New-York tribune., 1902-12-07

He was grateful to those unknown people IN
the OXfordshire village who had brought Nioict
up with the speech and manners Of a lady ttut
if it had been otherwise-if ii had been possible
to imagine Violet otherwise-he would sun nave
loved her, have let every other consideration 20
for her sake. \ look at her face, demure In tit
shadow of her hat. made even the thought OF
the old girI'' vanish. He leaned back tai his
face was against her skirt
Violet he said, Il love YOU daTilhE' Anu
his voice WAS full of delighted amazemen'-
you love m"r' r..
He drew her face down to him and kissed 1t
rapturously and she did not prevent him. rather
Yielding herself to him He smeled her crushed
panses by his cheek
You will have to marry me" he said
1T is very soon" she whispered, and you
know nothing about me. And hllo"
nothing about you. Billy, dear
He laughed out.
II am perfectly respectable" nc said, and
quite able tG maintain "A wife But
have the dearest old aunt. She had other views
for me You will have to placate her DARING.
And YOU" she said. you will have to please
nv uncle You've no idea of how imperlous he
is Poor papa and mamma: can TWIST thcIn .na
about NV little finger But Uncle Gran! You We
no idea what a terrible person he is?'
Il hope he'll let down easy-be satlsiieo
with mean said Billy playing III an IN
fatuated way with A loose uess Of Nloiets mar
Hes quite capable of sending you about your
In that case we should just have to disre-
gard him sweetheart, shoudn we? We can I
let anybody stand in our way
1T would never do to dsplease Uncle Gran
finance my bonnet shop and to get me GUS
toner's - . =. ~
"6b RilIv. you'U have to, You don't know
how much money is to be made out of it,
81 have plenty OF money.
..ITor Yourself. You can't imagine what lux
urious tastes L have That was what made me
think of the bonnet shop l want heaps OF
none NV sisters are content to sit al home
genteeIly They are Mortified at me. You We no
iGea what money loving little wretch am
$50 long as you didn't think OF marrying Tor
IT did even that before I knew you. Billy.
Now. l should never marry any one else 10
matter how rich he was. l shall run the bon:iGe n,
shop for both of us. You don KNOW no" Hill
money it will bring US in.
You darling! -
I'm ask madam for leave next Sunday, ano ,1t
take YOU down to Oxfordshre to see the fanny;
Papa and mamma dears. You won't heeu
to be the least bit afraid OF them
You think not?
They've always let me do everything "A"'
ed to do"
A little cloud fell his face.
asRut Uncle Gran is a terror. You won ti 1lliu
If he's rude Billy? He thinks so eXtraVaS tia,,r5
about his family And, OF course, ueai' IN the
Guards, What made you enlist, Billy! was 1t
to fight?" ,,,. o,1is+, T3i,Iy
"As matter of fact, I didn't .E3went ems in
stamnered over his confession - Soat,in
in the ordinary way. Tm-in fact-fm captain
And Uncle Grams your colonel so no" S'u
kn wv how dread1ul ne can DC
Lord Grandson? 1,o,a have fits if he
lnau where | was But we are iet.ilS 80
noor didn't see that having Lord Hrhiiu,s ~
for an uncle made up for the nioneS we estN
alwavs wanting. So persuaueu mo ma. - - 90 M
IL you ,'are ,rre inarn bonnet making. What's the
good of having n beauty aunt II Sl ~ Crnndison
e., a Iift some way or other? Lady 1rahdisoi