Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1901-11-07

Are men horn aO dull that th0v cannot
see what Ia going on under their own
eyes?"
II have not the least idea Of what you
are driving at" I answered. "Sit down
and calm yourself"
How long is it since my poor, dear
aunt died?
"You know as we'll as I d." l replied,
wondering that she should touch the
wound so roughly. "Three months next
Sunday"
And DR.. Dobree." she said in bitter
accent-then stoned. looking me full in
the face. | had never heard her call my
father DIR. Dobree In my life.
What now 2" asked. What has my
unlucky father been doing now?''
"Why," she exclaimed, stamping her
foot, while the blood mantled to her fore
head, "Dr. Dobree is in haste to take
second wife! He is indeed, my poor Mar
tin. He wishes to be married immedi-
ately to that viper, Kate Daltrey."
"Impossible!' | cried, stung to the
quick by these words. remembered my
mothers mild, instructive dislike to Kate
Daltrey, and her harmless hope that l
would not 20 over to her side. Go over
!
this house as my mothers successor,
would never dwell under the same roof.
As soon as my father made her his wife
would cut myself adrift from them both.
But he knew that: he would never ven
ture to outrage nv mothers memory or
nv feelings in such a fragrant manner.
1T is possible. for it is true" said Ju-
liza. "rhey have understood each other
for these four weeks. You may call 1t
an engagement, for 1t Is one; and never
suspected them, not for a moment!
Couldn't you take out q commission Of
lunacy against him? lie must be mad
to think Of such a thing"
How did you find 1t QUIT" inquired.
"Oh, I was so ashamedw she said.
"You see had not the faintest shadow
Of a suspicion. had left them In the
drawing room to 10 upstairs, and l
thought of something I wanted, and went
back suddenly, and there they were-his
arm around her waist, and her head on
his shoulder-he with his gray hairs, too!
She says she is the same age as me. but
she Is forty il she Is a day. The simple
tons! did not know what to say, OF
how to look. could not get out Of the
room again az IL l had not seen. for I
cried, 'Oh!' at the first sight Of them.
Then stood staring at them: but think
they felt as uncomfortable as did,"
"Julia." l said. II shall leave Guern-
sey before this marriage can ooms off. Il
would rather break stones on the high
way than stay to see that woman in my
mothers place. My mother disliked her
from the first"
III know it," she replied. with tears in
her ewes. "and I thought it was nothing
hut preiudice. It was my fault, bringing
her TO Guernsey. But | could not bear
the iIea Of her coming as mistress here.
I said 80 distinctly. DIR. Dobree,' l said,
Won must let me remind you that the
homse is mine. though YOU have paid me
M rant for veors II Won ever take Kate
Daltrey into it, l will put my affairs into
y notarv's hands. | will. upon my word,
and Julia Dobree never broke her word
var, That brought him to his senses
halter than ANYTHING. He turned very
nola md sat down beside Kate. hardly
knowing what to say. Then she began.
Sho sa;1 II T was cruel. she would be
or,o, FOO Whatever rrieyed Won. Mar
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