Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1909-11-05
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afraid" he replied at length. Nobody
I'd sooner give her to, providing she's
willing to take you"
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
ont Your f400 year won't keep a
wife, Gren, and can't help you"
mo, but we can wait bit; we are
both young, and l shall be making two
or three hundred a year at my profession
very soon."
Nonsense, boy know the law. l
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 judicious"
"But this is not to be SO very long {;
and Maude Is good to wait couple of
years or SO for me-"
"a couple Of years." smiled the squire.
"What did the Textbook say last year.
Fifty pounds"
"Not quite; very near 1t, though"
"Tm afraid you'll find 1t will take all
two years to double 1t. I don't doubt
your doing well 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 can see your way into something
like E300 a 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, see
II 1t don't. I have 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 It'll Good-by. / 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 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
ed Maude, her eyes dancing with fun
eve 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 gourmandize So"
"Come here, Gren," said Mrs. Denison /;
s'has my husband consented to your mar
Fying Maude?"
"Yes, aunt as soon as I've got bread
and cheese enough to feed her on"
my dear boy, I'm SO glad l was
obliged to be your enemy once, Gren-I
couldn't help myself; but I'd rather you
took her than anyone r
"Oh you, mother !" cried Maude; "and
be says he'll feed me on bread and cheese,
and like, 1 like-strawberriss and
cream"
"Sad thing, aunt, but suppose I'd
better break off the match at once. Bet
ter that than come to a separate mainte-
nance. you know. Bread and cheese Is
a good lasting dish, but how she's to get
through the winters don't know, on
what che proposes"
"4Ah, well, never mind" laughed Maude
~shes yours now, and won't have a sep
arate maintenance. You'll have to feed
her some way and you can't guess how
she cats. When are you going, Gren?"
I'm a very few minutes. I'm going
to walk will you come with met Good
by, aunt. 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, mother2 l used to dream, a little
while back, that when you had lover, 1t
was all you could do to keep him from
running away with you. Now I'm getting
quite clever about 1t, and know that
Grsn would always much prefer to leave
me behind than his portmanteau."
Some away, Maude, and let's see If
We enn shut it, you know we always
have a deal Of trouble about that"
"Oh, yes, always found you and
Thomas despairing over 1t, and 1t takes
all my ingenuity to make those last three
or four packages fit in. Don't you think
hs's making a wife Of me, mother q little
bafore he's entitled tot"
"Qo away, you foolish children. You
can quarrel and make up all the way to
the station"
The refractory portmanteau. was soon
reduced to subsection under Maude'B
clever auspices, and then the two cousins
walked across the fields to the station.
"Your fathers given you to me, Maude,
a. soon a. can get together an income
that we can live upon"
She might be coQusttish before her
mother, but she was meek enough to her
lover when they were alone together.
II hope shall be good wife to you,
Gren. You know Pm not extravagant,
however may laugh about It."
'No, my darling, know you better !;
and If we have to begin with q little,
hope you'll be &ble to spend lots Of money
before long"
II never had any money to spend" said
the girl, gravely. "I've often had to want
hve-pound note, both for myself and
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 have
come far enough. Good-by, and God bless
you," said Rose, as he clasped her In
his arms. mine now, forever, isn't it?"
"Yes, Gren. Yours or no ones" she
replied, as she lifted her lips shyly TO his.
''Pleass write"
Every day, dearest. Goodbye" and,
with one more kiss, Granville Rose tore
himself away.
How he Travelled up to town In the
same carriage with Pearman we have al
ready seen. On his arrival at Waterloo
Station he jumped into a cab, and pro
n