The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1905-02-10

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= and, oh, dear grandpapa, you don
know how hope you will love her.
Love herr"
Were his secret designings penetrat
ed? Were these with the callousness
OF youth hurrying him to the sacrifice;
Stop. No gentleman would so desig
nate 1.-THE eXpedient adjustment.
Yes, dear grandpapa. for she saws
she has already learned to love you
BLESS my SOUL The old command,
er spr2ng from his chair. This was
couFtship approached along no daily
ing path, but pressed on by short
marches.
From your kind letters, grandpapa.
she already longs to be, indeed, one of
us"
Mercy upon u.s." The general. bold
leader that he was, was nigh ready to
call a retreat.
Yes, dear grandpapa." Edith laid
persuasive hand on the old mans
arm, and now the widow Lamont de
ciares that only your sanction is need
ed for her joyOusly to put aside all
mourning weeds and appear before the
world as-Mistress Joscelyn Pelham."
Just heaVen." The bold brigadjpr,
VINO mad never Quailed before the
hercest onslaught of the foe, blarchod
now before such unconditional surren.
der
Tell me, Edith" the general plead.
ca herVouSly. does she greatly show
her age? Or" mastering all his mer.
Tie, is she Well-preserved. and" The
good general tried over his shouIdo, r.
take a view in the long parIor mirror
OF the still excellent contour Of his
erect back.
"oh' grandpapa! Grandpapa. How
you DO make me taught"
Who could blame the uninten+iono1
thoughtlessness of youth?
Dear grandpapa," Edith clasnpd her
hancs about his arm and paced the
rug with him, she has no age TO
speak Of"
"How?' with horror. she NOT
young?" NV
There must be no immolation Of
youth, beautiful youth
she was married only at the death.
bed OF MI Lamont at his earnest
pleadlngs. She is none other than NV
Ola playmate. Do not start 81 vio-
lently, dear grandpapa. Lulu Caron
She learned something of the mort.
cages on our old home and she do.
termIned to help us, if permitted with
her surplus wealth. And inst tbon
chance brought about renewal If old
acquaintance; she met brother Josce- |
lyA' MS company being encamped near
the city of her residence. A childish
fancy reaWakened and grew into love
| have learned all this from herself
just half hour ago, and-the widow
Lamont has now become Mistress los.
celyn Pelham, Junior"
Junior! Ah-h-h! Do | understand
you to say-Junior?"
Yes. dear grandpapa-what else
could she be? Wife of our Cant Josco.
Ign Pelham, Jr.-and the office ALWAYS
your sanctum sanctorum. is to he
yours still. The old home-the grave"
She whispered; she had never men,
toned it to him before, and he had
thought these young people, with the
usual unconcern of youth. had never
noticed how often, how always, his
eyes strayed there. "All, dear grand
papa, will remain yours ours IN.
changed"
MY dear child"
Then he stopped midway the hearth
rug and faced her sternly. But can
you tell me that to do all this there
has been no considering-of expedient
adjustment-faugh! Miserable words,"
None. None. Each loved the other
In childhood. They met, they renewed
their love before Joscelyn knew of
Prairie Lodges mortgages, and
grandpapa, here they come from their
walk about the Cape Jessamine Circle
And, grandpapa, she wishes, she saws
to be your-you know what day this is
your valentine!"
bless my soul! A valentine? And
1t my age!" cried the general and
With unctuous relief he reached out
lis old arms to greet with unmarried
Observation-Disclosures Joscelyn Pei.
nam, Jr.
Later, when the talk was the gayest
md the laughter was merriest, Gen,
'elham slipped out, unseen he Hatter-
ID himself somewhat of insensi5ilitv
belongs to and becomes YOUTH. to the
crave where the thin grass and the
duets grew, for tender goodnight
bought for the golden-haired lassie Of
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