The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1902-02-22

The corners of the girls mouth
| twitched slightly, and there was u mis-
chievious sparkle in her dark eyes.
You are very foolish" she said. ito
allow silly prejudice to spoil your
prospects in life-great heiresses are
not to be met with every day. or
course 'Jemima Anne is not exactly Il
pretty name. but that is no fault of
hers. After all"
| But it's not her name-its herself"
| he interrupted irritably. II never met
any one / dislilled so much.'
oh" she exclaimed. II thought it
was only her name you objected to-"
and she carelessly plucked off the pet
ais of a flower which was fastened at
| her belt.
But. Miss Granville-Violet," and he
| pressed the hand which rested on the
piano, surely you know that [ love
YOU
Hush! You forget who I am. Don't
be SO foolish as to dream of marrying
penniless girl. Remember Miss Hay
ward will be of age tomorrow. and she
will then have complete control over
an immense fortune-a fortune which
will be more than sufficient TO enable
you W lulllll your loltleSl dlllDltlOllS.
"Vioet, darling, I beg of you not to
mention her name to me again. 1t is
quite impossible that she could never
be my wife. What do l care for her
wealth or her possessions? One word
from you would make me a thousand
times happier than all the riches in the
world"
Don't make rash promises you silly
boy. or course YOU will marry Miss
Hayward and | shall be one of the first
to congratulate you on your engage
ment"
IF you care so very little.' he said,
bitterly, lat least do not mock my feel
ings. | assure you I cannot marry
Miss Hayward. and | intend writing
to my father this very evening to ac-
quaint him of the fact"
Promise me-" she said, earnestly
that you will not write to Colonel
Beresford for two or thre days more"
"Of course, since you wish it, cam
not refuse, but do not imagine for one
single moment that there is the slight
est chance l shall ever change my
mind"
FRANK btIeSlOIu WAS Sedleu DelOTe
his bedroom fire, gazing vacantly into
the bright flames and indulging in the
btterest and most gloomy thoughts. He
was to leave Northwood Manor the
next morning, but where to turn his
steps he knew not, He dared not so
back to Oakfeld Park and meet his
father, whose dearest hopes he had so
keenly disappointed by refusing to
marry the heiress, and yet-oh. bitter
est thought of all.-the woman for
whose sake he was willing to sacrifice
everything treated him with cold in
difference.
The young mans serious reflections
We're suddenly interrupted by a knock
at the bedroom door. and the butler an
naunced that Miss Hayward wished to
speak to him for few minutes in the
library. BY no means relshing the
idea of a tete-a-tete with the mistress
of Northwood in his present frame of
mind, he slowly made his way down
stairs When he opened the library
door radiant figure sparkling with
diamonds, advanced to meet him.
Violet. dearest" he exclaimed, i'm
pulsively, this is indeed pleasant
surprise, | expected to see Miss Hay
ward here, but l suppose there was
some mistake"
There was no mistake" she replied |
and there was an amused look in her |
beautiful daGk eyes. Il am the woman |
whom you so often declared you hated, |
whose very name was the subject OF |
your rdicule, and whose hand and for |
tune you spurned with contempt-in one |
word, | am Jemima-Anne-Hay |
and she pronounced each syllable sliwly |
and distinctly.
What? YOU" he exclaimed ncredu-
lously Then who is the lady whom | |
have always believed to be the heir
ess?"
she is my companion, Violet Gran
Yille-we simply exchanged places For
give the deception, FranF-it was only
a little trick of mine, You see"-and
there was ring of triumph I'm her
voice-'I was determined that my hus-
band should love me for myself not for
my money"
Darling, can ii be really true?" and
he drew her tenderly toward him.
Did l not tell you that | should be