The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-04-07

out in the least anticipating what would
come of the introduction.
He had certainly threatened more
than once to exchange into another
regiment and go abroad for years. alb
%senting himself virtually for six months
or so at the time of the marriage: but.
poor moth that he was, he had come
back to flutter about the flame. and he
had futtered there ever since, just
keeping his wings at sufficient distance
not to be burnt.
Hence Mr.. Aston had never found
out the truth, and
"Such a good match for Bertha,
wouldn't 1t be, Herbert, since old Max
is sure to leave all his savings to Chris
ltian, isn't he?"
Savings, yes. and a jolly lot there'll
be. He is the stlnglest old eurmudgeon
that ever conducted a business"
Wise man, wise man, my dear Her
bert; there is nothing like having money
to leave to your heirs, especially when
a man is a bachelor. 1t would be so
selfish to spend 1t on himself; If he had
a wife it would be different"
Hang himself I'm linking of the
business; he never will open out ana
extend matters. Doesn't see his way
clearly, he says"
And I'm thinking of Bertha and
Christian-so nice for them, You see"
Has Christian proposed to Bertha ~
mo, Of course not; how can he till
he has the money? But 1 am pretty
sure of his sentiments"
"Humphl Slippery. I call it," and
Mr.. Aston would go off, rejecting that
he supposed his wife knew all about it,
and therefore it was all right.
IN that hot August evening, when
T adv AI,,rf1I .x.o4a~9rr 49, Il. I..l t.1
i, gone down into the garden to tend some
pet plants she never intrusted to the
, gardener, Paul Brumeau had Joined her
there, more from a love of mischief than
] because he had anything definite to sa4
He had a suspicion that Captain Chris
, tian was in the habit of wandering by
her side at this hour, and he wanted
to see for himself what was going on.
! He was, however, disappointed; there
: was no n there, and the watering was
quickly deposed for a chat with NJ.
II Brumeau on the idiosyncracies of Arnn-
dale generally, Lady Muriel even pro-
4 Tossing to be glad that it had occurred
to him that he would find her unen-
gagged in the evening.
They had talked so long that it was
growing quite dark, Lady Muriel still
: deeply interested in all he had to re-
late. when suddenly some one sprang
over the hedge which divided the lower
part of the garden from a copse.
"Only thfAk what l have discovered.
Now, hat old fool of an uncle of
:. mine"
1t was Christian. He stopped and
IS she NO not aio,a hmt IN arotha, sac.
ond, when he saw that her companion
6 was Paul Brumeau, he recovered his
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respectaple'
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KNOW her, Lauy multe
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anu iooAeu ahsty'
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an liz nt"' ui"os >" HR"'0"e' pug
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hnedu lIoni ne s'a'io"'
inueeu.
ana even IN the ~efnl-darkness lleE
could see the clrcufnfleX accent her eye
brows formed.
she turned TO NJ ana IN
FORMED MN IN french OF the lacts
christian a Just mace known 10 her-
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