Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-08-16
Mi. Bugl5)eeee's Intention
[Original.l

| nShman who evidently expected to SET
wild animals running in the street:
of the principal cities in America. II,
Informed Keuton that one Of his ia
TIERS brothers had emigrated to thf
United States, had got rich and was
expecting visit from his nephew.
Kenton gathered from Mr. Bugbee's
remarks that he was going to America
| to unite the two branches Of the fam.
ily by marrying his cousin, Miss An
nette Medbury. A further Inference
was that the Englishman regarded his
part in the matter 4 sacrifice which
was only to be atoned for by the fact
that the young lady was the sole heir
Of wealthy man. Bugbee's plan was
| to visit some interesting points in the
new world, then join his uncle's fam
, lily in the mountains, naming ]. as the
place Of meeting, whereupon Kentor
remarked that his mother usually went
to the same place, that he would be
there with her and might have the
pleasure of meeting the young lady.
A week later Miss Medbury and
Mr.. Kenton were introduced in the
parlor of the hotel in the mountains
Kenton refrai2ed from mentioning hay
ing met her cousin.
Miss Medbury proved very agree
able companion. Kent0n looked upon
her as an engaged young lady who was
permitting him to be companionable to
fill the time before the arrival of MI
| Bugbee. He put off mentioning his
| having met the gentleman till at last it
occurred TO him that he would appear
as having played somewhat undesira-
bic role in keeping his knowledge Sc
cret. Meanwhile Miss Medbury show
ed unmistakable signs of an especial
preference for Kenton's society. One
evening while they were sitting in q
cozy corner of the hotel they began
that skirmishing which usually comes
between an intimacy and outspoken
love.
"You go next week?" said Miss Med.
bury, looking down at flower with
which she was toying. "You will be
much missed here"
Perhaps" replied Kenton, "some
one will come along to supply the place
have taken, so far as you are con-
cerned"
Il expect no one who can fill the
place you have filed"
Possibly some day we shall meet
again. 1t may be in the mountains, at
the seashore, or perhaps you may be
married and living abroad"
She looked up at him out Of the cor.
ner Of her eye. "Why do you say
that?'
1T has occurred to me that you
would grace some old English home
where your position would be better
defined than here. With us the promi
nence given to blood has died out
There it is still a feature"
! "When it is united with money"
"Yes."
"You think, then, that it would be
nice for me to marry some impOverish
ed gentleman in England and take his
rank. l might marry into my own fam
+, lily there. You know my father came
from England"
"Indeedw
eyes, and what you propose has beer
(, suggested. A cousin Of mine is now
travelling in America, and l expect hin
/ to join us here next week."
Kenton did not like the situation
In the first place, to think of the girl
i taking his advice, marrying her cousin
and going where he would never see
her again was horrible to him; In the
second place, when the lady should
! learn that he had met Mr.. Bugbee and
had said nothing to her about the meet
ing she would give him the cold shout
der
"Have you ever seen him p he asked
mo"
Miss Medbury," said Kenton, 81
have a confession to make" And he
told her that he had met her cousin.
81 can understand your position per
fectly," she said. "Now tell me al
about him."
Kenton was greatly relieved and re-
solved not to place himself in a similar
J position again. He gave a description
of Mr. Bugbee that had he heard IL
must have delighted that gentleman
! Miss Medbury listened till he had fin
! ished
Il WISH" she said, ito ask you a
! question to which l expect a reply on
your sacred honor. Do you think my
cousin a man of whom I would be
/ proud?"
'That is not question for me to de
eide"
81 consider you a FRIEND" she con
tinued after brief silence. Nov
tell me, would you like to see me mar
ried to the gentleman you met on the
! steamerY
II would not"
why"
II should not like to see you married
to any one"
What! Would you have me remain
/ an old maid?"
mo"
at seems to me you have placed me
on the horns of a dilemma am not
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