Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1900-05-10
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Dear ne! Who'd have thought it,:
said MISS Felicia, advancing. to meet
her vishof Miss Grey,s ASST Eve, and
looking So sweet. and So fresh. and 81
delightful. This is pleasure indeed!
and Miss Feenix. Whtosseei Wifiisrcd Wis
age could never have BEEN called eithe
fresh. Sweet or delightful, puckereu'uT
her face into a vinegary smile. and
pecked Miss Marian ,aftectiaately. Oh
the check. DO come in. and sit down
1 was Just Strengthening things up a
bit. Widow Lee and Sophia Dawes
you know Sophia Dawes holds hel
head very high roN.nas if people could
forget, her father shoveled i'll thel
Goals. swell. as l was saying. they
stepped in for I; chat and q cup OF tea;
and SOME :people can't even take Il hi,
of cake without leaving things all in Il
muck. Sit down here by the window
and have fan. Take a chair; il
won't crush that lovely lawn. AS
was saying to Mary Writ, last Sunday,
Miss Grey certainly has the sweetest
taste in dress You know Mary VIII
cid Writ. the ,soapboiler's grand
daughter? Left her a lot of money;
but. nv dear. soap will stick. She al
Il was. just passing by said Miss
Marian. WHO felt TINT this sudden re-
newal of friendship required some
honesty betray her into an awkward
ness. and your little place looked so
sweet. Miss FccniN. that | thought OF
old tilieS. when dear mamma used t"
bring us here. and felt must stop fer
a chat. We have had so much comna-
ny this. summer. and have had so lit
tie lime to visit old friends
II am sure Of it," said Miss FceniX.
accepting the calumet, Of peace, eagerly.
for Miss Greys friendship would be
quite feather in her spinster cap
''Of course it's only natural that at
tractive young people like you and Mr..
Laurence-tlcaI. ME! it; seems only tie
other day that ne was iittfs Laurie-i1,s
only natural, SLY. tl.;it volt Should
draw gay. young:. ccomHanN 10, Grey
lawns: and then. Give Towers is so
near. I hear that they are having fine
times there this Summer. Miss Fannie
lust home-and WAT IL sweet. lovely
girl she is. so bright and chnrming. AMI
that fail'v-fikc t;re:;tHiG that Vas with
her in church on, Sunday. Is it really
true that she is yaung Mr.. Olives i'll
tended. l couldn't heln noticing that
his eyes were fixed half the time on
her face ltlt.~, is4sfla y .sleal'-soH will
excEse,my saNing-E tlaoHght and told
Louisa Knoll who WAS spec inc of the
mattcr.zrkat it ,ha4 been a settled thing.
for Years between Mr.. Give and you.
If Miss FeeniN had intended to spar,
iSsf c.I, 4 ,1nt Iva
en- her words more judiciouSly.
Miss Marion's eyes flashed, as she re-
Joined, .loftily:
You are quite mistaken. assure
you. Miss F'eenix: Mr.. Give never has
thought of me. nor [ Of him. ! have
been Fannie's particular friend. and. no
matter what happens, will always be
the same to her. But as for any near
er relationship. am happy to tell you
there is no probability of it-none
VIVA
Dear met. now. who'd have thought
it:' said Miss Felicia, with a long
drawn breath. Things do turn out so
differently from what people expect.
Well. MY dear. can't say that I'm sor-
ry. and can't say that I'm glad. for
Herbert Give is the finest catch in the
900. 800
'.Do you think so?'asked the visitor,
with scornful doubt.
DO | think so. my dear? Why. l
really know So" answered Miss Fell
cia. positively. why, his fathers
wealth. must BE enormous. Not that he
wasn't. poor enough once, for his own
parents left him notlling;. but old Basil
Give. his fathers only. brorher. adopted
him. and schooled, and set. him up fair
ly in business: .theii finished off by
dying without any will. and leaving his
nephew heir to everything. The OLD
man was. the aucerest,t most eccentric
old being. MCPHERSON had any idea Of
what he was worth until he died, and
then he wos, found, to have at least a
million OF money BaItked and stocked.
and invested in.eNeIX sort at way; afly-not
to mention the land about here, which
is woTth now fNtlss .is Htts xts'Eso4 q mill;
ion more. I happen to know so posi-
lively, because Luck Blake, the assess
or's wife. is g partiG,lar friend OF mine,
and she says Robert Gives, taxes alone
take handsome sun yearly; for Rob-
.ert Give was old Bas:rs only heir
Miss Marian's brow darkened; the
skeleton. then, WAS, not the deshless
giant Of pccuniary distress; the proud
Olives had never felt the pinch OF pow
erty. There We're no mortgages upon
those smiling acres, those waving fields
and shalowy forests; no debts were
hanging over the Towers like threat
ening cloud. .-.., -
Miss Marian was rather disappoint-
ed. She had entertained a vague idea
that it was some enraged creditor
whose: menaces she had overheard
some defrauded money-lender, who was
making vain and desperate efforts to
obtain Justice. . ..!..-..... ...,
4'Iissonly heir" continued Miss Fee
nix, who. when wound UP for a gossip.
wouldthave kept at it all day Though
there was. l remember, some sort of
queer story, at old Basi's death, Of a
wild young fellow making his appear
ance At the house and claiWing, to be
his son by 4 priyate.' n4friaee. OF
course. nobody believeds him, Eafld, in.
deed. twas said he acted more like a
madnsan than Christian; cursed and
.swore at Robert. and declared that he
aDesr mel: es xisaiaii66sislldl. Slaaaaa;
with seager triumph 'fashiHg III Her
eyes:A'and how was the matter settled!
VVha Nhecame ~ the nretended SOuy