Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1900-07-06

Mis- Rodney rose 20 her feet indig-
mainly She had LIST her temper al last
..n1p't mention the name # that
,,,isfr,lIe creature O. me ever again.
-. ,ri.d th indignation. Il viii
sU-s.Ytly.l. II yuu wuuli like H. that
4 Will never wei the-oh. ! cannot
,,,.., sneak his Udiuns uamrl saw him
in London. and be insnlted me after
ward by calling on me Then he IN
smiled me furiher by writing letter
evidently meaning 10 disgust me more
than ever with himself lie said he was
willing 10 marry me II ! wanted him
and you suggest the possibility OF such
a vile thing 10 me rs that Have you
NO decencyy You may Tepudiate your
own uaper aud become thief. uncle,
sine soid violently. but how is il pos
sihle for You 10 fall ~ far M To men
tiuu the name Of any woman relative
of yours in the same breath Win ihat
curr
Uncle Josiah was having great deal
of enjoyment over this hery niece oil
his His taste in enjoying such things
was unquestionably bad. unworthy an
uncle of his years aud with really
charming niece, when she was treated
with any kind of fitness But he did
enjoy seeing her in hot. indignant
mood
$50 yon didn't take to Darlington
not even when he said he was willing
If.a haUa wanted In
put himself ON record as being willing
because if he were to refuse you would
get the money What did you do TO
himg" he asked quickly
Told him No in a way that could
leave no doubt in his mind replied
Miss Rodney Don't talk about it any
more The whele sickening business
has made me hate the very name of
Darlington But you need not despise
him So much After all, he was within
his right. and You are refusing TO do
what Justice and your own honor de
mand There is no use Of talking about
il any more she concluded, rising TO
go.
well give me time to make the ar
rangement. said Uncle Josiah, with a
cajuling air lyon don I expect me to
20 right down to the bank and get it
now Besides you ought to bring on
Strandham ScanlOn-wha was his
name to prove yuur statement You
could advertise for him in the London
Times Say he will hear Of something
greatly to yuur advantage if he comes
forward and says that ne fOund You
without chaperon on the Matterhorn.
His niece disdained further remarks
She rose and left the room The next
day Uncle Josiah who had not doubted
her word in the least, made arrange
ments for transferring several blocks tf
gilt edged stock To- her In his odd way
he said nothing of this He rather hated
TO see his plucky niece whom he secret
ly admired very much become ahsO-
luteiy indrUeudent Of him. even though
she owed sn IA freedom to himself
Miss Rodney kept her peace and
treated her uncle with an uuvaryin2
reserve after this 1t tried him more
Z IMAM sue ICaltEtu bul Flf ttIb INV
mean and UNJUST his conduct was and
could not or would not make any at.
tempt to calule him into doing his duty
and redeeming his promise to her One
thing she noticed and Mrs Rodney
( also remarked ii Uncle Josiah did not
complain and comment as much on ex'
/ peuditures where his niece Florence was
concerned He seemed to take these
more TRANQUILITY than those which con
I cerned Mrs Rodney or Rose Florence
/ felt that this showed some sense OF
what he owed her on the old man.
/ part She concluded to say nothing IN
til the year was up Then the objection
/ which her uncle had urged could not
/ exist for her aunt's money would &c
| irretrievably to her dissoute stepson
FRO DE Continued