Richmond daily palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1876-1904, 1899-03-10
CARISFORD.


4 never saw such lucky girl In my
~ rs you, Kitty Price said Mrs-
Iughes Mortimer. Only to think.
on have been IN New York only :
month and Mr.. CarisfOrd has asked you
to marry hint"
Mrs. Hughes Mortimer lived in .
stately browpstone house on fashion
able square, and Kitty Price, her sis
ter's child from the country, sat in the
deep bay-window.
Kitty was very pretty. There were
many in society more brilliant and
beautiful than was she. but in spite OF
all this, Mr.. Carisford, the rich banker.
had fallen in love with Kitty Price
Mrs. Hughes Mortimer was delighted
with this social success.
Kitty, you're darling" said she.
Il haven't been so delighted since Mr..
Hughes Mortimer gave me my solitaire
diamonds. How angry Angelina Ell
ford will be,-and those Brookes girls,
and"
stop, stop, Aunt Olivia." Kitty col
ored deeply. I told you that Mr..
Carisford had asked me to marry
him"
''Well." The matron lifted her
handsome light blue eyes inquiringly
to kitty's tell-tale face.
But 1 didn't tell you that 1 refused
him." added the culprit.
Refused Mr.. Carisford, Refused
the best match in town." cried out
Mrs. Hughes Mortimer.
You wouldn't have me accept him
if l didn't love him."
'-Loves" scornfuIly repeated Mrs.
Hughes Mortimer. MY dear. your
mamma has brought you mp With naosA'
visionary views of life. Love is an
extremely improper expression. And.
believe me. you will soon learn to es-
TEEN any worthy gentleman who"
That's past hoping for. aunty,"
saucily interrupted Kitty. 'If you'd
only consent to hear my story out
you'd save yourself a great deal of
trouble. The reason / refused Mr..
Carisford is that l have accepted his
nephew, Frank Ely!'
Kitty" -
rs there anything SO remarkable Il
my preferring one of my own age to
a man old enough to be my father?"
Mr.. Carisford is only forty
And that's just twenty years too
much to suit me. Aunt Olivia, love
Frank, and l would not marry Mr.
Carisford if there wasn't another man
in AL the world. So there,"
In that case" said Mrs. Hughes
Mortimer. grimly, II shall send you
back to your mother tomorrow. The
idea OF you marrying q slip Of bank
clerk. without q penny, when you have
the alternative OF becoming Cleveland
Carisford's wife"
Don't be svexed. aunty, pleaded
Kitty. putting up her red mouth for a
kias; II cant be false to my own ideal
OF womanhood. cant give my hand
to Mr.. Cariaford when my heart is
Frank Ely's already
Great was the establishment of Kit
TVS parents on learning that their
sirable in every respect.
The girl must be crazy" said Papa
Price. who had seven young daugh-
ters to dispose OF.
ssMais infatuated echoed Mamma
Price. But we must write to her.
She shall not come home here to put
the same sort of nonsense In her sis
ters' heads.s'
So while Aunt Oiivia vas writing to
her sister that KITTY muzt go home at
once, Mrs. Price was writing counter
orders that Kitty must on no ac-
count be allowed to return until she
had learned to behave herself
1t is but justice TO the lady to admit
hnf he oil
words implied.
Kitty. however, took it all in ear
nest. So. that very evening. she went
around to little iyy-drapcd church in
the neighborhood and married Frank
Ely.
MY own dearest" he murmured.
God grant that l may prove faithful
to your trust.''
When they returned arm-in-arm
from the church. a crowd in Broadway
INSTRUCTED their passage.
.'Oh, Frank cried Kitty. turning
pale, something has happened"
Pair o. runaway horses. Old cove
pitched out and killed." said one of
the street Arabs
stay here by this drug store an In.
slant. Kitty, said Frank, until / go
and see what the trouble is
But he had selected an unfortunate
vantage point for the pale and trem-
bling little bride II was Cleveland
Carisford, conyulsed in the last agony
of death.
Frank Ely Joined his young wife
with a troubled face.
Il would have given much to spare
you of the sight. dearest" he said
Your uncle. Frank" she gasped-
My uncle. / always dreaded some
evil result from his unadvised purchase
of that spirited team, but il il too
late, now, for idle regrets
So Cleveland Carisford's name was
wiped on the list of the living
Singular state Of AFFAIR this" said
! old M Lissomwell, the lawyer. Car
tsford has just burned one vim a.