Wallowa County chieftain. [volume] (Enterprise, Or.) 1909-1911, 1909-05-20

and sought his wife's boudoir. hs,,,.
viously aseertained that his dauzhter -
out of the house.
II want to talk something ov.r IL.
you, Nellie" he observed, as he en,.,.s
Il don't think that 1t will be quite plea
ant to hear, but, at all events, II ON,
distress you, as you will have the DOW.
of deciding as you like about it."
Mrs. Denison raised her fac. anxior.,.
TO her husbands. Decision, on any noIn,
WIS painful 10 her, and she was too v,T
aware, from former experience. that tS,.
was but the prelude to some scheue /.
which her concurrence had already h..
practically marked out by her lord ana
master. Harold Denison's consultation,
at such times, generally comprised mer.
synopsis Of his intentions, revealing som.
minor unpleasantness which he looked n
her to carry out. Poor Mrs DenisoD
might well be diffident about such cops.
dences; as a rule, they had borne bu,
bitter fruit.
"What should you say" continued IN.
squire, "if / tell you that 1t is possible to
save Glinn to us yeti"
"Oh, Harold, can 1t be so?' cried Mr..
Denison with clasped hands and beating
heart. 'No, you don't look like It | see
in your face there Is more to follow. II
Is some bare chance, and your sanguins
nature has led you astray concerning it,
Nellie, don't be foolish. There Is A
way of arranging all these miserabl.
money matters that has been submitted IN
me. and which, should we consent 10.
there is no doubt will prove perfectly
satisfactory. / have turned 1t all well
over in my mind. and though have as
vet, come to no determination concerninr
it, yet don't deem it altogether imprac.
ticable. Will you hear me patientlyr
Eyes. Harold" was the meek response
"Well, what | want to talk to you
about is this. OF course you must Be
aware that Maude is not only grown up
and handsome, hut has arrived at an ara
when wooers may be expected"
"What do you mean?' asked the moth
er, her pale face flushing, and half
anxious, half-frightened expression yisibl,
in her blue eyes.
1--WE will come to that presently You
know her admirers at the Xminster ball
were numerous. A man of good property
in this county solicits permission to pay
his addresses to Maude He can give her
a good home and everything she can want
now, while at the death of his father b.
will be the possessor of large landed es.
tates in the county, besides considerable
sums invested elsewhere"
The poor mothers heart beat quick. To
whom was she to be asked to yield her
darling? Who in all the county side was
worthy of her peerless Maude? She
knew of none; yet she spoke not, but
gazed eagerly into her husbands face,
and waited with high-strung nerves till
he should speak again.
"Maude can have no attachment q
YETI" inquired the squire, at length.
mo, l think not. How could she,
Harold? The poor child has, as YET,
seen so little Of the world. and Maud.
is not one to give her heart away light
ly."
"Maidens' hearts are stolen, sometimes,
a good while before they are themselves
aware Of It," returned Denison, senten.
tiously. "It Is essential for my project
that Maude should be fancy free"
."She is," returned the mother, anI
iously; but tell me- who Is this you
think good enough for her? There Is no
one | know" she continued, sadly, "at
to claim my darling's hand"
'It's no use fencing any more" re
piled the squire. young Pearman was
much struck with Maude at the. Xmin.
ster ball. and solicits permission to win
her, If he can"
"Pearman What-the son Of the law.
yer !" cried Mrs. Denison. You're jok'
ing, Harold, surely! You would never
consent to such a match for daughter
of yours" T.
Listen, Nellie" replied the squire, sad
ly. "Pearman has heavy mortgage on
the property; he has bought the best
part of what has been sold, and Maudes
marriage with his son would once more
consolidate Glinn. Don't interrupt me J
he exclaimed, in answer to despairins
gesture of his wife's. 81 don't say II
things stood with us as they did in the
old times I'd listen to such proposal
/, as this; but, Nellie, If Maude could make
up her mind TO it, Glinn would remain
ours, and that would tighten the remain
|, der of my time in this world, and yours
, too, wife mine."
Not unless Maude were happy" mur
, INJURED the poor mother.
can fancy the contempt with which
Belgravian matron might regard Mrs
Denisons last remark. A penniless gir
offered wealth, country house, ETC., and
, her mother maundering about her happs
. ness. Oh, it is too absurd
fTo he nop fipuad