Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1909-11-06
CHAPTER xx11.-(continusd.)


MY dear uncle, Maude and L"
Pooh You needn't go on about that.
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? Your f400 a year won't keep
wife, Gren, and l can't help you"
"No, but we can wait a bit; we are
both young, and l shall be making two
or three hundred year at my profession
very SOON"
Nonsense, boy; l know the law. |
thoroughly believe you to be clever and
have no doubt the money will come in
course of time, but it's slow work-very.
Long engagements are not judioious"
'But this is not to be so very long;
and Maude Is good to walt a couple of
years or so for me-"
"A couple of years." smiled the squire.
-What did the fee-book say last year.
Fifty pounds"
mot quite; very near 1t, though"
'I'm afraid you'll find 1t will take all
two years to double 1t. 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 II at the end of next
year you can see your way into something
like 1900 q year, exclusive Of what you
have, make a wedding of 1t, If you like"
"Ten thousand thanks, uncle. This
case OF yours will find me practice, sec
II It don't. I have no intention Of hid
ing my light under bushel. I'll take
very good care, through my friends, the
case is we'll talked Of. Only wait till
the Two Thousand Is over, and see what
details the sporting papers shall have
of It'll Good-by. ! will just run up and
see my aunt and Maude, and then I'm
off,"
Grenvile dashed into the drawing room,
where he found Mrs. Denison and his
cousin.
I'm just of 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
Cd Maude, her eyes dancing with fun.
eve know better than that don't WEI We
mustn't detain him, or he'll be too late
for his dinner. You greedy thing; you
won't live II you gourmandize So
Come here Gren," said Mrs. Denison (;
~has my husband consented to your mar
rying Maude7"
''les. aunt, as soon as I've got bread
and cheese enough to feed her on"
my dear boy, I'm so gladl was
obliged to be your enemy once, Gren-I
couldn't help myself; but I'd rather you
took her than anyone J"
"Oh you, motherl" cried Maude; "and
be says he'll feed me on bread and cheese,
md I like, l like-strawberriss and
cream
''Sad thing, aunt, but / suppose I'd
better break off the match at once Bet
ter that than come TO separate mainse-
nance, you know. Bread and cheese Is
good lasting dish. but how she's to set
through the winters l don't know, on
what she proposes"
"Ah, well, never mind" laughed Maude
-shes yours now, and won't have sep
nrate maintenance. You'll have to feed
her some way and you can't guess how
she oats. When are you going. Gren7"
"In a very few minutes. I'm going
to walk; will you come with mel Good
by, amt. Don't be afraid. / won't run
away with her, at all events till straw
berries are well In, and threpence a pot
tie"
listen, were lovers like that In your
day, mother7 l used to dream, a little
WuNN bdNhf tuol WITCH 9Ou huu AVfOhf AZ
was all you could do 10 keep him from
running away with you. Now I'm getting
quite clever about II, and know that
Gren would always much prefer to leave
me behind than his portmanteau."
''Come away, Maude, and let's see II
We cnn shut 1t; you know we always
have a deal Of trouble about that"
"Oh. yes, always found you and
Thomas despairing over It, and It takes
all my ingenuity to make those last three
OF four packages fit in. Don't you think
has making a wife of me. mother, little
before he's entitled tot"
Go away, you foolish children. Yor
can quarrel and make up all the way tc
the station"
The refractory portmantsau was soor
reduced to subsection under Maude',
clever auspices, and then the two cousins
walked across the fields to the station.
@Your fathers given you to me, Msude
a. soon As l can get together an lncom,
that We can live upon"
She might be coQuettish before he
mother, but she was meek enough TO hei
lover when they were alone together.
II hope ! shall be good wife to you
Gren. You know I'm not extravagant
however l may laugh about H."
mo, my darling, know you better
and II we have to begin with little,
hope you'll be able to spend lots Of none,
before long"
II never had any money to spend" SAT-
the girl. gravely. "Ive often had to wan
hve-pound note, both for myself an,
my poor people In the village"
"And will have again, pet. Wanting
money Is the normal condition Of ninety
nine hundredths of civilized humanity
But you must turn back now, you hav
come far enough. Good-by, and God hles
YOU" said Rose, as he clasped her 4
his arms. Mine now. forever, isn't It?
Eyes, Gren. Yours or no ones" sh
replied, as she lifted her lips shyly to hi.
please write"
EVERY day, dearest. Goodbye" and
with one more kiss, Granville Rose tor
himself away.
How he travelled up to town In tn
same carriage with PearInan we have a
ready seen On his arrival at Waterlo
Station he jumped into a cab, and pre-
oaadad ~ ,rca RI fha Tamnla On ente,