The Marshall republican., 1909-05-14

shall do In the p~ost-chaise; luckily. 7
have money with me-"
Under the terrible threat OF prose.
cutlon, TILES recovered himself sur.
prisingly. He lost his frantic air. and.
drawing himself up remarked quite.
calmly:
Just as your ladyship pleases."
His change Of manner seemed to in.
furiate Arabella. who shrieked at
him:
You shall be hanged for this!"
Anything to oblige your ladyship,'
responded Giles, as cool as you please.
felt that this painful scene could
no longer continue, and said so.
Lady Arabella," said l, my wife"
how Dahpne's eyes glowed as /
spoke-"and are returning immedi.
ately to Scarborough; you had best
go with us; and when you have seen
n consulted with Sir Peter and
Lady Hawkshaw 1t will be time
enough to determine upon your
course"
MY course is already determined
upon" she replied; and no one who
saw her could doubt 1t.
And so is mine," said Giles, now in
possession Of all his usual manliness.
Il return to London, where / shall
duly report myself to the admiralty,
and later to Sir Peter Hawkshaw: and
If the lady thirsts for ny blood, be-
CAD, She can have It,"
GILES Vernon" said /, you have
been unlucky. l can not say more, be-
cause l am In the same boat with you.
But you have done nothing unworthy
OF a gentleman, and nothing to make
either Daphne or me love you the less,
no matter what befalls. So here is
my hand upon It."
We grasped hands, and, turning to
Daphne, he removed his hat and pro-
ceeded to kiss her, saying to me: by
your leave" And Daphne said to him:
"Good-by, dear Giles"
The proceedings seemed to fill Lady
Arabella with disgust. She haughtily
refused my hand to assist her into the
chaise, and announced that she would
go to the village of Springfield, near
by, for rest and breakfast; and, willy
nilly, Daphne and l had to follow in
the post-chaise.
Never shall / forget that dismal
wedding journey back to Scarborough.
l began, for the first time, to fear the
reproaches OF the world In general,
and Sir Peter and Lady Hawkshaw in
particular, in regard to running away
with an heiress.S l had one comfort,
however; Daphne fully believed In my
disinterestedness; and l can sincerely
say I wished Daphne's fortune at the
bottom Of the sea, II I could but nave
wooed and o her in the ordinary
course of events.
Lady Arabella travelled just ahead
of us, but took occasion to show her
anger and resentment against us in
every way.
About half the distance to Scar
borough we met full in the road a
travelling chariot, and in 1t were Sir
Peter and Lady Hawkshaw.
We found that the hostlers. had
earned their money. and that the
Hawkshaws' chaise had broken down
at least onc in every stage.
When we met and stopped, Arabella
slighted, and so did we, and so did
the H~awkshaws; and the first word
that was spoken was by Daphne.
uncle Peter" she said, don't fly
at Richard. If you must know it, |
ran away with him; for / am sure, al.
though he Is as braye as a Hon, 1t
never would have dawned upon him to
run away with me, II l had not put the
idea in his head and kept II there"
Sir" said, land madam" turning
to Lady Hawkshaw, Il beg you will
listen to this young lady's plea. I
wholly responsible for the circum-
stances Of our marriage. l can, how
ever, and do, call heaven to witness,
that her fortune had nothing to do
with 1t, and | should have been harp
and proud to take her, with the clothes
on her back, and nothing more"
Sir Peter began to sputter, but Lady
cut him short.
Exactly what you said, Sir Peter,
within an hour OF our marriage"
Thus were Sir Peters guns dis
mounted.
And, Richard and Daphne, you are
a couple Of fools to run away, when.
II you had only had a little pa
would have had You
handsomely married at st. Georges,
Hanover Square. But least said, soon
est mended. Sir Peter, kiss Daphne,
and shake hands with Richard
And as I am a sinner, she actually
forced Sir Peter to do both. although
| saw he mortally hated II.
Arabella's turn came next. She ad.
vanced and said, with a bitterness that
a chill to my heart.
Sir Peter. ms you know, ! Mas car
ried of BY that wretch who d~isgraces
his uniform. Lieut. Giles Vernon: but
he did not succeed in forcing ME 10
consent 70 o marriage. And | call upon
you, IS my next friend, to aid me IN
the prosecution which l shalt lmmedi
set on foot against him for the
oifense OF the abduction or an
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