Wallowa County chieftain. [volume] (Enterprise, Or.) 1909-1911, 1909-07-08
CHAPTER yXII-fcon,,rr,a,

BUSINESS, Gren, very, I'm
1iraid' he replied at length. Nobody
ia sooner give her to, providing she's
willing to take you"
My dear uncle, Maude and -
Pooh! You needn't 70 on about that.
1 never doubted that you and Maude had
settled 1t all before you did me the honor
TO consult me. But what are you to live
On 1our t4OO a year won't keep q
wife, Gren, and l can't help you"
NO, but we can wait a bit; we are
both young, and shall be making two
OF three hundred year at my profession
very soon"
Nonsense, boy; l know the law.
thoroughly believe you to be clever and
nave no doubt the money will come in
course OF time, but it's slow work-yery.
Long engagements are not judicious."
But this is not to be so very long I;
and Maude is good to wait couple Of
years or so for me-"
"A couple Of years." smiled the squire.
What did the fee-book say last year.
Fifty pounds"
Not quite; very near 1t, though"
I'm afraid you'll find It will take all
two years to double 1t. I don't doubt
your doing we'll at last, but 1t takes time,
1t takes time Still, Gren, I'll not gain
say the match, and If at the end Of next
year you car see your way into something
like f300 year, exclusive Of what you
have, make a wedding Of 1t, II you like"
Ten thousand thanks, uncle. This
case of yours will find me practice, see
If 1t don't. / Lsve no intention Of hid
ing my light under a bushel. I'll take
very good care, through my friends, the
case Is well talked of. Only wait till
the Two Thousand Is over, and see what
details the sporting papers shall have
of 1t Good-by. l will just run up and
see my aunt and Maude, and then I'm
off,"
Grenville dashed into the drawing room,
where he found Mrs. Denison and his
cousin.
I'm just off to town, aunt, and have
come to wish you good-by, and to tell you
I'm TO be your son-in-law, after all"
Don't believe him, my mother" laugh
ed Maude, her eyes dancing with fun.
ave know better than that don't we? We
mustn't detain him, or he'll be too late
for his dinner. You greedy thing; you
won't live If you gourmandze 50"
"Come here Gren," said Mrs. Denison {;
'has my husband consented to your mar
rying MaudeY'
"les. aunt, as soon as I've got bread
and cheese enough to feed her on"
my dear boy. I'm so glad! / was
obliged to be your enemy once, Gren-I
couldn't help myself; but I'd rather you
took her than anyone"
"Oh you, mother! !" cried Maude; and
lie says he'll feed me on bread and cheese,
and like, like-strawberries and
cream"
Sad thing, aunt, but l suppose Ia
better break of the match at once. Bet
ter that than come to a separate mainte-
nance. you know. Bread and cheese is
good lasting dish, but how she's to get
through the winters l don't know, on
what she proposes.
"Ah. well. never mind" laughed Maude
"shes yours now, and won't have O sep
arate maintenance. You'll have to feed
her some way and you can't guess how
she eats. When are you going, Grenf"
"Iu a very few minutes. I'm going
TO walk: will you come with mel Good
by. aunt. Don't be afraid. l won't run
away with her, at all events till straw
berries are well in, and threpence a pot
tie"
Listen: we're lovers like that in yoIi
DAY, mother? / used to dream, little
while back, that when you had lover, II
was all you could do to keep him from
running away with you. Now I'm getting
quite clever about 1t, and know thai
Gren would always much prefer to leav'
ME behind than his portmanteau."
"Come away, Maude, and let's see Il
We cnn shut it you know we always
have a deal Of trouble about that"
"Oh. yes, / always found you ant
Thomas despairing over 1t, and 1t take
all my ingenuity to make those last thre'
or four packages fit in. Don't you thinl
he's making a wife Of me, mother, ht:l'
before he's entitled tot"
"Go away, you foolish children. 70,
can quarrel and make up all the way L
the station"
The refractory portmanteau was sooi
reduced 70 subsection under Maude'
clever auspices, and then the two cousin
walked across the fields to the station.
"Your fathers given you to me, Maude
AZ soon as I can get together an incom
that we can live upon"
She might be coquettish before be
mother, but she was meek enough to he
lover when they were alone together.
"I hope / shall be good wife to you
Gren. You know I'm not extravagant
however / may laugh about It,"
mo, my darling, / know you better
and II we have to begin with . little.
hone you'll be able to spend lots OF none
before long"
"I never had any money to spend" sal
the girl, gravely. i've often had to wan
a 6ve-pound note, both for myself an
nv poor people in the village"
.And will have again, pet. Wantin
money is the normal condition OF ninety
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