The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-08-24


would be devoted to the-to the attach
ment D"
81 was" said Miss Morgan, "wholly
unprepared for this.
81 was afraid that was the case, said
Mr.. Rhodes "and therefore ! thought IL
more delicate To make the offer In person I"
"You are very considerable, Mr. Rhodes. +"
Am l, then To understand, Miss Nor
gan, that my proposition Is agreeable to
you-in other words, that 10 is accepted
"Mr. Rhodes, " said the lady, with much
hesitation, II must claim "a little time To
think Of IL. ="
81 will call, then, on my return from
the village beyond.
LET me ask a little more time" 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 are deeply
Interested, and may not hope that, while
you are using so short time to consider "a
subject which you are pleased 10 view AS
Of such great delicacy with regard To your
self you will allow my feelings to weigh
with you In deciding in favor of my prop
osition, which, / assure you, is made after
due deliberation upon my ability to per
form my part of the contract"
Mr. Rhodes then took his leave, astonish-
ed at his own volubility, which, indeed,
nothing could have induced but his desire
Co relieve one so much esteemed as Miss
Morgan from present embarrassment.
Mr. Rhodes drove to a neighboring 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 a renewal of all those
feelings which had rather been dormant
than quenched in her bosom and desired
the advice of her married sister, who was
unfortunately absent That Mr.. 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 ventured to hope But
as 1t was evident that the proposition of
Mr.. Rhodes was not from any sudden i'm
pulse, Miss Morgan resolved to signify her
assent to a proposition so worthy of con-
sideration on all accounts.
In less than two hours Mr.. Rhodes drove
up to the door again, fastened his horse
and was readmitted to the little back par
lor which he had occupied in an earlier
part of the day.
"Miss Morgan" said Mr.. Rhodes, "be-
fore receiving your answer which l trust
you are prepared to give in favor of accept
ing my proposals, l wish To state to you
that / have considered all the circum-
stances of my situation and yours and find
myself better able, from some previously
unconsidered matters, to keep my part of
the arrangement than / thought myself
when / ventured to make the Offer so that
the kindness, II you will have that word
u scd In this matter, is all on your side. -
"Under present circumstances mean
those of our long acquaintance and our
family intercourse, though of late rather
interrupted, said Miss Morgan, land my
right, by years." she added, casting a
glance ut looking glass that showed only
maturcd womanhood, "to speak for my
self, have concluded to consider your pro-
posal favorably."
Consider, Miss Morgan, consider favor
ably! May not hope you mean that you
will accept it,"
Miss Morg IN gave no answer.
NAY, then, it is accepted" said Mr..
Rhodes with vivacitythat Miss Morgan
thought would have brought him to her
lips-her hand at least
"How happy you have made me-" said
Mr. Rhodes. Having now disposed of
this matter, there arc ten days allowed 4"
THAT'S very short, said Miss Morgan,
"only ten days. You seem to be In T. haste
unusual to you at least "
at Is the attachment, and not /, that is
imperative.
"You speak rather abstractedly MIR.
Rhodes.
"But truly, very truly, Miss Morgan"
But why limit us to ten days'
"Tho attachment requires It,
81 thought" said she, smiling, 1.-The at
tachment would be for life"
Mr.. Rhodes looked exceedingly con-
fused At length he started suddenly to-
ward the lady.
my dear Miss Morgan, is it possible
that for once in my life 1 have blundered
into the right path? Can L have been so
fortunately misconceivedY"
"If there is any mistake" said Miss
Morgan, Il hope it will be cleared up i'm
mediately. / can scarcely think that Mr..
Rhodes would Intentionally offend an I'M
protected orphan, the daughter of his for
mer friends "
Mr.. Rhodes hastily pulled from his
pocket his writ of attachment and showed
it to Miss Morgan.
"This is certainly your name, and this
property
'Is the disputed possession" said Miss
Morgan, "of my sister-in-law of the same
name, Mrs. Susan Morgan.
Mr.. Rhodes stood COMPOUNDED. He was
afraid of the course which the matter was
likely to take.
$50 Mr.. Rhodes, you see the attachment
was for this property Now, as it is not
mine and as, indeed, have little of my
own, you, of course, have no claim upon
my person.
II beg your pardon, my dear Miss Nor
gan; beg your pardon. You have not the
property, indeed, for me To attach, but he
pleased to read lower down ON the writ
You will sec-look mt 1t, If you please
for want thereof take the body"
but, Mr.. Rhodes, the promise was ex-
torted under misrepresentation, SO that
am released"
"No, not at all. You are required only
to fulfill the promise just as you intended
when you made IL. And rs to the attach
ment for the widow and her property, I'll
serve that by deputy"
In ten days the clergyman, and not the
magistrate was called in, and the whole
arrangement was consummatcd.
And Aunt Ambella, who was so careful
about the tenth commandment. declared
that 1t said nothing about covcting neigh
boris husband, and II 1t had she did not
think she should violate IL
George Francis Trains Pecuiiarities.
George Francis Train IS hair is little
whittier and his eccentricities little
more pronounced, and he has even in
creased the size of the bouquet that he
wears pinned to the lapel of his white
coat. He is the most picturesque char