Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1899-02-16
He got no further, for at that me
q elder Miss Coombe interrupt


you have never spoken word to us
yet. It's really too BAD"
Il beg a thousand pardons, my dear
young ladies. and cry peccavi," said
the Colonel. Il have behaved most
shamefully. Let me now make UP for
it by pointing out the beauties of my
native district as we go along"
And the Colonel kept his compan
ions quite interested. until Kinfauns
was reached.
After luncheon, and when the men,
bers of the house-party were prepar-
ing to go for stroll in the Castle
Grounds, Colonel Craufurd managed to
get word with Aileen.
you behaved admirably, my dear, /"
he said. Maintain that cool reserve
towards this civil engineer. Keep him
at his distance, and let him see you
are heart whole"
'Heigh-hoi" came from Aileen, as
she pulled comically demure face.
And" continued her father, heed
less of the look, don't let him hang
about you, for if his fiancee should see
him it might provoke jealousy and
there would be the deuce to pay"
"Oh, but, dad" eaid Aileen, 81 must
not show any dislike to Mr.. Acheson.
1t would be an insult to our friends,
the Coombes. whose guest he is rs
we'll as us"
well, WE'LL" said her father, Il
trust to your own good sense"
The party having now assembled,
there could be no more said. But the
Colonel was both angry and astonished
when he saw that, as the party broke
up into groups, his daughter and Mr..
Acheson were together. And more than
once he heard Aliens merry laugh
ring out from among the trees while
walking with him.
81 say, Coombe, he said to the Major.
with whom he was walking, 81 don't
think it's right of Acheson monopo~
lzing my daughter. He ought to be
with"
no, Craufurd. | think he shows his
courtesy in entertaining stranger.
He sees Alice often enough
"A stranger!" muttered the Colonel.
Next morning the Colonel had a
twinge of his old enemy, the govt. and
didn't come down to breakfast, and
Aileen remained in his room during
the forenoon, and took luncheon with
her father.
While the others We're at luncheon
in the dining room, a new arrival was
announced, and soon a message was
sent requesting Aileen to come down.
More than half an hour elapsed before
she returned to her father.
"Oh, daddy" she burst out, shall |
give you peg to brace you up?
There's gentleman coming to see
you"
Who is he?"
He's a-a-soldier, and there's his
card"
The Colonel took the card and read
Captain Acheson-Philips, Royal En-
gineers." who the dickens is he,
Ailie?" he said. II don't know him. -
Aileen left the room and soon re-
turned, accompanied by very hand
some young man of military bearing
Daddy" she said, amidst tears and
smiles, this is Frank-Mr Acheson's
brother-and he has-asked me-to
ma-marry him."
Colonel Craufurd," said the young
man, Il must first apologize for not
treating you very we'll"
ooh, no. it was all my doing, daddy
Don't blame Frank" interjected
Aileen
when proposed to your daughter"
the young man continued, "you were
travelling abroad. / did not consider
that was in a position then to marry,
but know that | ought to have made
you aware of the fact that my promo
ton would soon come. I've agreed.
herefore-foolishly, no doubt-to wait
awhile before acquainting you with
the state of mattkrs. But love, like
murder, will out, and your sister-in-
law led you to understand that we
were affianced lovers. now ask you,
sir, to give your consent to our mar
riage, and ! hope to prove myself not
an unworthy son."
The Colonel had kept the visiting
card between his fingers all this time.
Then he said
IF you are Mr.. Acheson's brother,
how are you Philips?"
my fathers old friend, General
Philips, of Canterbury. who died only
recently, left me his heir, one condition
being that l should assume his name"
General Philips!" cried the Colonel.
AND your own father-who is he?"
"He is dead, sir. He was Colonel
Acheson, of the Bengal Cavalry"
Great gunsl" exclaimed Colonel
Craufurd, another of my old COM
radee. But how did you know we were
here, Captain"
II didn't know, sir. have had no
leave of absence for a long time, being
engaged on the new Notifications My
brother, knowing most OF my-er-pri-
vate affairs, procured me an invitation
from Major Coombe to visit him.
was detained day TOO long, or
should have Joined them at Edinburgh.
/ trust, sir, you are not offended at my