The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-06-05
A Desperate Remedy.
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One morning q coach containing
lady was driven into the town Of Bar
ford. England, ana stopped at the prin-
cipal Inn Of the place The landlord
came out and opened the coach door
obsequiohsly, and the lady alighted
and went into the house, the landlord
following.
What can ] DO for your ladyshipG Z"
be asked, bowling and giving his hands
a waterless washing.
s.JFind rhe a husband.n
The landlord laughed.
"A am Ia earnest. Find me q hus-
bandY'
'sfhere are. no gentlemen here worthy
Of so fine d lady"
"a husband, say, and be quick
Ab0tN1itp
The lady stamped her fo2t, and the
landlord went ont. III haitian hour he
returned with the information that
there was but one man In the TOWN.
John 4Inrris4- who could be had for the
pufHose at such short notice, and he
was miserable creature who did odd
jobs for living The lady at once
gave orders that the man should be
brought to her with Some one author
lied to perform the marriage cere-
rnonS. Harris and a justice of the
peace were produced The groom,
dirtv md half drunk. stood up beside
tie lady, and they were married. The
bride gave her husband couple Of
hupdTed sovereigns then, having set
tied With the magistrate and the land
Iard, Received her marriage certificate
and, returning to her carriage, was
driven away.
About an hour after her departure a
gegsSe4nan, mounted, came galloping
into tflA town, inquired Il a lady In a
coach had been seen passing through
the place, and when lie learned that
she had married there he swofe for ten
minutes without cessation. Then, he
t{rned BIS horses head and rode back
fl the direction from which he came.
10 ~ back thirty years, Squire
Gearing, slch country gentleman OF
forty, fell III love with and married
Aida Darby, beautiful girl half his
own ago. a. daughter, 0wepdolin, was
born to the couple and the mother
died soon after. When Gwendolln was
sixteen the squire died, leaving her
immense possessions and q guardian.
Roger Milibank, middle aged man in
whose business Judgment the squire
had every confidence.
Gwsndolin. being very attractive and
p6ssassiIg great wealth, was sought IN
marriage by every young man in the
county, but her guardian had other
plans for her He wished to marry
her hiEaself GwendolIn had no desire
to marry any Of her suitors till Hugh
Beardsley, a young artist, came along,
with whom she fell desperately IN
love. But Millbank was watching her.
Before any betrothal had come about
between Beardaley and Gwendolln, al
d time when the artist was endeavor.
ing to so far conquer his pride as to ask
The helfess to be his wife, Millbanl;
handed him q forged letter from Gwen
dolin stating that she agreed with her
guardian that 1t was best she should
never see him again. Boardsley went
away without seeing Gwendolin, who
knew nothing Of his reasons.
Meanwhile Millbank, finding it Ina
possible to marry his ward by persua.
sion, resolved to do so BY persistent
effort One evening be won't to hel
home, taking with him a number Of
hired persons and, turning OF Gwen
dolin's household, shut her up in suit
of apartments on an upper floor, put
ting her az the house under the con
frol Of an I'D woman, to whom liz
promised large stipend II she should
card the girl 50 carefully rs to pre-