Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1899-11-11

the Toplady Arms and back.again. You
are no longer a stranger tOns here. We
have learned to respect and trust you.
If you choose to take your meals with
us here. shall be quite willing to sub
NIT you 20 my frugal table, as a friend"
Mr.. MarshalPs countenRnce changed
oddly. He made curious sound in his
throat as if he were swallowing some
thing.
Miss Isidora," he said,,-I can't"
"Canhi" repeated the Lady.
Nothing could induce me to eat salt
under dhis roof" said AIR. Marshall, in
coherently-
BLESS and save usi 1sthe man mad?~
cried Miss Isidora Ives
Il am, socially speaking, fraud
said the stranger, "a forgery"
Miss Ives sat down ION the sofa in a
helpless way and stared at him.
But your sweet graciousness and
kindness have conquered me-" added
Mr.. Marshall.
"Nhat do you meant" said Miss Ives
"Just this" said the stranger. Il am
here on false preteHses. 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
teri"
"Rebecca," says Miss Ives, ''hold your
tongue and go out and feed the young
turkeys. am fully,competeot to man.
age this matter myself"
And Rebecca, feeling herself pat
down, departed.
at came here" went on Mr.. Robinson,
Ito look into the facts of the case my
SELF. have heard of your prejudioes
against me-"
Yes. think So" interposed Miss
Ives.
''And / do not blame you for them,
said Mr.. Robinson "Now that / am
personally acquainted with you, Miss
Ives, nothing could induce me to pros
ecute this"
ubiquitous claiml" interposed Isl
dora.
Ubiquitous claim" ecceded Mr.. Rob
inson, with q repetition of the swallow
ing sound. Just what you please TO
call it. / respect you as lady, but APP
preciate you as a relative; but, OF course,
knowing who am, you cannot tolerate
me any longer as your friend I viii
pack my bag and depart at once. I can
only feel regretful that have deceived
you so long. feel myself to be hypo-
critic and a swindleri"
He waited meel1ly to receive the full
I'll 4
put out her plump little hand, with four
dimples in the four joints.
Don't gol" she said, in a lowvoice-
What" cried the :ncredulous plain
tiff.
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-compro-
mise?''
<'Isidora," said Mr. Robinson, "we're
cousins, you know, twice removed. I
may call you Isidora?"
~Oh, certainly" said Miss Ives.
I'VE are the two last seeming heirs"
Plaintiff and defendant" nodded Isl
dora.
Exactly so. Now it has just occurred
to mel mean, I've been thinking of it
for some time-that If we were able to
unite our claims"
ITO get married, do you mean?'' said
Isidora, bluntly.
Eyes, precisely. Itwould put an end
to all litigation" pleaded Marshall Rob
inson. Would you be willing to marry
me?'' said Mr.. Gideon Marshall Robin
son.
"Y-yes!" said Isidora. al think I
should. I'm not young, but then six
and-thirty is not absolutely DID,"
"You are a rose in full bloom" said
Mr.. Robinson, enthusiastically, "and I
myself am not mere boy, it must be
J remembered"
sand if people should laugh at us,
why, we'll let them laugh" said Isidora.
sand We'll laugh, too" said the mid
| dle-aged lover, cheerfully.
The fire was allowed to go down, the
kettle cover taken off, the charges
drawn from the gun and the Tower
pronounced to be no longer in n state of
| siege.
And this is the way in which the IA
nous case of Robinson vs.. Ives, which
had promised to swell the fees of law
] yers innumerable for the next ten
years, was removed from the court of
| records And no one was sorry except
the legal gentlemen aforesaid.-Chica-
go Herald.