Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1904-01-23
A GOT-Up THING.

very white. and she clenched her hands
to prevent them trembling as she met
the old doctor, eyes
Yes, shall marry Capt Tenby now, .
she ,aid un,tcadiy. lie he spoke last
night and -
She got up suddenly aud turned from
Dr t,rcy'S searching look.
a said yes she added abruptly y
remembered it breaks my heart TO re-
member how ia Their has wished it and
how obstinate | have been. and now
hi, last wish oh | must. 1t will make
him 80 happy. and II shan't have many
more chances OF making him happy"
Her voice broke. and the doctor got up
and goin. over to her put his hands on
her shoulder.
But thi, Young man, Mary" he said.
you think you will be happy with him ?"
Mary hcsita:ed. Then Tor her fathers
sack she acted Il lie
DO You think | shall not!' she cried
Surely he's all / could wish? Oh, yes;
Il shall be happy"
Dr. Grey looked dissatisfied as he
turned away. 1t was prejudice. no doubt,
but he did not like the Hon. Arthur Ten
by, and i'll his eyes he was not fair
match tor the girl who would soon be the
mistress Of Irchclne Court. He crowned
out Of the window at the stretch OF lawn
aGd the empty beds upon it, Mary was
staring out Of the window, too, seeing
ugly thing, on the patch OF grass she
saw Geoitrey Kaye. thrown from his
horse, dead or diving on an empty road
and she saw the face of the man she was
going To marry and behind it the face of
the man she loved. She shivercd little
in spite of her resolve.
Godfrey Kaye had adopted her wholly
when she was 3 years old, and for near
Is twenty years She had been a daughter
indeed to him. Now he had been sud
denly thrown from his horse and was
dying slowly in the great house, and
Mary, remembering his wish 10 see her
married To q title, had accepted Arthur
1enby because in week on so--perhaps
in less-she would never have another
chance OF giving happiness to the old
man, who had been in every way father
to her She had told him the same night
what she had done and he smile that
had ashed into his face had seemed to
her reward enough. until next day, and
then with the daylight came the memory
OF another man, and that morning life
seemed an ugly outlook to her
DR.. Grey turned from the flower beds
and looked at her.
"Goetircy would only want il ii he
thought YOU would be happy" he said.
You know he loves YOU as much as il
vou we're his own daughter
Ni,.,. f..cnN ,.x,,pJ o,,,nl-lt.
"Oh | know-I know" she cried
brokenIy. Bat AMI shall be happy"
Dr. Grey pulled his beard A week
ago he had seen Mary and another man
Dick Marlonc together, and their at
titudes told him something that Mary
would not have confessed for worlds. He
remembered it now and that Dick was
poor; and he frowned again.
y few minutes later some one came
from the sick room To tell him that MIR.
Kaye was rou,ing. and he and Mari
went il together
His keen eyes told him at once that
the change he had expected had occurred.
MIR, Kaye was sinking fast. His hands
travelled rcstlessly over the counterpane.
Mary beat over him.
The will, he cried fccbly, Il want to
/ sign"
lie pointed TO Il table on which were
some papers. Dr. Grey brought them
and pen and ink. and putting them be ,
! fore him held him up while he scratched
his name leebly on the parchment.
Dying men have strange fanres some
times, aud II had been Mr., hayes fancy
/ during the last few hours 10 make a
fresh will and do it without lawyer.
No one could understand why, but he
/ had been maccountably restless until it
was done, Now his dying eyes stared
dimly at his feeble signature, and his
fingers dropped tho pen.
Head II, he said slowly. and DR. Grey
ohcyed. 1t was apparently the same a.
/ the other viii which was at the moment
N m> lawyers office. and this had only
been done IN order 10 humor st diving man.
DIR. Grey read it carefully
The hast will OF me- Geotircy Kaye.
the sick man repeated slowly. YES
/ everything TO my daughter. Mary
everything Ia my daughter. Mary"
Tie fell back and stretched out hi,
hand
Take it away now he said put IL
IN my desk yondcr, ! shan't he long
now
\ lew day, later Godfrey Kaye was
dead, and q few days later still Mary
sat facing a snail group of people in
the library of Trthcrnc Court She looked
winter than ever in her black mourning
lirek' and her eyes were heavy and red
trimmed
4 suppose it i all right" She said
YEARLY. III MIR. Guest is Satisfied | SHAH
hot dispute it. Oh. couldn't dispute il -
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