Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1909-07-30

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"Distinctlyw said Ethel decislvely.
Pike looked off over the blue bay,
and then his gaze Travelled to where
Horace had been standing. and with
a start he turned to her again, speak
ing eagerly:
1T amt that fellow l was talking
with, yonder?"
And she voiced an Indignant protest
THAT was my brotherv'
Lord "a mercy!" calculated Daniel
and then recovered himself. But,
then | wouldn't remember him. He
couldn't have been more than twelve
when you was home last. OF course
I'd "a known YOU
"How" demanded Ethel. "You
couldn't have seen me since / was a
child"
"From your picture, though now
see it amt so much like you," he an
vwered and she stepped forward, with
establishment
"You have a photograph of meT"
"The last time l saw your father
alive he gave it to me-to look at"
"And you remembered"-
Eyes, ma'am."
A look of incredulity passed over
Ethel's face, and she replied:
at does not strike me as possible.
However, we will dismiss the sub
ject"
well, if you'd like to introduce me
to your-to your
"To my brother?"
sfNO 70 RI fha
man"
ITO Mr. st. Aubyn?" cried Ethel, re-
coiling a step. 81 think it quite I'M
! necessary"
I'm afraid l can't see 1t that way.
I'll have to have a couple of talks with
him, sort of look him over, so to
speak / won't stay around here spoil
ing your fun any longer than 1 can
help-only just for that and to get a
letter I'm expecting from England"
Ethel bit her lip vexatiously.
81 do not see that you need have
come at all. We could have been
spared this-this modification"
You mean l mortify you? Why,
i can't see how"
"In a hundred ways" she replied,
"every way. That common person
who is with you
"He isn't common. You only think
so because he's with me-" returned
Daniel sadly, looking down.
"Who is he?" demanded Ethel sharp
ly.
Gle told me his name, but can't
remember it l call him doc"
at doesn't matter. What does mat
ter is that you needn't have come.
You could have written your consent"
mo, ma'am, not without seeing the
young man." answered Pike resolute-
ly.
"And you could have arranged the
settlement in the same way" went on
Ethel unheedingly.
Settlement! You seem to have set
tied it pretty we'll without me-" re-
turned Pike. smiling.
"You don't understand" said Ethel
impatiently. IAN alliance Of this sort
always entails a certain settlement"
She paused. "Please listen. If you
were at all q man of the world l
should not have to explain that in
marrying into a noble house l bring
my dot, my dowry'-
money. you meanT asked Pike,
puzzled.
yes, if you choose to put it that
way"
you mean you want to put aside
something of your own to buy a lot
and start housekeeping
mo" she f1ared. 81 mean a settle
ment upon Mr.. st. Aubyn directly"
you mean you want to give 1t tc
him?"
"If that's the only way to make you
9 understand-yesw she flashed.
How much do you want to give
him?' asked Pike thoughtfully.
"a hundred and fifty thousand
q, pounds" said Ethel desperately.
Pike whistled.
"Seven hundred and fifty thousand
). dollars!'
Precisely that! said Ethel.
"Well, he has made you care 70
him." said Daniel. Il guess he mus
be the prince of the world! He mus
be a great man. / expect you're RICH
about me not meeting him. probabl
;, wouldn't stack up very high alongsid
. a man that's big enough for you t
= think so much of as you do him. Why
- I'd have to squeeze every bit Of prof.
erty your pa left you"
us it your property" she fiared a
;. him.
-, "I've worked pretty hard to tax
care of it for YOU" he answered ger
.. tly, and instantly she regretted tn
J, sharp speech.
" Forgive me-" she pleaded. 1T wa
;" unworthy of me-unworthy of tn
- higher and nobler things that life cal
a me to live up to-that l shall live Il
- to. The money means nothing to M
I. I'm not thinking of that. 1t is nece
- sary form"
a Pike looked at her keenly.
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