The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1899-11-14
ESTABLISHED 1879.
KINDNESS have conquered me-" added

Kindness have conquered me-" added
Mr.. Marshall.
what do you meanT said Miss Ives.
"Just this" said the stranger. II am
here on false pretenses. l am your
cousin, the plaintiff My name isn't
Marshall, but Gideon Marshall Robin
SON."
"Ma'am," whispered the heartless
maid, who turned absolutely green ON
hearing the name of the family enemy,
shall bring the kettle of boiling wa
terY' te,. .,r.esa h
"Rebecca," said Miss Ives. "hold
your tongue and go out and feed the
young turkeys. am fully competent
to manage this matter myself"
And Rebecca, feeling herself put
down, departed.
Il came here" went on Mr.. Robin
son, ito look into the facts of the case
myself. have heard Of your preju-
dices against me- -sg,.r,..,.. H.
Eyes, think So" interposed Miss
Ives
sand do not blame you for Them"
said Mr.. Robinson. Nov that l am
personally acquainted with you, Miss
Ives, nothing could induce me to pros
eeute this
Ubiquitous claim" interposed Isl
dora
ubiquitous claim" acceded Mr. Rob
inson, with repetition of the swal-
lowing sound. "Just what you please
to call it. l respect you as lady, but
l appreciate you as relative; but,
of course, knowing who am, you can
not tolerate me any longer as your
friend. l will pack my bag and de-
part at once. can only feel regretful
that / have deceived you SO long. I
feel myself to be hypocrite and a
swindler."
He waited meekly to receive the full
tide of Miss Isidora's cupbed wrath
She put out her plump little hand, with
four dimples In the four joints.
Don't co." she said in a low voice.
WHAT cried the incredulous plain
tiff. ...., ..f.7..s.I
There's no reason why we shouldn't
be friends" said Miss Ives in her odd,
brusque way. Things seem SO very
different, now that we are acquainted
with each other. Couldn't we-conpro-
mise n u ,gtl1a 84 4itl4
''Isidora," said Mr.. Robinson, we're
cousins, you know twice removed. I
may call you IsidoraY oa. ts3a5 ,..,,
'tOh, certainly" said Miss Ives.
Eve are the two last seeming heirs"
plaintiff and defendant" nodded
Isidora
Exactly SO. Now it has just &C.
CURED to mel mean, I've been think
ing Of it for some time-that If we
were to unite our claims ..as Cd, 81
ITO get married, do you mean% said
Isidcra bluntly. ,.s...,.,
Eyes, precisely. 1t would put an end
to all litigation" pleaded Marshall
Robinson. Would you be willing to
marry me?' said Mr.. Gideon Marshall
Robinson.
"Yyesv' said Isidora 81 think 1
should. Pm not young, but then six
and thirty is not absolutely old" IL
you are rose in full bloom" said
Mr.. Robinson enthusiastically, "and 1
myself am not mere boy, 1t must be
remembered"
"And If people should laugh at us.
why, wen let them laugh" said Isl
dora.
"And wen laugh, too" said the mid
die aged lover cheerfully.
The fire was allowed to 90 down,
the kettle cover taken off, the charges
drawn from the gun and the tower
pronounced to be no longer in state
Of siege.
And this is the way in which the
famous case Of Robinson versus Ives,
which had promised to swell the fees
of lawyers innum cradle for the next
ten years, was removed from the court
Of records. And no one was sorry ex-.
cept the legal gentlemen aforesaid
Chicago Herald.