Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1901-11-12

Ill ueF grave. Martln, cannot you guess
Are men born so dull that they cannot
see what is going on under their own
eyes?'
Il have not the least idea of what you
are driving at" 1 answered. Sit down
and calm yourself"
"How long is it since my poor, dear
aunt diedY'
You know as well as 1 do, replied,
wondering that she should touch the
wound so roughly. Three months next
Sunday"
And DR.. Dobree," she said in bitter
accent-then stopped, looking me full in
the face. l had never heard her call my
father DR.. Dobree in my life.
What nowY asked what has my
unlucky father been doing nowY'
Why" she exclaimed, stamping her
foot, while the blood mantled to her fore
head, DIR. Dobree is in haste to take a
second wife! He is indeed, my poor Mar
tin. He wishes to be married immedi-
ately to that viper, Kate Daltrey."
'1mpossible!' l cried, stung to the
quick by these words. remembered my
mothers mild, instructive dislike to Kate
Daltrey, and her harmless hope that
would not go over to her side. Go over
to her side! No. II she set her foot into
this house as my mothers successor, l
would never dwell under the same roof.
As soon as my father made her his wife
l would cut myself adrift from them both.
But he knew that; he would never ven
ture to outrage my mothers memory or
my feelings in such a fagrant manner.
ut is possible, for it is true" said Ju-
liza. 'They have understood each other
for these four weeks. You may call it
an engagement, for it is one; and never
suspected them, not for moment!
Couldn't you take out commission of
lunacy against him? He must be mad
to think of such thing"
How did you find it out?" inquired.
"Oh, was so ashamedY she said.
''You see l had not the faintest shadow
of suspicion. l had left them in the
drawing room to go upstairs, and l
thought of something l 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 if she is a The s Inpla-
tons! did not know what to say, or
how to look. could not get out of the
room again as if / had not seen, for
cried, sOh1 at the first sight of them.
Then / stood staring at them; but I think
they felt as uncomfortable as did"
Julia" / said, Il shall leave Guern-
sey before this marriage can come off. l
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.
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sne answered frankly:
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upon marrying Nate Daltrey, ne VII
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