Middletown transcript., 1902-05-10

One g. slie voiced her discomfort by
saying
sephen, do miss the girls SO muchI
!. / o, why cuuId not have had two such
daughters as Miriam Nathan and Kitty
), Greshanl!n
Well, dear mother, can repair na.
tnre's mistake By giving you one daugIl-
ter, but hardly see the way to crafty you
with two. ] suppose you would prefer
Miss Nathan to Miss Gresham, but what
do you think OF my chance with either?p
"stephen, ! haven't doubt but that
you might have married Miss Nathan if
you had Get about it rightly. and at first,
but do think that now she is interested
to say the least, in Donald Gresham.
+ tfUnder the circumstances, then. you
would accept Miss Gresham, if she will
accept me, mother?'
4 accept, you foolish boy, would be
proud Of her!p
/ That same evening the Brights started
for home in response to a telegram from
Mr.. Edison, the lawyer, marked, Sur
gent.
/ They arrived in the morning and were
met by Edison who had come for them in
l4heir own carriage.
They had hardly entered it when Mrs.
Bright turned to the old lawyer sayings:
lowell. Mr.. Edson7'
swell, Mrs. Bright, have found Miss
1-your-Mr Bright's niece, and It seems
that she has taken matters Into her own
handa and provided for herself. She is
stenographer for Gresham & Gresham
and Is engaged to be married to Mr.. Don.
ald Gresham, the junior partner
t.Mr. Edsons'
fsTt is quite true, madam"
'tWell, I must say it is just what
might have been expected of Mr.. |
Bright's niecei THERE'S but one thing to
do, Stephen. and that is to take her
home and have her married from our
house. We owe that much 10 the Gresil-
ans Poor little Miriam Nathan! had
plans for her but"
They had now arrived at Gresham &
Gresham's, and Mrs. Bright, preceded
by thA lawyer and followed by her son,
entered the private Office of the firm to
find girl with red-bro hair, wearing
an immaculate shirt waist and back
skirt, running typewriter. Her slender
white fingers flashed over the keys At
her side sat Mr.. Gresham, senior, watch
ing the work with great interest and
pride, while Mr.. Donald Gresham leaned
over herlcbair radiant with happiness.
Mrs. Bright took in the situation at a
glance. She exclaimed. II
Miriam Nathanr'
'tBright!n added the typewriter girl
s.Yes, dear auntie, il is l, and Pm oh, so
glad to see you!'' Then running to Mrs.
Bright with hands outstretched in dear
appelling way, she cried, 4
won't you take me home? Won't
you auntie? I do SO need chaperone,
for between Don and Don's father it is
rather embarrassing" l
Mrs. Bright forgaye the deception
which had been practiced upon her, and t
forgave it the more readily because she g
thought Stephen had been deceived as ]
well as herself. However, with show i
Of resentment she raised a threatening r
finger the elder Gresham saying: II
"Al this claudestine love.making to q
your typewriter on your part and ON. the il
part of yonr son goes for nothing with r
me. This young lady is from this. on. a
my daughter, and ! propose to keep
her." III
Thereupon both Mr. Gresllains slarted +
orwarded as if to detain Miss Bright ii
when Mrs. Bright called .Stepl,enl9 In
But Stephen had some minutes before, .,
'one out hailed cab. crossed the city "a
nd was ~ tbas.silrIEtant greeting Kitty 81
ifesham very much after the manner of I'll
accepted lover te
Miriam was duly adopted as her uncle 81
'ad desired she should be and double
redding followed before the winter holi-
ays began, when Katherine Gresham !,
ecame Mrs Stephen Bright and Miriam =
fright became Mrs. Donald Gresham. :
After the wedding festivities Mrs..
fright said to Stephen:
ITO think that have four daughters
he yery-giris should select from all the i
'orld and that one Of them should be, ii
tier all Mr. Bright,s niecet'' q