The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1909-04-22
CHAPTER XXu-(Continued.l

HlIdlu, He replleu at length. NOBODY
I'd sooner give her 10. providing she's
willing TO take YOU"
My dear uncle. Maude and ="
Pooh. You needn't go on about that.
/ never doubted that you and Maude had
settled it all before you did me the honor
TO consult me. But what are you TO live
on? Your f40O a year won't keep a
wife. Gren, and l can't help you
'.No. but we can wait a bit; we are
both young. and | shall be making two
or three hundred a year at my profession
very soon
Nonsense. boy; I 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 judicious-"
But this is net 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 it, though
SIN afraid you'll find it will take all
two years to double it. 1 don't doubt
your doing we'll at last, but il 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 $500 a year. exclusive of what you
have. make a wedding of it, il you like
"Ten thousand thanks. uncle. This
case of yours will find practice, see
ii it don't / 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. 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-.n-law, after all"
Don't believe him. my mother" laugh
ed Maude. her eyes dancing with fun.
1--WE know better than that don't We? We
mustn't detain him, or he'll be too late
for HE dinner You greedy thing; you
won't live if you gourmandize So
"Come here, Gren,' said Mrs. Denison ;
''kas nv husband consented TO your mar
rying Maude?'
''les. aunt. as soon as I've got bread
and cheese enough to feed her on"
My dear boy. I'm so gladi 1 was
obliged TO be your enemy once, Gren-l
couldn't help myself; but I'd rather you
took Ler 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 I suppose I'd
better break of the match at once. Bet
ter that than come to a separate main-e-
nance, you know. Bread and cheese is
a good lasting dish, bur how she's to get
through the winters 1 don't know, on
what she proposes"
'Ah. well, never mind" laughed Maude {;
-sEes yours now, and won't have a sep
arate maintenance. You'll have to feed
her some way and yoG can't guess how
she eats. When are you going, Gren?'
I'm a very few minutes. I'm going
to walk will you come with me? 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; were lovers like that in your
day. mother? / used to dream. a little
while back, that when you had lover, it
was all you could do to keep him from
running away with you. Now I'm getting
quite clever about il, and know that
Gren would always much prefer to leave
me behind than his portmanteau.'
"Coms away. Maude, and let's see if
we can shut it: you know we always
have a deal of trouble about that"
"Oh, yes. l always found you and
Thomas despairing over it, and 1t takes
all NY ingenuity TO make those last three
or four packages fit in. Don't you think
he's making a wife of me, mother, a little
before he's entitled to-"
go 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' s
clever auspices, and then the two cousins
walked across the fields to the station.
"Your fathers given you to me, Maude.
as soon as / can get together an income
that we can live upon"
She might be coquettish before her
mother, but she was meek enough to her
lover when they were alone together.
Il hope l shall be a good wife to you.
Gren- You know I'm not extravagant.
however / may laugh about it,"
mo, my darling. | know you better :
and if we have to begin with a little. I
hope you'll be able to spend lots of money
before long"
Il never had any money 20 spend" said
the girl gravely. I've often had to want
a fye-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.
"Please write"
Every day. dearest. Good-by:" and,
with one more kiss, Granville Rose tore
himself away.
How he travelled up to town in the
same carriage with Pearma1 we have al
ready seen. On his arrival a. Waterloo
Station he jumped into cab, and pro-
ceeded at once to the Temple. On enter
ing his rooms the first thing that caught
his eye was the figure of Silky Dallison,
who, comfortably ensconced in the easiest
chair in the room, was making, apparent
ly. some abstruse calculations on a piece
OF paper, and referring frequently for
guidance to a gaily bound betting book.
"All right old fellow be said, in re-
turn to Grenville's greeting. Wanted
to have talk to you; knew you would
come UP by that train told the old party
to get food for two at half-past seven
wants just ten minutes. Go and wash
your hands, while l finish what am
about"
After the bit of fish and beefsteak"
that constitute an ordinary bachelor din
ner in chambers. the two began TO smoke.
Now said Dallson, "'shall be back
to dinner of course meant, as we agreed
il should. that Pearman had yielded to
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