecuriary means
would be cevoteu TO the-to INC attach-
ment
II was," said Miss Morgan, wholly
unprepared for this"
| II was afraid that was tho case, v said
Mr.. Rhodes land therefore thought 1t
more delicate to make tho offer in person.
you are very considerable Mr. Rhodes "
"Am I, then, to understand, Miss Nor
gan, that my proposition is agreeable to
youth other words that 1t Is accepted
"Nfr. Rhodes, said the lady, with much
hesitation, II must claim u little timo to
think of 1t. "
IL will call, then, on my return from
the village beyond
LET me ask a little moro timo," said
she, "Say next week"
Miss Morgan" said Mr.. Rhodes "the
matter REQUIRES immediate answer. The
attachment Is Of an old date and time
now is everything. My feelings arc deeply
interested and may not hope that, while
YOU are using so short time to consider a
subject which YOU arc pleased to view us
! of such great d,lcacy with regard to your
self, YOU will allow nv feelings to weigh
with you in deciding in favor of my prop
osition, which, assure you, Is made after
due elaboration upon my ability to per-
form my part of the contract"
Mr.. Rhodes then took his leave, astonish
ed Mt his own volubility, which, indeed,
| nothing could have induced but his desire
| to relieve one so much esteemed rs Miss
Morgan from present embarrassment.
Mr.. Rhodes drovcto II ncighborng place
| deeply occupied with his good purposes to-
| ward Miss Morgan, satisfying himself that
the pecuniary sacrifice he had proposed was
| due to his untold and unknown affection
| for her and not beyond his means
Miss Morgan felt renewal of all those
| feelings which had rather been dormant
than qucnched in her bosom and desired
| tho advice of her married sister, who was
| unfortunately ab2cnt. That Nh Rhodes
had once felt strong attachment to her
she could not doubt That he had continued
to cherish, as she had done, the reciprocal
feeling she had not vcnturcd to hope. But
as it was evident that the proposition Of
Mr. Rhodes was not from any sudden i'm
pulse, Miss Morgan resolved to signify her
assent to proposition 50 worthy Of con.
sidcration on all accounts.
In less than two hours Mr.. Rhodes drove
up to the door again, fastened his horse
, and was readlnitted to the little back par
lor which he had occupied in an earlier
part of the day.
"Miss Morgan" said Mr.. Rhodes. che
fore receiving your answer which | trust
Won arc urcpnrcd to give in favor of accent
ing nv proposals, | wish to state to YOU
that | have considered all the cjrc,,m-
stances Of INV situation and yours and find
myself better able, from some previously
nnconsidercl matters, to keep my part Of
the arrangement than | thought mysrlf
when vcnturcd to make the offer; so that
the Kindness if you will have that word
used in this matter. is all on your side"
Under present circumstanccs-I mean
those of our long acquaintance and our
family intercourse, though of late rather
interrupted, said Miss Morgan, "and my
right, by years" she added casting a
glance at IA looking glass that showed only
maturcd womanhood ''to srcah for my
self | have concluded to consider your pro.
posal fnvorably. "
Consider, Miss Morgan, consider favor
ably! May not hopo you mean that you
will accept it,"
Miss Morgan gave no answer
"Nay, then, it is accepted" snid Mr.
Rhodes with vivacitythat Miss Morgan
thought would have brought him to her
lius-hrr hand ut least
GLOW happy you have made me-" said
Mr.. Rhodes. "Haying now disposed of
this matter there are ten days allowed"
"That's very short" said Miss Morgan,
"only ten DAYS You seem to be in Il haste
unusual to YOU at least"
at is the attachment, and not I, that Is
inlrcrntiycn
"You speak rather abstractcdly, Mr..
Rhodes"
"But truly. very firmly. Miss Morgan"
t.Hrt ,vhv limit rs to ION d,vsy,
"Tha attachment rcouircs if :,
al ,houoht. " said she. smiling "tho Mt.
tachmcnt would he for life "
Mr. Rhodes locked exceedingly con-
fused. At length he started suddenly to.
ward the lady,
"My dear Miss Morgan, is 1t possible
that for once in my life | have Numbered
into the right pathY Can | have been so
fortunately misconcciycdy"
"Jf there il nny mistake" said Miss
MORGAN, IL hone it will be cleared IN i'm
mrdiat.ly can scarcely think that Mr.
Rhodes wOuld intentionally offend an nm.
protected orphnn. the daughter of his for.
mpr friends ="
Mr. Rhodes hastily pulled from his
rockct his writ of attachment and showed
il I, Miss Morgan,
"This is certainly your name and this
nrnucrty''-
s'Is the d;sputed posscssion." said Miss
Norron. "of nv sistrr-in.lay of the Same
name, Mrs. Susan Morgan"
Mr. Rhodes stood confouuded He was
alrdld Oh tne COURSE WHICH 'he iha'ter WAS
likely 10 Jake.