The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1897-11-26
there than in the stuffy

reached her ears.
"How is your matrimonial project
getting along| was asked by one of
the unseen parties. And voice which
Miss Nancy recognized as belonging
to the squire's nephew answered:
ut seems to hang fire just at pres
ent. The fact is, the girls got another
string to her boy, and the chances
would beg agaanst me If it wasn't for the
fact that her aunt favors my suit, be-
cause she thinks I'm going to get I'm
Gle Amos money, and she'd like to
unite the two properties. So I'm rath-
er sweeter on the aunt at present than
l am on the girl. If get the girl at all
it must be through the old lady's infiu-
ence, you see. The girls little daisy,
but the aunt's-well, she. isn't daisy,
you can be sure of that! lisa question
if having her in the family wouldn't be
paying dear price for all her property,
but you see there's a chance of being
able to shake her off after a little. L
happen to know that a new railroads s
going through this place. and the COM
pany will have to buy a piece of land
she owns, and this land she intends to
give to the girl as wedding present.
Now, just as soon as the road is put
through-and it's sure to come-this
land will be worth more than all the
rest of the old lady's property. If the
girl gets a deed of itHand>I get the girl
1 can sell it to the railroad company
and make good big sum of money out
of it and wen be Independent of the
aunt, and when that happens, If it ever
does, I'll tell her to look out for her
affairs and I'll look out for mine. I'm
looking out now that she don't find out
about the new railroad scheme. want
to make sure Of the girl and the land
before / break the news to her.
Miss Nancy listened with ears and
eyes very wide open. :, ="
Eyes, when 1t happens, If 1t ever
does" she chuckled. Il don't believe
you'll ever get the chance you're look
ing for, my smart young man! l don't
suppose / am daisy-I never thought
1 was!-but 1 rather guess I'm match
for you, since know what to do. L
don't believe you'll have to shake me
off. / think I'll do little-or most-of
the shaking"
Just then the train came along, and
Miss Nancy got aboard of it without
being seen by the young men.
That evening, when she came home,
as luck would have it, she met the
squire's nephew at the station.
'If you're going home you might
walk along with me and help carry
some of my bundles" she said, in her
very pleasant manner. I'm just about
tired out. I've been seeing to good
deal of business to-day. SPye had
deed made out, giving Margery the
south forty acres of the farm, and I've
been pricing carpets and furniture and
finding out how much it's going to cost
to set up young couple in housekeep-
ing. OF course they won't need the
things right away, but 1 thought I'd
get some idea of what the expense
would be-" :.
''They-who do you meanY' asked
the young man in bewi1dertnent.
'Why, Margery and Mr.. Markham, of
answered Miss Nancy. who
Else should 1 meanY'
"You don't mean to say you're going
% let your niece marry that felloww
.ried the squire's nephew in surprise
md CONSERVATION.
'sWhy, certainly" replied Miss Nan
~, as if she had never had any other
dea. "He's a nice young man. He's
got brains, and when he gets Margery
he'll get money, for the new railroads
going to make the land I've decided her
worth a snug little fortune"
I'D like to know how you knew
about the new railroadr' cried the as
young man.
80, keep posted on such Matters"
said Miss Nancy, looking very wise.
but here we are at my gate. Thank
you for bringing my bundles. Won't
you come in?"
mo, not tonight" was the gruff re-
ply, and Miss Nancy chuckled as the
young man went bis way.
81 guess I've got about even with
you," she said, nodding her head after
his retreating figure 81 guess he was
about as much surprised as Margery'll
be-"
Her niece had seen her, and came out
to meet her and help her with her bun
dies.
"Margery, I've got something to tell
you," said Miss Nancy, anxious to have
the matter disposed Of .1've thought
it all over, and don't know but you're
right about John Markham. 1t is fool
sh to let an old grudge stand in the
way of young folks happiness. I've
concluded to let-yo do as you think
best, and I've had the south forty deed
ed to you, and when John gets you he'll
get that too, if you see fit to turn it over
to him. Anyway, it's yours to do just
what you please with"
'Why, Aunt Nancyv' cried Margery,
looking at her as If she felt sure she
nad gone crazy. 81 thought you'd nev-
ar consent to our marriagew
"Folks change their minds some
times" said Miss Nancy. "There.
-here!' Don't hug me so or I'll drop this
oandbox. hear a whistle down the
'oad that sounds like Johns. You'd
better go and tell him the news, and
oy and by, after I've had cup of tea,
bring him in to see me-" New York
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