The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-11-23
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proud of you, Pray let me kiss the hem of
your garment or unlace your shoes"
"Cicely," he said, laying his hand heavily
upon her shoulder, he silent l have told
Oliver Tull and his son Thomas to come
here at II o'clock. want to inform them
of your consent"
You may tell them that I am dead hrst;
DO not thwart me. You know my will.
You shall marry him. l command you
You shall do It."
II will not"
father caught her roughly by the wrist.
At that moment came a loud bang Of the
knocker at the front door.
"Beike they are coming now" cried
Cicely, Hercely, wrenching her hand loose,
Tell them from me had as soon marry
In the Bridgeward ,stews AS fol- you;
have answered you before"
AS she swept like a tempest out OF the
room, her father screamed after her:
You nsoent drab, you are no daughter
of mine"
Then he called to Mariory, the house,
lock her in her room and bring me the
key: shall teach the vixen manners.
DDS me! 10 % cross t,', me like Good God
Meantime the front door had been orened
and Coverdale could hear some one coming
upstairs. He stepped forward, expecting
to meet the Tulls, but was confronted by
| Peter julie.
"Beshrew met" exclaimed the merchant.
II expected some one else. May l ask
your name ana business
my business. Master Coverdale. is to
see an old friend; and my name Is one that
| you have heard before. Can this be the
same old place. he added. looking about
| the room.
"Yop speak as If you knew the house,
, Twenty years ago knew every inch
81 have lived in this house over, twenty
my name is Peter julie.
"Jule! Our julie? POUNDS. but ! know
| your face now. Where have YOU been, LAD I
| -ha, ma. was thinking Of score OF
| years ago--you are no lad now. Sit down,
| Peter. You are ms welcome as ever you
were when you used To cast up my ac-
counts How did you get on at scar"
IN, master I'll from the very start
81 knew II would be so, ana warned
you Mt the time You would be gone 50
suddenly without day to think the mat,
| ter over; but you are welcome back ana
shall have your old place II you wish 1t. .
You are good. Master Coverdale, but II
is different matter l have come to see
| lad named Allen"
Orchard Allen7 Don't mention the In
solent ours name in my Presence, him,
thought he was good enough"
Good enough, indeed! Then you should
be undeceived. The man is villain, a
| scoundrel. He laid his evil plans against
my daughters honor when she was WIFE
Simon Heard, near clovelly. Nay sir; put
no trust In him"
81 suspected as much IN spite Of my
words Now the love bear my old master
as weu as my friendship for one Ihomas
Tull prompted me 10 take an interest," w
your daughters welfare. knowing tna'
this Allen was In town
Elm town" cried Coverdnle.
Yes; he has been in London for seyer,a'
days. l was afraid you did not know y!
Now. though It a shame that young Iui
should suffer from any secret meetipgs1,-,
'You astonish me. Secret meetings viii
VITA Allen, Of course"
ALLEN and whoT'
"Your daughter Clcely." - =,
Coverdale sprang up and caught julie o!
the shoulders.
daughter meet7 Impossible! ] have TOT
They were at Bankside together yester
Ut can not be. Give me your proof
you can prove this that you say
II have no proof except my eyes
''You saw them theref
, julie proceeded 10 give an account OF VIVA
he had seen at Bankside. When ne IN
. finished. Coverdale went 20 the door an
! called the housekeeper 1910. :
"Alarjory." he said. tell my daughter
come to me Immediately" a.
Cicely was at first inclined to disohey ~
, summons; but when she learned from ~
old %crse that there was but one petsv
with her father, who. from his descriptloi
, could he neither oliver TMll nor Tholna
) she changed her mind and went dow
, stairs. hut she repented her con
/ Ing the moment she opened the door an
/, recognized the adyen.urer
where were you yesterday AFTERNOON
4 demanded her father, sharply ,.h :,
! at Bankside," returned Ciceiy, with .
, attempt 10 finch from the consequences
, with whom did you gof'
orchard Allen"
Her calm contempt exasperated Coyerdsi
, beyond endurance. He doubled up his Of